This weekend, instead of doing a ton of sketches, I found myself drawing flow charts of user behaviours, and what is necessary at which point. Instead of trying to ‘fit’ many of the wonderful suggestions for features and functions into the ‘design’, I simply started compiling a list of them. Read the rest of this entry »
I have just sent out the preliminary mockups to the Systems Team as well as the Contents team for an internal review, see what kind of feedback I get from my classmates. I would really like to have at least a few screen-shots up on moodle next week, explaining in brief what each of the functions are. Here are some further insights I’ve gotten from Chad about the First Nations communities, which I did not take into account before.
The concept of time, is very different up in the north. Projects take a long time to complete, due to the lack of resources and the momentum necessary to make things happen. This is not a reason to be discouraged, but to recognize that they work on a very different timeline. The only things that end up being achieved and executed in those communities, are those that had a steady flow of support over a period of years, where the vision did not fade, and the people involved did not abandon it. Read the rest of this entry »
Life is busy and full. Just kind of focusing on being healthy, being happy. My leg is getting better too, I can basically walk around, though I still need my crutches ‘just in case’ and for navigating stairs. It’s a slow but steady recovery that’s going beyond the 6-weeks diagnosis, but it was a pretty major fall so I’m not that surprised. An MRI is booked for early April, hopefully by then I’ll be hopping about. Being about do use my knees fully would be the best birthday present!
Learning a lot about the First Nations communities in Northern Ontario through our class project. Oddly enough, a Request For Proposal found its way to Dragan’s door step, and we are collaboating on putting a pitch together. I just finished my part on the team proposals for class, and I’m all warmed up to do the same thing for work! How awesome is that? I am excited to see whether what I am learning in the classroom translates well into real life.
