Hunter Davids 505

Design for Living: An Introduction to Design Thinking In our second day of class, we partnered up with someone we had not previously known and conducted a design thinking activity. By filling out our design thinking packets, we asked our partner questions to get a deeper understanding of who they are and what drives them as a person. By starting rather simple we chose to examine a personal item of our partner, such as a bag, purse or wallet. By having our partner share what items they carry in such bag or wallet, we learned more about the persons likes, needs and wants. My partner Chengming showed me what she carries in her tote bag. By being empathetic and listening to her problems with her current tote bag, it was my job to listen carefully and extract important information to help design a better bag for Chengming. By moving forward we then dove deeper asking questions about vivid ways to describe one's self, things they are trying to do, and ways they want to feel. By mov...

1) Who are YOU? (Your DES Major Study/Emphasis/Concentration; Interests; etc…) Hello,  I am Hunter Davids and Industrial designer who currently lives in San Francisco. I grew up in a small town 15 minutes outside Boston Massachusetts. When I was 11 years old I moved to San Diego California. My interests include surfing, hiking, climbing, fishing, and anything art based. I love to surf and have been surfing for the past 15 years. My love for the ocean has also connected me deeply with fishing. Although I live on land I find myself most comfortable in the water. I also love the mountains, this is where you can find me hiking, camping or climbing. Climbing has been a fairly new adventure I've taken on head first. The personal achievement you feel after finishing a climb is a great feeling that keeps me continuing to push myself to harder and higher climbs! When I'm not outside you can usually find me in a workshop or an art studio. I love to use my hands and make things, white...