Personal Design Process Map

Objective: To identity, clarity and prioritize the role of personal values, rewards and responsibilities within the context of a life in design.

This “Design Process Map” documents my design methods and design principles. I was inspired by the Chinese Calligraphy theory “The Eight Methods of the Character Yong (Yong Zi Ba Fa) ” in Tang Dynasty (618-907).

The character “Yong” consists of eight strokes, which represent the basic structure of Chinese writing system. Every other character could find the same stroke of themselves from the character “Yong”. Therefore, I adopted this theory as a metaphor for my own design process map, in order to emphasize that although design projects could vary, they all contain the similar design method in general, such as design methodologies, project evaluation.

Furthermore, I believe that design is a systematic approach, which requires scientific methods and pragmatic execution. Design needs dictatorship, which requires the team leader to obtain the ability of decision-making during the critical moment. Design is thinking made visual. It consists of intelligence and highly aesthetic value.