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Concerns with this brief

I feel like I'm having some issues with this brief. I think this is because it is a very difficult topic, and I'm not entirely sure with what HOME even wants from us.

All last year and for our app brief this year we have been taught that to design something we need to be solving a problem, otherwise it would be fine art. However, with this brief there seemingly is no problem that we would be able to solve, as there is no way of us to solve the whole climate crisis. On top of this HOME are already doing the most that they can at this given time, which makes it very difficult for us to even come up with a concept for this brief.

When I spoke to Juan and mentioned that we were having issues with this brief, he said that it is meant to be arty and get us out of the comfort zone of commercial work. However, I have a feeling that this brief is not that well suited to the course, this is since HOME are an art centre and want something that will be radical, but we are not artist we are designers (it's literally in the name of the course) and not all of us have radical feelings towards the topic. I also feel as if Mike is not best suited to our course, this is since he is more arty and less of a designer.

My group found it especially difficult to find a 'solution' to this brief, and even after completing the project, still feel as if we did not complete it to a satisfactory level. The fact that my group is having issues with this brief, when we are pretty much the same group as for the Waterloo brief (which is going really well) and yet we are struggling this much shows that there is something not right with the brief.

Another slight issue that I have is that this brief is very similar to Kats brief. This is because they are both about climate issues, they're especially similar for the other groups that did apps for their prototypes.

I honestly just feel that this brief was out of place and it does not sit well with me.

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