Reflection

Haruki Ono

Reflect on at least three takeaways that you learned from creating your project.

1. In the process of fabricating the poncho, I acquired fundamental sewing skills by hands. I particularly absorbed much knowledge about sewing when I designed the hood of the poncho.

2. As I interviewed Joan who overcame many hardships during WWII, I got a better understanding of the lifestyle of people at that time, as well as Joan's personal feelings and experience.

3. After the mid-review, I received feedback from many coaches who had different thoughts about my project. The various suggestions shifted the direction of our product and enhanced our work. Whenever I was working on my project, I could realize the importance of feedback. I learned that getting feedback allows us to ensure if we are taking effective actions to achieve our goal.

Explain what was difficult for you during this process and why.

Since I worked mostly on posting and showing constant progress on Nuvu, it was difficult for me to ensure that all of the required elements are covered through my writing and sketch. 

Talk about feedback that you received and how you were able to incorporate that into your process.  

After our presentation in mid-review, we were told to add a hood to the poncho that blocks users' views. This visual effect will enable the users to experience Joan's hopeless emotion when she confronted with WWII. Because I was in charge of incorporating the idea of hood into our process, I started with measuring the head size of Sebastian to make the base of the hood. Then, Will Faucett helped me to add another layer to the hood using the leftover materials. At last, we completed the hood that will narrow and darken the sight of users.