8 - William McQuade

Before taking this course, I didn't realize that design consisted of so many aspects. I did not see it as a "whole game", before taking this course because I did not realize all of the things that go into design. One aspect in particular that I did not associate with design was a persona. I understand that there is always a target market in a sense. However, I did not realize that creating a persona can be so helpful while designing something. It is a great tool in order to design something, and improve that design. With a persona, it is easier for a designer to realize who they are truly designing things for and gives them an idea of the particular features that this type of individual would enjoy in a specific product. I did not know 2-3 weeks ago that a persona existed in the whole game of design. However, I now know that a persona is a very useful design tool and I also understand how to create a persona correctly. Doing this has greatly helped me improve overall in design and understand the whole game of design much more.