Just Dough It: Learners Journey Log

There is a very strange relation between food and design. They both have a process behind a product from being made to being served, which involves extensive research and understand their consumer’s needs. In our project ‘Just Dough It’ there were a lot of similarities between what we have learnt so far in design and what we were about making.

1. Color, Platting and Spacing

There is an algorithm to how a food is presented together. White plates make the color pop out of the food which makes it look more appealing to the eye just like in the world of design. Positive and negative spacing comes to play here which adds on to outcome.

2. Material knowledge

This, I feel, is an especially important part both in design and in food. You need to know the properties of your material and its functions so that you can manipulate it according to your need and that of the consumer.

3. Exploration

An important part of getting a good outcome is exploration. This helps us put all our ideas out, so than we know the variations. Once we have it in front of our eyes we can mix and match and work accordingly, ending up creating wonders.

4. Planning and presentation

Having a plan is the key to a smooth workflow and a timely outcome. Once planned, how we present our ideas is what gets the attention of the people viewing our product and attracts the market we require.

5. Patience and hope

An essential component to get an intricate outcome is to have patience and hope. There will be failure, there will be lost causes but that should not be the end of our work, instead we should keep working on it till we get the desired result.

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