{"id":1815,"date":"2019-03-20T16:47:25","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T16:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/design\/?p=1815"},"modified":"2019-03-20T16:47:25","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T16:47:25","slug":"the-design-thinking-of-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/design\/the-design-thinking-of-children\/","title":{"rendered":"The design thinking of children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One may argue that we are all natural designers. From very young age, we are designing: we are looking around us with a critical eye, we develop opinions about things and spaces that we like or dislike, we are dreaming about a better future, but also we experiment and make things that could make our life better in a certain respect. Look for example at the art work of this 7-year-old child. He got some new shoes recently and has made various observations about them using sketching!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1071-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1071-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1071-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1071-1-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He thought they were quite bulky at the front, which made them ugly and a bit uncomfortable for running. So he drew an improved version:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1817\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1072-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1072-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1072-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1072-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The drawing was only one part of the exploration. A bit of pottery magic was also needed to develop a better feel about the shoe:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1075-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1075-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1075-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1075-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I see this as a typical example of design thinking and I would say that the result is truly a piece of art!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One may argue that we are all natural designers. 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