Thinking through Drawing

 Though this course was on thinking through an idea or a concept, one of the ideas for an assignment came from a conversation I had on the phone. The assignment was to design through drawings a step by step process of assembling a product. The conversation I had on the phone had directly nothing to do with the assignment. But the content of the conversation made me think about how a person puts things together. There is a step by step process to most of the things we do. In our lives, we tend to follow patterns and routines. This way it makes it easier for us to function in an orderly fashion. The conversation we had also followed a certain pattern- the most important things were talked about first and then the less important things. The thread throughout the exchange was of our collective memories together and thus building on the past, what we saw of our future for the coming months. This made me plan out my work with clarity. I thought of the process of putting up a plastic Christmas tree, step by step; just like the way we lead our lives- step by step.