Assignment 2
7Sheba Basika
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Assignment 2: Identify a Standpoint and Support for it
Part 1
My idea that I’ve taken from the Ta Vā reading by Mahina is by walking forward into the past and walking backward into the future; Mahina sincerely connects both the past and the future into the present and highlights how various cultures have various outlooks on life itself. The idea that both past and the future are interchangeable is underlined as the past and the future are lineally structured to each other, which are quite similar in relation to Ta and Vā. “The past has stood the test of time and space, and it must therefore be placed in front of people as guidance in the present. In contrast, because the future has yet to happen, it must be placed to the back of or behind people in the present.” I agree with Mahina’s viewpoint as this could easily be applied into the current design thinking and practice as designers are often undergoing the process of making their designs either fit a purpose or be aesthetically pleasing. In order to achieve either of these two design factors, one must go through creating an initial product and then undergoing the iteration process. Thus to reflect upon and make the changes to and finally produce the desired product applying the knowledge found in the iteration stage. This intertwines to Mahina’s point of view as designers are using the ‘past’ in order to create successfully create the ‘future’. Design is a “process and a medium for envisioning something new.”(Folkman, 2013)
This viewpoint of Mahina’s interacts well with the connection: Context, as humans are constantly trying to build an effective, well above the average lifestyle that generally requires a practice that one must follow. “Everyday life is going to challenge us into ways of thinking and new ways of perceiving, and then it will need to practice kind of heuristic approach… Potentially, find new commonalities and breathe new life into old differences.” (Highmore, 2002) I
300279603
Assignment 2: Identify a Standpoint and Support for it
Part 1
My idea that I’ve taken from the Ta Vā reading by Mahina is by walking forward into the past and walking backward into the future; Mahina sincerely connects both the past and the future into the present and highlights how various cultures have various outlooks on life itself. The idea that both past and the future are interchangeable is underlined as the past and the future are lineally structured to each other, which are quite similar in relation to Ta and Vā. “The past has stood the test of time and space, and it must therefore be placed in front of people as guidance in the present. In contrast, because the future has yet to happen, it must be placed to the back of or behind people in the present.” I agree with Mahina’s viewpoint as this could easily be applied into the current design thinking and practice as designers are often undergoing the process of making their designs either fit a purpose or be aesthetically pleasing. In order to achieve either of these two design factors, one must go through creating an initial product and then undergoing the iteration process. Thus to reflect upon and make the changes to and finally produce the desired product applying the knowledge found in the iteration stage. This intertwines to Mahina’s point of view as designers are using the ‘past’ in order to create successfully create the ‘future’. Design is a “process and a medium for envisioning something new.”(Folkman, 2013)
This viewpoint of Mahina’s interacts well with the connection: Context, as humans are constantly trying to build an effective, well above the average lifestyle that generally requires a practice that one must follow. “Everyday life is going to challenge us into ways of thinking and new ways of perceiving, and then it will need to practice kind of heuristic approach… Potentially, find new commonalities and breathe new life into old differences.” (Highmore, 2002) I
References: Mahina, HO. (2010). Tā, Vā, and Moana: Temporality, Spatiality, and Indigeneity. Pacific Studies, 33 (2/3), 168-202. Highmore. B. (2002). The Everyday Life Reader. New York, USA : Routledge Folkman, MN. (2013). The Aesthetics of Imagination in Design. Massachusetts, USA: MIT Press.