I am a
design student with a visual-spatial mind and I pride myself on composing logical
decisions. My name is Liam, and I was born and raised on a farm near Lower Hutt,
where I developed a practical capability rebuilding tractors and constructing
sleepouts, and challenged my affinity for crafting and enhancing structures of
my own design.
My decision
to study design stems from my passion for creation; I find myself truly in my
element animating my ideas into physical form, whether it's building a go-kart
or folding a new kind of paper plane, I find immense satisfaction in bringing a
concept into fruition. I aspired to develop new and innovative methods of
transport based on alternative energy sources; one of my inspirations here is Henry
Ford. I admire him for his ability to not only develop an idea, but a new way
of thinking that led to the foundation of the mass production industry as we
know it today.
I originally pursued a degree in Mechanical
Engineering in the hope that I would gain a toolbox of skills that I could use
to develop and convey my ideas in a logical and definite fashion. I found
however that this degree focused mainly on the science and constraints
surrounding a physical structure and very little on an object's design.
This is when
I discovered the Bachelor of Design Innovation. To me, the skills to be gained in this degree represented pure creation; it
would help me develop my ability to visualise and compose an idea in a variety of mediums, to adapt and extend
these ideas with reference to design principals from both recorded history and
emerging technologies, and solve colloquial problems in my own unique way.
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