Looking at my OUR scholar experience over the past few weeks I’ve realised that the research process requires a lot more preliminary work than I thought. On top of taking the required module course on Brightspace, Professor Shah has been telling Mabel and I all that goes into breaking down the process of a ritual.

I hold a lot of underlying assumptions when explaining a ritual I understand by heart and as a result I present vague work. I want to build on this so I can become naturally more meticulous in my storyboarding and journey mapping. I feel inexperienced now but I feel like it is only a matter of time before I begin producing work intuitively.

I really want to hone my skills and understanding as a designer so that the ideas and concepts I have in my mind can be expressed outwardly as effectively as possible.

There is so much I want to do, say, and create but I know I need to be aware of the time I can and cannot put into it.

I’m eager and impatient to di ideation but I’m aware of the fact that all the efforts and processes that come before it are necessary and significant.