In class on Monday we did an exercise in class where we had to design something for our partner. My partner was Jose, he is a security guard at Macys and wants to work in Industrial Art. The process started out with going through each others wallets and interviewing one another based on what we found inside.  His wallet made me realize he was neat, organized, and detailed.  

The initial problem Statement I came up with was:

"Jose, an organized student and security guard, needs a way to obtain an Industrial Design job in a way that makes him feel important."

After going over this initial statement, I realized it actually wasn't the problem because he is going to get a design job upon graduation so my next statement was:

"Jose, an organized security guard, needs a way to feel challenged at work in a way that makes him feel he can apply his design skills."

After watching people present, I think I missed the point of the project because everyone designed wallets for each other and I designed a job concept.