(The students) tried to address the needs that (Katie and her mother) gave, and I think they came up with some pretty creative solutions. |
I wanted to have students exposed to, very practically, designing for someone who had an actual need. They take the skills they learn in the functional design class and actually solve a problem. |
She had a ball. Before she was limited by her mom saying, 'This one's going to work and this one isn't.' So, it's like (Katie) went shopping, and she gets to pick the different fabric for the garments. |