[Questions] A Whole New Mind - pg. 62-86

1) What surprised you?
I have never looked at design as a combination of utility and significance, so the talk about toasters being devoted to significance 99% of the time was really interesting. I did not know about CHAD and I think it is a very smart approach to have students who are in a situation in which they are not educated well to get motivated with their artistic ability. I felt good when it said design is something that everyone does everyday, because I never considered myself as a designer of any kind. I did not know that Times New Roman may now be used in all documents. It was also surprising to know that for every percent of sales invested in product design, a company's sales and profits rise by an average of 3 to 4 percent.

2) What did you already know?
I was already well aware that design is what makes difference. I knew that in Korea, designing was not popular, but now many universities offer different types of design classes. I also knew that green designs are getting more attention, and that there are many environmental friendly products being designed.

3) Any new words? Provide definitions.
lament: to feel or express sorrow or regret for
consoled: to lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment
interdisciplinary: combining or involving two or more academic disciplines or fields of study
feat: a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievementt:
haven: a harbor or port
loincloth: a piece of cloth worn around the loins or hips
infiltrated: to filter into or through
drab: dull
memorandum: a short note designating something to be remembered
labyrinths: an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit
abominable: repugnantly hateful
brouhaha: excited public interest
enclave: to isolate or enclose
chagrin: a feeling of vexation
recalcitrant: resisting authority or control
confer: to consult together

4) What changes will you make as a result of reading this?

5) What questions has this left you with?
Why did patients who were in better-designed hospitals recover faster than patients in not appealing hospitals?

What is the probability of getting a stable job as a designer? (because not many succeed)

6) What connections have you made to real life?
I totally agree with the result that younger students are more confident whereas older students are very self-conscious. At my house, we have a monkey shaped potato peeler, beer bottle shaped opener, cone shaped vaccuum cleaner, and many other things that have very interesting designs.

7) Additional comments.
I think CHAD is a really good school for any student interested in art, because it not only teaches you information, but also connects those information with art. http://www.chadphila.org/gallery.html <- a link to pictures of the students' work