I experienced a very satisfying form of happiness today at work. Last month was quite hectic as it involved a lot of thinking and analyzing (conducted user research in a methodical and thorough manner). After all the analysis, the derivation of insights helped pave the way to what I learnt as/would like to call “the golden box” of design. The most important aspect of any design project I’ve learnt, the basis of design, encompasses one, and all of the guiding factors that help meet the desired ‘functionality plus novelty’ aspect that design is known to create. I’ve never experienced this in any of the design projects I’ve done before. Every following stage in the design process will heavily depend on this “golden box” as it clearly points out design opportunities that need to be addressed. It’s the magic I’ve been trying to understand all this time, and it’s finally here. There’s more I can write, but I’m going to wait a while before I can get it all together properly.