Service-Learning in Design: Balancing Fulfillment and Conviction

Natadjaja, Listia (2011) Service-Learning in Design: Balancing Fulfillment and Conviction. In: 3rd Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning MAKE A DIFFERENCE: IMPACT OF SERVICE-LEARNING “Tender Moment, Touched Heart and Inspired Action”, 7-11 June 2011, Lingnan University, Hongkong.

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Abstract

A class of packaging design in Petra Christian University has several Service-Learning projects that design a packaging for micro industries with a limited budget. Because of this boundary, most of students’ creativity in designing a packaging couldn’t meet the need of society. This paper examines the Service-Learning process both theoretically and practically and shares the packaging design's class strategies to solve this problem. Our class develops a conceptual model that could serve the society’s need and accommodate the student’s creativity. There are significant Service-Learning achievements in quality and quantity. The effective implementation of conceptual model could balance the fulfillment of society’s need without disregarding the student’s conviction of their creative designs. Keywords: Service-Learning, Design, Fulfillment and Conviction.

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