In the tenth week of our seminar session, we began investigation the inquiry question and the importance it holds. An inquiry question, I learned, is a type of research or knowledge question. It explores facets and the how, what, why, who, where, when questions. Most of the times, as designers, we get misconceptions and confuse the elements within a whole as the whole itself. We look at a stream with a broad perspective instead of dissecting it or understanding the different components that make it complete. Under packaging, I explored book cover designing. As an avid reader and aspiring book cover designer, I wanted to explore the roles of the several different parts that can come underneath this particular stream and what exactly constitutes as book cover designing. To comprehend this, I made a mind map of book cover designing.

As I dissected the field of book cover designing, I realised how multifaceted it can be. There were quite a lot of sub elements that came into play and were also interrelated with each other and overlapped each other, too. By breaking these elements down, I realised how important it is to consider each element and look at it holistically and not just individually. This clarity session made me understand how design is a fluid and intuitive approach which holds a sense of organisation within it.