I further choose this text because I feel compelled by it. This text could mean so many things in so many ways. On one hand, it is certainly a progress for the future of the queer community being more accepted and involved in the design field. On the other hand, there is a sense of a multi-layered stigma of only the design field, fashion field, or any field involved with emotions, creativity, and empathy (fields that are fairly associated and dominated by women) to have members of the LGBTQIA+ community. As a student currently planning to pursue design in STEM (UI/UX), I feel heavily towards this subject since I have friends who are queer who want to pursue STEM as well, but they feel more intimidated to study the field that they're passionate in, simply because of an outdated, toxic, gender stereotypes which clashes with the contemporary beliefs of modern-day gender and sexuality values. Hence why, I fully believe that inclusion, not only in the design field, but also the STEM field, should be prioritized as well.

This text intrigues me as it reminds me of this other video that I have once watched in Youtube about Disneyland's architectural layout which plays with people's psychology and sense of place. I was not aware on how even waiting areas could make someone uncomfortable if done wrong. This is similar to that one Disney Youtube video that I've watched where it mentions that the roads to the Disney Castle was made purposely bigger in order to create a sense of excitement and thrill, whilst the road on the way out of Disneyland was made smaller and more narrow as visitors are exiting the amusement park. This was done in order to create a sense of compactness and sadness, so they would return back to the park in future times. This made me realize that in the fields of architecture, psychological factors also play an important role in creating an entire experience for the consumer. By taking into consideration the design for inclusion, a higher possibility of business revenue could be generated. The more thoughtful the product is, the more inclusive it becomes like the Disneyland park, which includes everyone who steps into the theme park for a magical experience, despite of their cultural difference, social backgrounds, etc.

I chose this section because it gives another perspective on certain design choices. As we all are aware, design is relative and many people have a lot of their own personal preferences for a 'good' or a 'bad' design. In relation to designing for equity and inclusion, I chose this text since I find it interesting how different cultures may have different perspectives, opinions, and solutions to their designs. For example, as a freelance graphic designer, I myself often rely on my own experience and exposure of knowledge to digital media. If my client were to ask me to make a design for their packaging according to whatever I'd like it to be, I would make the packaging based on my knowledge, my opinion, and my belief on what I think would be a good design. However, if my client were to have a more specific request on what they would want the packaging to be, I would cater the design to how they want it to be. Sometimes, their preferences can come across as questionable or unflattering in my opinion, but at the end of the day I remind myself that again these people are requesting these designs according to their own experience and knowledge on their culture's exposure which would influence their preferences in design. Hence why, this text is very impactful to me as it encapsulate a designer's entire relationship with a client in one sentence. Having soft skills such as: open-mindedness, flexibility, and compromise to the clients' needs are also important factors in becoming a good designer, not only the technical skills matter. As we do this we are indirectly including people from different backgrounds, experiences, and abilities to be involved in the design process in order to create a more effective and relevant end product.