Week 10 An Article to share

It's Time To Think Like a FOOL!!!!
by Roger Von Oech -http://blog.creativethink.com/2010/03/its-time-to-think-like-a-fool.html-

It's that time of year again! And it's time for one of my very favorite creative thinking strategies:

Think Like A Fool

Carrying the strategy of "looking at things differently" to extremes brings us to the realm of the fool, the being for whom everyday ways of understanding have little meaning.

It's the fool's job to extol the trivial, trifle with the exalted, andparody the common perception of a situation. In doing so, the fool makes us conscious of the habits we take for granted and rarely question. A good fool needs to be part actor and part poet, partphilosopher and part psychologist.

And throughout history, the fool has been consulted by Egyptian pharaohs and Babylonian kings, Chinese emperors, Greeks tyrants, and Hopi Indian chiefs.

The fool will reverse our standard assumptions. He'll say, "If a man is sitting on a horse facing the rear, why do we assume that it is the man who is backwards, and not the horse?"

The fool notices things that other people overlook. He might ask, "Why do people who pour cream into their coffee do so after the coffee is already in the cup, rather than pouring the cream in first and saving themselves the trouble of stirring?"

The fool can also be irreverent. He'll pose riddles such as,

"What does a rich man put in his pocket that the poor man throws away?" When he answers, "Snot," he forces us to re-examine the sanctity of our everyday rituals.

The fool can be cryptic. He'll say the best way to see something is with your ears. Initially, this may seem weird, but after you've thought about it, you might agree that listening to a story conjures up more images than watching television.

The fool can be absurd. Having lost his donkey, a fool got down on his knees and began thanking God. A passerby saw him and asked, "Your donkey is missing; why are you thanking God?" The fool replied, "I'm thanking Him for seeing to it that I wasn't riding him at the time. Otherwise, I would be missing as well."

The fool will take the contrary position in most conversations. Whereas many people would agree that, "If a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing well," The fool might say,

"You don't have to do things well! Indeed, it's okay to do them poorly; otherwise you'll never let yourself be a beginner at a new activity."

The great benefit of the fool's antics and observations is that theystimulate our thinking. They jolt us in the same way that a splash of cold water awakens us when we are drowsy.

Question: Where has "thinking like a fool" helped you look at a problem in a helpful way?

Week 10 Weekly Task

We have to create a scary images or object that will instill fear among people through out the ages.
The random word will be a "kitten".
The association that i chosen is the claw,fur,tail, and scream.

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Week 10 Random Word/Iamge Association

This week, we talk about the Random Word and Image Association. Basically, the random word is the extension of juxtaposition, a more easier way that help you to get the idea. The random word works as a catalyst which motivate your idea, then you come out a new idea which the random word is not included.

The random word always work with a problem or situation, relate your problem to any random word that come to your mind or everywhere else, then try to think about the random word you chosen and elaborate it. Finally relate back to your problem. It's a good design if the problem is solved in a simplest and efficient way.

Here are the examples that we have done in the class.

Problem-how to make a person stop smoking in 6months time?
Random words-traffic light
Association-(1)metal-make it tough to smoke
-(2)dirty-create a "yucky" effect to the cigarette
-(3)sign-create a weird and scary sign

Week 9 A video to share

Every time we try very hard on finding the creativity, think outside the box until our head crack, and yet the creativity does not happen. So, where the creativity hide?

Watch this video by Amy Tan. You will soon find your creativity.

Week 9 Weekly Task

Create a passage/writing that describe the concept of "Man&Woman" by using the picture above.

-Woman just like the mortar & pestle, don't judge them by appearance but the "content" inside.


Create a passage/writing that describe the concept of "Love" by using the picture above.

-Love is like chili, started may not be acceptable; for a long will be used to; too many also need to be calm.


Create a passage/writing that describe the concept of "Life" by using the picture above.

-Life is like a candle light, NO TURNING BACK.


Create a passage/writing that describe the concept of "Life/Love" by using the picture above.

-Trust me, Love is BLIND!


Create a passage/writing that describe the concept of "Life/Love" by using the picture above.

-Love, regardless of race.

Week 9 Juxtaposition(Exercise) Personal Reflection

This week, Mr. Radzi give us some exercise about juxtaposition, just to let us completely understand what juxtaposition is about. This was the first class that ended at 6pm, simply because the exercise given are interesting and interactive. I think most of us are quite enjoying. Anyway, i hope the rest of the classes can be like this, at least not boring notes, but some interactive exercise can actually help us on the understanding.

Here are the exercise that we have done during the class.

First, we are given 2 groups of words, and then choose 3 numbers that you like,

the number that i chosen- 13, 18, 91
according to the groups of words and the numbers beside them,
13=flower, wind
18=flower, wood
91=fly, water

then, use those words that u chosen, form a sentence and sketch it out.


After that, combine the words you chosen to become a totally new word. For example, Flowerwood, Flywater and sketch it out.


The last exercise was, HOW MERGERS GO WRONG?
we are requested to merge 2 kinds of animals together, hence, they must not survive.

I used elephant and hen's feet, trying to make the elephant unbalance, of course, this is not the answer.

The answer is............................................................................

Week 8 Juxtaposition 2-Personal Reflection

This week continue about the juxtaposition.

Juxtaposition in action:

*Analogy, a cognitive process of transferring information from the particular subject to another.
-making things familiar
-use thing which has not any apparent connection to the object in order to explain something
-use familiar to explain complex(non-familiar)
-Logical Analogy(Use similarities to connect back, submarine and whale for examples)
-Affective Analogy(Emotional resemblance, pig and lazy for examples)
-Metaphor(2 similarity)
-Simile(Allows 2 ideas to remain distinct in spite of their similarities, keywords (like,as)

*Oxymoron, an expression with contradictory words, for examples wise fool, legal murder.

Can you think of any advertisement which use juxtaposition?
-HSBC-The worlds local bank

Week 8 A Blog to Share

http://www.packagingoftheworld.com/2009/04/ramm-nd.html

‘Ramm ND, a Russian designer, with a touch of genius, designed these aesthetically pleasing work of art from our normal can drink packaging. Ramm has changed in what is considered an everyday object to something very very special.’ quoted from Dsgn world.

Ya, i have to agree with Dsgn world. Ramm ND not only change the boring branded can drink packaging to something new creatively but also bring the graphic design into another perspective.
I really fall for the design of the can drinks. Here are some pictures to share.

Week 7 A Blog to Share

http://www.marcjohns.com/blog/

Marc Johns creates whimsical drawings filled with dry wit and humour. Whether it’s a man with branches growing out of his head that need pruning, or a pipe that’s trying to quit smoking, his characters are simply, sparsely drawn, yet speak volumes with just a few strokes of the pen.

Ya, i simply like his drawing. Simple yet creative and meaningful.

Week 7 Weekly Task

Movie-Juxtaposition Literary

The Legion
Angel/Devil(zombie) can be seen in this movie.

Zombieland
Hero/Rascal can be seen in this movie

Sherlock Holmes
Intelligent/Silly

Week 7 Juxtaposition(literary)-Personal Reflection

A new word was introduced this week, juxtaposition. Juxtaposition, placing two variable together in order to get the comparison, contrast between them.

Juxtaposition : Juxtaposition literary and Random juxtaposition

Juxtaposition literary, two variable which are oppose to each other.
Random juxtaposition, a skill intended to stimulate creativity between 2 random variable.

The 'Lost' Season 1 was played in the lecture, the juxtaposition literary occur.
For examples: Life/Death, Lucky/Unlucky, Success/Failure