Week 6 ( creative studies )

Analogy ;

Life is like a chilli. You may expect something bad from it, but somehow it may just surprise you and give something good.

Love is like a candle. You never know when it might just blow off.

Seeing an ice cream melt is like seeing life as it is. Practically everything good must come to an end.

Love is real and available for everyone. It does not count race, religion or colour. It unites two people together in a very powerful way.

There is nothing much that can be said about coffee other than it just starts the day in a very good way.

week 5 ( creative studies )

Methods of Creative thinking ;

Evolution ;

This is a way of improving something good into something better. It is somewhat a change in time and place.Many of the very sophisticated things we enjoy today developed through a long period of constant incrementation. Making something a little better here, a little better there gradually makes it something a lot better--even entirely different from the original.

Synthesis ;

With this method, two or more existing ideas are combined into a third, new idea. Combining the ideas of a magazine and an audio tape gives the idea of a magazine you can listen to, one useful for blind people or freeway commuters.

Revolution ;

This is where we make a whole new idea out of nothing. It may contain or look like something that has already been created but it is actually new and not yet been seen.Sometimes the best new idea is a completely different one, an marked change from the previous ones.

Reapplication ;

Sometimes making something new does not necessarily mean we need to build a whole new idea out of nothing. We could definitely take some pointers from the older versions of something and make it better. Somewhat revamp the whole situation. Look at something old in a new way. Go beyond labels. Unfixate, remove prejudices, expectations and assumptions and discover how something can be reapplied.

I am fascinated ( creative studies )

Okay I am just so in love with gadgets that have a different look or made in a different way.

AWESOME!

A wooden laptop sleeve.

A wooden alarm clock.

A wooden stapler.

Juxtaposition ( creative studies )

Juxtaposition in the Dictionary ;

juxtapose |ˈjəkstəˌpōz; ˌjəkstəˈpōz|

verb [ trans. ]

place or deal with close together for contrasting effect : black-and-whitephotos of slums were starkly juxtaposed with color images.

DERIVATIVES

juxtaposition |ˌjəkstəpəˈzi sh ən| nounjuxtapositional |ˌjəkstəpəˈzi sh ənl| adjectiveORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French juxtaposer, from Latin juxta‘next’ + French poser ‘to place.’Wikipedia ;Random juxtaposition refers to the stimulation of creativity in problem solving, design or other creative pursuit by confronting two unrelated concepts or objects, usually the goal or problem to be solved on the one hand and a randomly selected object or concept on the other. Similar to an oxymoron.Juxtaposition is like putting two different objects, drawings or paintings side by side and see it work together as one. It will show somewhat a similarity along the lines of being different. They may not meet at one certain place but as a whole, they would definitely show or imply the same meaning and gesture.An example of juxtaposition would be this poster for the sensation exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts of London that was designed by ' why not associates '. Based on this website " sexwithshrimps.wordpress.com", they wrote that ; Juxtaposition is the deliberate placement of contrasting images side by side. The word is formed from the Latin “juxta”, which means near, and “position”.

In graphic design and page layout, juxtaposition may be used to present two or more ideas so as to impart a relationship between them. Juxtaposition may imply similarity or dissimilarity, demonstrating that two things are essentially the same or quite different. This may only be clear from the context of the work as a whole. Many designers use juxtaposition in their work with the implicit intention that readers work out the connection themselves.

My mind map ( creative studies )

Creative Gadgets ( creative studies )

I was doing on the internet just now so I ended up googling fun stuff and this is what I got. Some of them really really caught my eye. After looking at them, they made me feel like getting it for myself.

Now this would way way cool in my house one day.

Week 4 ( Creative studies )

This week we are asked to explain thoroughly on mind-mapping.

A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea. Mind maps are used to generate, visualize, structure, and classify ideas, and as an aid in study,organization, problem solving, decision making, and writing.

By presenting ideas in a radial, graphical, non-linear manner, mind maps encourage a brainstorming approach to planning and organizational tasks. Though the branches of a mindmap represent hierarchical tree structures, their radial arrangement disrupts the prioritizing of concepts typically associated with hierarchies presented with more linear visual cues. This orientation towards brainstorming encourages users to enumerate and connect concepts without a tendency to begin within a particular conceptual framework.

Based on " wiki-how", this is how we create a mind map.

Generate a topic. What will be the focus of your thinking? Your topic should be no more than a few words. By keeping your topic simple, you will be able to understand more aspects of it through the map. A broader topic will give you more with which to work in the future.

Place that topic in the center of the page. Write it in bold letters. Circle or place a square around the topic

Start writing what comes to mind. As you generate thoughts, draw a branch from the main topic. Keep it to as few words as possible. Print clearly.

Begin branching. Try to extend your thoughts from one idea to the next. Draw lines between thoughts to create lateral thinking. Number your ideas to create organization.

As new ideas come forth, draw a different branch from your topic.

Repeat branching until all your ideas appear on the map.

Week 3 ( Creative Studies )

In week 3, we were given a slide about Novelty, Innovation and Invention.

Novelty in the Dictionary ;

novelty |ˈnävəltē|

noun ( pl. -ties)

1 the quality of being new, original, or unusual : the novelty of being a married woman wore off.

• a new or unfamiliar thing or experience : in 1914 air travel was still a novelty.• [as adj. ] denoting something intended to be amusing as a result of its new or unusual quality : a novelty teapot.2 a small and inexpensive toy or ornament : he bought chocolate novelties to decorate the Christmas tree.ORIGIN late Middle English : from Old French novelte, from novel‘new, fresh’ (see novel 2 )Wikipedia ;

Novelty (derived from Latin word novus for "new") is the quality of being new. Although it may be said to have an objective dimension (e.g. a new style of art coming into being, such as abstract art or impressionism) it essentially exists in the subjective perceptions of individuals.

It also refers to something novel; that which is striking, original or unusual. The term can have pejorative sense and refer to a mere innovation.

My perception of Novelty is just being able to create something real and unusual. Something even more out of the box. Something that not just ordinary people can think about or make up.

Innovation in the Dictionary ;

innovation |ˌinəˈvā sh ən|

noun

the action or process of innovating.

• a new method, idea, product, etc. : technological innovations designed to save energy.

DERIVATIVES

innovational |- sh ənl| adjectiveORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin innovatio(n-), from the verbinnovare (see innovate )Wikipedia ;Innovation is a change in the thought process for doing something, or the useful application of new inventions or discoveries.^[1] It may refer to an incrementalemergent or radical and revolutionary changes in thinking, products, processes, or organizations. Following Schumpeter (1934), contributors to the scholarly literature on innovation typically distinguish between invention, an idea made manifest, and innovation, ideas applied successfully in practice. In many fields, such as the arts,economics and government policy, something new must be substantially different to be innovative. In economics the change must increase value, customer value, or producer value. The goal of innovation is positive change, to make someone or something better. Innovation leading to increased productivity is the fundamental source of increasing wealth in an economy.Based on my perception, innovation is something like changing something for the better. Car companies make innovations every single day to make their cars are always better and bigger. They think hard to make them more conventional and at the same time fit for the economy.Invention in the Dictionary ;

invention |inˈven sh ən|

noun

the action of inventing something, typically a process or device : the invention of printing in the 15th century.

• something, typically a process or device, that has been invented :medieval inventions included spectacles for reading and the spinning wheel.• creative ability : his powers of invention were rather limited.• something fabricated or made up : you know my story is an invention.• used as a title for a short piece of music : Bach's two-part Inventions.ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense [finding out, discovery] ): fromLatin inventio(n-), from invenire ‘discover’ (see invent ).Wikipedia ;An invention is a new composition, device, or process. An invention may be derived from a pre-existing model or idea, or it could be independently conceived in which case it may be a radical breakthrough. In addition, there is cultural invention, which is an innovative set of useful social behaviors adopted by people and passed on to others.^[1] Inventions often extend the boundaries of human knowledge or experience. An invention that is novel and not obvious to others skilled in the same field may be able to obtain the legal protection of a patent.Based on my perception, an invention is making something that will be good use to people. It may be manipulated from something old but it will still have that new touch on it. Most inventions bring good reflexes to the world.