Week 10: Forced Connection 2

Hello!

This is the final week of lesson before the assessment starts! Forced connections are based on the brain’s ability to link two disparate items -such as words, objects , feelings, and ideas- and then use the new language generated by the linkages to think through the problem. It is called Forced Connections because it relies on random external triggers that force people to make a connection between the problem at hand and the trigger. These triggers cause people to broaden their perspective. So initially these connections don't make any sense? Unless we use our brain to think out of the box! We play quite an important role in this situation hehe.

This is magnetic poetry and you can play around with it. This is what i did at home since i didn't attend class on that day. Oops. But its the efforts that count ;)

This is a fun exercise! Even though the sentences didn't make any sense, at least you get what i was trying to tell you. So this shows that it doesn't have to be extremely perfect for people to understand. You just need to know how to connect it properly and make it meaningful even though they are all so different. That is forced connection! 

Thanks for reading, bye!!

Week 9: Forced Connection

Hello!

In this week's lesson, we learned about how we could make many kinds of expression by using one object. We got a list of objects to choose from such as plugs, candle, clocks and many more. I chose clock! Here are my drawings!

We were given 45 minutes to draw but i only managed to draw only 4 out of the 6 expressions. I couldn't really think of how to draw in those expressions.

So the sad clock, i drew it a broken one and its crying in pain.

The brave clock, i drew a clock that has a superhero look because all superheroes are brave!

The creative clock, i drew a curl clock and not a circle clock and its in roman numbers.

For the greedy clock, it has many numbers or clocks in one clocks. Ana-clock and digital clock.

After the 45 minutes, we were told to put our drawings in front and judge our classmates' drawings and guess what?! Their drawings looked awesome, creative and not what i expected them to be! Then, we gave a mark to the drawings that we find very interesting. It was such a fun and interesting lesson. I have also learnt that we could expand our imaginations wider even by a simple object and it could not only be one object it could be two. Like a + b.

That's all. Thanks for reading, bye!

Week 8: Analogical Thinking 2

Hello!

I think i didnt turn up for this lesson for some reason. But i was told from a friend that we should blog about objects that show any expression! These are my research and i will explain them one by one. So, enjoy! 

This chair looks like a happy chair and adorable too because it is small and cute.

This sofa looks so cozy and fat.  Just look at the expression, it seems like it wants someone to sit on him. Hehe.

This chair looks like an evil chair. It seems like it might do something bad on someone who will sit on it.

This chair looks creepy! With that sort of colour and the uneven eyes! 

This chair looks sad or maybe that is just his mustache! Haha!

This building looks like a happy clown! It has a round nose and a smiley face.

He seems like he's cold from the weather. His nose must be tired from blowing out.

This house looks surprised or terrified! it might have seen something shocking. 

This is the cutest thing i have ever seen! Well not literally cute but like it looks so secretive or very pedophile hahaha. 

This house looks happy! and probably has a bright personality due to the colour, yellow.

well thats its for now! Thanks for reading! Bye!

Week 7: Analogical Thinking

Hello!

For this lesson, we are supposed to find objects that were inspired by nature. We were told to walk around school and take pictures that are relevant to that day’s lesson. So here are the pictures that were taken!

Well as you can see, it’s pretty cool huh? It’s not a lot but….yeah. 

There are some things that are man made which were inspired by nature but we just don't notice it. But apparently, it is very easy for some of us to be inspired by nature because nature is beautiful and it is easy. Here are some research that i have made.

The inspiration for this design derived from two animals. The first is from the plumage of an owl. The plumage of owls has evolved to reduce air resistance and noise, which played an important factor during design of the train. The reason is because the feathers of the owl are known as 'saw toothed wave feathers' designed to generate small vortexes in the airflow that then further breaks up larger vortexes which thus reducing noise. Secondly, the front sharp nose cone design of the rain was inspired by the kingfisher's aerodynamic beak.

Here are some of other examples too!

Thanks for reading! Bye!

source: http://greenbuzzz.com/science-technology/5-wonderful-things-inspired-by-nature/

Week 6: Lateral Thinking

Hello!

For week 6, we did a mindmap again! But this time, we used our iPad instead of pen and paper. We were told to be in a group of 2 or 3. I joined Syuhada and Shafiqah. The topic given was “Chicken Problem”. I think it’s about how or what can we think or do to prevent the chicken to not come to our boundaries without disturbing our neighbours. We had a lot of crazy or violent ideas. But I’ll definitely not do anything like that to the chickens if they ever come to my house! Ha ha! The others also had ridiculous and funny ideas which are crazy! From this, i've learned that different people have different opinions and that we should respect them no matter how weird they are.

You may refer to the screenshot below!

Those are all of our ideas that we came up with.

Thanks for reading! Bye!

Syuhada's blog link: va1m-syuhada.blogspot.sg

Shafiqah's blog link: va1m-nurshafiqah.blogspot.sg

Part II

For this work, its a group work. The teacher gave us lots of funny yet lame riddles or questions for us to use our brain to think and then answer those questions. Some of the questions we cant even figure it out. When she told us what the answers were, i was speechless! But after all it made sense. It was a fun activity to do actually because i had a good laugh while doing it!

Thanks for reading! Bye!

Week 5: Broken The Rules 2

Hello!

Before we break the rules, it is important to know them first. I agree that everything has rules. I like this phrase where it says, “Rules are meant to be broken” because I think its true. If we obediently follow all rules, i think we are living such a boring life. But it all depends on what kind of rules that has been set. So I’m going to tell you about this particular artist that has broken the rules. Since I’m majoring in graphic communication, it is going to be a relevant topic!

This is David Carson. He’s the most important designer of the 90s. He has not only broken the rules but he also has taken the rulebook, jumped on it, tore out the pages and then set it alight. He was the art director for the magazine Ray Gun, which was first published in 1992 in California. Through this, he created new boundaries in magazine publishing. How did he break the rules? He abandoned the usual conventions of the grid system and ignored the acceptable usage of columns, headlines and even page numbers. It resulted into a unique style, which was chaotic and abstract in the extreme, often unreadable, but visually exciting!

These are some of his artworks. Enjoy!

Thanks for reading! Bye!
Source: http://kingdomofstyle.typepad.co.uk/my_weblog/2007/01/great_graphic_d.html

Week 4: Mindmap 2

Good morning everyone!

In this week's lesson, we were in groups again. But this time, we're in a new group and my group consisted of Hasle and Cheryl. We chose 'The Pursuit Of Happiness'. We were fast enough to pick this topic and at first because we thought it was going to be easy but nope! Eventually we managed to think some of the ideas. First, we started off with the 5Ws and 1H. We were quite confused at first but we did it. We were told to branch the map out and we managed to do a few. After we have completed with everything, we are quite happy and satisfied with our work.

Mind maps are very helpful when it comes to planning. It helps you to organize or sort things out. So you know what you’re supposed to do from top to bottom. Even though it is time consuming, it is better than nothing! You won’t forget what you are going to do next. Since technology has been better and easier, we have the Internet mindmap. So if you don’t have a pen and a paper, you could download any mind map application online. It is very convenient!

Cheryl's blog link: va1m-cheryl.blogspot.com

Hasle's blog link: va1m-hae-seul.blogspot.com

Part II

We were told to do the imindmap version as our homework. Also, improvise it and make it better! So here is mine!

Thanks for reading, bye!

Week 3: Artists Who Broke The Rules

Hello!

These are some of the few examples of artists/designers that have broken the rules in their work.

Example 1:

Paul Poiret was a fashion designer who wouldn’t play by the book. Poiret was constantly evolving his style. He echoed art movement such as Cubism and expressionism in the 1910s in his designs using straight lines and geometry in his fashion. Breaking all known rules, Poiret made column dresses with material in bright blocks of colour. This was a big change for women used to the subtle pastels that were popular in Edwardian society.

Example 2:

Coco Chanel is the classic example of a woman who broke the rules, especially for her time. She disregarded the conventions of her time period and created her own fashion perspective. She created a world where luxury and comfort go hand-in-hand. This pioneer of fashion will have a long-lasting influence in fashion designs to come, because her style will always stand for what she believed in – simplicity and everlasting elegance.

Example 3:

Picasso is the greatest artist ever. He broke rules and started new forms of art. He was radical, he created an entirely new form of art along with Braque. He broke the rules, he experimented, he painted what was beautiful and interesting. He painted with unmatched energy. He could paint like the masters by the age of 15. He taught the world that art did not have to be real although he could create that way if he chose to. He painted up till the night before he died at age 91. He excelled in more than just painting, he was a great sculptor as well as draftsman. Picasso expanded on numerous art forms and is without question the most talented artist in history along side Michelangelo. 

Reflection!

I've learnt that many people have broken the rules of art! If they didn't, it'd be a common and boring thing to see. There will not be much explorations if they hadn't broken the rules. Firstly, the artists have to learn the rules properly before breaking them. We also do not learn just by following the rules. We have to do it or by falling over. With the broken rules, we could at least see how the artists came up with new ideas and how it has changed the lives of people. People would also remember how creative and artistic these people were back then.

Thanks for reading!

Sources:

http://www.debate.org/opinions/was-picasso-the-greatest-artist-of-all-time

http://www.thegroundmag.com/how-coco-chanel-broke-the-rules/

http://www.queensofvintage.com/the-man-who-broke-the-rules-fashion-designer-paul-poiret/

Week 2: Mindmap/Brainstorming

Good evening!

Brainstorming actually means that when groups of people meet to generate new ideas around a specific area of interest. People are allowed to think freely and to move into new areas of thoughts. Creating numerous of new ideas and solutions. All of the ideas are to write down and no criticizing. After it is all done, the ideas will then be evaluated.

So in class, we did a brainstorming activity with our own group. In my group, we have Raj and Syafiq. The topic that we chose is 101 ways to Cross roads. We were too late to choose the one that we wanted so we ended up with Cross Roads. So, we had to come up with ideas that are pretty ridiculous. It doesn’t matter if they didn’t make any sense because that is what brainstorming is! By doing this, I’ve learnt that we shouldn’t be afraid of what people think. Just do it! Well, it wasn't too bad. Even though at first we were struggling to think of any ideas. Slowly, ideas just kept coming and coming and we managed to brainstorm quite a lot. The answers we came up were funny, weird and quite interesting!

Thank you for reading! Bye!

Syafiq's blog link: http://syafiqslm.blogspot.com

Raj's blog link: http://va1m-raj.blogspot.com

Week 1: The Journey

Hi, good morning everyone!

So, I guess this post will be all about my journey. But, before that, just to let you guys know. My name is Wahyu and I live at bukit panjang. Also, it's surrounded with too many buildings.

The journey to school is a little bit long well it depends on the traffic. If the traffic is good, it'd be just around 45 mins or less. If not, it'd takes around an hour or so. Every morning, I'll walk towards the bus stop and join this super long queue. When I board the bus, usually I'll be standing near the driver. That is how crowded the bus is, every morning! I will only get a seat when the bus arrives at Far East Plaza's bus stop where most of them will be alighting. And so my journey continues. Even after I alighted from the bus, I'll still have to continue walking to NAFA campus 1 which would takes around 5 minutes.

Tada~

After I'm done with school, id take a bus which is near Plaza Singapura so I will have to walk to Plaza Singapura from school which would take more than 5 minutes. It's quite tiring because after a long day, you just want to crash into your bed and furthermore my bag is heavy with sketchbooks and some other art materials. Carrying them all the way makes me want to cry. Nah, I'm just kidding! It's okay, at least I get to burn some calories! Hehe. So, that's all for now!

Well, thank you so much for taking your time to visit and read my blog. I appreciate it so much! See you next week. Bye!