Sunday, September 19, 2010
I.N.T.H.E.M.A.K.I.N.G
I.N.T.H.E.M.A.K.I.N.G.2
Grimoire Of Creative Multimedia
The aim of the video is to show that when we watch a movie or listen to a song, we connect to it on a deeper level. We read between the lines to see the message the artist intended. A slow song can mean sadness, even without lyrics.
The video shows a few techniques artists use to push meaning, all with the aid of music, background and text.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Analogy Exercise
We had to choose 5 photos from what our lecture gave us and write a passage for each one of the photos. We also had to make a little mind map for the photos, so it would be alot easier to gather informations.
Here is how it turned out.
Man/Woman is like a fish, sometimes they use their stupidness to show their unreal look in places that people dont really look at anyone...
Life is like a wallet, everything from your credit cards to your family pictures are in there, if you lose it, you lose everything...
Monday, August 2, 2010
Juxtaposition - Analogy
Analogy is divided into Metaphor and Simile.
Metaphor: a metaphor is the expression of an understanding of one concept in terms of another concept, where there is some similarity or correlation between the two.
Example: Boy, am I burned up!
Simile: a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared.
Example: He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.
Learning Juxtaposition in class
Dog wood
Understanding Mind Map
all Mind Maps have some things in common. they have a natural organizational structure that radiates from the center and use lines, symbols, words, color and images according to simple, brain-friendly concepts. a Mind Map converts a long list of monotonous information into a colorful, memorable and highly organized diagram that works in line with your brain's natural way of doing things.
ane simple way to understand a mind map is comparing it to a map of a city. The city center represents the main idea; the main roads leading from the center represent the key thoughts in your thinking process; the secondary roads or branches represent your secondary thoughts, and so on. special images or shapes can represent landmarks of interest or particularly relevant ideas.
the mind map is the external mirror of your own radiant or natural thinking facilitated by a powerful graphic process, which provides the universal key to unlock the dynamic potential of the brain.
Mind Map
map and turn them into drawings. this is how it turned out.
We were told to make a Mind Map for Mortar and Pestle and also another one for ourselves. well, i never had a chance to make any mind maps before, i wasnt even sure if i was doing the right thing. Untill i stoped thinking and began the process. I wasnt sure how to start it so i attach a photo of a pair of mortar and pestle. then i started making squares. i was half way through untill i found it kind of interesting! I didnt even have anything to write at the beggining but before i knew it i recieved full of knowledge about Mind Map.
Below are the pictures of my first Mind Map and the Mortar & Pestle Mind Map.
We were also told to write a report or an essay for this topic and here it is.
It's simple but full of usage. It is made from different kind of stones. sometimes the mortar is made of wood which makes it lighter and more affordable. Back then when there was no mechanical help people invented this so they could use it for so many things. they could crush the spices into powder so it will be easier to cook or to be kept. although its small but its quite heavy and its because its made entirely out of stone. i think the reason they made it out of stone was to keep it for a long time. because smashing the mortar and pestle to each other for a long time would cause it to break.
Even nowdays it gets used for so many jobs. some still use it to turn things into powders, some countries use it to mix the food they make. Even doctors and pharmacist use this tool. as i said this tool can make things into powder so thats why its also a great tool for pharmacist. they use it to smash the drugs into poswers to make the drugs they have in mind.
so as we can see this tool has so many usage. it wasnt just made for past, it was made to be used in future as well.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Novelty, Creativity, Innovation and Invention
Creativity is the ability to think of things in different ways. use it to create things that never were created and use them again to solve big problems that people are facing.
Novelty, something new and unusual. Imagine a game thats new to you. a stragic game. the feeling that we have against that game is called novelty. we wont get tired of it untill we finish the whole level of it's story. it's newness will make adults go through it's new world and see how technology and novelty work together. this is what i understand of novelty. its novel, its new and it makes people not to resist playing it.
Innovation shows people what the creatives are up to, what they have made and are ready to be introduced to the whole world. When iPhone was made without innovation it would never be known. because when it was created it needed to be introduced as well, so people would know the new technology it's presenting.
Invention is the last thing creatives do. first they think of something that was never made, then they make sure that its new to the today's technology and life time and after making sure of those they introduce it to the world and finally they invent or produce the product so people can see, use or enjoy.
I was surfing on my facebook the other day and i found this brilliant piece of work. This girl draws almost any subject by sand. She is so perfect she doesnt even stop to redo her mistakes, because there are'nt any! This can be a innovation and creativity or even an invention. invention of drawing by sand. Just perfect.
Here is another video i found on the net. this is absolutely amazing!!! its amaing how they have made it. in some parts you wont believe its real but by looking at it closely you will be amazed even more.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
What is Creativity?
Creativity is the bringing into being of something which did not exist before, either as a product, a process or a thought.
You would be demonstrating creativity if you:
· Invent something which has never existed before
· Invent something which exists elsewhere but you are not aware of
· Invent a new process for doing something
· Reapply an existing process or product into a new or different market
· Develop a new way of looking at something (bringing a new idea into existence)
· Change the way someone else looks at something
In fact, we are all creative every day because we are constantly changing the ideas which we hold about the world about us. Creativity does not have to be about developing something new to the world, it is more to do with developing something new to ourselves. When we change ourselves, the world changes with us, both in the way that the world is affected by our changed actions and in the changed way that we experience the world.
Creative thinking is the process which we use when we come up with a new idea. It is the merging of ideas which have not been merged before. Brainstorming is one form of creative thinking: it works by merging someone else's ideas with your own to create a new one. You are using the ideas of others as a stimulus for your own.