PICTURE OF THE WEEK (10)

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This picture is taken recently during Drawing Fundamentals class. We did figure drawing and it was really interesting. During my secondary school art days, we learny figure drawing but somehow I found it hard to understand. Here in Drawing Fundamentals class, it's actually easier to understand and aware of the different parts. There are parts where we need to be aware of first before anything like the spine. I used to do human figures during secondary school but the confidence was not there compare to now. Actually, Drawing Fundamentals class helped me to be more free and easy in my drawings. To end off, I think I gained confidence in doing my art now then I was in secondary school, which is a good thing.

Force Connection 2 (New Kitchen Appliance)

fridge monitor

My product is the fridge monitor. Often when we're outside and at the supermarket, we always wonder if we still have the product at home. This always happen to my parents. For example buying eggs, they can't remember whether we still have eggs in the fridge. Well now they do not need to worry as the fridge monitor keeps track of what goes in and out of the fridge. Only thing is that you need to key in what enters and the quantity in the special pad outside the fridge. How do we use it even when we're outside? The pad actually has wireless connection to phones and you can connect it even when you're outside. One does not need to worry about overspending anymore!

Force Connection 2 (Class)

In this week's Creative Thinking class,  we were showed videos of an American tv show called Shark Tank. Shark Tank is a show where contestants present their business or new products to a panel of investors. If they are able to persuade the investors, a deal will be made between the both of them. This shows how important good representation of your work is. Not only that, I truly believe that even first impression matters. We were then told to create a product, either toy or kitchen appliances and that they must not exist yet. My group brainstormed and just said out all the crazy things that we could think of and eventually, came out with a new toy. "What's Inside Bag" is a toy that has a shape of a snake or a dragon and the fun thing is that when you flip it, you don't know what animal you can get on the other side! It's made out of cotton and is friendly to be used from children aged 2 and above. Not only that the child won't get bored of only one animal, this 'What's Inside Bag" can also storage all the small toys that the kids have. Say no more to parents stepping on them whenever they are cleaning the room! To sum up, I think that it is actually fun to think of something new, something out of the ordinary. It actually helps my mind to think deeper and good thing is that I have my group to help me develop my ideas. 

here is our new toy, "What's Inside Bag"

Shawn Achor TED Talk: The happy secret to better work

In this video, Shawn Achor explained how we can change the current formula of attaining happiness and also how one can become happier and successful. Here are some of the key points from the video. 

Amy unicorn 

• Shawn's younger sister fell from the top of the bed and crashed to the floor with all four legs and hands instead of letting her sister cry and wake up their parents, shawn manipulated and told her sister how she's like a unicorn
•  her sister's thought immediately changed 

Current formula 

• students has this mindset of "if work harder, i'll be more successful and when i'm more successful, i'll be happier" 
• they tend to set their mind of what happiness is and they increase it's standard of attaining it
• for example if they get good grades, the next time they need to get better grades this mindset or formula does not really helps in attaining happiness 

New formula

• Shawn stated that if one can influence and raise the positivity of someone, then that someone will get a happier advantage 
• the brain performs better with positivity rather than under negativity or stress with positivity, the brain is much more productive where your intelligence and creativity increases 

To sum up, Shawn really did the opposite thing. He countered the current formula and created his own based on statistics. Personally, I found and agree on one of his statement of that the brain tends to be less productive when under negativity or stress because I encountered it before. His new formulas are what people to observe and try it out.

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interests

This is a picture taken recently when I went cycling with my relatives at Punggol Waterway. I just love outdoor activities as I'm an active kind of person. Swimming, cycling or sports in general are stuffs that I rather do than going to a cinema and catch some stupid horror movies. Without fail I'll record moments of these with either my phone or my GoPro and this, I'll get the best of both worlds as I get to do outdoor activity and videography, which is one of my favourite things to do, at the same time. Maybe I was raised by my parents that way, who love to spend time at the beach almost every weekend. We get to spend time with each other as a family at the same time and I think that is really important. To end this, words can't describe how much I love the outdoors and things I can adventure and do.

Object with good representation

cookie mug

Who would ever thought of having a slot in a mug for cookies? Well this designer clearly went through certain process in creating this brilliant product. The process could be Force Connection where two unrelated things combine together to create something fresh and new. In this case, mug and the cookies are two separate and unrelated items and they are being combined to create something new. This product is also user friendly as consumers now can get their cookies under their mug instead of taking it one by one from the package. However one must drink the opposite way of the cookies and there's a slight disadvantage in this as there's a need to readjust. Nevertheless, this product is awesome as two unexpected things can combine together and come out with an awesome outcome.

Force Connection

In this week's Creative Thinking class, we learnt about Force Connection. Force Connection is a process where we combine two unrelated things to create something new and fresh. For example hanger and a teabag. Both of them are two very unrelated things but what if we combine them together. We get a mini hanger tea bag that prevents your teabag from falling in your hot drinks! Original ideas comes from related and non related items combine together and this is what we get, something out of the box. In my opinion, I really think that this process can be very useful for me in the future. When thinking of a new design, this process can helps me in my design process and thoughts. I can get two different items that are unrelated and combine them. Who knows I can create something phenomenal that can be useful for people to use. To sum up, this process helps me to open up my mind and think of things that are unexpected, unusual and unbelievable.

an example of a product that the designer came out with the process of Force Connection

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short getaway

This is a picture taken recently during my short vacation to Malacca. My father thought the family needs some relax time and we decided to go here. The journey to Malacca was longer than I expected it to be. We actually left Singapore around 5(after the voting) and reached the hotel at 11. The hotel is beautiful except that you can see others bathing because of the glass doors that they have(hahahah). Malacca is always a nice place to go because of it's Asam Pedas which is so good and the famous Coconut Shake which I've been craving for before the trip. To sum up, it was a great vacation as we got to spend time with each other (well actually our family always do so). Actually, it was great because the currency was good.

Analogical Thinking 2 (POV)

Tension. The first thing that came across my mind when I heard the word tension was pressure. When there is tension, there is pressure. They come in many kind of forms and some of them are problems that many countries are facing in the world. For example the article then the class went through. It is when a particular designer critics and compares his country, Hong Kong, towards China. This little statement can actually creat tension and this may lead to further consequences for the designer. Personally, I think we can find problems almost everywhere and without a doubt some are hard to solve them. However, it is how you counter it that matters because it may be the simpliest of things that a human can do that could actually solve the problem. To sum up, I think tensions and pressures can be countered if we analyse the problem and get ways to solve it.

Analogical Thinking 2 (Class)

our group discussion on the article

In this week's Creative Thinking class, we were once again discussing on Analogical Thinking. However this time the main topic is on tension. In our groups, we were tasked to discuss on an article which was about this graphic designer's illustrations that portray and tells about the Chinese and Hong Kongers. He totally sided his country, Hong Kong and was critical on China and it's people. Some of them were really offensive such as portraying a shattered heart describing how Chinese can't take in criticisms. The designer's work made us think as a group on how does the designer benefit from the illustrations and was he being too offensive. As a group, we finally agreed that the designer stereotyped the Chinese thoroughly.

Analogical Thinking Video Review

This video basically tells about the benefits of Analogical Thinking. The first benefit is that it allows us to open up, connect and share ideas with people. The process is also a great way to learn difficult concept much more effectively. Analogical Thinking is also a skill that can be better when you practice it. It organise, integrates information and at the same time, enhances creative output. I personally feel that this process can help me in my design and thinking process. If I were to come out with a design, I would need to open up my mind and collect information before getting the outcome. This process truly can help any designer to think more creatively and expand ideas to create something out of the box.

FACES AROUND US (HOME)

HOME  

confused

frightened

surprised

shocked

                   

  overwhelmed 

hopeful

using fantasy analogy, the process frees my imagination as I observed things around me that looks like a shape of a face

FACES AROUND US (PUBLIC)

PUBLIC

evil

shock

surprised

ecstatic

suspicious

depressed

hysterical

using fantasy analogy, the process frees my imagination as I observed things around me that looks like a shape of a face

Battle Royale Movie Review

Battle Royale

Battle Royale was one of the most "bloody" violent yet exciting movie that I've ever watched. There were scenes that were really gore for example the flying head that has grenade in its mouth. The flying was literally like it was flying its way into the room. Then there we shooting scenes and the victims' blood were overflowing like a tap water. If it were to be our class, I think I'll have a chance to be the only survivor. The weapon of my choice would definitely be a tracking device simply because I can know who is around or near me so that I can standby incase of any attacks. However I think I could really need to find a way to kill someone which is a hard thing to do. I guess I'll change my mind of saying that I'll survive in that island? I SURELY WILL DIE WITHOUT A DOUBT WITH CRUEL AND VIOLENT FRIENDS LIKE THAT. Maybe Seul Ong will survive because he really think through something before he attempt on it(hahahah). To sum up, the movie was really good and it's my first time watching those kind of movies because honestly, i don't really watch movies. It needs to be comedy type of movie for me to watch it but after watching Battle Royale, I really think I need to explore different type of genres of movies!

Analogical Thinking

In this week's Creative Thinking class, we were once again introduced to something new called Analogical thinking. Anological thinking consists of similies, metaphors and anologies. It is actually looking at things and describing it in your own manner. For example by using similies, we can create sentences such as "as smooth as silk". This can help me in the future where I can explain to others about my work/product. I can use similies to describe them in detail and at the same time the listeners would actually feel much more attracted to my work. One of the class activities was to search products that was inspired by nature or things around us. This is called Direct Anology and one of the interesting inventions that we searched was bullet trains that were inspired by hummingbirds and kingfisher. I find it amazing that inventions are mostly inspired by nature and sometimes just the little things that we might not really bother to notice. I really feel that by using similes, metaphors or anologies, we can improve ourselves especially when describing something. To sum up, Anological thinking not only helps me to describe objects in detail but actually can help us to further improve on our thinking process as we go on to create something.

PICTURE OF THE WEEK (7)

if you never try, you'll never know

This picture was taken recently when I went to my last workshop, which was Ceramic workshop. Ceramic is something I've never put any interest in and I don't even know why I booked it in the first place. Probably cause I have no other choice. Anyways, it was super fun as it was my first time doing ceramic and with all the clay. I actually learnt alot from the workshop like the different process and how long it takes to complete one product. To me, this is why we need to explore and try new things in life. We may think that it bores us but you can't say that without trying it first. I hope this will not be my first and last time doing ceramic because I really would like to know more in depth.