Thursday, August 5, 2010

Juxtaposition Exercises


Create a passage/writing that describe the concept of Love based on Chili:

Although chili creates pain,
it creates excitements and thrills too,
it delights you and hurts you,
just like love.



Create a passage/writing that describe the concept of Life based on Candle:

Life is like a candle,
we born like lighting up the candle,
we live like burning the candle,
and we die like blow out the candle light;
We know that we're living now,
just like how the candle burns,
but we won't know when we'll die,
like how the wind or any other factors blow the candle light off.



Create a passage/writing that describe the concept of Love based on Coffee:

Love is like a cup of coffee,
it's bitter if you do not put in any effort in the relationship,
it's sweet if you clean the coffee beans or put in some sugar.



Create a passage/writing that describe the concept of Life based on Cards:

Life starts up simple like you're only holding 1 identity card of yourself,
but it getting hard and complex by having more cards like driving license, bank cards, club membership cards;
As you grow older, you started to hold even more cards like credit cards and health insurance cards,
but once you're dead, you're nothing but just a pile of cards with your names.



Create a passage/writing that describe the concept of Man & Woman based on Mortar & Pestle:

Man & Woman is like Mortar & Pestle,
they are different being,
yet they can't live without each other;
Man is like mortar,
keep on hit on girls like hitting on pestle;
Woman is like pestle,
feel excites whenever got guys hitting on them like create sounds when hit by mortar.

Lesson 6 - Juxtaposition 2

Juxtaposition can be categorized into 2 analogies:

Logical Analogies:
Analogies that use similarities of structures, design or function, to connect back to the subject. For example, a duck can be compared to hovercraft as both have similarities of ability to float above the water, and move on the land.

Affective Analogies:
Analogies that resembles emotions. The most effective example is to use animals to explain certain characteristics of a person (e.g. He slept like a log). It uses the intrinsic values of the object as comparison.

Reflection on Lesson 5 - Juxtaposition

One of my favourite creativity tricks is Juxtaposition, as it gives the best impression to me for the creative composition and combination.

The process of doing Juxtaposition is not hard BUT not easy as well. You'll start list out any elements that can be combined and try out the combination or composition BUT the hardest part is that HOW to produce a GOOD & CREATIVE product without delivering the wrong message. You may brainstorming with lots of ideas, but with precise final product is somehow very challenging. Just like in previous lesson (Lesson 4 - Divergent & Convergent).


Lesson 5 - Juxtaposition 1

What is Juxtaposition?


Juxtaposition is placing 2 subjects with contrast or similarity comparison. It can be related, or non-related, but somehow a few elements between them that combines them into a creative product.