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.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
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).
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.
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.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Mind-maping about Myself
Assignment requirement, that is to create a mind-map about yourself. I use 5 categories to introduce myself that are IDENTITY, APPEARANCE, PERSONALITY, BEHAVIOUR, AND INTEREST.
When I was doing this mind-map, I started to think of my own weaknesses. As for my good point? Well... I can't really point out any... keep clean yes~ what else hmmm... ... passion in doing my illustration and drawing i guess~ XD
Reflection on Lesson 4 - Divergent and Convergent
REFLECT ATTACK!!
Erhemm... so basically in order to produce a creative idea, we need to gone through the process of DIVERGENT THINKING and CONVERGENT THINKING.
For my example, to create an original character design, let say a SORCERER; a sorcerer means a magic user. To create a unique/creative character, you need to consider what can be combine with the sorcerer? EVERYTHING CAN BE MAGICAL! But are you gonna use everything in your character design? Of course not! First of all, think of what comes to your mind that you wanna use for your design, it can be anything like books, ink, swords, bazooka, chicken, duck, bread... etc etc... Afterwards, CHOOSE which elements that makes your character; it can be sorcerer using bazooka to cast magic, or chicken is a sorcerer apprentice, or bread is the magic source for sorcerer etc etc. That is the process of DIVERGENT THINKING.
BUT how do the audience once look at your design, they'll know IT'S A SORCERER? You need to do research and studies of a sorcerer, search for references and images that represents the image of sorcerer, impressions that make the audience recognize about the sorcerer. Like: sorcerer wears a wizard hat, robe, have wand in his/her hand, potions, etc etc... That is when CONVERGENT THINKING comes to, in order to create a recognizable and acceptable result.
Erhemm... so basically in order to produce a creative idea, we need to gone through the process of DIVERGENT THINKING and CONVERGENT THINKING.
For my example, to create an original character design, let say a SORCERER; a sorcerer means a magic user. To create a unique/creative character, you need to consider what can be combine with the sorcerer? EVERYTHING CAN BE MAGICAL! But are you gonna use everything in your character design? Of course not! First of all, think of what comes to your mind that you wanna use for your design, it can be anything like books, ink, swords, bazooka, chicken, duck, bread... etc etc... Afterwards, CHOOSE which elements that makes your character; it can be sorcerer using bazooka to cast magic, or chicken is a sorcerer apprentice, or bread is the magic source for sorcerer etc etc. That is the process of DIVERGENT THINKING.
BUT how do the audience once look at your design, they'll know IT'S A SORCERER? You need to do research and studies of a sorcerer, search for references and images that represents the image of sorcerer, impressions that make the audience recognize about the sorcerer. Like: sorcerer wears a wizard hat, robe, have wand in his/her hand, potions, etc etc... That is when CONVERGENT THINKING comes to, in order to create a recognizable and acceptable result.
Lesson 4 - Divergent & Convergent
Creativity is a process started by DIVERGENT THINKING and followed by CONVERGENT THINKING.
What is DIVERGENT THINKING?
To think of something new or special, you need to think a lot, during that thinking process, you started to think not only your target subject, but also something that are related or maybe combined together, to have something new. You'll be using VERTICAL THINKING as well as LATERAL THINKING. You'll have lots of different ideas and combinations, but what you or your client want is something that is precise and remarkable, that's when you need to go through CONVERGENT THINKING.
What is CONVERGENT THINKING?
After you have hell lots of ideas, include crazy combinations that don't make any sense, but what is the final result of ONE product? Are you going to use all ideas you've been thinking of? NO! That way, you need to go through CONVERGENT THINKING, which you need to start use only useful or make sense ideas and combinations in order to create final product.
The DIFFERENCE between these two thinkings is:
DIVERGENT THINKING - In order to create something, you need to gone through a lot of thinking, using different or even alienate ideas BUT you'll end up having ideas that don't make any sense or use to us. CREATIVE BUT NOT LOGICAL.
CONVERGENT THINKING - Since you have lots of ideas right now, you need to combine and eliminate certain ideas in order to have a perfect, efficient, and logical final product. LOGICAL AND USEFUL.
What is DIVERGENT THINKING?
To think of something new or special, you need to think a lot, during that thinking process, you started to think not only your target subject, but also something that are related or maybe combined together, to have something new. You'll be using VERTICAL THINKING as well as LATERAL THINKING. You'll have lots of different ideas and combinations, but what you or your client want is something that is precise and remarkable, that's when you need to go through CONVERGENT THINKING.
What is CONVERGENT THINKING?
After you have hell lots of ideas, include crazy combinations that don't make any sense, but what is the final result of ONE product? Are you going to use all ideas you've been thinking of? NO! That way, you need to go through CONVERGENT THINKING, which you need to start use only useful or make sense ideas and combinations in order to create final product.
The DIFFERENCE between these two thinkings is:
DIVERGENT THINKING - In order to create something, you need to gone through a lot of thinking, using different or even alienate ideas BUT you'll end up having ideas that don't make any sense or use to us. CREATIVE BUT NOT LOGICAL.
CONVERGENT THINKING - Since you have lots of ideas right now, you need to combine and eliminate certain ideas in order to have a perfect, efficient, and logical final product. LOGICAL AND USEFUL.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Avatar - Tan Jia Hao
This subject requires us to draw our friend's avatar for the profile picture of this blog assignment, and so i've drawn Tan Jia Hao.
I use digital painting to complete this work, it's very simple. By referring his photo, and i use my style (manga style) to do this work.
I use digital painting to complete this work, it's very simple. By referring his photo, and i use my style (manga style) to do this work.
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