Saturday, October 23, 2010

What is creative???

This was the first question that lecturer asked when we first entered the 'Creative Studies' class.

What I found on dictionary is:
the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.; originality, progressiveness, or imagination: the need for creativity inmodern industry; creativity in the performing arts.

The objective of this class is to develop student's ability to identify an issue or topic and from that carry out appropriate research, analysis and idea synthesis that will result in a unique, personal statement.

So, what will be the learning outcome???

Upon successful completion of this module or lesson, students will be able to have a throughout understanding of the research and thinking (divergent and convergent) processes that go into any art and design project. Besides, we can demonstrate and understanding of problem solving, through the lateral thinking and "mind mapping" method and techniques.

Between, what is the difference of inventing and innovation???

Actually, there is much dissimilarity between inventing and innovation. Innovation relates to novelty and modernization whereas invention relates to creation of something new. Innovation leads to creativity and this can be applied to various aspects of life, right from industries to personal management. If we take the case of invention – companies are patenting their inventions for one reason, which is to prevent the misuse of their idea. Some people actually innovate and make efforts to achieve their dreams. These dreams when turned into reality had huge impact on the world. Hence, they should be given the due credit and people who are behind them should be able to capitalize on it. It was their innovations which led to the inventions, which were then patented. As a conclusion, innovation relates to novelty and modernization whereas invention relates to creation of something new. Innovation is invention plus exploitation. Invention's concern is a singular product or process, but innovation involves an amalgamation of various products or processes.



Innovation is far more about prospecting, mining, refining and adding value than it is about pure invention. By~William Buxton


We use our brain to think !

Obviously, we use our brain to think, our brain control the whole body parts to function. What we think in our mind may affect us to do in our daily life. The structure and functions of the mind suggests that the two different sides of the brain control two different 'modes' of thinking. It also suggests that each of us prefers one mode over the other. Experimentation has shown that the two different sides, or hemispheres, of the brain are responsible for different manners of thinking. The following illustrates the differences between left brain and right brain thinking :








JUXTAPOSITION ???

Simply stated, juxtaposition means placing things side-by-side. In art, this usually is done with the intention of bringing out a specific quality or creating an effect, particularly when two contrasting or opposing elements are used. The viewer's attention is drawn to the similarities or differences between the elements.


These were I learnt during Creative Studies class lecture by Mr. Radzibedu.
Hope you guys enjoy reading my blog.^^

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