Thursday, November 11, 2010

Lesson 5 & 6

Juxtaposition.

Juxtaposition can be defined as placing two variable, side bt side and their contrast or similarity are shown through comparison.
Many creative processes rely on juxtaposition.By juxtaposing 2 obj or words next to each other, human brain will automatically associate or tranfer meaning.
Usually 'turning' something familiar to something less familiar or vice-versa.

DEFINITION OF JUXTAPOSITION
A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side; as a juxtaposition of words.
The act of juxtaposing is to place 2 objects or word next to ech other. When 2 things put side by side,
your brain try to figure what is the relationship between these 2?
What automatically happens is that there is tranference of meaning. Usually from something familiar to.
Something less familiar. (what is the relationship? or the meaning or the similarities?)
Conflict between left brain and right brain


 Visual puns
Creating an artwork in which several visual form which look alike are connected and combined so as to bring out 2 or more possible meaningfull
Visual puns are lower version of visual metaphor


Metaphor: in a figure of speech in which 2 diff things r linked by some similarity.
comparison that are obviously are not consider metaphor.
therefore, metaphor occur, when 2 diff ideas r being connected in imagination and agreed to be dissimalarity at first

Similes : using as/like
example : life is like cooking. it all depends on whatyou add and how you mix it. sometimes you follow the recipe and at other times, youre creative.
life is like a maze in which you try to avoid the exit.


ANALOGY
2 or more things agree in some respects.
is a comparison of things that are essential dissimalarity but are shown throught the analogy to have some simililarity
a form of logical in ference or an instance of it,
based on the assumption that if 2 things are known tobe alike in some respects then they must be alike in other aspects.

Analogy (from Greek "ἀναλογία" – analogia, "proportion") is a cognitive process of transferring information or meaning from a particular subject (the analogue or source) to another particular subject (the target), and a linguistic expression corresponding to such a process. In a narrower sense, analogy is an inference or an argument from one particular to another particular, as opposed to deduction, induction, and abduction, where at least one of the premises or the conclusion is general. The word analogy can also refer to the relation between the source and the target themselves, which is often, though not necessarily, asimilarity, as in the biological notion of analogy.
Analogy plays a significant role in problem solving, decision making, perception, memory, creativity, emotion, explanation and communication. It lies behind basic tasks such as the identification of places, objects and people, for example, in face perception and facial recognition systems. It has been argued that analogy is "the core of cognition".Specific analogical language comprises exemplification, comparisons, metaphors, similes, allegories, and parables, but not metonymy. Phrases like and so onand the like,as if, and the very word like also rely on an analogical understanding by the receiver of a message including them. Analogy is important not only in ordinary language andcommon sense (where proverbs and idioms give many examples of its application) but also in science, philosophy and the humanities. The concepts of association, comparison, correspondence, mathematical and morphological homology, homomorphism, iconicity, isomorphism, metaphor, resemblance, and similarity are closely related to analogy. In cognitive linguistics, the notion of conceptual metaphor may be equivalent to that of analogy.
Analogy has been studied and discussed since classical antiquity by philosophers, scientists and lawyers. The last few decades have shown a renewed interest in analogy, most notable in cognitive science.


In otherwise,
Juxtaposition also may refer to:
1) Juxtaposition in literacy which is synonymous with contrast that is two objects
or texts that 
oppose one another.
In linguistics and semantics, contrast is a relationship between two discourse segments and it
often marked by markers such as 'but' or 'however'.
 The majority of the studies done on
contrast and contrastive relations in semantics has focused on characterizing. Semantics
also concentrated on identifying what distinguished clauses joined by 'and' and 'but'. In
discourse theory and computational discourse, contrast is a major discourse relation with
relationship like explanation or narration and work that has concentrated on trying to identify
contrast. Therefore in literature and film, juxtaposition is the arrangement of two opposing
ideas, characters, objects, etc. either side-by-side or in similar narratives for effects. The
techniques are used to further in develop the storyline or characters. Then it is applied
variously to opposing emotions, abstract concepts, character traits or images.

2) Random juxtaposition which is two random objects moving in parallel, that is a
technique intended to stimulate creativity.
Random juxtaposition is the process that requires the introduction of a completely random
stimulus which is juxtaposed with the problem in hand. The connection that develops between
the two may serve to give emphasis to the side track. Maybe the ideas generated are not a
specially strong idea, but it does illustrate the sort of idea that could not come directly from
analysis of the situation itself. Similar to oxymoron.

These are the few examples of juxtaposition that happens around us.

This is a two CD cover combination of a famous male singer, Tanni at the top part and a semi-naked female at the middle part. Once this two images combined, it shows a full length of a human from the head to the leg. But when we take a look closer to it, it gives us an impression that it looks like an bisexual human being. This is because when this two images is juxtaposed, it shows another meaning to us. Therefore juxtaposition is able to create something other that what is showed.

This is another combination of two objects that is not related at all but when it comes to juxtaposition, the both objects has something related to each other. For example, the barrel contains toxic waste in it so means it is dangerous and very poisonous and the same time the sign board beside it shows that the beach is closed and avoid any water contact. So when the two objects is placed together, it brings meaning that the water level at the beach is polluted by the toxic waste caused by irresponsible people using the toxic waste barrels, therefore a sign is located along the beach telling us the beach is closed due to it.

Here are some creative pictures....


In this world, there are many things that are creative than what you aspect that can make you amused on it. For example in the picture above, do you think that there will be a house like this around your neighborhood? Maybe there are but in a very rare situation. Therefore i can say that this house is design in a creative way because it can attract people's attention and at the same time be the special one among other people and maybe in the future there will be people who likes your design and will your design as a complement. So there are a few examples of houses or buildings that has the similar characteristics as the picture above.


Exercise in class

In class exercises :
Step 1: Choose 3 pairs of number from (00 until 99)     e.g: 16, 34, 94


Step 2See what is the word which the number shown    
Step 3 :

Example:   16 = Flower & Spider   34 = Ice & Mountain    94 = Leaf & Mountain

I have chosen:

36 : Ice Spider
99 : Leave Rain
58 : Fire Wood


Exercise 1 :

Create a sentence using the two random words
1. There was a piece of ice flatten on the spider.
2. Do not leave the house because today will rain.
3. The wood is burning by the fire.


Exercise 2 :

There was a piece of ice flatten on the spider.



Do not leave the house because today will rain.


The wood is burning by the fire


Exercise 3 :


Create a new word by combining the two words together.
Example :
Flowerspider

1. Icespider


2. Leaverain


3. Firewood



Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Exercise : Analogy


Love is like a chili,
When it's gets spicy,
it makes you getting hotter and hotter,
even a glass of water can't cool it down.


Man or Woman is like a mortar and pestle,
It is as hard as a rock,
and whenever a problem occurs,
it will never run away from it,
and choose to solve it.


Happiness can be represented by the clocks,
as hours goes by,
happiness will always be there around you,
to avoid from having negative or sad moments.



HOW MERGES GO WRONG??

This is a very funny exercise.
Basically, we need to draw 1 animal which consists of 2 animal.
Huh? Weird huh?
Yup, that's right.
We need to create an animal from 2 animal.
For example, duck and dragon become dragon duck or ziraffe and fish become ziraffe fish and so forth.
The mission is to create an animal that will die instantly.



This is an example:












Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Lesson 3 & 4

Last week we learned to associate a word from a number of linked letters. As from MORTAR & PESTLE we can think of sound, tradisional and food.

For example:







The following is a picture of MORTAR &PESTLE :


Lesson 3 & 4

Mind Maps

The way where we can create a mind map from that is using creative thinking. Therefore creative thinking is divided into two sections: divergent thinking and convergent thinking.
Divergent ThinkingA thought process of method used to generate new creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions. It is often used in conjunction with convergent thinking, which follows a particular set of logical steps to arrive at one decided solution. Besides, it typically occurs in a spontaneous, free-flowing manner, at the end that ideas are generated in a random. Many possible solutions are explored in a short time so unexpected connections are drawn away. So ideas and information are organized and structured using convergent thinking.

This is an example mind map of how the
method of divergent thinking is used and generated.

Convergent ThinkingThis method a term coined by Joy Paul Guilford as the opposite of divergent thinking. It means convergent is the ability to give the correct answer to a standard question that do not require significant creativity. For example in most task either in school or on standardized multiple-choice tests for intelligence.
This image shows how convergent thinking method is used
in providing information.

Mind Mapping
Introduced by Tony Buzan and mind mapping is a great tool for generating ideas and brainstorm at the same time. It will enhance the both sides of the human brain and widely used in jotting down notes, doing research and generating new ideas. Therefore a creative Mind Map is able to stimulate and create interest to the individual and also to the viewer.






Logical Mind Map
Based on Wikipedia.com, a logical mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged around a central keyword or idea. Mind map is used to explore and develop ideas for a specific problem, use it to think, take notes during discussion and summarize books and papers. We can identify, prove and understand the structure of a subject. Mind maps encourage creative problem solving, summarizing information, and thinking through a complex or difficult problems.




Associated Mind Map

It is a mind map that enables us to generate a random words out of a thousand words for example and also show the links between the words that seemingly totally have no connections with each other. The human brain is very different from a computer, whereas a computer works only in a linear fashion, but the brain works associatively as well as linearly in comparing, integrating and synthesizing as it goes.Association plays a dominant role in nearly every mental function, and words themselves are no exception.




Stereotype
A stereotype is a commonly held public belief about specific social groups or types of individuals. The concept of "stereotype" and "prejudice" are often confused with many other different meanings. Therefore, stereotypes are standardized and simplified conception of groups based on some prior assumptions. Stereotypes are not based on objective truth but rather on subjective and sometimes unverifiable content-matter. In another word, stereotype is also a conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified on conception, opinion



Well, this a simple mind map about myself. Even though i arranged it not according to

order, but yet you can start to view it according to you because no matter where you start, it will give you the same information. As you see the mind map, I have only stated three parts that represents myself that is About Me, Personality and Interest.
So when I started to do this mind map, firstly I will gather all the information about myself. Then after choosing the best points that represents me more, I will group it into a smaller group so this time will be lesser points. After tat, I search for images that represent my characteristics and start to design my mind map. The reason why I arranged like that is because it won't look messy and it is easier to read even from a far distance. At the end, I inserted images that has the same meaning with the points so it won't make my mind map looks boring with words only. In conclusion this mind map is all about myself and it looks very simple compare to other mind maps.