Reflection on September 22nd Lesson

On this day we learned about force connection. It's like combining two totally different things and create something interesting out of it. We did a lot of class exercise. I gathered with my group and we did 'Manmade and Nature'. This topic is about combining objects from nature and combine it with manmade objects which are pretty self-explanatory. One of the ideas that stood out the most was combining an armadillo with a house to create an emergency shelter. We also did some individual exercises. I couldn't finish my individual work in class but I did 'greedy plug', 'hardworking cup', and 'creative candle'.

Above is a poster I did for the group exercise. I intentionally made the poster very poor in quality to make it look funny and very rough editing to make sure people get that this is a joke.

Reflection on September 15th Lesson

On this lesson, we did some presentation on other student's blog post. Lucky for me, I was the one who gave the post and someone had to explain what I was trying to say in the original blog post. I picked my 'Paint' post from my blog because I thought that would be the most interesting post out of all the posts I have. What I disliked from this week's class was so many people were being very noisy and they just seem to not care about the lecturer at all. I was trying to concentrate but the 'groups' at the back of the class just won't shut up like they had no respect. I just sat there listening to my friend's presentation. I noticed that by doing this kind of presentation can give me a lot more inspirations. We also watched the Bruce Lee video at the start of the class.

Reflection on September 1st

On this lesson, we learned about analogical thinking. We learned that metaphors and similes are both ways to compare things. We also learned about 'analogy'. An analogy is comparing two different things that are very similar. There are four types of analogy: Personal analogy, direct analogy, symbolic analogy, and fantasy analogy. Simile on the other hand, uses likeness to establish a connection. For example; "sleeping like a log" and "design a computer like it's a book". A metaphor is used when you say something is like something is something. Example; The party was lit, her smile was so sweet,  her gaze was icy.
Homework from this week was the 'Photographic Treasure Hunt'

Sliced Elephant

This sculpture is very different if you compare it to any other modern sculptures because it's made out of hundreds of layers of what seems to be thick paper. It's very simple yet very intriguing. I think using the same concept and technique, we can create other similar sculpture using different objects. I wonder if you could replace the material with glass and put some light in it and surround it with mirror walls. That would be interesting because the light will reflect from every directions.

Bookshelf

I found this picture in my 3D lesson and I was wowed by this picture. A simple bookshelf can be made very interesting and artistic without losing its core function. I think this is very cleverly designed and can lead to many possibilities. I wonder if we can make a hole in the wall and add some motorised mechanism to the bookshelf. Next, make the bookshelf opens and closes so when it's not being used, the bookshelf would flush into the wall like there's nothing there.

Metropol Parasol

This is the Metropol Parasol. This building was constructed using interlocking mechanism. The way that this building was built made it look very seamless and very organic/natural. What I see in this picture is a huge piece of art in the middle of a city instead of a normal object. It compliments its surroundings and gives a really nice contrast. I wonder if we could make an entire skyscraper using the same interlocking mechanism while maintaining strength and design.

Aqua Tower

From afar, it looks like a wave. It doesn't look like a building at all. I can imagine seeing this thing from afar and compare it with other buildings around it and it will still look nothing like the other. It looks very natural and organic thanks to its design. I think more buildings should take inspiration from nature. Just like the lesson in class, combining objects from nature with manmade objects could result in a very interesting results.