Jack & Jill in Wingdings

Active/Passive

My example of ORDER is PASSIVE because:

•   The white space creates harmony and visual comfort
•     It is inert, not particularly active (I like to think of this image as, students standing in a line, because that is the rule.)
•     There is no touching or overlap (Each student has their personal space, and keeps their hands to themselves)
•  All elements are within frame (Each student can be accounted for)
•  There is no resistance (They know the rule, and they follow it.)

My example of CONGESTION is ACTIVE because:

•  Is exemplifying movement or at least sluggishly so! (I picture a black Friday shopping trip with this image.)
•  The placement implies direction (The store has just opened and it’s a mad rush to get through those doors.)
•   There is touching, overlap, and resistance (These people are not going to let someone else get in before them!)
•   The elements are reaching toward the outer limits of the frame (“I must get that new gadget in the electronics department.”)

Negative Space

Clouds in my coffee

Boo

Delicious Curves

This was another assignment for Multimedia. We had to choose 3 subjects from a list and only draw the negative space. The clouds are my favorite of the group, I layered geometric shapes to create their form and had fun with PS Filters!

Black Square Project

I had this as an assignment in Multimedia Design today. It requires 4 black squares of the same dimension arranged in a manner that symbolizes the terms order, increase, bold, congested, tension, and playful.

This is what I came up with.

After looking at what others have posted in class, I feel like I may have taken the directions too literal! (I used the same sized squares, whilst some of them used other shapes or multiple sizes!)

Tim Brown: on creativity and play

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/tim_brown_on_creativity_and_play.html

About this Talk- At the 2008 Serious Play conference, designer Tim Brown talks about the powerful relationship between creative thinking and play -- with many examples you can try at home (and one that maybe you shouldn't).

The whole concept of Tim Brown's talk is to let go of limits that we put on ourselves as adults. These limits stifle our creative process. He's not saying there aren't any rules, just that we should refrain from judgement, fear, and self editing. He uses exercises in the talk that demonstrate some of the principles of "playfulness". Playful exploration, building, and role play can actually improve our work. Thus, allowing us to bring new ideas to the table, conceptualize, think with our hands, and to empathize with our clients.