#14 What Do I Think About Creative Thinking & Idea Generation

Well, it's seem this is the last blog post for my project 1 for this Creative Thinking & Idea Generation. This time round, I'll round up what I've learnt and my opinion about this "Typical" subject. At first, i was thinking that did I went into the wrong class? Because when i saw the teaching plan and the assessments are fully designed for Graphic Design students. However, I found out that this subject isn't that bad because my lecturer and tutor explained that the artwork of our project is not that important compare to the content and idea that we apply on it. 

Creative? What is creative? In my opinion, there is no an exact definition of it and no people able to judge on others people idea. Maybe someone will buy your idea or some will ban your idea. It is quite neutral because its depends how people interpret the ideas. Undoubtedly, there's a lots of things that can influence a person to think creatively but its depend on the person willing to be creative or not.

The seeds of creativity live in everyone. Some individuals are fortunate that their sprouting imagination was nurtured and grown into strong creative thinking abilities. Creative people invent, imagine, problem-solve, create, and communicate in fresh, new ways. Every business requires creative thinkers in the form of scientists, engineers, medical researchers, technology innovators, business entrepreneurs, artists, performers, writers and illustrators, designers, inventors, educators and parents. Those with the ability to "think outside of the box" will lead the future and make special things happen. Now this is why creativity is important to our society and the globe. 

For the sufficient reason above, it is the best influence for "YOU" to think creatively and apply in your life! 

References: 

Creative Word Image. Retrieved on 1 September 2012,
from: http://space-net.org.uk/files/creative_0.png

Creative wonk. Retrieved on 1 September 2012,

from:  http://creativewonk.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/creativebanner.jpg

Be creative. Retrieved on 1 September 2012,

from:  http://blackbeltreview.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/creative.jpg

#13 3D-Cube

It is almost comes to an end for my Y1S2 degree studies in UTAR PJ Campus. Well, The last assignment to complete for this semester is the 3D-Cube. Its quite a tough job for me to cope with as you knew that i'm really 'S*CK' in artwork. However, I'm looking forward to complete this critical challenge to earn a better marks and grade for this "Creative Thinking & Idea Generation" subject.
Perhaps an 'A'? A 'B' or a slightly lower grade of 'C' will be good enough for me. While, of course the higher grade the better! Hahaha. XD

The Pyramid of Giza, Egypt

For me, i have no idea what and where to seek inspiration for my 3D-Cube. While at last i chose to make my cube shape into a 3D Pyramid cube.
Why?
Because the Egyptian Pyramid is one of the place that i wanted to pay a visit badly and it is on my top of my vacation list. For me, the ancient Egyptian was truly amazing to built this humongous building without advance technology by using their own hand. However, there's rumors that the Pyramid is built by ALIEN!
Who knows by the way!

Stay tune for my 'to-be-done' 3D cube. 


Reference:
The Pyramid of Giza, Egypt. Retrieved on 27 August 2012
from http://www.culturefocus.com/egypt/pictures/pyramids-22small.jpg

#12 Creative Advertising

Advertising is a form of communication used to encourage or persuade an audience such as viewers, readers or listeners; sometimes a specific group of people to continue or take some new action. 
Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common. The purpose of advertising may also be to reassure employees or shareholders that a company is viable or successful.

What makes a advertisement successful? 

CREATIVITY!

Creativity is needed badly in advertising field because an creative idea contain the power to attract peoples and enable the audience to store an impression in their mind. These creative advertising has influenced and opens up my mind about "You don't have to be awesome to allow people to remember you, but creativity has the power to allow you to impress people."


References:
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from: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTYCaDMDn6UCtY7nsVCADJ-uVfqXStxsjrYrOcqaz3WXeLdfvWwYn3G-BFju3Kz1RBOjMnla3qrnEyD-j6yvywP4QuYc-YTvCUeFsSQi6SKKJQXfEY5hKaN1f5SSUE0i_nL3JKr03z9_Q/s1600/1.jpg

Retrieved on 24 August 2012,
from: http://media02.hongkiat.com/creative-ads/sprite-ice-blue.jpg

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from: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMCtCWHUvj5GnrMz6yFlDN_famk1-g1WncDHCVosizwHc5_PKSdO5UomSWNEQb3DJiWvZP3KTTlqQIdaFdSy8p6eMPgWBrVmQfm5LeYfL1IIDBNzqvEhDIwStGnUIxiSmIf5gjkyNZAmo/s1600/Creative+advertisements+10.jpg

Retrieved on 24 August 2012,
from: http://www.itsnotbadatall.com/i/funpic/Creative_Advertising.jpg

#11 Flash Mob

A flash mob is a group of people who assemble suddenly in a place, perform an unusual and seemingly pointless act for a brief time, then disperse, often for the purposes of entertainment, satire, and artistic expression. 

The term, coined in 2003, is generally not applied to events and performances organized for the purposes of politics (such as protests), commercial advertisement, publicity stunts that involve public relation firms, or paid professionals. In these cases of a planned purpose for the social activity in question, the term smart mobs is often applied instead.

Example of oldies of flashmob  

Have you ever heard of a movie named 'Step Up Revolution'?  It is an American 3D dance film produced by Step Up 3D director Jon M. Chu and directed by Scott Speer. The plot of the movie is  a daughter of a wealthy businessman, Emily, arrives in Miami with aspirations of becoming a professional contemporary dancer. However, she soon falls in love with Sean, a young man who leads a dance crew in elaborate, cutting-edge flash mobs. The crew, called the MOB, strives to win a contest on Youtube for most hits for a major sponsorship opportunity, but Emily's father threatens to destroy the MOB's historic neighborhood and the entire community and build a large hotel, in the process displacing thousands of people. Emily bands together with Sean and the MOB to turn their performance art into protest art or risk losing their homes and jobs due to Emily's father's project.They succeed in making Bill Anderson not break their area thus saving their crew and the neighourhood.

In this movie, it shown how the flash mob played a role of 'protest' and directly telling the developers that their homeland is not for sale. 

What does this relates to creative? For me, it is an creative way to show your protest compare to the actual way of protest like grouping a group of people shouting and holding some written board on the street. Indirectly taught us that, we can solve our problem by using others creative way and not necessarily have to stick with the old solution that are not that effective.  

References: 
Retrieved on 21 August 2012,
from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_mob

Retrieved on 21 August 2012,
from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Step_Up_Revolution

Retrieved on 21 August 2012,
from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/ca/Step_up_revolution_poster.jpg

  

#10 Are you sure that's a Birthday Cake?

What is in your mind when you thinks of birthday cake?
A round shape cake with normal design?
or
A square shape cake with animation on it?

Not just that!
Nowadays, bakery shops are more and more creative. They have lots of design of 3D animation and they allowed customers to customize what they want their cake to to looks like. I am impressed with the 3D designed birthday cake which broken the rules of birthday cake that always be in the same design which is in square and circle shape for decades ago. Somehow, the 3D designed birthday cake does looks very attractive and i'm sure that you would not like to cut and eat the good looking cake on your birthday.

Here's some examples of 3D designed birthday cake: 

A DSLR design cake.

It's really looks like a toy robot more than a cake for me. 

A leopard as a pet for your birthday? Don't you think about it.

References:
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from:  http://www.birthdaycakesblog.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/birthday-cake-ideas4.jpg 

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from: http://www.best-birthdaycakes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/elmo-first-birthday-cakes.jpg

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from: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4FaMv3IayHawFFeOAY0wqZBUDdvqRvBrHH5nABoCAP_UVvFJxS7rWQSJyLsmsoS68N8wOgBmwGpHZ3qZH5rnBq9obLnmcA4_nMZLZiInVKo-TGkDjyAyP6IQUUSFuOGoHiPZvzWtnYZ1/s1600/Awesome+Creative+Cakes4.jpg

Retrieved 9 August,2012, 

from: http://cdn0.lostateminor.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/cake-design2.jpg

Retrieved 9 August,2012, 

from: http://completeall.com/pictures/cakes/creative-cakes18.jpg

#9 3D Streets Painting/Art

Street painting, also commonly known as pavement art, street art, and sidewalk art, is the performance art of rendering original and non-original artistic designs on pavement such as streets, sidewalks, and town squares with impermanent and semi-permanent materials such as chalk. 


The origins of modern street painting began in Britain. Pavement artists were found all over the UK and by 1890 it was estimated that over 500 artists were making a full time living from pavement art in London alone. The British term for Pavement artist is "screever". The term is derived from the writing, often Copperplate, that typically accompanied the works of pavement artists since the 1700s.
I found that the street art is kind of creative whereas no one will have the skills and creativeness to paint a 3D or non-3D painting in the public. Hopefully there will be 3D street art be found in Malaysia. Although i'm not good in arts, but arts had influenced me to be creative and in the world of arts, anything is possible. 
Here's some of the interesting street painting that globed around the world:  

References: 
Retrieved August 4, 2012,
from: http://images.wordlesstech.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/3d-street-art.jpg

Hot River. Retrieved August 4, 2012,
from: http://urbanprankster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/3droad.jpg


Underworld of Johnnie Walker, Manfred Stader. Retrieved August 4, 2012,
from: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/absolutely-stunning-3d-street-art-paintings/