The Last Class [2012-03-15]

[Graphic Design and Art]
Today is the last day of the lecture. Next week Tuesday will be our Final Project Review day. In this last class the topic that we were talking about is the difference between "Graphic Design" and "Art". I defiantly having more knowledge about what Graphic Design is through out this 10 week course. Before I enter the the class, I always though graphic design is only about stunning image, trying to create an Image with visual Impact.even though "Art" is what I originally intended to learn and to have career on. But now I realized I am in the right major. I am a person who enjoy solving problems (problems other than math..) and that is what Graphic Design is all about.

Abiding: (a feeling or a memory) lasting a long time; enduring.
Chubby: Plump and rounded.
elastic:able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after contraction,dilatation, or distortion.

What if !?[2012-03-08]

[In Today's class we played a game "What if........"]

"What if" is basically why our world is today. "what if" is the core of everything. people start from a wild idea  and brings that thought into real life. what if we people can go to the moon? so we created spaceship and landed on the moon. what if we can have a car running without gasoline? we have created electric car. what if we have a display monitor that is like a paper? which we are developing right now, and should be available in near future. In this graphic design/visual communication even with two people have the same "what if" they will have different solution to it. because people think differently. What if is critical for great thinker.

"What if" is like a "Hope"

Hapless: Unfortunate.

Halting: Slow and hesitant, lack of confidence, faltering.

Illustrious: Well known, respected, and admired for past achievements.

Think before you Talk [2012-03-06]

What I learned today is "Think before you Talk". Today the whole class is separated into two group, and Jimmy, our professor, ask us to figure out the next figure/number/shape could be.[example below] what I find is funny is, people can come out with the theory, and trying to convinced everyone to use it just because it is easy to explain to the other group. The worse part is when we try to end up with a conclusion, it does not make any sense. Because so much little ideas fragment try to get together in the limited time, and it make the idea so much more complicated. There are time we should just let our ideas out, but there certainty times that "Thinks before you Talk". In this case, what we need is a complete thought from one person and everyone agrees it, and not try to combine bunch different idea and make it work.

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faint: Barely perceptible 

finicky: fussy about one's needs or requirements

Jaded: tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something

A list of what we learned [2012-2-28]

[Each Assignment Mean Something]

Today, we have create a list of keywords that related to what we have covered so far. each keywords will trigger a memory of what we have done. This class makes me realized that everything that we did in the class mean something. and it is not just about being a better designer but a lot of them are training to become a better person. Jimmy, our professor, he sees being class on time is critical. so for whoever gets late for the class we have a -0.5 point deduction from our grade of 25, and there is no limited to it. so basically if I am late for the class 10 time, it means I didn't do my final project. because he understand in the real world out there, being late on a presentation, is very unprofessional and might/will lose your client. the other assignment is apple drawing, we have to draw the apple that was given the second day of the class, and use different method to create the image. This assignment is a training of exploration, observation, and a little bit drawing skill. This assignment means a lot to me. For the pass almost 20 years I have only use pencil and paper to create my drawing. I am afraid to try new things, but if I don't try, I will never become someone great. The more you know, the better you become. Blog writing, help us to build up our writing skill and expression. communication is everything is graphic design.

Visual Literacy: ability to read the picture and understand the meaning behind it.

Innate: inborn; natural

jolly: Happy and cheerful

Jumble: Mix up in a confused or untidy way