Pick of the Week

Random words. Of all the random words that could be generated, the words 'kitten', 'claws', 'horror', 'abandoned house', and words as such came up. It was cute that at first I imagined kittens, all furry and cuddly, then other words that aren't so...fluffy are attached to it. Well, this one wasn't the one I did in class, but since I seem to have...um...misplaced it, I drew up another one. Hahaha.

Drawn in Photoshop by me!

Week 8

It was somewhat strange learning about random words. At first I did not quite understand it, but then I realized that it was actually something that I encounter almost everyday. Spending my time online, I would visit strange websites for entertainment, and most of those entertainment forms involve random words. They are the ones that would make me imagine them and laugh almost all the time. Even I have made up stuff for my friends' contacts on my phone! Most of the names are food related and...er...somethings-not-so-appropriate related. During the lecture, the example given were the words 'evil' and 'claws' and 'horror', and they are supposed to be put together with the word 'kitten'. From there, new pictures can be imagined, such as a monster cat who waits for you outside your window at night and claws at the glass.

Pick of the Week

Another sketchy mind map for the lesson of the week. It is all about juxtaposition. It is fun to be able to put just random words together and actually come up with something kind of new. A set of words were chosen and what the class had to do was illustrate the words that resulted for them.

Along with this came another concept of juxtaposition, which was love put together with chili, and we were required to make a short poem about it.

Love is like a piece of chili

It is passionate, bright, and fiery

However, you cannot get greedy

You have to be careful lest it gets spicy

It just might burn your heart

And make you have to,

With it,

Temporarily part

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Week 6: Juxtaposition

As defined and explained by the lecturer, juxtaposition can mean, placing two variable, side by side and their contrast or similarity are shown through comparison. It seems to me that the lesson means, that, by putting two things or two words together, it can make the human brain automatically associate or transfer meaning to it, whether to something familiar or something totally funny or ridiculous. Two words that could mean the opposite of each other, could even be put in one sentence and be made ordinary. The class gave examples according to the TV Series 'Lost', such as one example in which one of the characters die, but another character, who is a pregnant female, gives birth almost at the same time, giving a strong juxtaposition of life and death. Okay, so maybe this example is not so ordinary. In fact, I think it is deep. However, it is still something that everyone of us should know.

Pick of the Week

Managed to make a mind map out of mortar and pestle! Even though it was done in class, I still managed some brainstorming. They are not exactly the brightest of things, but I find some of them quite funny. To me.

Week 5: Mortar and Pestle

Continuing on mindmaps, the class focused on mortar and pestle. It is a set of traditional tools, usually used for medicinal purposes or cooking. It is made of stone, therefore hard enough to mash seeds or herbs together into sauces or pasty medicine.

The idea was, what other functions could it have other than just mashing things? What could people use it for in the future? The difficult part was that, whatever it could be used for, it has to be in a set, and cannot be separated.

From there, the lesson branched from just mortar and pestle, to what other pairings could be compared and what thoughts we would have about it. The main thing was about men and women. What would men write about women, and what would women write about men?

As a female, I think the boys are...okay to live with. Sure, most of them can be sexist and dominant, and most are a bit vulgar, but they are nice and can be real gentlemen in their own ways when they want to be. Everyone is unique, so we also have to look into the women. I think.

Pick of the Week

Considering mindmaps, I tried to make one. It is still simple as I am. However, I had quite some fun with the typography.