lecture 7

Development of Creative Thought and Structure

Over Coming Mindsets

Mindset is a set of assumptions, methods or notations held by one or more people, which become incentives for people to carry on with these methods. Overcoming these mindsets is a deliberate thinking strategy to free ones self from everyday problem solving by conventional methods and using unorthodox methods and getting out of the habit of retaining one strategy (finding a unique way to answer a question).



A common concept of thinking out of the box

 By sticking to the same routine and using the same methods to tackle a problem, even if these methods have a way of working, will lack the element of surprise to the job at hand.
There is a three step process to overcoming mindsets -
Think of metaphorical rules to break to analyse their characteristics. -
Find ways to challenge or change the rules. -
Be playful and avoid assumptions.-

A good example of Breaking the rules and doing something unorthodox to solve a problem would be Christopher Niemann who works with illustration techniques and graphic art techniques, and looks at various problems in different ways such as he looked at the relationship between toothpaste and the toothbrush which i thought was quite unique and had an interesting humour to it.


What i like about all his work is that it has humour to it and isn't too serious, i also like how he tackles problems in unique ways. I also think that by looking at a problem in different ways and not just settling for the first idea and making sure there isn`t any other ideas which could be vital and have a more creative feel.


Managing a Creative Environment

Being creative isn't just about the work you do and the ideas you have and how you create work, there is a good slice of the creative experience which consists of having a good working environment to create work and get inspiration from, such as collections you may have or others work decorating your environment to culture and personal interests. The workspace can be a big assist when creating work and in the production of ideas.




Collecting in whatever form can have a good and influential impact on your work, it involves a process of appreciation which the artist is usually very passionate about, for me it would be graphic novels as i find them interesting going from scene to scene through the story like a stop frame animation on paper.





Different people have different ideas when it comes to a creative environment as some people don't find it easier to work with a mess or a cluttered work area, they prefer to have somewhere to produce their art and somewhere to store their art so there rooms don't look messy and their work and tools aren't scattered and hard to find.
Where as other artist find it easier to work with their previous work around the, to give them inspiration, along with others work and their interests and related subjects to enhance their work and keep them on track.
For me i like a clean and tidyish workspace to produce work, it works but i haven't ever tried and had the space to create a workspace made of things i like and my collections, maybe in the future when i have my own studio or workspace i can decorate it to enhance my creative thinking and influence my creative process.