Creative Binding - Irregular shape?

It's the most headache part for me in binding the irregular shape assignment. Easy to flip are always the most essential part in considering the binding. Hence, I had do a lot of research on web but there is nothing creative binding turns out but the design of work sheet. The binding still as common one, ring bind, screw bind, spiral bind, stitch bind, comb bind and etc. However, there is something inspired me during the search. I found out if I can do nothing on the binding, why don't just do some changes on the pages or content maybe? The below book was created by using folding method as in pop up story book.

book binding

After all, the binding nowadays are just related to binding book with a fix geometrical shapes. Where is the irregular one? Perhaps I am the one who create it one day. =P
Reference: 
Kelly (2011) Bookbinding. Australia. 
Retrieved June 17, 2012 from http://www.skellydesigns.com/blog/?p=179

Fujitsu Lifebook

Nowadays, the necessity of smartphone has been raise to a higher level due to people's curiosity and ambition. We can see a lot of people are  holding a smartphone any where, any time, any place. However, most of the people prefer using labtop or desktop to do their work because the screen of the smartphone is just too small. It's hurt our eyes when we look at the tiny little words on small screen for a few hours. Thus, I found out there is a little creative solution from Fujitsu, the all in one labtop which called Lifebook. It's like a fusion of labtop, smart phone, camera, and tablet. This is an all-in-one idea which normally fulfilled the expectation from modern peoples. The main problem of production is barely depend on level of human technology.  

Fujitsu Lifebook

However, there is still a defect for me on the keyboard for this lifebook as it is created by using the touch screen flat tablet which is not so comfortable for long-term usage. The connection will loose if the smartphone and tablet are always taken out. In fact, this is just a concept for 2013. Perhaps the outcome will be better than what people expected.


Reference:
Marcia.(2012)[Concept]Fujitsu Lifebook 2013: Labtop, Camera, Smartphone & Tablet All-in-One.
Retrieved June 17, 2012 from http://www.liveatpc.com/concept-fujitsu-lifebook-2013-laptop-camera-smartphone-tablet-all-in-one  

Sources of Emotion & Inspiration - Texture

Texture is one of the elements in art. It's define as the surface quality of objects either even or uneven. Every things that we can see by our eyes possess texture. For me, texture is a source of emotion of nature & a great inspiration. Texture tell us what's the story behind the object indirectly. For example, the shiny surface of stone in the waterfall tell us it's being experienced years of erosion by waters. Hence, sometimes it's a inner discovery of an artist when we look at their textured painting.

                  Asia Landscape Textured Painting 1

                  Asia Landscape Textured Painting 2

Asia Landscape Textured Painting 3

The first textured painting above which is the darkest tone raise the emotion of lonely. It's showing nothing more others than galaxy and tree. The second painting is very unique as the color of the artist used is teal. Teal is the color that rarely used by painter as wrong usage brings out a weird feeling for the painting. However, its a good color if it's related to Baba Nyonya culture. This was the first time I saw people used teal color in landscape drawing. The third painting might look common as the ambiance and color used in painting is familiar. It's generate the sense of sun-set or sun-rise. But, what's shock me is the creativity of the artist in using black color to cover the bright sky to invent a cool atmosphere landscape. The texture of these three painting was a bit rough as we can seen. The rough texture convey a stronger emotion of the textured painting. In a nutshell, texture not only the source of emotion and inspiration but also the most interesting element of the artwork.

Source:
Bruce Roff (2005) Asia Landscape Texture Painting. U.S
http://www.123rf.com/photo_5548344_asia-landscape-textured-painting.html

Alarm Clock

One of the most awkward thing is awakened by alarm clock.

'I'm sleeping! !@#$% alarm!'

This kind of speech always happened when someone is awake because of alarm. Recently, I had found out there are a lot of creative alarm clock on the web.

Anemone clock

This anemone clock invented in year 2006 because of the ordinary alarm clock is too easy to turn off. It designed to bouncing around your room when the clock's ring. People's need to wake up and chase the alarm clock in order to close it. However, I don't think it's practical because it's troublesome when it's bouncing under the bedstead or gap. I prefer it to be designed as the alarm clock as below. 'Throw it to wall and shut the alarm off.' The concept is to helps people get relieve from being awakening by the alarm clock.

Alarm-throw

Gun-o-clock

This Gun-o-clock is the most interesting alarm clock I have ever seen. This clock can helps people break the tension between alarm clock & people. What we need to do is firing the infra red to it's hear to shut the alarm off. When it's success, the words 'bull eyes' will be display in the clock. Thus, it's helping people to implant an idea into their mind unconsciously that it's fun to wake up. I wish to buy this clock but I have no idea where to buy it.







Resources:

Aaron Tang (2006) Anemone Clock. Objects
Retrieved from: http://www.aarontang.net/design/projects_objects.html

TennisGifts.com (2010) Tennis Ball Alarm Clock -Throw at the wall.

Retrieved from: http://www.tennisgifts.com/alarmclock_throw.htm

TP (2012) The Showering Philosopher. Portland
Retrieved from: http://taylorinportland.com/2012/01/24/the-showering-philosopher-the-deadly-five-punch-entertainment-combo/

Ambiance of Memory

Recently, I had a assignment which urge me to find something about ambiance of memory. What is the color of memory? Pink? Brown? Purple?  Light blue? or? The web doesn't works well when I'm searching for 'color of memory'. The searching result always couldn't satisfy me. Hence, I follow what tutor said: always look from different perspective which normal peoples don't. Sometimes, it's better to work in abnormal way like genius always do. How about I treat myself as memory? What is my best appearance looks like if I'm only memory for someone? Is it in abstract or lomography? 

Abstract, by: Jody

Lomography, 

The research will now go on with why the film makers always use the high intensity light, monotone or pastels color as the scene of flash back?  

How we perceive it as a flash back scene or memory? 

After a few days of struggle, I found that there don't have any clear-cut answer on the ambiance of memory. The film makers use the high intensity light or pastels color to indicate the flashback scene is because they want to make the scene become foggy as nobody can recalls their memory clearly. In a nutshell, the picture that shows the ambiance of sweet memory = foggy + pastels color + high key value;

Dreadful memory = Low key value + high contrast + foggy/ clear.     

 

Prometheus: Sometimes To Create, One Must First Destroy!

'Wow! What's that? A big rock head?', my heart whispered.
There is a dark color poster attracted my attention this evening. It's entitled Prometheus.

What is Prometheus? I thought it was a name for the big rock head. After I watched the film, 'Prometheus' was actually the ship. Oh man~ Prometheus should be the name for a titan who created humans in ancient Greek history. It's not supposed to use it as the name for that four legs King-Kong alike ship! It's just not suitable for me.

Prometheus- ship

 
However, there was a very awesome phrase used in this movie.
'Sometimes to create life, you must first destroy it!', said by David -as a robot in this movie.
There's an idea just break through my mind when I heard it for the very 1st time! It's like telling me to wipe out every things in my mind while I'm run out of idea. This is very true! Have you ever heard of the zen story called 'A cup of tea'? The story begin with:

Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (a868-1912), received a university professor who came to inquired about Zen.
Nan-in served tea. he poured his visitor's cup full, and then kept on pouring.
Te professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. "It is over full. No more will go in!"
"Like this cup," Nan-in said, "you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?" 
                                                                                                                                          (Myrko, 2008)

It was the same theory using in both film or reality. To get something new, you must first wipe out all your speculation! This theory can be used in art too. Sometimes to create something that is new and never existed before, try not to think logically and follow others designer do and don't. Designer should be Think like a leader, Not a follower!

Dream

Run out of idea? Take a nap. This is because  of the best way to get inspiration is from DREAM. This method is taught by Father of Surrealism - Salvado Dali. In dream, the impossible always become the possible. That's why the creative student always dreaming in class! LOL

Salvado Dali

Dream is define as succession of images, thoughs, or emotion passing through the mind during sleep. Sometimes, there are images that I couldn't understand suddenly float in my mind. Just a few second, it's disappeared. Nothing left in my mind when I try to remember it again. It's totally disappear! What the fantastic stuff! Thus, dream is totally miracle for me. That's why my great lecturer during my diploma taught us to put a sketch pad beside your bed. When you dream somethings that are creative or extra-ordinary, please faster go and sketch it out, who knows one day it will be a great invention in this world!

The Dream
Salvado Dali

The Dream from Salvado Dali is one of the most fantastic artwork for me ever. I totally don't understand what he want to represent in this painting. That's so much question I want to ask after I look at this painting. But after a few minutes I look at it, it's inspired me! 

'The Dream' is just like the dream, if I don't tell you what i had dream yesterday, will you know?