EXPLORATION 2:

Where does your inspiration come from?
The biggest inspiration in my life would have to be the people who are in it; friends, family, colleagues, peers. Each and every one of these people structure my life with experiences and outer knowledge that are not my own. They pull in bits and pieces I wouldn't be able to understand in my own little box. They help me see things in different ways. And they often make me become extremely creative just with them in mind.
I'm also inspired by former artists and designers, their histories and how they achieved what they did in their life. The lives they touch along the way. If I visit a museum or see their work displayed publicly, I feel instantly inspired to chase my dream because thats exactly what they did.
Another form of inspiration is just sitting around and looking at the things around me, which I believe could be called nature or environment.
Drawing and sketching.
Listening to music.
Relaxing.
Sitting in coffee shops drinking coffee.
Reading literature.
Travelling to new places, experiencing other cultures.
Long walks.
All of these help me become creative, to push me out of my blocks. Just to get my pencil moving on a paper and drawing until my fingers are sore will make my imagination kick start and go places.


Remember a time you felt stuck creatively. What did you do to turn it around and reconnect to your creativity?
I don't like to be stuck creatively, I will constantly try to figure out a way around my blocks with whatever I can. My favorite thing to do when I feel like I'm in a rut is to visit a relaxing coffee shop with my sketchbook. And while I drink a nice big hot cup of coffee, I people watch, drawing everything I see.



Divergent Thinking is an exercise in thinking openly. It is a thought process where you basically generate as many creative ideas to explore as many possible solutions you can come up with. It is extremely spontaneous, being as limitless with your ideas as you jump from one possibility to the next with no right answer.

Examples of Divergent Thinking
1.List the types of pizzas you can make with five different toppings.
2.How many different uses does a popsicle stick have?
3.How many things can you build out of these objects: a hamster tube, a fishtank, and a t-shirt?
4.What can you do to design a car to be more eco friendly?
5.How many divergant thinking questions can you come up with?










Convergent Thinking is directly the opposite, where you only seek to find a single correct answer or solution to a problem

Examples of Convergent Thinking
1.What kind of pizza is the most popular?
2.What is a popsicle stick made out of?
3.Which object is the most useful?
4.What are ego friendly cars called?
5.If this question has only one answer, what kind of question is it?

EXPLORATION 1:

Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation 

is a Canadian-American entertainment company. The company was formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, but is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. As of 2007, it is the most commercially successful independent film and television distribution company in North America.
Lionsgate's most notable films include American Psycho, Affliction, Gods and Monsters, Dogma, and Saw. 

My thoughts:

There is a mood Lions Gate Entertainment achieves when you see a film open with their animated logo; almost like a mystery network being unlocked to reveal a finale. The music gives a very appealing introduction as if they are about to present to you one of the greatest films of all time. I absolutely love how we travel from the system of working cogs, through a keyhole, and wind up opening a gate to reveal the company name nestled within these beautiful clouds, as if we just entered heaven.

Bad Robot Productions

(formerly known as only Bad Robot) is a production company owned by J. J. Abrams. It is responsible for the television series such as Lost, Fringe and the feature length films Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011), Super 8 (2011), Star Trek (2009) and Cloverfield(2008).

My thoughts:

I find this logo adorable. The beginning shot with the monochrome clouds and field is so strange and alien, but I think its mostly because of the way the clouds are animated. I love how imperfect the little robot is, as if he was made out of clay and stop motion. I've rarely seen this company's logo, but they've always kind of kept the original feel by ending the animation with the original drawing.  

Sony Pictures Animation 

is an American computer-animated film production company owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, founded in May 2002. It is working closely with Sony Pictures Imageworks, which takes care of the digital production. Theatrical releases are distributed by Columbia Pictures, and direct-to-video releases are distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Films include Open Season, Surf's Up, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and recently The Smurfs.

My thoughts:

This is an extremely fun animation to watch. You can tell that Sony wanted to put emphases on the word "animation" by actually animating the letters to interact with each other in a very fun, bouncy way, giving them life and character. The music also plays into this feel by being so sparky and upbeat and just over-all playing into the fun. I also really enjoy how amusing the end sequence is, as it just all collapses comically before the fadeout.