#practical work

[arwinsuniblog]

Week 1 After affects finished Product - Principles of animation.  Mostly applying the use of key frames and the principle of squash and stretch to create a basic shape simulation.

[mbti-notes]

1)Hello! I'm a 24 y/o female INFP. Recently I've started a new apprenticeship and since two weeks we're doing only practical things. My problem is, that I come across as very absent minded and unsure of myself, I think even as dumb. My instructor sometimes asks me if something is wrong because I apparently look unsettled und questioning. I've also noticed that my partner (we're often working together as partners) does not believe me when she (I believe an ENTP) is unsure of something and I know

[con’t: answer. She completely ignores me and asks someone else. This has happened a few times and is starting to irritate me. But I don’t really blame her for that since I know that I am often very unsure of my own judgement (especially when it comes to practical things, when it’s something theoretical people believe me more often). I actually like her and I think she also likes me so dislike can’t be the reason for this behaviour.  But I need to do something so I can come across as reliable and sure of myself. Why do I often not believe myself? I also tend to often ask other people for confirmation of something I actually know. Because I don’t trust my own judgement, because I think I can never be 100% sure and I don’t want to do/say something wrong. How can I start to change that? (Also: Your blog is so helpful and interesting. I’ve already made a lot of progress because of it and I always look forward to friday when you answer new questions :) Thank you. You inspire me.)]

I’m glad to hear that you’re making good progress for yourself. You’re right in saying that it will be hard for others to trust you when you keep giving the impression of uncertainty or self-doubt. And you’re right in implying that you shouldn’t take it personally. As much as I like you and trust you as a friend, I can’t trust your knowledge in something if it’s true that you’re not very knowledgeable about that thing. Of course, as a kind and self-aware person, you’ll feel bad for not being able to help.

NPs frequently suffer the problem of being easily thrown into doubt. One of the downsides of being N is that your mind naturally envisions alternatives (Ne) or complications (Ni), and this can mess you up when you don’t know what’s real, especially when your Si and Te functions aren’t well-developed and you’re not able to sequence and organize information very well, or at least, it’s not your first impulse to always sequence and organize information immediately. Perhaps you need to work on your lower functions.

I had a friend in university who was a bio major and he developed an issue with his lab partner because his partner would often take over the experiments and essentially leave him behind, though they both got equal credit grade-wise and my friend got good grades on his own. It seemed as though the partner was very pushy and overbearing to him. However, upon further reflection, the real “problem” was that the lab partner was super-prepared all the time, they knew exactly what to do as soon as they walked into the lab and they carried out the steps efficiently and impeccably, which left no space for anyone else to step in and take part - there wasn’t any malicious intent to be pushy or overbearing. The other side of the issue was that my friend, being INTP, never prepared for things. His strategy was to wing it or to figure it out as he went along, his favorite phrase before a disaster was “It’ll be fine”. Of course, this made his super-prepared partner feel impatient in waiting for him to figure it out or irritated because of having to waste time fixing pointless mistakes. It would be reasonable for the partner to think, “just let me do it”, right?

Since I don’t know the nature of the work you’re doing beyond it being practical work, I can only give general advice. 1) Practical work usually requires you to follow a linear/logical procedure. Know what that procedure is, invest time into memorizing it beforehand so that you are prepared when it’s time to practice. 2) If you do not have the opportunity to prepare beforehand because you’re learning on the spot, then you have to sequence and organize the information on your own, as you learn, so that you will have a procedure to follow come practice time. Make notes because writing something down helps you see and remember the logical structure. 3) If the issue is not following a procedure per se but understanding the WHY behind the procedure, as in why you have to do it this way and not some other way, then you have to think more logically about why someone would lay out the procedure that way, and when all else fails, ask the instructor to explain why before you get into the nitty gritty practice. Ss can usually follow steps without needing to know why they’re designed that way or where they lead, but Ns have a harder time with that because they rely on “the big picture” for arranging the details, so get the big picture first whenever you can (i.e. the overall procedure as well as the logic/theory behind it). 4) If it’s a knowledge issue, then maybe you need to do some studying on your own time so that you can feel more caught up and thus more confident.

[azorell]

Today, the Cool Teacher took us to his (quite far but super awesome) lab so we could do some practical work. And yeah, moving blocks and models in running water IS more interesting than solving equations ^^

We studied the behavior of an incompressible fluid (aka water) to simulate gas flows in a compressible state (aka the gas in a propelling nozzle).

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

by Oswald Chambers | The great enemy of the Lord Jesus Christ today is the idea of practical work that has no basis in the New Testament but comes from the systems of the world. This work insists upon endless energy and activities, but no private life with God...

[elinormakin]

LARGE SCALE NET DEVELOPMENTS

After reflecting on the large scale continuous line experimentation I completed a few weeks ago I realized that the experiments hadn't helped to explore my project theme of Consumerist Beauty to its full potential. 

The continuous line succeeded in providing a connection of my theme to the audience by using faces, something relatable. However the theme wasn’t clearly perceived in the drawings which was also discussed during a peer review with another student who is also focusing on installation.

I decided to develop the experiments by changing the size of the paper; I created a packaging net outline and cut the paper out to resemble the shape of nets that have previously featured within my project (photo manipulation near the beginning). To exaggerate the net I also created the dashed lines with a pink paint marker to make the lines and idea of manipulation appear contrasting against the monochromatic continuous line.

I am glad that I revisited these experiments to push the context of the practical work further because the outcome has been successful in my opinion. Additionally, revisiting larger scale has inspired me for my exhibition work/ final outcome. 

As I am intending on creating an installation, I am confident that I can synthesize this experiment into the final outcome, even as a walking path for the audience which feeds into the idea of interactive exhibitions.

[elinormakin]

ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY DEVELOPMENT Inspired by an image from an unknown artist on Pinterest, I completed this set of edits combing my object and street photography together to highlight the connection between consumers and beauty ideals. To create the edits I used the lasso tool on Photoshop to messily cut the objects out of the original image and placed them onto monochromatic versions of my street photography. I placed the object photography images in the way of the models composition such as blocking the face. I felt that this composition made the developments successful because it symbolises the idea of buying beauty and materialism. Additionally, once I printed the edits out, I also added dashed lines to emphasis the images being cut out. Alternatively, the dashed lines also link back to my experimentation with packaging nets and holds on to the idea of manipulation. To improve these edits I would use white marker for all of them, initially I tried red marker however it doesn’t appear as contrasting or striking.

[jihanesroom]

Social Media Content: Merchandise

In addition to featuring physical media and tour posters, the social media pages of both Beabadoobee and Death Grips feature merchandise. As such, I looked at both their full merchandise collections to gather both inspiration and an understanding of how artists utilise merchandise to strengthen their branding.

In a similar vein to the tour posters, the merchandise designs correspond to the album artwork, however with minute differences. Though very similar, the merchandise does offer an alternative perspective to the album artwork, such as The Money Store featuring the figures' full bodies and Beatopia featuring text at the bottom. This allows for variation yet cohesion in design, making the brand feel enriched and authentic.

Creation Process

Though I had two variant artworks to choose from, I had fully utilised both of them. As such, I decided to follow a similar route to Beabadoobee through adding text to the bottom. I chose to use the album name as opposed to the artist name to demonstrate my artist's stronger emphasis on music over identity. I did however, create a variant hoodie design which featured the artwork on the back of the CD.

Final Merchandise

Overall, I feel these designs are very strong and appealing whilst still feeling unique and cohesive.