Problem Solving and Problem Seeking

1. Go find a problem
2. you solution
3. past solutions
4. tansformed and renewed solution, ie like the Eames chair.
-taking the surrounds and making them intresting, like from nature or museums

"Good Problems"
Have: Signifigance, consequences (socially responsible, eco art), understanding your problem, expirimentation, ambitious but reasonable, authentic, unique perspective.

"Strategies"
convergent thinking: pursueing a predetemined goal.
1. define
2. research
3. determine objective
4. stratgey
5. execute
6. evaluate (repeat if nessesary)
like the sciencetific method. remember to set a reasonable deadline.

divergent thingking:means determine the end, open ended, results are difficult to predict. requires expansive and unfocused research. Its seen as more inventive, while convergent is more effiecient.
brainstorming:making lists and exploring ideas. using reasearch, a thesaurus, ect. KINDS>EFFECTS>CAUSES, use to see where things lead.
Use maps! I love these. They help you explore and make connections.
VISUAL research such as sketch thumbnails and 3-d mock-ups are very helpful. Like little prototypes.

Series are variation of a theme.

"Methaphorical Thinking"
"my love is like a red rose." its not really, but it sounds beautiful that way. ie, by abstracting Guernica, Picasso focused more on the emotions and meaning of the event rather than its apprearence.
Being well rounded, like a rennissance man, is helpful. well versed in Chem, bio, math, ect.

My opinion? We're starting to delve deeper into the less obivous of things. metaphorical meaning for me was the most difficult to understand, but by connecting it to the english equivilent of poety, i can't make that transition from written metaphors to visual metaphors. the organiztion thing was obivous. but i really did enjoy the story about the Eames chair, I see that thing everywhere, its so 's commonplace, but I didn't know it was recently made in the 40s and it was a huge deal. I really enjoy making visual sketched of things before I make them, so I totally agreed with that part, and the scienctific method was old news, I know how to do that. but it was intresting to apply those same principles to my art making process.