Juxtaposition, Problem Tree, Lotus Blossom - image 1 - student project

Assignment 2: Problem Tree

Problem: Procrastination

Cause: The tasks are not interesting enough, Immediacy is variable & I can change deadlines whenever I want without consequences

Effect: So many! Shifting deadlines that will eat into other plans, It's like shoving unwanted clothes into boxes, intended for charity/donation but 3 months later or worse 3 years later, the box of clothes are still there, taking up space and judging me quietly. It's constantly at the back of my mind-urging me to do it per my planning, but noooo...I shoved everything back to the darkest area of my brain-MIND CLUTTER.

Assignment 1: Juxtaposition

Choose a Subject/Passion : Book + Random Word : Pedigree

Find the pedigree of a book by focusing on who has read it, and how you’re using it daily
Read a book about pedigree, in microbiology context
Research which book pedigree sells the highest, or valuable to collectors, and has a market for it. Create a book pedigree database based on no.3
Create a journal page in Notion titled ‘Book Pedigree’ to keep track of all the readings you’ve done since you started reading.
Write a book about the importance or the weakness of Pedigree in Socio-economics
Brainstorm on the fallacy statement that a book’s value correlates with it’s pedigree
Book a Life Lesson Coach training on identifying pedigrees in literature context- examples of stories in the Literature world that use pedigree as celebrated values by tradition.
‘Book Pedigree’ can be a name for a Shop that sells elitist literature
‘Book Pedigree’ can also be used a brand name for clothing line (preppy-styled clothes), shoes (sneakers with literature graphics or graffiti of famous authors/books) or perfume that smells like a newly minted book!
Open a book café which promotes book clubs, book signings, literature discussion in an ancient, historical building/location with pedigrees
Establish a woodworking space and start creating bespoke library furniture based on the concept of "Book Pedigree"
Get a tattoo, finally with the word "Book Pedigree". I don't know what that means but at least it look smart.
Create a bookstand with the word play of "Book Pedigree". I can picture how it looks like in my mind!
I have 13 ideas! I must stop.

Assignment 3: Lotus Blossoms

Idea (Blossom 1) : Branding with the word 'Book' - Random Names + Alliterative or Spell Play + Personal Touch + Cool, Unique Names

Blossom 2 (Random Names): Book Noob + Book Pedigree + Bookeeesh + Book, Comma

Blossom 3 (Book, Comma): Books Only + Reviews Website & Forum + Book Club Membership & Subscription + Variety of Designed Products

Blossom 4 (Variety of Designed Products): Food & Beverage + Bespoke Furniture + Bespoke Clothing + Bespoke Stationeries

Blossom 5 (Bespoke Furniture): Book Motifs Furniture + Recycled Books Furniture + Furniture Meant for Books Only + Furniture Inspired by Books

Blossom 6 (Recycled Books Furniture): Art Gallery + Online Shop Only/Social Media + Made to Order + Mass Produce

Blossom 7 (Made to Order): Custom Orders & Fit + Compact Tiny House + Office & Commercial Spaces + Disaster or Event

Blossom 8 (Custom Orders & Fit): Book Tables + Book Beds + Book Cabinets + Book Wall Juxtaposition, Problem Tree, Lotus Blossom - image 2 - student project

Assignment 4: Reframing + Bad Questions + Constraints

Design A Car

By using REFRAMING
1. How do I design an accesible car for disable people, while still catering to able-bodied prospects?
2. What colour of a car sells? Can I focus on muted colours a.k.a pastel?
3. Which technical functions appeal most to buyers?
4. What type of car would I love to drive in the rain?
5. How does the car move from point A to B?
6. Oil? Electric? Hybrid? Gas?
7. What type of car doors?
8. What kind of finishing quality that will achieve balance or enhance the design and functional qualities?
9. Does it have a sun roof? Or any other novel but not standard car component?
10. How strong is the car?
By using Bad Questions
1. Can the car fly or glide on water like a hovercraft?
2. Will the car be able to be modified with just pushing some buttons on the dashboard? E.g. change colours or interior configuration?
3. Can a car have personalities to follow the mood of the users?
4. Can the quantity of seats be converted-say, from 6 seaters to 4 seaters and so forth?
5. Can the car park itself?
6. Can the car runs on Likes, Karma and Retweets?
7. Could the seats automatically mold itself to any body shape?
8. What is the fastest speed-can it go Mach-5?
9. Will the car be able to be invisible like James Bond’s car?
10. Can I put the car inside my pocket?
By using Constraints
1. The design must not use any standard colours on earth now.
2. It must not run on petrol/gas, but by chemical reactions or by using Carbon Dioxide/Monoxide
3. The car must be able to expand to suit the user’s seating requirement and vice versa
4. The design must incorporate at least 60% recyclable content & recycled materials
5. Dashboard must be touch screen only
6. Interiors of the car must be ergonomic, pet-friendly and child-prooffed
7. The car must be fully automated
8. No steering wheels
9. Interiors of the car can be turned into a tiny house, minus the toilet/bath.
10. It shall be equipped with mini robots which you can voice-activate to service the car-make the robots be part of the car components, for example rims.
So here’s my 10 ideas for “Design A Car”.
1. A car that can change it’s colours based on my moods
2. It’s run/energized on chemistry reaction of Carbon Monoxide + Methane
3. Fully-automated with not a single knobs/nobs/levers/steering wheels/etc - but only powered by using voice activation or touch screens
4. Rim Mini Robots! These robots primary function as service/maintenance robots - but they can also be my bodyguards when required.
5. Able to drive & park itself, calculate distance & mileage, self-healing/maintenance.
6. Made from durable material with self-healing properties, which is recyclable and reusable- let’s say Adamantium or equivalent.
7. The car’s interior is customizable - example, seats will lie flat & flush to function as bed.
8. Adaptability to climate/seasons/events - this car is able to change wheels accordingly to the seasons, the roof can be changed to sun roof, or with transparent quality, or be waterproof and floats itself (and become a powered boat) during flood season, or flame-proof during fire.
9. It has a back-up batteries system that can be recharged with solar power.
10. Most importantly, it has a smart, sentient, neural AI assistant - like HAL 9000 or KIT

Frida Silis

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