kenjisan

Don't be a fool, school is cool

Yesterday, we learned about gestalt theory, which adheres to the idea that the whole of things (in this case design) is greater than the sum of its individual parts. For our first assignment, we'll be arranging solid black shapes in ways that practice strong gestalt, emphasizing proximity, similarity, flow (can't remember the precise word here), and closure.

So it's good to be back in school. We get so bogged down with everyday things that we forget that there's sometimes a "higher" part of our brain, one that likes to dilly-dally in theory, argue about concept, and generally waste time talking about things that most people could care less about.

I've always approached design from a very intuitive perspective. I do what looks good to me, and that usually works for others, with only vague ideas about why I did it a certain way. I'm taking this class to learn the why, and I have to trust that theory will lead to it.

I'll try to remember to post my finalized assignments here, for those of you interested.