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When one encounters with “whoa” in creation of any kind, he or she just experienced lightness of design.
The lightness is accomplished by designers who carry the attitude which demands to create awes in any given project. Any creative piece that adheres intellectually is the one contains the lightness. Not only is the piece carefully processed with deep consideration, also often it is playful or humorous. Lightness is indeed an experience all designers of twenty-first century should aim to create.
Design a work lightly is not an easy task to accomplish. Periodically, a designer is required to arrive at his or her discomfort zone to create. Such is no simple job either. However, only then the very same composition results in lightness. Thus, when a creative manages to continuously woe his or her audiences, one is considered successful.
Kashiwa Sato, one of top contemporary Japanese graphic designers, once created a series of advertisement for Honda’s step wagon. Unlike his ordinary style, Sato decided on a contrary direction to produce an entirely unique campaign. Unexpectedly both Sato and the campaign succeeded and it earned him the present fame. Now Sato’s field of work ranges from full conceptual branding to space design. He has earned the lightness.
Acquiring lightness requires courage, also known as the “can-do” attitude. When a designer is certain of his or her capability in delivery, the lightness is within the reach.
This might sound silly, but I’m so IN LOVE WITH the colorful POST-ITs!!!
The reason I emphasize it so much is that it is so wonderful and convenient. I can juggle down whatever I have at the moment in my head, (just about starting to count how many and often thoughts comes out of my head…). Just doing my morning shower, there was nearly 10 pages of post-it that was ripped out of the stuck.
I write my though down, I peel it off, and I paste it with same thoughts category in order of bottom to top. The process helps me to organize my undiscovered notions since my brain tend to go all over the place in a very short amount of time.
It also is fun to see the color and immediately you know what category of things you are looking at. I use different colors for personal, school, and work. It only has been 3 days, and I am already addicted to it.
I have to say… 3M—one great invention!
credit: to my friend James. H. His wall full of small post-it written new English words he wants to learn everyday was my inspiration.
I cannot stress this enough: this is the reason why, I LOVE my friends and people who are around me. You never know what you can learn from them every day.
I had a good discussion with K and prof. J about the research paper last week. What I found was that we tend to narrow the topic really small and in fact, sometimes by discussing about it make things clearer and can view in a bigger picture. Once the relationships of each element had been drawn out, we can then pick the only relative portion of it to continue and deepen our discovery. I thought that was a good way to approach it. Also I have to remind myself to purchase the research book.
Much thanks to D, I have some good information regarding to my research and I have to organize myself for those contacts and events to see if I can attend any of them. Hmmm this is getting more and more interesting. 
Social networking — analog to digital– here I come!
