This is where I will post my journal reactions to Chapter 6, Symphony.
Many people would think of an orchestra when they heard the word symphony. But according to Mr. Pink Symphony is the "...ability to put together the pieces," or in other words to synthesize. In this chapter Mr. Pink talks about how relationships help to synthesize and see relationships. An important point of this chapter discusses negative space. Negative space is a powerful tool used to get a point across. Look at the name of Fed-Ex. THe arrow is inbetween the e and the x. This could help persuade a customer to use FedEx over another shipping company, because the arrow indicates that the company is speedy.
In the second picture the arrow is highlighted.
Not just FedEx uses negative space to their advantage. There have been many companies that use this method of publicizing, along with artists who paint these sort of patterns, to make the viewer see two different images.
In this picture both a fish and a swan are seen at the same time.
And here the actual kiss can be seen between the k and the i.
Negative space is everywhere, people just need to look for it. Companies put it out there for a reason, so people could pick up on it, and hopefully buy the product because of the creative aspect of it.
Even though negative space is a key part of Symphony, seeing the big picture in relationships is too. As Dan Pink points out in this chapter, that in the art class that he took, he needed to learn to just look at himself and draw what was in the mirror, rather than draw what he knows what a certain feature is supposed to look like. After this is accomplished then the artist can draw what they actually look like in a self portrait. This may be a challenge for some, but it helps one to think using a whole new mind.
Drawing this picture was a fun challenge for me. First I had to try to figure out how to even draw myself with just five lines. With a limit of so few lines, your brain is expanded to think about what you can accomplish instead of how to accomplish it.
Many people would think of an orchestra when they heard the word symphony. But according to Mr. Pink Symphony is the "...ability to put together the pieces," or in other words to synthesize. In this chapter Mr. Pink talks about how relationships help to synthesize and see relationships. An important point of this chapter discusses negative space. Negative space is a powerful tool used to get a point across. Look at the name of Fed-Ex. THe arrow is inbetween the e and the x. This could help persuade a customer to use FedEx over another shipping company, because the arrow indicates that the company is speedy.
In the second picture the arrow is highlighted.
Not just FedEx uses negative space to their advantage. There have been many companies that use this method of publicizing, along with artists who paint these sort of patterns, to make the viewer see two different images.
Negative space is everywhere, people just need to look for it. Companies put it out there for a reason, so people could pick up on it, and hopefully buy the product because of the creative aspect of it.
Even though negative space is a key part of Symphony, seeing the big picture in relationships is too. As Dan Pink points out in this chapter, that in the art class that he took, he needed to learn to just look at himself and draw what was in the mirror, rather than draw what he knows what a certain feature is supposed to look like. After this is accomplished then the artist can draw what they actually look like in a self portrait. This may be a challenge for some, but it helps one to think using a whole new mind.
Portfolio- Portrait only using five lines.
Drawing this picture was a fun challenge for me. First I had to try to figure out how to even draw myself with just five lines. With a limit of so few lines, your brain is expanded to think about what you can accomplish instead of how to accomplish it.
Thanks to Google Images for the images.