Thursday night, our class attended a talk by the designer John Coy. It was supposed to begin at 7, but did not start until almost 8 because of technical difficulties, that continued thorough the presentation. It was a little distracting from his speaking. It was an enjoyable presentation though, and I heard a few things that I have heard several times before, and a few new things that I had not. One of the main points that stood out to me was to find what we are good at, and work at it. This is something that I have heard before, and he reiterated it in a large portion of his presentation. It seems that this is a point that I really need to take into consideration before I start my professional career, and figure out what is unique to me. Another thing that he said that I have heard many times before, is to explore an assignment for myself and not just do the project. I have been working at that lately, and really trying to get into assignments that I did not like at first. So far, it has been partially working. I have been really trying to learn from everything.
One point that I had not heard before, stood out in his presentation. It was that thoughts are like magnets, and they send out vibrations that attract similar thoughts. I have never heard a metaphor like that before, and it made sense to me. People who have similar thoughts and values, generally end up gravitating towards each other at some point in time. Another point that I had never considered is that there is a little kid inside each of us, and that we have to find out what is important to the kid. We should find out what is interesting to us. I think that it would be helpful to consider this the next time I have to do a project, so that I can try to enjoy that project more. I do not want to do something that I will end up being unhappy about.
John Coy also went over some parts of his creative process in his speech. He mentioned how he would make a lot of ideas for something before he would finally happen to get one that he really liked. That is generally what I end up doing for most of my projects. He also mentioned that in his designs, he likes to blend fine arts with graphic arts. I think that is a great idea because they are two different areas, but could be mixed nicely if done well. I liked some of the work John Coy presented, especially the paper cut out projects. I would really like to try doing paper cut outs when I have some spare time. I think that they make a design more interesting. All in all, I took a lot from his speech and am glad that I attended it. It was helpful to hear some ideas from someone who has obviously had a lot of experience in the field, and I am hoping that what I learned will be useful in any future endeavors.
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