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My reflection paper on Creative Thinking and Problem Solving course

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In module 3, we were asked to present our CV in a creative way, so I decided ti make a video of my CV and people over-reacting to it as if it is the best thing they have ever seen.

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I found this video that basically summarizes module 2 and explains what design thinking is. The Video is very straight to the point and fun to watch.

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Mermaid hair,                        creative self-expression

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Mermaid hair,                        creative self-expression

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For two years now I have been obsessed with colorful hair because I think that appearance is a profound way of expression. They say you can be anything so I became a mermaid.
"Life's too short to not have really exciting hair." -Jenna Marbles

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The action of the poetically and ironically titled Through the Night Softly consisted of Burden slithering across broken glass in his underwear with his hands bound behind his back. This raw performance put the audience in discomfort by having to view the pain felt by Burden as shards of glass shredded the bloodied front of his body. In contrast to the use of commercials to advertise for upcoming events, Burden purchased late night commercial spots on a local television station, running a ten-second clip of this piece so viewers would get to see it in the detached setting of their homes, thus placing the artwork on the level of our increasingly detached reception of horrific events. That is why I think Chris Burden is such brilliant artist.

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From UBUWeb: The TV Commercials 1973-1977 Chris Burden 1973-77/2000, 9:08 min, color, sound The TV Commercials is a recent compilation of Burden's four legendary television interventions, which date from 1973 to 1977. For each of these conceptual projects, Burden purchased commercial time on broadcast television and aired his own subversive "ads."

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I came  across  this video while searching for ideas to help me with the course. I think it is very educational and extremely helpful time-saver that will enable you to get good at creative thinking get ideas and inspiration

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"Brushing Hair Everywhere" Performance Art

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"Brushing Hair Everywhere" Performance Art

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This is a performance art video that my classmates and I did for ADP class project. Sarah (the person in the video) stood in the middle of the AUC plaza and the gardens holding a comb and a mirror, and she started brushing her hair with a straight face; Marah (my other classmate) and I documented the performance and captured peoples' reactions.
* the video was uploaded on youtube because it is too large for padlet.

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"Brushing Hair Everywhere" Performance Art

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"Brushing Hair Everywhere" Behind the scenes

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"Brushing Hair Everywhere" Behind the scenes

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This is a picture that documents the process of filming the performance art video "Brushing Hair Everywhere" that my classmates and I did for a project.
location: AUC gardens

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I was really impressed with this creaticve CV example that I found on YouTube while searching fro ideas for module 3 creative CV assignment.

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A mind-map that summarizes my reflective write up for module 3, and that incorporates   all  the  seemingly  logical  career  options  open  to  me . We were expected  to  draw  on  all  your  learning  outcomes  about  career  identity  and  about  ourselves  from  the  class  exploratory  activities/assessments  and  discussions  in  module 3 (career  identity,   interests/Strong,  personality/MBTI,  work  values/motivators).

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Febyary 2016, I went on a trip to Luxor and Aswan with my friends, and I vlogged the trip and made a video that gathers all of our memories. We still till this day watch this video and reminisce about our unforgettable moments together.

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Yoko Ono’s Cut Piece, first performed in 1964, was a direct invitation to an audience to participate in an unveiling of the female body much as artists had been doing throughout history. By creating this piece as a live experience, Ono hoped to erase the neutrality and anonymity typically associated with society’s objectification of women in art. For the work, Ono sat silent upon a stage as viewers walked up to her and cut away her clothing with a pair of scissors. This forced people to take responsibility for their voyeurism and to reflect upon how even passive witnessing could potentially harm the subject of perception. It was not only a strong feminist statement about the dangers of objectification, but became an opportunity for both artist and audience members to fill roles as both creator and artwork.

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Eminem is back! And he's in classic bar-for-bar form blasting at Donald Trump from his Detroit home.

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Eminem Rips Donald Trump In BET Hip Hop Awards Freestyle Cypher

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Acapella Bohemian Phapsody  cover  - PENTATONIX

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Acapella Bohemian Phapsody  cover  - PENTATONIX

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This is so beautiful and obviously different from the original. But it's still so incredibly thought and planned out; they deserve credit for how amazing each one of them are.

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Pentatonix - Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Video)

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In this video assignment, me and my classmates' intentions were to depict the feeling of a video game, specifically Super Mario. When we heard “Interaction with the architecture” our minds instantaneously remembered how in the video game “Super Mario”, he used to hit the blocks with is head when he jumps and get into castles and big green tubes. We achieved the super Mario video game theme by incorporating plenty of jump cuts of us moving from one place to another in order to depict super Mario’s movement. In addition, we chose a ukelele cover of the super Mario theme song to be the background music of our video to add a playful vibe.

*PART 2 OF THE VIDEO

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In this video assignment, me and my classmates' intentions were to depict the feeling of a video game, specifically Super Mario. When we heard “Interaction with the architecture” our minds instantaneously remembered how in the video game “Super Mario”, he used to hit the blocks with is head when he jumps and get into castles and big green tubes. We achieved the super Mario video game theme by incorporating plenty of jump cuts of us moving from one place to another in order to depict super Mario’s movement. In addition, we chose a ukelele cover of the super Mario theme song to be the background music of our video to add a playful vibe.
*PART 2 OF THE VIDEO

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This doodle was pretty random; however, when I showed it to my mother, she said that it looks like the word "الله".

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This body of work, George Fikry Ibrahim, aims to tackle the utopian human emotion through mutual inclusion of humans and nature, to highlight the symbolic and expressionist aspects of "the spirit of love"

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5 years later and I still cry every time. This is so beautiful and touching.

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Beyoncé - I Was Here (United Nations World Humanitarian Day Performance Video)

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personally, I find abstract doodling to be more effective than meditation when it comes to focusing your mind.

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I watch this TED Talk by Rita Pierson often; It is such a charger for me.  She touches my inner child and my current self all at once, and her passion and heart shine through this video.
I loved it when she said, "Kids don't learn from people they don't like!"

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Every kid needs a champion | Rita Pierson | TED

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Serena Williams quoting Maya Angelou is as powerful as it gets!!
I find Serena Williams to be such an inspirational role model for everyone, especially young girls who face constant pressure and negativity from the society.

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Serena Williams reads "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou

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A video of some of the gorgeous souvenirs that I found in one of Cairo's main attractions for tourists and Egyptians , Khan el-Khalili.

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This new film from director MJ Delaney featuring ‘Freedom’ by Beyoncé, calls for action on some of the biggest challenges girls face like access to education, child marriage and the threat of violence
Every day girls around the world are fighting for their freedom. This International Day of the Girl - join them and raise your voice
Take action at http://www.globalgoals.org/dayofthegirl

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Freedom - International Day of the Girl | Global Goals

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I love this piece by Emad Ibrahim, where he used creative solutions combining depth and flatness, as a result of trimming wall-covering (climbing) multi-colored Bougainvillea . The other stylistic aspect of his experience , namely expressions, depicts the undertone of his scenes as a conflict between stagnancy and activity. Such activity was experimented with, manifested the golden touches within the interconnected flowers which helped in changing the scene with changes in light.

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I love the colorful, yet simplistic interior of a Nubian house, and I appreciate how proud they are of their traditions that they illustrated them on this painting on the wall. I remember this bench being so cozy and cool; it was the perfect place for tea and chatter.

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I had to capture how beautiful houses in the Nubian village are, but of course after taking permission from the beautiful lady in the blue dress.

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An interesting blog pots I wrote in module 1; it is about glasses designed for color-blind people

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I took this panorama last year in Temple of Philae, where part of the temple, the grass, the water, the rocks and the tourists are all present in one picture.

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I don't know why but something about the color blue inspires me to paint. In this abstract piece, I painted the entire background in blue, I then added some simple shapes using complementing colors like red and white.

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I didn't have a vision of what I wanted to paint, I just painted the entire background blue and went with the flow; however, the final piece might denote a women trying to shine through the obstacles that face her in life, work and society.

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I created  this theme board in my fashion designing course two years ago from magazines cut outs. The theme was floral, and the color scheme was a mixture between warm and cold.

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In this abstract doodle art piece, I experimented with different color mediums by first, using water colors to create a gradient in the background. Then, using colored markers to draw over it.

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I just love picking up the black marker and doodling! the outcome is always very abstract.

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In Module 3 "Creative Expression" we were asked to Imagine  ourselves as a food product packaged in a can or a box with ingredients and a nutrition label.
After brainstorming what my personal key identity factors are as a person so far, I created a packaging label including my ingredients, the percentage of daily requirements, nutritional facts, etc.

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I used the ocean as a source of inspiration for this piece. The blues and the curves illustrate the water waves, and the pops of color illustrate the coral reefs and the colorful fish.

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This time lapse video shows our brainstorming process and the drawing process of the panels/story line that formed the final comic book, "Charlie"

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My classmates an I created a comic book for module 2 "Design Thinking".
Our comic book “Charlie” was inspired by some of the problems that we teens/young adults face and feel in our everyday lives. For example, trying to change who we are to fit in, trying to live up to peoples’ expectations, always seeking validation from the society, feeling left out sometimes, considering other peoples’ opinions and having low self-esteem. We tried to present these problems in a funny, silly way, so we related these problems to a mouse named Charlie. Enjoy

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I spent 3 hours cutting pieces from magazines and gluing them together/over each other to create this piece. I was inspired by how one person can have two sides of his/her personality, the lively, vibrant and energetic side, and the sad, gloomy and quiet side. I focused on variety, emphasis and movement while creating this juxtaposition piece.

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Abby Lee Miller choreographed this dance where she showed these five talented dancers as a drug addict, a gang member, a prostitute, a schizophrenic person and a person suffering from an eating disorder; they all are trying to find hope to overcome their struggles until one falls after the other. This dance gives me goosebumps and watery eyes every time I watch it; that is why it is definitely worthy of the national title.

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Dance Moms: Group Dance: "Is There Still Hope?" (Season 7, Episode 14) | Lifetime

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Watch the Junior Elites' full group dance at the Starbound National Talent Competition from Season 7, Episode 14, "Same Old Frenemies, Part 2". #DanceMoms Subscribe for more from Dance Moms and other great Lifetime shows: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=Lifetime Enjoy more Dance Moms on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvAOsBfvt4jBTvv2aABPpf0H4YiMrzDqR Hang out with the girls outside the studio!

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During my visit to Bayt Al-Suhaymi, I was fascinated by the ancient Islamic architecture of the whole place. This picture was taken in an outdoor ancient mosque.

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My group project buddies and I took this picture right after we presented ways of re-designing the concert that was held at AUC featuring Mohamed Hamaki and Haifa Wehbi using the SCAMPER technique.

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I created this stop motion animation video that shows one of the highest things (the clouds) and one of deepest things (bottom of the ocean) on the same background, to cannote contrast. I made the clouds fall down and the coral reefs/fish go up to have an apocalyptic feeling.

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So You Think You Can Dance finale choreographer Talia Favia's take on breakout singer/songwriter James Bay's "Let it Go", performed by Madonna principal lead dancer Chaz Buzan and Courtney Schwartz is a chill-inducing mix of heartfelt emotion.

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James Bay - Let It Go - Dance | A Breakup Story #DanceOnJamesBay

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When I went into this shop in Khan El-Khalili bazaar, I couldn't resist but to take a picture in front these portraits of famous artists/celebrities all around the world.

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I was blown away by how creative and funny this animated GIF is! It is certainly not easy to have everything perfectly placed, but they managed to do it. I remember trying this during my pole dancing class with my instructor; however, we failed.

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The Most Dangerous Pole Dance Routine You've Seen All Minute

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Post with 16607 votes and 464945 views. Tagged with funny, dance, pole dancing, staff picks; Shared by yannireddit. The Most Dangerous Pole Dance Routine You've Seen All Minute

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I find this GIF to be extremely helpful with breathing and relaxing. It can help people with anxiety issues or people suffering from a panic attack;  just sync your breathing with it!

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The extremely talented Haley Reinhart took one of my favorite songs, Creep by Radiohead, and she sang it in such a beautiful way. I like how she, in collaboration with Vintage Postmodern Jukebox, gave the song a vintage vibe.

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Creep - Vintage Postmodern Jukebox Radiohead Cover ft. Haley Reinhart

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Mitch and Scott from the famous YouTube channel "SUPERFRUIT" are two extremely talented singers, who are also part of the acapella group "Pentatonix"; they created a beautiful medley of one of my favorite albums of all times, ANTI by Rihanna. I like how they smoothly linked all the songs together.

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Steps to make the Paper Speakers!

1.  Find an Empty Toilet Paper Roll

2.  Make an Incision near the Center of the Roll

3.  Cut Out a Hole for Your Phone

4.  Find two paper cups

5.  Trace out the rim of the paper roll onto the side of the cups

6.  Cut two circles into the sides of the cups according to the trace out
7.  Insert the paper roll into the cut out circles on the cups

8.  Insert Your Phone Into the Speakers
9.  Enjoy Your Music!

SCAMPER

Substitute

· Instead of throwing the toilet paper roll, and instead of using paper cups to drink and then throwing them, reuse them .

· Cut holes and make incisions into toilet paper and two cardboard cups to make something new and beneficial, in this case, it is homemade paper speakers.

· To customize it, color the cups and the toilet paper roll according to your liking.

· Rename the new product .

Combine

• Conjoin a toilet paper roll and two paper cups.

• The cylindrical shape of both the paper roll and the paper cups will help to serve the purpose of the new product, which is to have a bigger louder sound.

Adapt

• Re-adjust the paper roll and the paper cups to form a homemade light cheap speakers that do not require money or electricity.

• These speakers are used to boost your sound, and higher your volume.

• Can come in handy when you need speakers but do not have them on you.
• Resembles how recycling and reusing can be beneficial.

• Change the color or alter the length, circumference of the paper roll or of the cups according to how high or low you want your volume to be.

Modify/Magnify

• Amplify and boost the sound of your phone.

•  You can use a Pringles container instead of the toilet paper roll to have a sturdier base.

• Cut out more holes and insert more tubes or rolls to make the shape more complex.
• Add or glue on decorations according to your liking.

• Easy to make multiple ones for you and your friends.

Put to another use

• Not only could it be used for music, but it could also be used for watching series and movies on your phone without having to wear headphones.

• Suitable for all ages, because it is easy and fun to make .
• Suitable for people with disabilities.

Eliminate

• You can make it smaller/ lighter by removing the cups; it would still work.

• Skip the coloring part in order to save time and effort.

• These speakers would eliminate the need for wires and/or chords as the phone is inserted directly into the speakers.

Reverse

• Cut two plastic bottles in half and use them instead of the cups If the cups are not available.

• Add pins to the the base of the roll to stabilize it.

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In module 2, My group an I were each asked to interview 3 different people about a topic related to AUC.

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"TELEPORTO" A teleportation device to solve all of your problems!

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another poster that my classmates and I created for the prototype project (a teleportation device) in module 2.

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Jade and Josh were able to portray how sometimes people can get so tied to the temptations of worldly things, even though they are harmful. Jade in this dance is trying to defeat the things that control her (Josh).

I think that this dance is very powerful and emotional.

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One of my favorite blog posts that I wrote in Module 1.

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Jessie J. was able to completely transform a generic pop song into a beautiful cover with her phenomenal vocals. It is so beautiful yet so underrated!

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Jessie J - I Knew You Were Trouble (Taylor Swift) in the Live Lounge

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I think this video of the famous youtuber Ryan Higa to be one of the most creative things I have ever seen. he was able to connect different things, numbers, words,etc. in a sarcastic yet funny way.

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Hana would like a customized phone case/wallet because she needs something that can merge her phone, money cards and keys together, she wants something efficient, yet elegant and chic.

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Friends is such an influential and innovative show. For the past 10 years, people have been incorporating this show is their everyday lives by associating specific quotes said by the characters with specific situations; for instance, my friends and I always yell “Joey doesn’t share food” whenever someone tries to take a bite of our food. Hence, I decided to create a poster that included all the memorable moments and quotes from the series, and I put it up in my room in order to remind me of how a simple quote from your favorite TV show can lighten the mood.
http://putlockers.tv/tv/friends/
I recommend you watch these episodes: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/31/best-friends-episodes_n_6397222.html

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The Tampon Chandelier of Joana Vasconcelos.

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The Tampon Chandelier of Joana Vasconcelos.

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Named “A Noiva”, which translates as The Bride, the 5-meter-high tampon chandelier is one of the main exhibits at Joana Vasconcelos’ “Netless” exhibition, in Lisbon.
“The Bride” is one of Joana Vasconcelos' most original artworks, made up of over 14,000 tampons, wire and cotton thread.

There’s nothing peculiar about Joana Vasconcelos’ chandelier, if seen from a distance, but as you approach you begin to make out the strange materials she used.

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This picture was taken in the process of finding the perfect souvenir. I love being a tourist in my own country!
location: Hurghada, Egypt

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5 details I liked in the original picture:
1- The gradient of color across the picture, from darkness to brightness ( right to left).
2- The movement in the picture.
3- Pop of color in some parts of the picture (red).
4- The genuineness and the transparency of the picture.
5- Trees and leaves in the background.

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Subliminal messages in the advertising industry

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Subliminal messages in the advertising industry

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Will you believe it if I say that most of our decisions regarding buying the things we want, from a fast food sandwich or a movie ticket, to a pack of cigarettes, are being carefully controlled by companies and major corporations? Advertising companies have been using a technique that is called “Subliminal advertising”. This technique uses subliminal messages hidden in visuals (logos, phrases, pictures, etc.) that are then placed on an ad or a poster, or flashed in front us while watching TV, in order to train our subconscious to associate certain brands with certain objects that we use in our daily life. In this case, these objects act as stimuli that trigger our brain into thinking about these brands that have been linked with specific objects in our subconscious, without even noticing it.

According to the website http://blog.visme.co one example that illustrates how subliminal stimuli impacts our choices through conscious perception is an experiment called the “German wine and French wine experiment” that was directed by a British supermarket, where they displayed two brands of wine (German and French) that are similar, price wise and sweetness wise. The store then presented the stimuli that would affect they buyer’s subconscious in the form of French and German music, played on alternate days. When the results were then analyzed, it showed that sales of German wine increased on days when German music was played, and the same increase happened with French wine when French music was played.

The reason why huge companies use subliminal messages while communicating with us through ads, is to get more money off of the viewer buying their products. For instance, some advertising companies replicate old posters of well-known and well-liked movies, while advertising their new movie, to get the viewers’ brains to relate the new movie with the good old movie that everyone loves, so they go and watch in in cinemas. In addition, a famous YouTube star called “Shane Dawson” shared his experience with subliminal messages. He said that while working in a famous “Weight Loss Programs & Diet plan” company, he noticed plenty of advertisements promoting a famous chocolate brand, so that one’s brain relates weight loss products with unhealthy products. Consequently, resulting in a never ending cycle of you losing weight and gaining it back, a cycle that not only works for the sake of these companies, by increasing their sales and making them wealthier, but also benefits manufacturers of obesity related drugs, that I strongly believe that their aim is to get people more obese and unhealthy, in order for them to sell their drugs more.

So before you take the decision to purchase something, THINK! Are you being brainwashed into wanting or craving this specific product? It is certainly clear that some companies have gone so far into manipulating us through advertisement, because ultimately, according to https://www.ukessays.com, it is a form of communication intended to persuade an audience, but even though we can’t control our subconscious or everything we see/hear, it is good to be aware of the strong yet subtle messages hidden in one of the most famous forms of communication.

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10 Shocking Subliminal Messages Hidden In Commercials

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We all hate sitting through adverts. But did you know you might have seen some subliminal adverts without even realising it? From hidden dollars in KFC to sexy ice cream, here are 10 Shocking Subliminal Messages Hidden In Adverts... Click to Subscribe..