Week 8 - Collaboration

15/09/10 – Week 8 – Collaboration
Vanity & Ego
Discuss these questions in relation to a group creating a design in collaboration
01 – Are you capable of being vain about your art & design?
Yes, I'm am capable of being vain about my work. i think being vain about my work means im proud of it.
02 – Do you have a healthy ego?
Yes, i think i have a healthy ego. I'm consciousness of my own identity. Mean one’s self-esteem, an inflated sense of self-worth. There are three parts to an ego, Id, Ego and Super Ego. "The Id is everything bad, bad thoughts and It is amoral and selfish, ruled by the pleasure–pain principle." "the Ego represents what may be called reason and common sense, in contrast to the id, the id may be bigger but the ego keeps it in check." "The Super-ego can be thought of as a type of conscience that punishes misbehavior with feelings of guilt." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id,_ego,_and_super-ego
03 – What defines an unhealthy ego?
Not having good self-esteem or self-importance.
04 – When others want to change your ideas, do you get offended?
Depends who tells me to change them, I don’t mind if someone wants to change my ideas if it’s going to make them better.
05 – When you are asked for opinions on other’s work, do you compare it to your own?
Sometimes, if me and another person are working on the same thing then I will compare them. But if its something completely different then no.
06 - When you are asked for opinions on your work, do you compare it to others?
I sometimes compare it to others. depends what i'm doing, try to do my work like the professionals.
07 – If somebody plagiarised your work, would you be proud?
No, I would be angry, especially if they get credit and profit for it.
08 – What is the difference between pride in your work, and vanity about your work?
Pride in your work is being happy about your work and how everything turned out.
Vanity in your work is boasting about it, talking it up and being very cocky, something that not many people like
09 – Do you expect others to listen when you speak?
Yes, I listen to what others have to say so I would expect the same in return.
10 – When somebody else speaks are you thinking about what you are going to say next?
All the time, sometimes I just speak without thinking about it, which sometimes works good and bad for me.
11 – Do you form opinions about others quickly?
With in the first 5 minutes.
12 – What percentage of you judgements about others talents are right?
50 – 50.
In regard to creative collaboration:
Discuss these questions - write a paragraph on each and use examples
1 . Do you have a strong belief in your personal ideas?
Yes, i think you need to, to be a good design and sell your work.
2. How do you evaluate your personal ideas over a period of time?
i write my ideas down, and because im always changing my mind, i fix them up or rewrite them so i have an idea of where i am at.
3. How flexible are you in changing your mind about the value of your ideas?
Im pretty flexible when it comes to changing my idea, sometimes i find it hard but when the new idea that comes to mind is good, it actually excites me and makes me think of ways to go about it.
4. How flexible are you in changing your mind about the value of others’ ideas?
I'm pretty flexible when it comes to changing my mind.
5. Does hanging on to your old ideas block new ones?
Yes, because you are trying to think of new ways to fix or make better your old ideas therefore your not thinking of anything new,
6. Are you slow or fast in moving on when an idea has burnt out?
If i have spent alot of time on an idea and it has burnt out, i try to move as quick as possible to generate a new idea, but sometimes it is very hard and things start to move slowly.