Analogical Thinking

Analogical Thinking

Analogy is comparable to metaphor and simile in that it shows how two different this are similar.

i) Personal analogy

ii) Direct analogy

iii) Symbolic analogy

iv) Fantasy analogy

Personal analogy

Problem solver imagines himself being the object under examination and attempt to uncover the feelings and problems faced by the object.

Direct analogy

Compares object's properties of other objects

Symbolic analogy

Bases around examination of object's properties in an abstract fashion. Make use of objective and personal images to describe a problem.

Fantasy analogy

Frees your imagination from the boundaries of the normal world.

Classroom Exercise 1

Select objects or images from your familiar environment that demonstrated the practice of Analogical Thinking. Reflect on their effectiveness.

 I think that paper is very effective because it can be used for so many purposes. If it is just white paper, it can be used for printing or drawing. When added colour to it, the paper becomes coloured paper. When added lines, it becomes a lined paper that we usually like to use to write down our notes or for our journal use. When stacked together and attach a hard cover, the papers form into a book that we can bring around. With words added on the pages, it becomes a story book. 

There are also many kinds of papers. There are sketching paper, recycled paper, paper with different weight for different uses and also paper that comes in different sizes like A3, A4 which are mostly used, and also A5, A2 and A1 etc. Therefore I have decided to use paper for this week's Analogical Thinking exercise.

Classroom Exercise 2

Identify 3 existing products to discover relationships to other objects and images. Preferably seeking examples where a modest source has influenced the form of a luxurious target, and vice versa.

There are many new invented product designs that provides use for 2 or more existing products.

This chair has been invented as such that the area around it can be used for book storage. This is so that there can be more space rather than having another bookshelf for the books. Also, people tend to sit down as they read a book, therefore, having a bookshelf around the chair itself decreases the fact that people has to walk to the shelf and back to the chair to read the book and walk back to the bookshelf when they are done with the book. This may result in people to getting too lazy to read their books. Thus, this chair if efficient.

This is a mixer bottle, it help to mix liquid with powder like coffee or Protein drinks. Therefore, the spoon is not required for this bottle and drinks can be made easily without having to look for a place with spoon. The bottle also has a cover so the drink does not pour out easily.

This is a set of drawers under a staircase in a house. With this invention, things can be kept in the drawers and space will not be limited. The space under the staircase will also be put to good use and not empty like the past whereby the bottom area of the staircase are usually empty and filled up with a wall.

Museum Trip

This week, we were asked to take some pictures of artefacts at a museum and describe them with human characteristics. We went to the Treasures of the World from the British Museum exhibition in the National Museum. Below are my findings.

Pride
Courage
Powerful

Pleasant

Attraction

Contentment

Serenity

Elegance

Interest

Satisfaction