Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Jenny R's Computerless Algorithm



1. With 2-3 students

Setup

You will receive a pencil and a piece of blank paper

Pick one of the coloured papers of your choice (from the package of coloured papers)

Find a seat/somewhere that you can draw/write

2. Run / Performance / Execute

With your blank paper and pencil you've been given, draw/write or create anything that you feel represents that colour best.

or/else

Something that you can relate the colour with

[ This can be words, phrases, poetry, illustration etc ]


If not satisfied - Turn paper over and try again, this will be your final outcome

When Satisfied.

3. Outcome:

Show your drawing to class,

possibly discuss?

Purpose: to see how people associate themselves and their thoughts with colour ( visuals vs. words)


The Outcome? this is what people did:







It would have been interesting to let people write on the coloured paper, or use the coloured paper to physically create something - this might have made the results a bit more interesting. Overall, its quite clear that many people associate colour with actual physical things or objects rather than words.

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