graphics week 2 contd

Am currently reading lateral thinking by Edward de Bono which I find very very interesting after an extensive career trying to find patterns in the performance of silicon chip manufacturing. The 'extra' paths to solutions for any given problem is the desired outcome and with a bit of practice/training/reading these beneficial additions should be availbe to anyone.
Anyway, back to last week. My 3rd proposed solution to the 'above' illustration is a pair of eyes staring upwards. This started off as a group of people loking upwards ...but was simplified from a group to 2 people , to a single person, to a photo of a pair of eyes and finally to a graphical representation of 2 eyes with pupils placed above the equeator to imply looking up. The white area represents nothing (ie above) while the black surround provides distinct boundary conditions without implying anything else going on. (other way around might have implied space or darkness) Anyway, I think solution works.

So, thats it for viscom....for the moment anyway. really enjoyed doing the work once got past the mental block at the beginning. As I said, lateral thinking is a technique that can be learnt or at least improved upon ...and I think a better understanding of the boundaries will make things go better next time around.
Painting next !!!