your ques:
When you talk about keeping a notebook, jotting down ideas, what exactly do u refer to?
my answer:
my reference is as i say in the class keep a sketch book with you all the time ... dnt treat it like a holy book ... placed so far away that we cnt read it
e.g : we are studying a visual based syllabus ... everything that we are learning is visual - practice and very less of theory is involved
therefore, when we start talking communicating ideas and do things we are bound to be it visually RIGHT!?
so we should learn to keep a visual notebook [i.e. a notebook / dairy / sketch book etc.]
Clear??
2nd
the book 'Ideaspotting'
no need to order the book
as it is a 2006 edition
also look at the publication date of the book ... books that are from 2yrs to the latest are the books worth investing in
there may be many others on the net just read online cos we need to get an idea of it
but if you feel good abt having a book in your collection then yes you can go for it :)
3rd
*on enhancing creativity*
observation is the best technique that plays a great role in enhancing our creativity ... firstly do these exercises mentioned
leave your old works and thoughts
after you have done these exercises ... come back and see how things matters have changed
e.g.
creativity and innovation are two different things
creativity is *Productive*
being in a state of creating ... can be created from something already existing
your imagination is existing ... what you make of it either with clay or with poster colors or with digital means will determine it's productivity ... by using tools / techniques etc.
innovation is *to introduce/develop something new*
over here you imagination will encourage you to dwell new realms ... grounds ... ideas
putting the both C and I together:
e.g. looking at an example of a wall clock ... the invention has been made [its innovation stage is done] how you design the outer facade of the wall clock is where your creative process is going to be involved.
:) read this ... every after 2-3 days to understand ... Rome did not get built in one day (: