My 1st NM2208 Lesson

Today is my 1st lesson of NM2208. It’s a very sunny Friday late afternoon where most people had already gone out to enjoy their early weekend break. Just like any other modules, the lesson begins 5 minutes past 4. At first, I thought that this module is all about drawing well & creativity.
However, after a few minutes of introduction by the lecturer, Julian, I found out that this module is not all about how good one’s drawing is. It is about how well you can portray what you have drawn & the user or anyone is able to understand what you really want to portray. Moreover, I’m also quite surprised when Julian, the lecturer, asks us to come out with our own blog & to upload it to the module website. His explanation is that in this way, we are able to share our ideas with our friends and he is also able to know our progress in terms of work & personality. This is the 1st time I heard from a lecturer who encouraged us to come out with our own blog. Ha-ha!
After going through the necessary administrative parts, Julian begins with the introduction lesson by first giving us to look at 4 different types/angles of illustrations/pictures. Then after, he explains to us what his purpose of this exercise is. That is, once a person had already set his/her mind of a picture, no matter when or what type of perspective angles one is given later, he or she will tend to believe or place their judgment based on their past experience. I agree with this statement but it’s not always true, as for me, it does.
Last but not least, just about 1 hour before school ends for me, we are given a so called warm-up exercise to prepare for next week’s 1st assignment. That is to come out with a drawing that best describe yourself and personality. This is the 1st time that I have come across this type of exercise by using drawing to portray out one’s character & personality. But, I still try my best to accomplish it. In the end, I come out with a character with a pig head representing myself & is wearing a basketball jersey & a pair of Nike shoes as I like to play basketball & to jog. Then we are asked to present our ideas to Julian before leaving the class. It’s the 1st time after so many years that I once again saw a long queue. I still remember the last time when I queued up when I was still in secondary school. Wow!!! That’s a long time ago. I still miss those carefree days with my group of friends. I hope that I am able to pick-up some skills from this module so that it will aid me not only in terms of work but also how I looked at things. This is because there are times when I tend to overlook or find it hard to change my perspective of looking at things. Through this module, I hope to broaden my perspective views & ways of looking at things.