Blind Contour Portraits: Create a portrait of the person sitting across from you without looking at your paper. Your goal is to notice as many details as you can while looking only at your subject. Trace the contours of your subject using only pure observation – without judgement of your drawing skills.
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Write Your Manifesto! Compose YOUR manifesto in the style of past artists, designers, innovators. This exercise will help you to start thinking about what matters to you; what drives you. Be as poetic, abstract, or passionate as you want.
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2-Minute Intros: Each person will introduce themselves to their partner for 2 minutes. The person talking can tell their partner anything they want about themselves. The goal is to keep *talking* for the full 2 minutes. The other person’s job is to *listen* without saying anything.
Time Machine: Pretend you could get into a time machine and go back in time to visit yourself at the beginning of the semester. What do you know now that you wish you knew then? Write a letter to deliver to your past self explaining how this semester went for you and how you figured out what it takes to succeed in this class.
Building the Skeleton: Conceptualize an idea by breaking it down into simple, structured parts. Think of your main idea as the “spine,” your supporting points as the “ribs,” and your examples or evidence as the “limbs.” This visual and structured approach helps you to organize your thoughts clearly.
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