Dear Martin, now I do not, but I did in the past, doing Art up to my Higher A levels (that was years back), until I went astray and went into philosophy. perhaps I should have stuck to it! J I am also wondering whether either of you paint? Best regards Martin Professor Martin Salisbury Course Leader, MA Children's Book Illustration Director, The Centre for Children's Book Studies Cambridge School of Art 0845 196 2351 [log in to unmask] http://www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/en/home/microsites/ccbs.html ________________________________________ From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of KEITH RUSSELL [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 4:09 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Simon on painting Dear Jude, I don't have any problem including all that you talk about as part of imagination. Cheers keith On 3/09/13 12:55 PM, "CHUA Soo Meng Jude (PLS)" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Dear Keith, I think you are probably right. Although this seems be the >way my son paints - he is a toddler. But consider this other example: >Kandinsky comes home and discovers a beautiful painting, only to realize >that it was his own painting of a symphony put on its side - then the >realization that art is not merely about imitation, but also the >splashing of vivid colors. And thus was born the father of modern art. >Not sure if this is accurate, whether I got my art history right, but >even if hypothetical, makes the point, not that design needs imagination >(it does of course!), but that design can in fact be unplanned, and >sometimes good design (ok, again contested ground here) is the >attentiveness to side effects and unintended because unforeseen >consequences (here again bounded rationality, a recurrent theme) suggest >new good goals. Perhaps this is really stretching the word "design". ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design ----------------------------------------------------------------- -- World-leading research. The government rated 8 areas of our research activity as world-leading in the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008, they were: Allied Health Professions & Studies; Art & Design; English Language & Literature; Geography & Environmental Studies; History; Music; Psychology and Social Work & Social Policy & Administration. This e-mail and any attachments are intended for the above named recipient(s)only and may be privileged. If they have come to you in error you must take no action based on them, nor must you copy or show them to anyone please reply to this e-mail to highlight the error and then immediately delete the e-mail from your system. Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Anglia Ruskin University. Although measures have been taken to ensure that this e-mail and attachments are free from any virus we advise that, in keeping with good computing practice, the recipient should ensure they are actually virus free. Please note that this message has been sent over public networks which may not be a 100% secure communications ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design ----------------------------------------------------------------- National Institute of Education (Singapore) http://www.nie.edu.sg DISCLAIMER : The information contained in this email, including any attachments, may contain confidential information. This email is intended only for the use of the addressee(s) listed above. Unauthorised sight, dissemination or any other use of the information contained in this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email by fault, please notify the sender and delete it immediately. ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design -----------------------------------------------------------------