Unit 8: Trusting (and Listening to) Intuition

The difference between Cognitive Selection (deciding what you want) and Intuitive Selection (noticing what "calls" to you).

The principle of Unity and how disparate images begin to form a "visual sentence."

The concept of Iterative Design—that an idea must evolve to get better.

The importance of Emphasis—guiding the viewer's eye to the most important part of the intuition.

The relationship between Visual Metaphor and personal narrative.

Rapid-fire magazine harvesting; tearing/cutting images based on immediate visual attraction without questioning why.

Begin gluing the first layer of images onto the substrate, focusing on the "flow" between shapes.

Use blades to cut into their current collage, removing parts or "veiling" them with new layers/textures.

Add small, intricate details (tiny cut-outs, slivers of color) to create "focal points."

Finish any final "listening" adjustments, then write a two-part reflection: The Meaning (The what) and the Feeling (The how).

A workspace filled with a "raw visual vocabulary" (at least 20-30 images/textures).

A base layer that covers at least 70% of the paper.

A piece that shows physical depth through layering and "windows" cut into the paper.

A highly textured, complex collage that requires close-up inspection to see all details.

A completed, 5-layer intuitive collage and a written reflection.