DISCUSSION-1 Week 3 Discussion – Finding Creativity Learning Objectives Covered LO 02.01 – Discuss the application of three historic and two contemporary design inspiration sources on design production Career Relevancy In this discussion, we will discuss finding design inspiration. In the past, being inspired was thought to be something mystical, bestowed on one from the gods. Though this mystical thinking has largely passed, inspiration can still be elusive. In contemporary times designers must consciously cultivate practices to support inspiration. This is relevant to your career as a professional graphic designer because part of the design process for every project includes researching for visual inspiration. Many professional designers make a practice of compiling design inspiration sources and websites so that when they begin a project or get stuck while working on a project, they will have other ideas which to consult and refer. Background DES370_Discussion3.jpg Design is an inherently creative act. Every piece of design requires you as the designer to artfully weave your client’s message and your audience’s needs together to create a compelling piece of visual communication. As a designer, you are constantly being asked to create new and engaging visual things. That said, the constant schedule of design production can leave you as a designer feeling overwhelmed and uninspired. One way to counter these negatives is to be intentional about visiting design inspiration sources and engaging in design inspiration practices. Inspiration is not about directly copying someone else’s work rather looking at other designer’s work (either from the past or from the present) to help you generate new ideas. The following five design inspiration sources are especially common amongst professional designers: Museums (or museum websites) Design Archives/Design History Blogs Podcasts/YouTube Presentations Contemporary Design Blogs Nature (or nature photography websites) Historic Design Inspiration Sources The first three of these inspiration sources are historic meaning they involve browsing design artifacts created in a past era. Visiting museums and browsing design archives can give you insight into how designers in the past have dealt with the same or similar situations. This can provide you with a fresh perspective and inspiration on a design production situation. Listening (through podcasts and videos) to designers in the past speak about their process and thinking can also be inspiring to the design production process. Contemporary Design Inspiration Sources The last two of these inspiration sources are contemporary. Looking at work that is being (or has recently been) produced can give you great inspiration as to what is currently happening in the design field and who is working with a target audience that is much like yours. Finally, being out in nature or even just looking at pictures of nature can give your brain a great break, recharging both your mind and your creative energy. You never know where you might find the perfect color scheme, imagery, etc. Prompt For this discussion, imagine that you are attending a networking event with several other designers. One of the designers you are chatting with is stuck on a logo design project and has become very discouraged. He is feeling totally uninspired and is considering telling the client he cannot complete the project because he has no more good ideas. How might you explain why is it important to look outside yourself for inspiration? Taking into account what you know about design inspiration, how might he apply any of the three historic and two contemporary design inspiration sources on design production? Why can looking to historical sources for inspiration stimulate creativity? Why can looking to contemporary sources for inspiration stimulate creativity? For your citation, you might use articles that show examples of the importance of inspiration in the graphic design practice. You can also find articles from experts that suggest where to find design inspiration. Your initial and reply posts should work to develop a group understanding of this topic. Challenge each other. Build on each other. Always be respectful but discuss this and figure it out together.

Although we extended the analysis of risk/opportunity beyond the discussion in the book, our risk analysis for capital budgeting must first consider the sources of risk and the potential for opportunities (exhibit 10.5) before we can quantify these risks and opportunities into the incremental cash flows needed for discounted cash flow analysis. Discuss real-life examples of the risks faced by firms in the energy industry and the opportunities with which they are presented. After looking over and familiarizing yourself with David A Wood’s “Spectrum of Uncertainties Impacting the Oil and Gas Industry” (exhibit 10.5) in the book, research news stories for various oil and gas firms and identify examples of risk and opportunities that fall into any of these categories of uncertainties. One way to begin this search is to enter the ticker symbol for an oil and gas firm into Yahoo! Finance (http://finance.yahoo.com/) and begin reading the headlines that are below the summary stock information (a sample list of firms is included below, but you need not limit your discussion to these firms). The examples do not need to be limited to current situations. At the bottom of the headlines, you can keep scrolling to see older headlines. Examples that are older than this are also fine, but you will need to search for these a different way. The other websites listed on the syllabus under “additional resources” provide another good place to start. Another source can be the actual websites of these and other oil and gas firms as they often highlight certain risks/opportunities that they are currently considering. Things to consider include ways that firms have dealt with these risks, certain risks that kept firms from pursuing certain opportunities (either because they had no choice or because the risks outweighed the opportunities), ways in which firms have exploited opportunities, and the market’s reaction to the news of such risks and opportunities (market reaction is measured by the reaction of the firm’s stock price to certain news). The six largest publicly owned oil and gas companies (aka, the “supermajors”): Exxon Mobil (XOM) BP (BP) Chevron Corporation (CVX) Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA.L) Conoco Phillips (COP) Total S.A. (TOT)

social study : 1. Please read the final paper requirements below, and then choose from the following topics for your final paper or suggest a new topic for approval: Immigration LGBTQ Native American Women in leadership positions 2. Pick a rural county that you wish to use for the final paper. State how you know this county is considered rural, i.e., discuss the different definitions and which one you chose to determine your county is rural. 3. Continuing with the topic you have chosen for your final paper, conduct a literature review on this topic. Make sure you use peer reviewed articles and/or quality government or agency reports that relate to this issue. Ask the You WILL be graded on your choice of articles, so please do use the campus resources for assistance. PLEASE NOTE: The articles do not all have to be directly related to the particular county you chose. Backtrack to find articles about the issue in rural areas, or the issue in another rural area, etc. You cannot choose articles more than 10 years old or related to work in foreign countries, unless there is a clear relationship to your topic, and your explanation is appropriate. 4. Make sure you synthesize the findings from the literature review and discuss the relationship to your topic and how this knowledge sheds light on the situation/challenge/condition in the community you have chosen. In other words, if you were trying to improve conditions for the elderly (if you chose rural elderly), what does each of the literature tell you that might help you as you chose interventions? Make connections between article findings, compare and contrast differences (read on how to conduct a literature review to complete this section successfully). 5. Provide the names or positions of 3 persons (key informants) you will interview about the issue in the county you chose. Develop 10 questions you will ask these key informants (you may use the question on the syllabus). Just the names, titles, and reasons they were chosen are sufficient. You do not need to have conducted the interviews at this point, but you do need to identify whom you will interview and provide the 10 questions you will ask them. 6. Provide a one-page Reference List constructed according the APA manual, 6thedition. 7. This paper should be 7-10 pages total including the references and in APA Format . You must follow the outline below: Introduction Topic Selected County Selected Literature Review (this is NOT an annotated bibliography) Key Informants Conclusion References Appendix (10 Questions)