Competition Submission

I joined the Adobe Design Competition.

Unit 6: What Motivated People?

I read the beginning the chapter of Unit 7. It explained how to keep people motivated with coffee gift card to collect the stamp on each box to get complete for free coffee. The coffee shop wants to keep customers to keep motivated to earn the stamps. For example, I played the online game called Candy Crush Saga on the laptop, iPad, and in my iPhone. I keep myself motivated to get completed all of levels. I sometimes couldn't predict myself to complete the levels. It sometimes took me long to complete the levels in few days. I am still keep my motivated to play it. People keep their motivated and will become successful at last.

I do have dopamine loops on the Internet such as Twitter or Facebook, check the emails and texts, and check some information. I cannot ignore my social media because I am dangerously addicted to it. I sometimes like social media because it keeps me busy to check repeated. I keep pay my attention to my phone most of time because my iphone is important to me because of best social media due of internet, text, and social media apps such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook as always.

Project 3 Preliminary Proposal

View project statement: Baskin-Ribbons Ice Cream Statement

Schedule:

Week 8: Make the proposal for Project 3

Week 9: Concept and Art Direction

Week 10: Prelim Critics

Week 11: Final Critics

Thesis Ideas

1. Tattoo are parts of cultures, traditional or their purpose. 2. Fitness to show the easy ways to exercise. 3. Comic book, may get the apps for it. I don't sure if they will fit my thesis and project

Project 2 Refined Proposal

View project statement: Borracchini’s Bakery Statement

Schedule:

Week 3: Make the proposal for Project 2

Week 4: Researching

Week 5: Sketching and feedback

Week 6: Art direction to improve design

Week 7: Prelim Critics

Week 8: Final Critics

Unit 5 How People Focus Their Attention

Sometimes people like to pay attention on a few items of information at a time because they don't have time to read all the information.

The few details in the information may not be enough for people to understand. More or less information that is needed may depend on the subject matter.

People really cannot do multitasking because they only can control/focus on one task at a time, two or more tasks is difficult to do a good job. For example, an interpreter can only listen and interpret to me at the same time. But, an interpreter cannot voice what I sign at the same time the instructor is talking.

Hotlinked:

http://mentalhealth.about.com/cs/familyresources/l/bladd.htm

http://www.task.fm/undivided-attention

Unit 4: How People Think

The first page (homepage) has basic information rather than a full description that would overwhelm some people. The next page has a bit more information. A website should minimize the number of times people need to click to get detailed information. On the other hand, one of the websites has fewer loads meaning that people don't have to think or remember more than ten pages.

If you just read a sentence more than three times, your mind begins to wander.   People's minds that wander are not the same as daydreaming such as stray thoughts, fantasies, or stories you imagine. This sometimes happens to me when I am reading a book that I enjoy. I just start daydreaming. I didn't realize that I was still reading the book. I try again to focus on the book. Daydreaming while you are driving is dangerous because you are unaware of what is happening in your surroundings.  

"When you're stuck, go to sleep"

When you are struggling with your project or homework for a long time, take a nap or go to bed. Your mind will be refreshed and then finish your project or homework. People thought that they needed to stay up late, but your mind will be worse because of all the day activities the mind has done. The mind needs a rest for a few hours while you sleep.

Goal-gradient effect - people are more motivated to complete a task the closer they get to the end goal.

Operant conditioning – If you want a certain behavior or reaction, then reward it when it occurs. The reward can be continuous or random.

Dopamine- created in various parts of the brain and is critical in all sorts of brain function: including moving, thinking, sleeping and motivation.