This is a rather interesting subject to me, in a sense that I've always acknowledged the importance of conducting research and recording sufficient evidence ever since my A-levels years ( which they really drilled into your head at that time ), yet I still find difficulty in stopping halfway to record stuffs rather than just push forward with the project. Most of this was due to the fact that I brainstorm ideas in my head , rather than putting EVERYTHING out on paper or a physical media, excepts for the really important ideas that signifies a change in style or method. Another major reason would be my early introduction to digital drawing , where the ability to easily edit and alter really caters for my sense of being a perfectionist , changing early concepts constantly until I've reached a point that I'm satisfied with , without documenting the process in between, since it'd gone by so quickly because it is so easy to change ( a problem that still haunts me till this day , like during the character design brief for Visual language where I essentially finished the character by the end of the day) . I later would learned that this form is a very simplified version of what is the intuitive approach to research , which is done when you've already gain a status of being a specialist in your field and already have a library of knowledge in your head. The problem is that , I'm not there yet!
.There is of course positive aspects about this , is that working digitally drastically increase the speed of production, which allow for MORE research/ concept designs to be carried out without impending on the whole process, and of course, the quality of digital art is in most cases superior. Of course though, documentation is important even in real world applicants where deadlines are always present, since we have to present them to the client, whose's demand will undoubtedly change from time to time based on what we have presented them with, hence any future work from then on would have to be based on those documentation . This is a situation that Fred listed out in this lecture.
Along with that he also present some of the key tips and idea to really help with developing research practices , that is first to acknowledge and embrace the fact that you have no idea where you are going and what to do , if you did , you wouldn't "research" you would just do. Parallel to that is a very interesting definition of research as based on what is already know , and is not the process of innovation, which make a lot of sense since you create by gathering the material produced by your research , not actually to creating in the middle of it . Following that was a break down of what is information. It is a result of organised data that deliver knowledge to the person receiving . More important were the key importance to information for research development is that it has to be sufficient , competent , relevant and useful. In my own view, my practices limits the quantities of research that I could provide (lack in sufficient ) , but those that are , I would argue delivers on the remaining qualities.
Ending on that positive note , I think the most fitting point that Fred gave was at the end where he listed out a general process for research involving analysis , research , evaluation and solution and the many connections in between , but would emphasise on the fact that we should not just systematically follow this pattern but to change and adapt and find our own practices , highlighted by the phrase : " you are the center of your research " . So in that sense, my practices might not be wrong at any point , but just need further refinement and improvement to get the best out of it , which is a very encouraging thing to hear
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