Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Metaphor



In this Cartoon, a nice little metaphor for exactly what is happening with the new bailout. The Federal Reserve rescued the lenders who are represented by shark and left the homeowners and families facing foreclosures and it is represented by drowned people.

Dabbawala







A Dabbawala (one who carries the box) is a person in the Indian city of Mumbai whose job is to carry and deliver freshly made food from home in lunch boxes to office workers. Although the work sound simple, it is in fact a highly specialized trade that is over a century old and which has become integral to Mumbai’s culture.
The thing I like the most about this company is the art of designing the supply of chain. About 200,000 lunches get moved every day and according to statistics there is only one mistake in every 6000,000 deliveries. The lunch carriers deliver the food at the lunch time and then take the dabbawala in a reverse logistics. There are many people involved In the process of delivery. Dabbawala is still using low tech and did not use the high technologies available.


Mustafa Alali

Mind Map



A mind map is a digram used ti represent words, ideas, tasks or other items linked to, and arranged around, a central key word or idea. Mind mapping can be used for different reasons. It can be used in writing, brainstorming, evaluating of products…etc. In this example that I have created. I draw a digram that identifies the key feature of any product.

First, we find what is the target market for this product. We also develop detailed specification such as size wight, form, and color. We also should study the cost factors in producing this product and the quality. These word, task, and ideas in the mind map help marketing people when they start a product study.
Mustafa Alali

Monday, July 20, 2009

Owl




When a person from the Middle East see an owl, he will associate it with bad omens. However, in a different culture such as the Japanese culture, People's view about the owl is different. Some Owls represents messengers of god in Japan. I think that seeing is believing because when people look to things, their feelings are driven by what they see. Religion is another factor which is able to control emotions.

I am cool and better



Although Apple’s computers were not shown in these ads, Apple was able send specific messages to people’s minds. The main theme of these ads is to say that I am cool and better. Apple Mac is represented by a cool informal guy. The messages are summarized in the following sentences.The way the actor dress,moves and talks sends information for people:

- Apple is cool and fun.
- Apple is easy to set up and use. Reliable
- Windows is boring.
- Apple is able to run windows applications.
- Apple is safe and more reliable.


Mustafa Alali

Sunday, July 19, 2009

"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?"




"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?"
-- H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927.

When you watch this short movie, you will laugh on most sayings mentioned, because you know that all of these inventions did happened. However, back in these days, they used to laugh at people who have high ambitions. I believe that if any person wants to be a creative, he has to believe in his wild ideas and postpone criticizing for later.

First they ignore you...
Then they laugh at you...
Then they fight you...
Then you win...
--Mohandas Gandhi