Opening windows to creativity

Like a carnival, our college was packed with visitors, stalls, cars, posters and sign boards. Students eating and talking was the scene outside the SCIB block. One of the best events in the college the window display called the “Creative streaks” this year shows off the creative talent of the students. Apart from the loud music and noise there were more than a dozen of posters outside the block. The stalls had themes like the hard rock café, tribute to MJ, the scary house, the human intestine, titanic, Halloween, bike doctors and many more.
With a lot of expectations I entered the block not knowing which stall to see. The first stall that impressed me was the setup of “Nathaigoundaumputhr”, a village near Coimbatore. What I loved was not just the display, but how the students visited the village and planted joy in the hearts of its residents with their actions. The 3rd B Com CA, they spent a day there, understood the requirements of the village people and raised funds for the local school rather than spending more on the set up. I believe it was a brilliant idea and the implementation was amazing.
I also liked display about the tribute to MJ. His fan follower Shardha of 1st B Com highlighted his life and achievements. The British rule extended for 50 years left me lost in thoughts about how my life would be if it had happened. Brands in 60 seconds, a game about identifying brands were loved by all. Here the students tapped into one very important element, it was human interaction. Rather than just explaining points or playing slide shows, they let the crowd in on the fun. A similar approach was seen from the Stall by 2nd B.Com where the display features the working of an internal combustion engine and you are the fuel that goes through the various parts. The idea was amazing and implementation was decent. But it would have been better if they had added a bit more attention to detail.
There were many stalls that were very informative like, ways to save fuel, animal cruelty, ways to be eco- friendly, etc, but they could have been displayed in a more innovative manner, rather than just point blank explanation. The seven gates to hell by 3rd B Com compared terrorism, corruption, child molestation and other negative qualities to hell. Parthiban from 3rd B Com CS startled us with his knowledge on bikes when we walked into his display. There were many bikes and parts on display and attention to detail was simply amazing.
But when compared to last years show, one would notice that there was a massive dip in enthusiasm and quality this year. The teasers which create the eagerness to see was missing, the hype and excitement was low. Overall the quality of each display was poor, and there was a shabby feel to all of them. And most of the first year had displays outdid their seniors; their efforts were more articulate when compared with the latter. We did notice that there was one major fault, and it was that all the displays had brilliant ideas. But whatever the thought or idea , its implementation is more important. It’s the implementation that communicates and shows your actual talent, which was lacking.
Hope to see more enthusiasm, excitement and creativity in the next window display.

by,
Divya Chugani