Novelty

Last week, Mr. Radzi teach us about novelty in our creative studies class. His definition on novelty is "the quality of being new. Although it may be said to have an objective dimension (e.g. a new style of art coming into being, such as abstract art or impressionism) it essentially exists in the subjective perceptions of individuals." I found his explanation is well delivered and does not went against my point of view regarding the word novelty at all.

However, if I was asked to define novelty with my own words, it would be novelty is taking or upgrading an invention that had already been established into another level or phase. Meaning, it is a modification of something to achieve a greater benefit. Take our most used device in our century, which is our cell phone.

Okay! This cell phone right up here was the real thing back in 90th's. It gave a great impact on the people at that time and it is the source of evolution which create today multi-funcitional cell phone! However the only thing that this sweet thing capable on doing is the voice call and text messaging with some other few literal functions. Even so, this cell phone is enough to fulfill the specification needed to be a decent handphone, which the main purpose or function is to communicate with other through voice call. Even greater it also have the text messaging function. However, the technology does not stop there. There are a lot of technology enthutism out there, who want to add more function in it. That is when novelty or the term which I ocasionally used, modification, took placed. Have you been wondering what is the result?

Here is the result! Well not exactly, but this great device up here should be more than enough to portray how cell phone have gone through all the modification in just a period or time. From being created just for the sake to make a voice call, to text messaging, and now even way greater, it can take pictures, video, record sound, net browsing, and even can make a video call! How great has this sweet stuff have grown into? You tell me! this show how great modification or novelty can be. Of course some might argue about originality and what not. Even so, without novelty, there wont be any evolution around us! The technology wont be revolving throughout the time. So invention and novelty both serve their own purpose, on their own path. There wont be any novelty without invention, and invention will not grow or evolve without novelty! :)