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Week 4 In class - Static observation 1&2


Observation 1
Shumzzle boardgame, panda on the side
Colourful puzzles
Grey crocodile
Green man
Book at the back, King of Infinite Space, man on cover page
Teacup and saucer, clock pattern
Round shaped toys, big and small
Brown feather on messenger box
Observation 2
Panda on the front as well
Lizzard puzzle
Red*2, yellow*2, blue*2, green*2 and black*1 robot
Statue behind the book
Red and white puzzle at the back
Football shaped toy
Box with 精品风筝 on
Another puzzle to the right
Not a messenger box, not sure what it is

 For the second observation, I tend to confirm what I already know by giving it a second look. Then I paid more attention to things I missed at the first go.



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