If our gray matter loved disguises, what would it wear?
The Belgian magazine crack has put up a stimulating, interactive online questionnaire that can help you better imagine your ideas and (perhaps) even observe how much they differ from someone else's. The project is called Think in Color, and it's not as frivolous as it seems. It was developed in collaboration with psychologists at the University of Brussels, and has a similar format to personality tests such as the MBTI and the Big five.
What makes it unique, though, is that it condenses the entire feature set into its own 3D artistic sculpture.
Tell me who you are and I'll sculpt your thoughts
The interactive evaluation process shows everyone a sort of “neutral egg” at the beginning of the journey. The final result, however, differs greatly from subject to subject. Participants are encouraged to quantify their thoughts or feelings about certain topics through a series of criteria: each assessment shapes the 3D sculpture.
There is method to this madness; the questionnaire assesses a person's level of empathy, openness, flexibility, intellectual curiosity and other qualities. The goal, according to the editor-in-chief Bert Bultinck, is to make readers “question their own way of thinking”.
According to Knack magazine, in summary, individuals must learn to grasp their own thoughts to survive on this increasingly divided planet. At the end of the test you'll be able to save a JPEG or GIF copy of your 3D artwork, as well as read a text report of your ideas, of course.
An interactive way of contemplating yourself
Through this visual exercise , the publication hopes to “transform a black-and-white way of thinking into a colorful train of thought.”
Going forward, crack will incorporate the test into its contents, showing readers the "thought" avatar of each character interviewed.
