Ways to stay creative

What to do when nothing works?

As a designer you don't have always the privilege to be creative when you have the right ideas or have the loss to do so. As a graphic designer you have to be creative every minute of the day - namely on call. And sometimes you stuck. It wants to occur simply nothing to your mind.

Here are my first 10 tips for designers how to stay creative

1) Make lists

2) Carry a notebook everywhere

3) Try freewriting or drawing

4) Collect press clippings, photos etc. and tangle an inspiration folder

5) Take breaks

6) Quit beating yourself up

7) Get away from the computer (or from the paper if you work most of the time with pencils)

8) If you have an idea - write it down (no matter what time of day or night)

9) Sing in the shower (Hopefully you relax or maybe at least you can annoy your neighbors)

10) Talk with somebody (let you tell something funny, sad, ... )

In a few days I will give you some more ideas how to stay creative :)

This is an old drawing (nothing to do with my project, but maybe interesting for you) :)