Why yes it is. I was never really happy with the original design and the post of last night got me thinking. So here it is, please tell me what you think of it.
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Hi again, Today we are gonna talk about regaining your inspiration. I’m taking this subject because I just came out of an creativity-less period and let me tell you nothing is as bad for a designer than losing there creativity. To take back what you lost, you must first know what you lost. This is not a how-to guide. There is no pill to take or a 10 step tutorial for it. We can however get some insights.
What is creativity? Creativity is the thing that separates you from the masses, It’s that little voice that Tell’s you: let’s try something new. This can be a lot of things; creating a poster, making a website, drawing a picture even rearranging you workspace. Most of all creativity is a risk, it’s something you start with but don’t know how it will end or that people gonna like it.
Now this can happen on a million way’s, the most common are dullness. Waking up at the same time everyday, walking the same road to work … generally doing the same things over and over again.This can happen before you know it and can be quite difficult to get out. An other way is getting to much stress or working to hard. Another creativity killer can be a forced look on things; your boss forces a view on you and you can’t walk out of the lines he has drawn.
First you need to find out what the problem is. If your problem is dullness than small things can save you, taking a different road for example. changing small things in your life can do miracles. If you have to much stress then you can just wait for it to blow over. If that is not the case you will need to adjust to the stress level and again time can be a friend here. The boss thing can be the most difficult of all. Or you realise that you can never be as creative as you though you could be, or try and talk with your bosses. If that doesn’t work for you, you better find another job. I think you will be happier doing something you like to do, than working that heavy job that earns a lot of cash.
The most important thing you need to do is want to regain you creativity. If you really want it back you will get it back.
Today we will talk about simplicity. This article is not just about using simplicity in designs, no this is about the full meaning of the word and how to use it everywhere. So what is this all about ? Let’s take a look shall we.
A lot of people don’t understand why it can be so important. If you need to study an object before you know what it does, then it’s not properly build. This is also true with graphic designs. When you look at a flyer and you can’t see in the first 3 seconds what it is about, then that is a bad design. The problem with simplicity is that it’s easy to miss the thoughts that has been put in it. A big white poster with a picture of the product and the name on it, is that cheap? I don’t think so, every time you go past it you will see the product and the name of it. I admit it’s not difficult to make, but is that really important? Last time I checked promotion is about promoting the product not promoting the artist that made it.
Now how do I practice simplicity in my everyday life ? Quite simple (no pun intended): when you are presented two choices, take the simplest one. This is called Occam’s razor (one should not increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything). The problem with this life style is that you will learn less than you would if you took the hard road. It really depends on what you want. But if you face a difficult problem you know what to do.
I have seen a lot of people in my life that over think and over plan things in their life. I must admit that I’m sometimes one of those people. You keep on planning and planning till you realise the situation is already over. What is the right move to do here? Just go with the flow, see what happens and you have nothing to blame. Just try to keep it simpel