Practice makes perfect! Though practice is not enough! You need to really think about how to maintain a sustainable impact when it comes to art and design. And if you’re a designer in the creative industry, this couldn’t be more important.
What is the cause you’re working for? What are you trying to portray? What style or field of creative design are you interested in? Are you willing to be involved in the art and design world to make this world a better place? Are you producing a product? Or, is it an awareness campaign that you are trying to convey? How can you ensure that this design can be sustainably created and produced? These are questions that you need to ask yourself if you are willing to simplify, and find a solution to a problem in this beautiful world we live in.
A question to keep in mind while functioning as a creative, one that can be stressful at times, is how do you creatively sustain your work? From an artist’s perspective, there are various ways to keep your creative inspiration flowing, and I’ll talk about the most common ones that pop up in my life when I am inspired to create the art I love!
No, this is not a manual on how you can actually do this, it is just a simple method or train of thought that can be helpful.
For starters, you need to trust yourself and instincts, have an open mind and be willing to accept any crazy idea, thought or feeling that creeps up on you. You also need to stop with the self-doubt, or call yourself crazy. You need to love yourself first to give love (and creatively produce), otherwise this might not be the healthiest way to go about sustaining your craft. If you know you have the ultimate design that will change the face of recycling for the future, but seems completely out of reach, never give up.
Don’t act on feelings of self-doubt instantly. Instead, break it down and see how you can manifest your thoughts into the real world. For that to happen you need to look within yourself and around you. You need to be in touch with your inner demons, or let’s say angels.
Observe everything! Take your time while you are observing, don’t squeeze the thought, just walk with it and see how you feel or think when trying to connect with people or creations of any sort, whether it be music, fashion, architecture and people. At the end of the day, you are not copying anyone else. Inspiration comes from already existing notions and different creative projects, which you would have perceived in a different manner. Channel these thoughts into creation, and think of ways you can sustain your creativity for a longer period of time.
Given all of the above, you could easily think that someone so creatively involved, never has moments when they feel stuck. When they think that they can’t produce something anymore. That’s so untrue, we all go through experiences where we think we can continue to creatively produce, only to find that the reality is quite the opposite. Let your brain breathe, but surely never stop practicing your craft, whatever it may be. Write, sketch and take notes as you see colors, shapes and forms that you admire, also try a
bit of research involving the origins of these creations that you admire and then practice, with time you tend to build this understanding and style of how to communicate with your audience to convey the message that you are trying to convey.
At the end of the day, these inspirations come from literally everything that surrounds you, around you.
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