Where does your inspiration come from?

I find that when I hit a bit of a hurdle - either go for a walk usually down the Quayside as theres lots of inspiration and creativity oozing from the architecture and the variation of modern developments with histric heritage buildings!

But usually when I'm driving from meeting a client or on the way I tend to have flashes of ideas when I cant jot them down or have a pen handy!!!

When I have design block I usually do things completely unrelated to what I'm trying to do. Usually something I like doing, like listening to music, or going to see a film. If the design is REALLY bugging me then I doodle a bit of things like people, animals, whatever really and then once my brains rested from the original problem I start looking at it again with a fresh brain. Alot of the time I try to do it with instinct and build up from that starting point. However I do make it a habit to have a piece of paper on me and a pen. (If I'm going somewhere I'll bring my special A5 zipped ring binder with compartments) Zipped ring binders are excellent for keeping safe and organising loose and bound bits of paper.

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best thing to do is to just go out and watch people.. or if your feeling like a day in, go around the web looking at other designers stuff for insperation, works a charm. I tend to trott of to the natural history museum just for a kick (and we've got lovely storefronts on the way there, so plenty of eye candy) Dont only watch the obviouse, go for lighting, architecture, clothes, personal style etc. It does make it easier!
// Meg

I am not sure I can have any affect on when I will have ideas. They show up at the strangest times. Never when you are sitting solely trying to think of something. I agree with what most of you have said, many times while I am washing up or laying awake at night trying to go to sleep. When I am out walking around things often come to my mind. If I am content it's difficult but if I am going through a hard time it becomes easier.

Have a nap! It's amazing how you try and overthink things and become overtired.

Probably similar to what other people have said about changing your surroundings....

Yep,

For me it's driving, walking in the country (handy as that's where I live), or the place between waking and sleeping, when a curious visual space seems to open up - usually when I'm maximum distance from a pen & pad. :)

Having said that, if I get an idea while I'm just about to go to sleep, if I set the intent to for it to come up again in the morning - 99/100 it does; just pops up while I'm brushing me teeth.

John
Freelance Coach

well i guess from the people who matters to me. they're the people who give meaning to my life, they're the ones who seem to know the very details of me most especially my family. I am family person as you may have noticed.. :)

because of them, i live fruitfully. 🙂

I did a degree in Fine art (a long time ago in another life time) and the best thing for me was exercise. Keep fit and go for a run or, to go to the gym and the ideas will flow. Also take long showers (Douglas Adams was famed for taking very long baths whilst writing Hitch Hikers guide to the galaxy). Don't mean to sound weird but the amount of eureka! Moments I had during a long shower.

from Math or Nature, - the beauty of cold logic or wild passion of life.

My inspiration, I get it from my family.

Makes me want to work more harder when it comes to the. 🙂