Designer’s block...

I haven’t made a single design I liked for more than a month.

Have any of you guys been through a month long designer’s block? How did you come through it?

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   scapyyy said 3 months ago

   thats how i was, i was really lacking on designing, maybe like 2-3 designs in about 2 months maybe 3. and then this past weekend i made about 15 different designs, just to get a bunch of ideas down and get back in the game.

   you just gotta get in the mindset, and wanna start designing again.

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   beth said 3 months ago

   lsd

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   quakerninja said 3 months ago

   beth said: lsd

   duh.
   No really Try taking a trip. out and about.

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   jimiyo said 3 months ago

   try a new style or technique even if you have to mimic something. then make it yours and the growth will make you feel like youre growing. but thats my method. im going for a rikkib doodlely jimiyo style the next round. hopefully ill learn something.

   how the hell is hung kong!?

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   heat. said 3 months ago

   scapyyy said: thats how i was, i was really lacking on designing, maybe like 2-3 designs in about 2 months maybe 3. and then this past weekend i made about 15 different designs, just to get a bunch of ideas down and get back in the game. you just gotta get in the mindset, and wanna start designing again.

   The same here.

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   Davee Bee said 3 months ago

   You gots the bird thing going so take this one... birds that fly straight into windows- bird suicide.

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   deepee said 3 months ago

   jimiyo said: try a new style or technique even if you have to mimic something. then make it yours and the growth will make you feel like youre growing. but thats my method. im going for a rikkib doodlely jimiyo style the next round. hopefully ill learn something. how the hell is hung kong!?

   As I did with ray’s style.

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   herman said 3 months ago

   jimiyo said: try a new style or technique even if you have to mimic something. then make it yours and the growth will make you feel like youre growing. but thats my method. im going for a rikkib doodlely jimiyo style the next round. hopefully ill learn something. how the hell is hung kong!?

   I’ll definitely give your suggestion a try!

   Its pretty good in HK. My allergies are getting better. Instead of using 1/2 a box of kleenex everyday, I’ve reduced it to probably 1/4 now.

   quakerninja said:

   beth said: lsd

   duh.
   No really Try taking a trip. out and about.

   I was thinking about the same thing. But I’m in the process of looking for a full time job.

   scapyyy said: thats how i was, i was really lacking on designing, maybe like 2-3 designs in about 2 months maybe 3. and then this past weekend i made about 15 different designs, just to get a bunch of ideas down and get back in the game. you just gotta get in the mindset, and wanna start designing again.

   true. My mindset right now is half lazy half uninspired.

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   collisiontheory said 3 months ago

   Dude I have a folder in my laptop that says "INSPIRATION". It contains all the porn in the world. Lol but no I do have a folder and it has hundreds of jpgs of all the works of all other artists/designers that inspire me. It has everything from 70s rock posters, street art, arabic calligraphy, works of painters, T-shirt designs, etc.

   So basically anytime I go to any website and find a really cool work or style I just place it on the folder. When designer’s block hits me I just open it up and take a peek. Sometimes the best way to get out of a rut is just by looking at tons of visual stimuli. Works every time. A great place to start is www.ffffound.com.

   By the way, what kind of full time job are you looking for?

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    MezXXX said 3 months ago

    i take a short break.. like 2-3 weeks. So my mind is refreshed and full of ideas because stress is what gets to me most. after that amount of time, i have a sudden urge to design furiously and thats when i start wizzing with pencil and paper so easily because im 100% sure what im drawing!

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    gaunty said 3 months ago

    i can’t say I have my ideas usually come from ideas I read or see on TV. My newest one is from Americas dance crew. The show sucks but I was watching the other day and anyway wait and see.

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    a killer wombat said 3 months ago

    what I do is change mediums completely.... if I am stuck with a shirt design I just work on a web site for the day or two, if its web design I work on a poster... just keep the mind moving.

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    Simply Complicated said 3 months ago

    well apparently im stealing ideas from a huge line so i dont know

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    edword said 3 months ago

    maybe buy some new books.

    I had a slump a couple months back and started re-vistiting some old work that I felt I could improve now, that seemed to spark something for me.

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    speedyjvw said 3 months ago

    i hadnt made anything since feb, now ive made 3 designs in 3 days with atleast 2 more coming...i really wish i could be more consistant

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    herman said 3 months ago

    collisiontheory said: Dude I have a folder in my laptop that says "INSPIRATION". It contains all the porn in the world. Lol but no I do have a folder and it has hundreds of jpgs of all the works of all other artists/designers that inspire me. It has everything from 70s rock posters, street art, arabic calligraphy, works of painters, T-shirt designs, etc. So basically anytime I go to any website and find a really cool work or style I just place it on the folder. When designer’s block hits me I just open it up and take a peek. Sometimes the best way to get out of a rut is just by looking at tons of visual stimuli. Works every time. A great place to start is www.ffffound.com. By the way, what kind of full time job are you looking for?

    Man, AJ, I think we both have a similar work flow. Saving JPGS and FFFFound.

    I’m actually interviewing for a design job at a local streetwear label (lots of hype in HK). So hopefully, everything works out.

    MezXXX said: i take a short break.. like 2-3 weeks. So my mind is refreshed and full of ideas because stress is what gets to me most. after that amount of time, i have a sudden urge to design furiously and thats when i start wizzing with pencil and paper so easily because im 100% sure what im drawing!

    I don’t have a habit of carrying a sketch book. Maybe I should start to now, haha.

    a killer wombat said: what I do is change mediums completely.... if I am stuck with a shirt design I just work on a web site for the day or two, if its web design I work on a poster... just keep the mind moving.

    Definitely. Sometimes, tee designs limits your creativity.

    edword said: maybe buy some new books. I had a slump a couple months back and started re-vistiting some old work that I felt I could improve now, that seemed to spark something for me.

    I bought a new book last week called "Type Addicted". Pretty good for inspiration.

    

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    dcastle8183 said 3 months ago

    I try listening to different kinds of music and then creating a piece using some of the lines in a song or base it from just the feel of the music. I don’t know why but each time I do that I always seem to get inspired.

    I also have an inspiration folder like CollisionTheory that helps. Maybe even just take a break and not do anything for a week and just observe your surroundings... that is if you can afford to do that.

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    collisiontheory said 3 months ago

    herman said:

    collisiontheory said: Dude I have a folder in my laptop that says "INSPIRATION". It contains all the porn in the world. Lol but no I do have a folder and it has hundreds of jpgs of all the works of all other artists/designers that inspire me. It has everything from 70s rock posters, street art, arabic calligraphy, works of painters, T-shirt designs, etc. So basically anytime I go to any website and find a really cool work or style I just place it on the folder. When designer’s block hits me I just open it up and take a peek. Sometimes the best way to get out of a rut is just by looking at tons of visual stimuli. Works every time. A great place to start is www.ffffound.com. By the way, what kind of full time job are you looking for?

    Man, AJ, I think we both have a similar work flow. Saving JPGS and FFFFound.

    I’m actually interviewing for a design job at a local streetwear label (lots of hype in HK). So hopefully, everything works out.
    

    Nice dude! I totally love fffound. As for your job, that sounds exciting man! What streetwear labels are there currently?

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    gabroll said 3 months ago

    This will be the cheesiest sounding suggestion, but what I have done is remodeled my office. It takes about a day and the new surroundings are energizing.

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    herman said 3 months ago

    collisiontheory said:

    herman said:

    collisiontheory said: Dude I have a folder in my laptop that says "INSPIRATION". It contains all the porn in the world. Lol but no I do have a folder and it has hundreds of jpgs of all the works of all other artists/designers that inspire me. It has everything from 70s rock posters, street art, arabic calligraphy, works of painters, T-shirt designs, etc. So basically anytime I go to any website and find a really cool work or style I just place it on the folder. When designer’s block hits me I just open it up and take a peek. Sometimes the best way to get out of a rut is just by looking at tons of visual stimuli. Works every time. A great place to start is www.ffffound.com. By the way, what kind of full time job are you looking for?

    Man, AJ, I think we both have a similar work flow. Saving JPGS and FFFFound.

    I’m actually interviewing for a design job at a local streetwear label (lots of hype in HK). So hopefully, everything works out.
    

    Nice dude! I totally love fffound. As for your job, that sounds exciting man! What streetwear labels are there currently?

    The streetwear scene here is pretty huge in HK. Bape, BBC/Ice Cream, Neighborhood, Undefeated, OriginalFake, Stussy, etc. and the local ones such as Know1edge, Clot, Subcrew, AAAA, etc.

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    collisiontheory said 3 months ago

    herman said:

    collisiontheory said:

    herman said:

    collisiontheory said: Dude I have a folder in my laptop that says "INSPIRATION". It contains all the porn in the world. Lol but no I do have a folder and it has hundreds of jpgs of all the works of all other artists/designers that inspire me. It has everything from 70s rock posters, street art, arabic calligraphy, works of painters, T-shirt designs, etc. So basically anytime I go to any website and find a really cool work or style I just place it on the folder. When designer’s block hits me I just open it up and take a peek. Sometimes the best way to get out of a rut is just by looking at tons of visual stimuli. Works every time. A great place to start is www.ffffound.com. By the way, what kind of full time job are you looking for?

    Man, AJ, I think we both have a similar work flow. Saving JPGS and FFFFound.

    I’m actually interviewing for a design job at a local streetwear label (lots of hype in HK). So hopefully, everything works out.
    

    Nice dude! I totally love fffound. As for your job, that sounds exciting man! What streetwear labels are there currently?

    The streetwear scene here is pretty huge in HK. Bape, BBC/Ice Cream, Neighborhood, Undefeated, OriginalFake, Stussy, etc. and the local ones such as Know1edge, Clot, Subcrew, AAAA, etc.

    Nice dude I hope you get a job in one of those labels. Bape vs. Herman Lee yeah! hehe

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    cajun metal said 3 months ago

    I fffind this to be appropriate
    

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