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Cardinal Connections
CreativityNOW!Ten tricks to motivateyour muse
Designs should be engaging, informative, and memorable.
slide shows • posters • newsletters • brochures • ads • handouts • lessonswebsites • documentation • logos • banners • flyers • interactive exercisesgames • certificates • table signs • business cards • t-shirts • videos • forms
announcements • invitations • programs • signs • novelties • booths • seminarsCD and DVD covers • tickets • product labels • packaging labels • grant proposals
animations • point-of-purchase displays • resumes • articles for submission
InvolveInformInspire
Organize project files for inspiration
• Preserve original files; copy to the project file and work on the copy
• Store original images and drawings in one place
• Look for ideas from images and drawings you already have, to use as is, to modify, or to inspire
• Look for ideas from projects you’ve completed
• Use a Media Manager such as Adobe Bridge or Picasa, or the thumbnail view in My Computer to view multiple images all at once
Organize project files for inspiration
Create and maintain a library
• Copy project pieces into individual files and store them in one place
• Search your hard drive for .JPG’s in the Programs directory
• Look for ideas by viewing your library
Creative CommonsGoogle search for images: govhttp://www.graphics.com/modules.php?name=Web_Linkshttp://www.freedigitalphotos.net/http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Graphics.shtmlhttp://www.loc.gov/index.htmlhttp://www.sxc.hu/category/1256http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/http://photobucket.comhttp://www.freegreatpicture.com/wallpaper-gallery
Create and maintain a list of resource URLs
• Use Bookmarks or Favorites; set up folders for categories
• Use Word or Notepad to add photo credits and other info such as the terms of use
http://www.designparagon.com/http://www.ictlic.eq.edu.au/veryflashchristmas/veryflashchristmascs55.htmlhttp://www.wildbillssoda.com/index.aspxhttp://dribbble.com/http://colorschemedesigner.com/http://designspiration.net/http://kuler.adobe.com/#themes/rating?time=30http://mashable.com/2009/03/16/design-inspiration/http://www.smashingmagazine.com/http://www.deviantart.com/
Search for stimulus
• Create a system to keep track of inspirations as you find them – colors, layouts, concepts
• Search for images in Google -- vintage signs in a Google image search will display a style, for example
• Search for images in Google by using descriptive words -- vintage, modern, contemporary, state-of-the-art, upbeat, dramatic, art deco
Use typography as art
Enhance a photo
Enhance a photo
Look at the Big Picture
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Make it personal
Make it personal
Ask a question
Look at the Big Picture
Make a comparison to a familiar concept
• Growth: a seedling becomes a flower, a tree becomes a forest, a person becomes a crowd
• Progress: architecture, blueprints, frame; measuring cup, rain gauge, yardstick, ruler; building, bricks, doors, windows, floors
• Transition: movie transitions, seasons, clock – passage of time, temperature – barometer
• Results: sunrise – sunset, rainy day – sunny day, falling leaves
• Journey: road signs, construction zone, transportation – air, auto, rail
• Explanation: tell a story - book, turning pages, chapter beginning – ending, Once Upon a Time
Make a comparison to a familiar concept
Make a comparison to a familiar concept
Follow a theme
Follow a theme
Use familiar objects
Use familiar objects
Ten tricks to motivate your muse
1. Organize and maintain image and illustration files2. Create and maintain your own library3. Create and maintain a list of URLs4. Create and maintain inspirational resources5. Use typography as art6. Make it personal7. Ask a question8. Compare to a familiar concept / use a theme9. Use a familiar object10. Enhance a photo
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