Most influential people that make money online are those with
particular skills to render needed services, such as graphic design. They
render their services in so many popular platforms and get paid for it.
Sometimes, graphic designing could be such a herculean task
if ideas and inspirations are not there. As a graphic designer, you seemingly
create everything from nothing, then tweak it to appeal the senses and portray
a particular meaning to viewers. Here are simple tips to get inspired when you
have a graphic design projects.
How to Fine Inspiration as a Graphic Designer
1. Over the place
I find inspiration all over the place. Most of the time, you
may be inspired by another designer, something fresh that you haven't seen
before that really stands out. Look around your vicinity , you’ll see patterns and shapes in your day-to-day
life that inspire you.
2. Through Interactions
Interacting with humans often always can give you inspiration,
perhaps on a deeper level. That feeling when you connect with someone may always
fill you with excitement and gives you just what you need to create.
See this personal experience from an armature graphic designer
from Detroit, “ … am inspired by
conversations I hear around me, when I'm sitting in class, and I overhear two
students talk about some game that they played, I imagine it, and then later,
these images begin to take shape on my computer. Other times it just happens,
I'll be writing a paper, and out of nowhere, get up, walk to my laptop, and
begin designing something, like a weapon to be used by one of my many roleplay
characters”
This is amazing, isn’t it?
3. From Random
Patterns
Another important source of inspiration for many attractive
designs are random patterns. I discover
many of this fantasy when I am on travels. I saw a trailer house with siding
made from wooden pallets. I thought it was brilliant. I took a picture of the
texture to use as a background for a site. It looks authentic, rustic, and
natural, all at the same time. I'll see color combinations on packaging, often
packaging from imported products from other countries, and I'll photograph it
and save the color combinations for future use. The only inspiration I wasn't
able to profit from was attempting to reconstruct the iridescence from a beetle
I found. I could not mimic the dynamic colors no matter how hard I tried.
From Nature and Other
People’s Work
Most graphic designers get inspiration mainly from work of nature,
but as well as seeing other peoples work.
According to Andre, “Graphic designing allows me to express
my thoughts and feelings in a way of images instead of text because we have to
keep in mind that a picture isn't always how it's seemed”.
The meaning behind them is developed mainly by the viewer
and how they interpret it which makes it a great way of displaying emotions.
The truth is that most designers (not only graphic
designers) find their inspiration in other peoples work.
The formula is: Be inspired and then create something new from it. Otherwise it would just be replication.
Of course there are people who come up with brand new ideas and some that find inspiration in other people’s work only now and then instead of all the time.
I imagine that with time you have seen so much from other people that you will get inspired by things you have seen without even knowing it.
Yes, It's so true that sometimes you just can't find
inspiration when you need it. It happens time and again and What you feel really
depends on your environment and surroundings.
From Nick “…when I'm out and away from my work-space, I feel
things around me inspire me naturally. I don't feel the need to go look for it,
it just comes randomly.”
Valuable Resourses
If you’re glued to your chair all day, staring at the
screen,Try and look for inspiration in
work done by awesome designers on Dribbble, or read articles on
SmashingMagazine or check out wacky t-shirt designs on Threadless!
Be Creative and Imaginative
Being creative is a very important virtue for every successful
graphic designer. Sometimes, ideas comes naturally when you start imagining.
Your ability to convert what you imagine as a result of mind thought to
visually appealing designs is what makes you great.
Do you know other methods to get inspired as a graphic designer?
Kindly share with us in the comments section below.
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