Re: Creative Blocks

When it comes to writer's block, I find it's best to write whatever comes to my mind-no matter how off-topic it seems. Usually, my brain works its way around to the topic at hand and I get a few ideas down that I can work with. Or, if I've really worked myself into a corner, I'll write the same sentence over and over and over again until my brain is so bored that the idea of working on the topic at hand is exciting and new. 

Designer's block, however, is a different beast. I don't have a method for tackling it. If I had a way of defeating designer's block, I wouldn't be struggling on this final project. Overcoming designer's block is difficult because it takes me too long to figure out an idea isn't working. Then I end up tossing hours of work away and starting fresh on a new idea. There's nothing worse than feeling like I've wasted my time, which is a feeling I experience far too often. 

I suppose my method for conquering designer's block is creating every bad idea until I have nothing but good ideas left. This proves time consuming, but it is what it is. I'm hoping that unblocking designer's block will get easier and easier the more I design.