Comments on: Where do you get your inspiration? http://www.nwicreative.org/learn/where-do-you-get-your-inspiration/ a creative community e-zine Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:50:25 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tom A. McDonald http://www.nwicreative.org/learn/where-do-you-get-your-inspiration/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Tom A. McDonald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:09:01 +0000 http://www.nwicreative.org/?p=75#comment-20 Whenever I want to write or work on my writing project and need inspiration, I pop in an old movie from my childhood. One that reminds me of being a kid back home watching tv in my old living room. Odd, I know. But I just turn the lights off in the living room and pop in an old movie and watch away. I guess it's a sort of calming method that relaxes me and starts to get me thinking creatively again. And my movie choices are probably just as odd, Superman (the original), The 'Burbs, the claymation Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, and most recently, Cast Away. Hey, you wanted the 'juicy details' and you got them...as off the wall as mine are. haha -TMac Whenever I want to write or work on my writing project and need inspiration, I pop in an old movie from my childhood. One that reminds me of being a kid back home watching tv in my old living room. Odd, I know. But I just turn the lights off in the living room and pop in an old movie and watch away. I guess it’s a sort of calming method that relaxes me and starts to get me thinking creatively again. And my movie choices are probably just as odd, Superman (the original), The ‘Burbs, the claymation Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, and most recently, Cast Away.

Hey, you wanted the ‘juicy details’ and you got them…as off the wall as mine are. haha

-TMac

]]> By: Atom Groom http://www.nwicreative.org/learn/where-do-you-get-your-inspiration/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Atom Groom Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:40:43 +0000 http://www.nwicreative.org/?p=75#comment-14 Left Brain Inspiration: Comes from research of anything I am working on. As I research a client, their customers, products, competitors, etc,... I get inspired for new innovations in what I am creating for that client. The more you learn about what you're going to be working on, the more innovative you can be. Typically it's the data and the design that I am researching, that gets the wheels turning in my head. In that, questions form and new ideas or solutions are the result. ---- Right Brain Inspiration: Artistically, I get inspired by many things. I love nature and the variety of textures, colors and shapes. It's endless and very inspiring. I also get inspired by looking at architectural innovations, the amount of work, science, and material to create buildings is mind boggling to me, in comparison to a website or a logo, etc. In that sense, architecture inspires me to "think big". What pumps me up the most is looking at other successful designers and artists portfolios. It keeps me in check, makes me realize that I have much to learn. Realizing that you will never stop learning or growing as a designer, artist, programmer, etc, etc... (so long as you force yourself to) is very inspiring to me. AG Left Brain Inspiration:
Comes from research of anything I am working on. As I research a client, their customers, products, competitors, etc,… I get inspired for new innovations in what I am creating for that client. The more you learn about what you’re going to be working on, the more innovative you can be.

Typically it’s the data and the design that I am researching, that gets the wheels turning in my head. In that, questions form and new ideas or solutions are the result.

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Right Brain Inspiration:
Artistically, I get inspired by many things. I love nature and the variety of textures, colors and shapes. It’s endless and very inspiring.

I also get inspired by looking at architectural innovations, the amount of work, science, and material to create buildings is mind boggling to me, in comparison to a website or a logo, etc. In that sense, architecture inspires me to “think big”.

What pumps me up the most is looking at other successful designers and artists portfolios. It keeps me in check, makes me realize that I have much to learn. Realizing that you will never stop learning or growing as a designer, artist, programmer, etc, etc… (so long as you force yourself to) is very inspiring to me.

AG

]]> By: Atom Groom http://www.nwicreative.org/learn/where-do-you-get-your-inspiration/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Atom Groom Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:24:17 +0000 http://www.nwicreative.org/?p=75#comment-13 @Kevin- It would be sweet if you could make a custom computer desk out of it? Not sure if you have enough material? @Kevin-

It would be sweet if you could make a custom computer desk out of it? Not sure if you have enough material?

]]> By: Kevin Bruinsma http://www.nwicreative.org/learn/where-do-you-get-your-inspiration/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Kevin Bruinsma Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:59:19 +0000 http://www.nwicreative.org/?p=75#comment-12 I recently had an inspirational moment out of everyday life. I was walking around downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan and met a guy who was filling a storefront with a bunch of junk. He had old light fixtures, furniture, doors… piles and piles of crap. I asked the guy if he minded if I looked through his stuff. He said it was no problem and if I found something I could name my price. After sifting through his shop for about a half hour I found myself picking things out that had cool textures. Mainly chunks of scrap metal. I’m not quite sure what attracted me to them or how I was going to use them. I think it’s just in a designer’s brain to be attracted to things like color, texture, and shapes. As of now, the metal is sitting in my garage. The only thing I have used if for is slicing my hand open while pulling it out of my trunk. Any suggestions? I recently had an inspirational moment out of everyday life. I was walking around downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan and met a guy who was filling a storefront with a bunch of junk. He had old light fixtures, furniture, doors… piles and piles of crap. I asked the guy if he minded if I looked through his stuff. He said it was no problem and if I found something I could name my price. After sifting through his shop for about a half hour I found myself picking things out that had cool textures. Mainly chunks of scrap metal. I’m not quite sure what attracted me to them or how I was going to use them. I think it’s just in a designer’s brain to be attracted to things like color, texture, and shapes.

As of now, the metal is sitting in my garage. The only thing I have used if for is slicing my hand open while pulling it out of my trunk.

Any suggestions?

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