Your Creative/Design Process 1818 Responses

Last post: 4 months ago | Thread started: Jul 22, 08, 11:53 a.m.

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  If you were to give a presentation as to what your creative process might be, what kind of stuff would you say? What is your process?
  Let's assume you're working with a new client, the brief is wide open and there are no tight deadlines or budgets.
  How do you start? What sort of photography are you looking for, where do you look? Same with type? Do you look at design portals for inspiration, which ones? Are there other designers you look to for inspiration, which ones? Is there a base grid structure you follow? Just curious to know if anyone follows a regiment when they're working on new projects? It seems my approach is different every time for every project and I wonder if by streamlining that approach, if I could become better and more efficient.
  Let the wise cracks begin!

  Jul 22, 08, 11:53 a.m. – Permalink

• capsize

  ffffound

  • and then share from Rand– capsize1/5

    and I'm the johnny-come-lately to that print party– capsize2/5

    you just browse ffffound until you feel inspired? do you ever feel you're just rehashing your inspiration? sometimes I worry about that– threadpost3/5

    about that– threadpost4/5

    everything is a rehash of something else, so as long as you get paid...– Milan5/5

  

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  Dog-earJul 22, 08, 11:53 a.m. – Permalink

• digdre

  i just start.

  

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  Dog-earJul 22, 08, 12:45 p.m. – Permalink

• t_rock

  in photoshop go to filter - create graphic and then randomize
  works great

  • That's Peter Saville's process you've just summarized.– 5timuli

  

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  Dog-earJul 22, 08, 12:46 p.m. – Permalink

• doesnotexist

  idea, draw, refine refine refine, and one more round of refining.

  

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  Dog-earJul 22, 08, 12:48 p.m. – Permalink

• 5timuli

  1. Look for fonts I don't have
  2. Fuck around in Illustrator for a few hours with alternative fonts
  3. Design and redesign grids for six weeks in InDesign
  4. Finish job
  5. Do initial concepts and sketches

  In that order. Oh, and if I'm bored I click the desktop and tap control, shift, command and alt to make it sound like I'm busy.

  • +1– klipklap

  

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  Dog-earJul 22, 08, 12:49 p.m. – Permalink

• monospaced

  I like to think about it for a few days, get inspiration in new books or just everyday life (you'd be surprised how many good ideas come from just walking around). Eventually I start creating a visual "toolbox" of images and type and it goes on a wall. The design process begins after that point, when I'm surrounded by the collected thoughts and visuals from the thinking and research phase. I find design to be easier once this has happened, and you don't stray too far from the brief, as long as your research is relevant to it. Hope that helps.

  • thank you for your well written and thought out response, it does help.– threadpost

  

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  Dog-earJul 22, 08, 1:11 p.m. – Permalink

• Amen

  THINK Out-Of-Box

  • what shape is the box? is it coated? flexo printed?– doesnotexist1/2

    that comment is now "in the box"– monospaced2/2

  

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  Dog-earJul 22, 08, 1:13 p.m. – Permalink

• MrDaro

  1. Read brief
  2. Charge 50% upfront
  3. Wait till last minute
  4. Submit draft
  5. Finish job and final invoice.

  

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  Dog-earJul 22, 08, 1:30 p.m. – Permalink

• digdre

  Think about something, when you came up with how to make it, do it the other way.

  

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  Dog-earJul 22, 08, 1:31 p.m. – Permalink

• ukit

  I simply browse other QBN members' portfolios looking for material to use.

  

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  Dog-earJul 22, 08, 1:32 p.m. – Permalink

• MrDaro

  ok, seriously now.
  1. Read brief and try to get as much info as possible on the job.
  2. Sketch, sketch, sketch, all my ideas on paper.
  3. Polish up some proposals.
  4. Submit.
  5. Finish final draft.

  

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  Dog-earJul 22, 08, 1:33 p.m. – Permalink

• mg33

  1. Drink Jameson
  2. Stuff
  3. What?
  4. Beers
  5. Bedtime

  

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  Dog-earJul 22, 08, 1:35 p.m. – Permalink

• horton

  

  • way to go– digdre1/2

    i dont use a crutch though– epete222/2

  

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  Dog-earJul 22, 08, 1:40 p.m. – Permalink

• monNom

  1) open photoshop and knock it out fo the park.
  2) capitulate.

  

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  Dog-earJul 22, 08, 1:46 p.m. – Permalink

• jevad

  1. Research
  2. Research
  3. Research

  Discovery, design, refine, refine, refine, develop, deliver.

  • hey dude, I haven't seen your name around these parts much anymore– threadpost1/2

    new job means little time for slacking off!– jevad2/2

  

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  Dog-earJul 22, 08, 1:50 p.m. – Permalink

• threadpost

  good stuff, any others?...bump...

  

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  Dog-earJul 22, 08, 2:41 p.m. – Permalink

• ninjasavant

  • bloody hilarious. not sure if you're trying to mock me with this, but its funny.– threadpost1/3

    no mocking, just the appropriate thread for it– ninjasavant2/3

    haha– _salisae_3/3

  

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  Dog-earJul 22, 08, 3:25 p.m. – Permalink

• epete22

  I use the easy button

  

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  Dog-earJul 22, 08, 6:56 p.m. – Permalink