Argghhh *bangs head
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- coolhipNgroovy
What do you do when you have a creative block?!
- cruddlebub0
have a wank, then a snooze...
- monospaced0
just quit; real designers don't get it
- detritus0
Shut the computer off, take a notepad and pencil, go for a walk, a bite to eat, then come back and carry on ignoring the computer for a while.
Whatever - don't just sit in front of a computer screen.
Worse than any blank page!
- x1,000,000
no one came up with a good idea staring at a screen. trust me, I asked everyone.Hombre_Lobo
- x1,000,000
- colin_s0
scotch and a sketchbook.
- DRIFTMONKEY0
Murder someone in their face. Wait, what was the question? Yeah, murder.
- dbloc0
(serious answer) look at some inspiration sites.
- drgs0
Rest
- Amicus0
Start doodling anything at all.
Take a hot shower.
Stop thinking about the problem. Think about something you really hate to do, like taxes, and your brain will probably avoid that by giving you some ideas. :)
- desmo0
I hate when this happens!
Yes, look at inspiration sites (but not for too long)
Go for a walk
Do something that is not related to design
- TheMagicSheep0
do some more research on your subject matter. get conceptual on the mother fucker.
ask why is _____ so _______?
how did _____ become ______?
why do they call it _______?
- scarabin0
try a different approach; look at the problem from a different perspective
stop killing ideas before hitting paper
make lists of related things to get brainstorm juices flowing, then make connections between items on the list
talk to someone else about it and get their perspective
- brandon_phillip0
Turn off cell phone, tv and computer, go outside and take like 500 deep breaths. Then smoke some chibba, find some random ass shit outside - patterns in leaves, funny looking water stain, shades of rust, etc. Finally go to bed. Wake up next morning and absolutely kill it. (Bring camera for explorations to document the crap you found, may be useful a week, month, year or decade from now)
- Fax_Benson0
Burn all of your posessions, change your phone number (don't tell anybody what the new one is) and shave your head.
- *don't burn the phone, you'll need that for step 2Fax_Benson
- and grow a moustache. this part will take a little longer.Amicus
- BusterBoy0
go for a walk...
- i_monk0
Do something completely different from what you're trying to do.
- Fax_Benson0
Think about the worst or most inappropriate solution to the problem. Tackling things from the wrong angle might give you some fresh ideas.
- johnny_wobble0
put on a different genre of music. if you're listening to something mellow, put on something that gets you on edge. or vice versa.
go for a smoke break first.
- timeless0
isn't that why I'm here already?
(come look at qbn)
- randommail0
People-watching.
I guarantee this will work.