Design Exercises for Inspired Designers

Creative exercises will help stimulate and open your mind so that you can access your creative prowess when you need it most. Many of these exercises can be performed on your own, but step outside the box and invite your co-workers or fellow creatives to join in on the fun. Better yet, kick off your next team brainstorm with a creative exercise to get the blood flowing. Check out HOW’s 30 Days to Creative Bliss challenge and sharpen your creativity.

Creative Exercise: Feed Your Mind

How do you spend your free time? The answer to that question can have a big impact on the state your creativity.  This exercise  examines that and challenges you to "feed your mind." More

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10 Ways to Get Inspired by the World Around You

Having trouble coming up with your next great idea? In his new book, "IdeaSpotting," creativity guru Sam Harrison encourages designers to quit looking inward and to explore the world around them for creative inspiration. Here, he offers 10 exercises to help you get started. More

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Creative Exercise: Get Inspired By People

Inspiration can come from anywhere—even ordinary people and passersby. This exercise challenges you to tap into that inspiration. More

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Staying Creative with Tips from a Cartoonist

Imagine churning out idea after idea, seven days a week, always using the same style and characters. How would you stay fresh and invigorated? Cartoonist John Kovaleski can teach us a thing or two about that. More

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Creative Exercise: Let the Details Guide You

This exercise is all about listening to the details and letting them guide your creativity. More

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Overcoming Creative Burnout

Extreme creative burnout put one  designer into psychological treatment. Here, he recalls how he overcame it to gain a sense of power—and rediscover his creativity again.    More

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Design As Storytelling

We all love stories. Stories breathe meaning into the stuff of life. But what about visuals? Can they tell a story? I sure as shine-ola hope so! It’s how so many of us make a living. More

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Has Your Creativity Gone on Strike? Try These “Block-Busters”

There are days when a blank screen is equivalent to a torture device for creative professionals. Fortunately, there are many tactics you can employ to maximize your creativity. More

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