Tips From The Studio #2: Fighting Creative Block
Not too long ago, I hit the infamous wrath of creative block. These pesky blocks happen to every artist, and despite the fact that it's a completely normal issue, we all tend to have the same internal freakout over them every time.
At the end of the day, we all know that part of being a creative person is having an absolute knack for overthinking!
Anyway, my normal approach to a block lasting more than a couple hours is a few days off from working on projects. I'll toss in an adventure, maybe do some early morning skateboard and kayak sessions, or I'll just write.
This time though, I was feeling a bit feisty. I wanted to see if anything good can come from fighting fire with fire.
I was set to travel around the same time it happened, so I brought along a sketch book. I stayed creatively active throughout the trip and decided I would approach an aspect of design I usually dont partake in out of my own free will:
I've worked on a few branding projects before, mainly just freelance re-brands; if any logo work was needed, it was minor adjustments to kerning, color changes and resizing various elements.
In other words, I worked off of pre-existing assets provided by the client.
Now, I'm not much of an illustrator; infact, that's one of the reasons why I enjoy graphic design so much.
Graphic design is a resource heavy field that encourages you to break up bits pieces of images in order to make something absolutely kickass.
I downloaded a bunch of vector packs via designcuts.com (cue shameless free plug).
From there, I practiced creating logos that pulled vectors from separate packs.
This lasted roughly 8 days, and I can wholeheartedly say it was well worth it.
I walked away learning much more than expected about logo design, as I would research here & there if I got stuck on one.
I also had a great time looking up the stories behind some of the most iconic logos we know and the artists that created them.
So, while the logos I'm about to share may not be the best you've ever seen, it doesnt negate the fact that this excersize was eye opening to finding a new approach when it comes to creative block.
I strongly encourage yall to try this practice this and see what you can walk away with.
Without further ado, here are some of the pieces I came up with during this little challenge:
titsay
annaxmalina
andulkaphoto
baratheonpilled
vaporwave
blakekathryn
dailybridgerton
germansingergirl
jacobvanloon
romaincrisis
tangentwithtanner
