100 Daily Designs
Starting on the 1st of October, 2021, I thought of a challenge to come up with a new idea everyday and post it to social media. At the time this seemed impossible to me since I struggled to come up with any 'creative' ideas and finish design projects.
Shown below, I decided to start an Instagram account called 'rathergraphic' to hold myself accountable and share my ideas with others.
Although coming up with new ideas was difficult in my first week, I didn't let this discourage me for trying it out something new in the next week.
Upon reaching day 10, I tried creating 3D art in Blender for the first time.
Immediately, I was amazed. My first tutorial instantly made me want to learn more about making 3D art in Blender.
(See below day 10 Gold in the Ocean)
By making something everyday I was able to document that particular day for the future.
For example; one day I was playing soccer and I rolled my ankle.
Boom! There was my idea to work on for that day.
(See below day 52- Ankle Breaker)
Another day I was sitting at my desk hoping for some inspiration when I looked at the scrunched up balls in my paper bin. That's when I realised I could use my lack of ideas as my concept.
(See below day 80- Paper)
What did I learn?
Any idea works. Why? Because it will lead you to better ideas along the way.
Something's not working? Start over.
Don't know how to create a certain effect? Search up how to do it.
(See below day 27- Warping Colours) [VOLUME WARNING]
This is why becoming an iterative designer is important. In order to create and test ideas quickly.
When it comes to being creative, it is like a muscle. The more time and effort you devote to building it stronger, the easier starting creative projects will become.
That is why you should see yourself as a 'creative' person. One definition says creativity is "marked by the ability or power to create".
As per my original goal, I wanted to improve my ability of thinking of new and creative ideas in a short amount of time.
But were any of my ideas creative? That's up to you to decide.
(See below one of my more abstract ideas from day 61- Orb)
I was challenging myself to create constantly regardless of what I thought would cater to my audience. You don't know what you are capable of until you try to do achieve it.
Finally, because of this project I was able to work on multiple design briefs for other people and became more time efficient when designing.
Therefore, I recommend to practice under conditions that reflect your work environment. This includes designing under time constraints.
(See below day 64- Time)
What is it that you enjoy doing?
What skill do you want to improve at?
How might you challenge yourself to completely finish something everyday?
The biggest recommendation I have for anyone reading this is to try it out for yourself.
I will finish this project overview with this insightful quote:
"You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have."- Maya Angelou
Want to see more?🤔
Follow my work on Instagram --> @rathergraphic
I plan to start another 100 day project, this time on posters, in the near future, so keep an eye out for that.
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