Apr11

You may call me Xzibit

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Feb26

Art For Art’s Sake

Lately, I’ve become increasingly interested in designing for no particular purpose - you know, art for art’s sake. The last year and a half, I don’t think I’ve ever actually made anything that wasn’t a) a school project, b) a work project, c) something else that had some kind of use, whether being a portfolio for myself or posters promoting our student’s revue.

I’m thinking I should probably do something about that - if I want any hope of coming into my universities of choice, my portfolio should probably contain some creative pieces, right? The only issue here though, is getting the inspiration and ideas! However, that’s what I have this fancy little list for - 5 quick tips for finding design inspiration. ;)

  • Listen to your favorite music, and try to visualize the song.
  • Take a scene or quote from a movie, and describe it with graphics.
  • Ask a good friend for good ideas.
  • Think of a clear message you’d like to broadcast - how can you illustrate it?
  • And last, but not least - find inspiration in other people’s work.

Since this was all going on during Math, #3 really was the easiest option. Asking a friend returned the prompt “the Americanized global society” - which quickly resulted in ideas for several concepts. End result? It’s over here, at DeviantArt. I’m really pleased with it, to be honest.

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