What is your inspiration?

Every one is inspired by something. Some are inspired by art, some by the artists. Some are inspired by faith, others by their own actions. Every one is inspired by something. 

In the graphics industry everything we do revolves around inspiration. All of the content that we put out has something that it is inspired by. Some would say that inspiration is the key to our success. When graphic designers create logos they gather their inspiration from the meaning of the name of the company or from the purpose behind the company.  When photographers take photos sometimes they are inspired by the event-taking place or by the emotion of the scene. These are just a few examples as to how people are inspired.  Now what do you do when your not inspired? How do you get those creative juices flowing? Everyone within the creative field needs to know how to answer these two simple questions because we are not always going to feel inspired. It’s not always that we are going to get the perfect client. We are not always going to feel inspired or motivated to do certain jobs.

As a graphic designer I am always looking for inspiration. More times than not I am inspired by music. Music allows me to open up emotions that would otherwise be suppressed.  When I am doing a job that I am not particularly inspired to do I would throw on some headphones hit play on the playlist and head to creative town.  Music is what gets my creative juices flowing, no matter how I am feeling.

I challenge you, if you’re struggling creatively, to find out what is your inspiration and run with it. For you music might not be your thing but look at other design are, or looking at other photos. Inspiration is everywhere and is often in the most unexpected places: you just have to keep your eyes open.