Drawing Board. The Lost Principles of Design. In the instant age that design has evolved into recently many of us often stray away from the basics.
If you had a professor in college who taught you the fundamentals of design these may be engrained into your head. For the self-taught, you may have a book on your desk with these very principles. However, the more and more people that flood the internet for design content need to learn the basics before trying to make a stellar gradient in Photoshop. While this is cool and amazing right now, there will come a point where this style is strayed away from and a new style is made. In history, this lesson has repeated itself with movements like the Bauhaus and Swiss Modernism and will soon come label our current trends as part of history.
PHOTOS: Stunning Mason Jar Crafts. 7 Types of Creative Block (and What to Do About Them) For a creative professional, a creative block isn’t just frustrating — it’s potentially career-damaging.
When you rely on your creativity to pay the bills and build your reputation, you can’t afford to be short of ideas or the energy to put them into action. But all creative blocks are not created equal. Different types of block require different solutions — something that’s easily forgotten when you’re feeling stuck. Here are seven of the most common types, and how to unblock them. 1.