11 Morning Habits That Will Change Your Life (And Make You More Creative)

Your alarm clock goes off and it’s time to mindlessly shower, brush your teeth, eat breakfast, then head to work. Is that really all there is? In order to prime yourself to think creatively in the day ahead, your morning shouldn’t be a thoughtless drag. The author Annie Dillard once wrote that “how we spend our days is of course how we spend our lives,” but she might have been being too general. Recent studies show that it’s not how we spend our days that’s most important to our lifelong happiness and creativity but how we spend our mornings. Our mornings set us up either to be primed for creative insights or to be numbed and mindless, merely trudging through our day. So check out a few of the scientifically proven habits that the most creative individuals use each morning and see if it’s not just your mornings that are transformed but your lifelong creativity as well. 01. 02. 03. Great news. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. William Faulkner worked in a power plant. 10. 11.

Why Every Design Needs Three Levels Of Typographic Hierarchy Hierarchy — it’s a big word, but an easy-to-implement (albeit important) concept when it comes to typography. And this guide will show you how to use it to improve your design projects. Even if you’re not familiar with the term, you’ve likely run into typographic hierarchy many times. These days, our headlines or titles don’t have to be six inches tall to catch readers’ attention, but the image above provides a dramatic reminder of just what typographic hierarchy is all about — organizing and formatting your type choices in such a way that readers or users can clearly see what’s most important, which enables them to easily navigate the layout at a glance and quickly scan to find the information they’re looking for. Enhancing readability and usability are some of the most important benefits of establishing a clear typographic hierarchy. So how can you create an effective hierarchy in your design? You have a variety of approaches you can choose from to visually organize your content. 01.