Re: FLASH: OT: Breaking through blank page syndrome

[JamieD]

Hi roger


I find that the best way to get through a mental block is to carry on

working on the project even if you think is a huge pile of crap. Even if you

hate it you will have enough design skills to make it good enough for the

client (even if its not good enough for you). Then just concentrate on the

next project. I have had to come up with three different concept designs in

two days before, I didn't have a clue what to do, total mental block. After

spending a few hours designing one of them I scrapped if because I thought

of a better one.

 I shouldn't worried about it too much, maybe just stick to some mundane

site admin for a while. besides most people dislike a project just after

they have finished because they know they could do it better given another

chance, I always do :o)


JamieD



> 

> Howdy Roger.  Your hour-to-3 breakthrough would be the exception for me.

> I've designed 10 or 15 web sites that I'm pretty proud of, but have

> never come up with a good design that fast.  Two or three days of making

> ugly stuff and feeling like I'll never find a good design is pretty much

> the norm.  Twice it's taken a week --you just can't summon up creativity

> on demand.  I know that doesn't help get you out of it, but you're not

> alone anyway.  What works?  I don't know -- usually I'm eventually

> sparked by something I see on TV (lots of very "Flash"-looking stuff on

> tv these days, especially on kids channels) or at another website (I

> have a huge folder of good --imo only, of course, that's what's

> relevant-- Flash sites that I cruise through regularly for ideas) or

> even by looking thru mags at Barnes & Noble.  Or by making a mistake or

> doing something unplanned in Photoshop and then thinking I actually like

> that more than what I was trying to do.  Lots of staring out the window

> and thinking.  Thorsten's idea of doing something completely different

> is a good one too, but I guess you already knew that and all of the

> above. ;-)  Slog on! (and show us the masterpiece you eventually come up

> with)

> 

> Helen

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> Roger Smith wrote:

>> 

>> Howdy

>> 

>> Ive been lurking here for yonks. I've been designing for

>> about 5 years, web, print cd rom etc. But right now I have

>> the biggest blank page block. I am completely uninspired.

>> I've spent ages at coolhomepages.com trying to get the

>> juices flowing, but when i switch back to what im doing i

>> just turn out crap. This hasnt happened before. Usually i

>> break through the block in an hour or 3, but its been about

>> 2 working days and I have nothing i am happy with even

>> remotely.

>> 

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