I hit a creative block the other day. I was in a bad mood and hating everything I was working on. It was finally time to pack it up, so I did - glad to be rid of a crappy day.
I was expecting today to go about the same, but suddenly I found myself motivated, in the zone, and the creative juices flowing.
What changed?
I honestly think it was taking time to stop and look at others’ designs. We say this kind of stuff all the time, but it really is so true - if you’re looking for inspiration, look no further than Google. Allow yourself time to ogle someone’s website or carefully study a photo, a photoshop brush, a tutorial of a cool technique… basically ANYTHING to get your head back in the game.
![In protest of SOPA and PIPA, I will be participating in the “Internet Blackout” tomorrow, January 18, 2012, by directing all traffic to the SOPA Internet Strike page which will advise visitors to contact Congress and join the protest. You can participate too by pasting the following code into the <head> of your site:
<script type="text/javascript">var a=new Date,b=a.getHours()+a.getTimezoneOffset()/60;if(18==a.getDate()&&0==a.getMonth()&&2012==a.getFullYear()&&13<=b&&24>=b)window.location="http://sopastrike.com/strike";</script>
=b)window.location="http://sopastrike.com/strike ";
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