graphic design, art, typography and architecture

You're given a brief, you put some ideas together, meet with your client, and he wants to change just about everything. He wants a colour palette that makes you feel physically sick, he wants a splash page despite the fact that you've told him there's no need; and, as you progress towards completion, you begin to notice that you're not the one designing this thing after all - your client is (and badly). Now, if you're a big agency and you are in a position to pick and choose your clients, then the above is of little consequence. However, for ... [more]

As a graphic designer, illustrator, photographer or artist, what inspires you? What's the spark that gets you going? Faced with a blank canvas, paper, a new Photoshop document, or whatever your medium, what's behind that initial line, brush mark or click? And, when the spark fails to show up, what do you do? Personally, when faced with the dreaded creative block, I seek some visual stimulus: I leaf through magazines and books (not necessarily related to the topic of what's about to be created); I browse the web, and peruse the works of those artists/designers who I admire (perhaps aspire to). ... [more]