Recharge Your Design Batteries

by John O'Reilly, Tony Linkson

As a designer, if you find yourself going down the same route time and again, and feel in need of an injection of ideas, then Recharge Your Design Batteries will help shock you out of your complacency, inspire you to look in new directions for radical solutions, and invite you to hone entirely new skill sets. Tactics include: writing must-have lists and storytelling scenarios; compiling visual scrapbooks, drawing in sketchbooks and journaling daily; establishing a blog with a regular creative challenge; launching your own cute product line; collecting color and texture swatches and constructing atmospheric mood boards; experimenting with still and video cameras and recording experiences and environments; sourcing ephemera and found objects from flea-markets to build and display inspirational collections; volunteering and working pro-bono; and taking day trips and longer excursions to discover archival resources

Genres: Design, Art

176 pages, Paperback

First published May 12, 2009

Reviews

[Somaya Noman]

It really recharged my batteries 😁 fun to read and know the methods different designers use to keep their work exciting.

[Elaine]

I have been trying to read self-help books lately because I am having problems in making designs that I feel the need for some creativity boost. I was actually scouting Book Sale when I chanced upon this and thought that maybe another self-help book would make my mind more focused on work. Anyway, just like Steal Like An Artist, this book provides tips and activities that will help you gain creative freedom on your own time and style which you may stock and then use when the need arises.

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