Creativity:

  • Challenges the path of least resistance.  
  • Constantly constructs and destructs ideas to achieve better end results.
  • Is woven into a variety of disciplines such as science, research, programming, humanities and arts.
  • Does not restricted itself to visual literacy alone.
  • Does not only focus on detail – expressionism, minimalism and pop art have proved this idea to be otherwise undismissable.

Ways of expanding creativity. 

  • Develop the habit of breaking your routine. 
  • Implement your ideas without the fear of failure.
  • Use an alternative option to solve a problem, even when it is less effective. 
  • Learn new mediums & ways of implementation.
  • Constantly understand the inter-connectivity between existing disciplines & ideas.

Design :

  • Consists of premeditating and planning the outcomes of a product.
  • Understands the contextual application of a product.
  • Consists of researching and testing ideas via hypothesis and outcomes. 

Expand your design capability by: 

  • Drawing your ideas from start to end with agility in mind – no need to be perfect.  
  • Practicing usability tests and researching your audience to provide the best alternatives.
  • Distancing yourself from the emotional connection of the product ,before engaging in the form and detail thereof – “form follows function”