CREATIVITY

Why Engaging All Five Senses Is the Future of Industrial Design

The Future of Industrial Design: Sensory Design and the Power of All 5 Senses

Unlock the power of sensory design! Discover how engaging all five senses—sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell—can transform ordinary products into memorable, emotionally resonant experiences. Learn practical examples and tips to innovate your industrial design process ...
Superman Designer Solutions to solve problems

SUPERHERO MINDSET: 7 Powers Designers Use to Solve Problems & Drive Innovation

Discover how designers solve problems like superheroes using empathy, creativity, and teamwork to turn challenges into innovative solutions ...
Catch the Train of Creative Momentum How Boredom Boosts Creativity

Catch the Train of “Creative Momentum” Getting Ideas Doing Nothing!

Get new ideas doing nothing! Boredom is your creative superpower. Discover how putting your phone away and embracing a playful, kid-like mindset can spark creative momentum, boost your flow state, and help you protect your brain space from endless scrolling ...
9 Design Thinking Secrets

9 Design Thinking Unlocked: Why Emotion Wins in Product Design

How empathy, creativity, and a user-first mindset can help you create products people truly love! Perfect for students ready to rethink and create Great Designs! ...
Young man feeling lethargic looking for new ideas for his art and design projects

Stuck in Creative Lethargy? How to Spark Lightning-Fast Inspiration

Feeling stuck or uninspired like "Creative Lethargy"? Gets practical tips to overcome creative blocks, organize your ideas, and reignite your creative energy from low motivation to high! ...
How to draw without copying

How to Draw without Copying?

Adrian's story in "How to Draw Without Copying" is a common one among budding artists. Here's how you can break free from copying! ...
How to draw new forms fast and easy - draw earphone sony

How to Draw New Forms (Fast and Easy) in 10 steps

Revitalize your design process with "How to Draw New Forms." Draw new forms of earphones, using a technique called Improvisational Design Sketching ...
take risk to success

Fast Track your Drawing Abilities – Embrace Iterative Sketching!

Transform your sketching skills with the Iteration Mindset from The Design Sketchbook. Here's how you can accelerate your learning! ...
Instagram stories filter on portrait sketch

Instantly Transform Your Portrait Sketches with Adorable Snapchat Filters!

Add a playful twist to your sketches using Instagram Stories' Puppy Filter to showcase your portrait drawings! ...
How to beat the blank page

From Stuck to Inspired: A Creative Block Hack Artists Swear By

Facing a creative block or the dreaded blank page? Don’t wait for ideas to appear out of thin air. Instead, try this practical technique: start by copying products or designs you like—whether it’s from your surroundings or favorite artists. This approach isn’t cheating—it's a powerful step in your learning process, helping you gain confidence, learn faster, and develop new ideas as you draw. ...
Drawing bags

The Creative Doodle Technique: How to Draw a Bag in 4 Easy Steps

Discover the Creative Doodle Technique for drawing bags in just 4 straightforward steps. From generating random shapes and adding contour lines to layering in creative details, this playful process helps you boost creativity and develop new forms effortlessly. ...
From bored to creative drawings

How to Transform Boredom into Creative Expression: Drawing and Art

Fighting isolation blues?
Use this downtime to concentrate and channel your energy into creative drawing sessions.
Check out our ...
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How to Draw an Electric Shaver Philips!

Learn how to draw organic forms with this helpful sketching tutorial.
Take on the challenge and learn the basics ...
How to Expand your Creativity Sketching at Night

How to Expand your Creativity Sketching at Night

Sketching at night offers a peaceful, distraction-free environment where creativity flourishes. Whether you’re learning new tools or handling design school deadlines, nighttime becomes your personal refuge to focus, relax, and meditate through drawing. These quiet hours allow you to clear your mind of daily concerns and fill it with new inspiration, making your creative process more enjoyable and productive. ...
Is it hard to create for a designer?

Is it hard to create for a designer?

Yesterday 12.00pm, I went at the French restaurant L'Usine. It was my second meeting with my "Tinder date" Ngoc ...
How a Designer become more creative looking for "Problems" !

How a Designer become more creative looking for “Problems” !

Hello ! It’s Chou-Tac, Today I got a Designer creative routine for you to implement daily. So you'll generate ...
the incredibles character design research from Pixar

How to make your Character design attractive and interesting?

Vivek Rai was sending me by email a pretty cool picture from a school task he had about creating ...
Parenting| A mom encourages her son to become a designer

Why Parents Should Support Their Child’s Passion for Design: A Mom’s Story

While many parents push their children toward traditional careers, some recognize the immense value in following a creative path ...
TOKYO: The Art of Drawing "Fast & Ugly" Anywhere!

TOKYO: The Art of Drawing “Fast & Ugly” Anywhere!

TOKYO: Learn the art of fast and “ugly” drawing—an essential technique for designers to capture ideas anywhere, anytime. ...
21 Drawing Tips on How to Make a Designer Sketchbook

21 Drawing Tips | How to Make a Designer Sketchbook

Unlock the secrets to building a truly original designer sketchbook! In this article, Antonio from Madrid shares 21 practical drawing tips to help you boost your creativity, refine your sketching techniques, and make your sketchbook a reflection of your unique design journey. ...
Anyone with GOOD LOGIC can learn how to sketch. See why.

Anyone with GOOD LOGIC can learn how to sketch. See why.

Hello from Osaka ! I am travelling with my good friend Eliane and her big family in Japan. We ...
Don’t be precious with your sketches

Don’t be precious with your sketches

Hello! It's Chou-Tac How are you today? Last day I was at Panam, a French pub in Ho Chi ...
"Is the best Pho in France or Vietnam?" How a chat with a local inspires me as a designer.

“Is the best Pho in France or Vietnam?” How a chat with a local inspires me as a designer.

Hello guys from Vietnam ! How are you doing today ? Here is pretty rainy (Raining season), and I ...
Kid Craves for Instagram Likes

Draw for Passion, Not for Instagram Likes: Rediscover Your Creative Joy

Instagram is a great platform to share your art, but chasing likes and followers can distract you from true creative growth. This article encourages you to sketch for the pleasure of drawing itself—releasing expectations and embracing imperfections. By merging your passions with design sketching, you develop a unique style that’s authentic and rewarding. ...
Go on a Creative Hunt: Your Sketchbook is the New Playground

Go on a Creative Hunt: Your Sketchbook is the New Playground

Instead of chasing virtual creatures, grab your sketchbook and hunt real-life inspiration at places like aquariums or zoos. This article shares how fast sketching helps you capture key features and volumes in minutes, awakening vivid memories and unlocking new forms for product design ...
Find a lot of design inspiration at shopping with that simple trick

Find a lot of design inspiration at shopping with that simple trick

Sometime we wonder how to get more inspiration daily for our project at school. We may be tempted to ...
Inspiration: 4 Websites For Designers To Create Mood Boards

Inspiration: 4 Websites For Designers To Create Mood Boards

Seeking inspiration for industrial design portfolio pieces?
Look no further than this list of 4 exceptional websites for designers ...
From Perfectionist to Playful: Try the 1‑Minute Sketching Boost

From Perfectionist to Playful: Try the 1‑Minute Sketching Boost

Take the 1 Minute Sketching Challenge to boost your creativity and productivity. This quick and playful exercise trains you to think fast, draw from memory, overcome perfectionism, and discover new shapes. It helps increase your sketching output while keeping the process fun and relaxing ...
Robot arm sketch by Chou-Tac Chung

DESIGN SKETCHING: Why Your First Idea Is Toxic! ☠️

Your first idea often feels like a stroke of genius, but stopping there limits your creative growth. By challenging yourself to explore more options, embracing mistakes, and focusing on research over perfection, you’ll develop stronger ideas and become a more resourceful designer! ...
How to Boost your Creativity + Productivity Fast | 13 DESIGNER TIPS

How to Boost your Creativity + Productivity Fast | 13 DESIGNER TIPS

Creativity fluctuates, but with these 13 designer tips, you can maintain a productive and inspired mindset every day. Discover how to question norms, embrace daydreaming, observe with a designer’s eye, connect with others, and manage your time effectively. These strategies help you overcome creative blocks, fuel your imagination, and produce quality work consistently in your design career ...
3 Design Tips to get inspired from an abstract painter

3 Design Tips to get inspired from an abstract painter

It’s surprising how much you can learn from people you’ve just met. Last week-end I went to  visit the ...
Mistakes Welcome: Unlock Your Artistic Potential by Letting Go

Mistakes Welcome: Unlock Your Artistic Potential by Letting Go

Mistakes are a natural and important part of learning to draw. Like learning to ride a bike, drawing requires practice and patience to overcome challenges and develop harmony between your hand, eyes, and mind. This article encourages you to see mistakes as valuable steps toward mastery, reminding you that what is difficult today will become easier tomorrow ...
11 TIPS to Get Inspired and Draw from Imagination

11 TIPS to Get Inspired and Draw from Imagination

Struggling to find inspiration for your drawings? These 11 actionable tips will help you spark creativity and confidently draw from imagination. From embracing constraints as creative fuel to storytelling, mind-mapping, and changing perspectives, discover techniques to connect ideas and develop meaningful designs that resonate with people. Learn how to overcome perfectionism and make the most of your peak creative moments to bring your imagination to life ...
Get Design inspired like a Chef !

Get Design inspired like a Chef !

Question from Ragavendran Architecture student from India. Q: Where, When, How do you get inspired for any designs? Sometime ...
5 phases to present your project to your design company

5 phases to present your project to your design company

Question from Nur Aktas Industrial design student, Turkey As a designer, how do you present your product to ...
Sketch more being more creative in the subway |TIP115

Sketch more being more creative in the subway |TIP115

Time is precious and no one can stretch it. How about converting your transportation time to a productive session ...
How to improve your Concept Art (by studying mechanical pieces)

How to improve your Concept Art (by studying mechanical pieces)

How to improve my concept art? My goal is to produce concept art engines that are more believable and ...
Ask yourself: “What if” to explore new ideas |TIP78

Ask yourself: “What if” to explore new ideas |TIP78

There is a good trick to find new ideas that artist and designers use in concept art, sci-fi movies, ...
TIP 41 | Creating Beautiful Color Palettes: How Designers Do It Easily

TIP 41 | Creating Beautiful Color Palettes: How Designers Do It Easily

Spot existing color palettes around you To choose a color combination seems not that easy. However, here is a ...
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