So it’s the beginning of the project. You have the brief. But now what? In honor of the 25th anniversary of our chapter, we asked our members how they begin a new project. Here are their answers. Do you have any to share? Let’s hear it in the comments or tweet us @aigasandiego!

1. Take a long walk, Scope out the latest Communications Arts, Luerzer’s Archive and Graphis issues
2. Stumble around in design sites and mags – PRINT, HOW, Desktop Magazine
3. Go-to Resources: Behance, Pinterest, CMYK
4. Endless Pinteresting
5. Sketch, thumb through design books
6. Running
7. Blogs, local art shops – Blick Art, Rhino, Visual, Artist & Craftsman
8. Skim through old sketch/process books
9. Step away from computer, amble
10. Pick up vintage design publications
11. Watch TV mindlessly, clear my head to zone out and focus
12. Go surf
13. Read, hike, explore, go somewhere anew
14. Browse my image library and personal photography
15. Make a list of words – visualthesaurus.com, a Visual ThinkMap
16. Watch a favorite movie
17. Research project/client
18. Stretch, yoga
19. Doodle
20. Explore nature
21. Draft a few different grid layouts and possible compositions
22. Start with fundamentals, research competition, find colors and fonts right for project
23. Instagram
24. Think, combine
25. Brainstorm with a few fellow designers