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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!
- Take a long walk, Scope out the latest Communications Arts, Luerzer’s Archive and Graphis issues
- Stumble around in design sites and mags – PRINT, HOW, Desktop Magazine
- Go-to Resources: Behance, Pinterest, CMYK
- Endless Pinteresting
- Sketch, thumb through design books
- Running
- Blogs, local art shops – Blick Art, Rhino, Visual, Artist & Craftsman
- Skim through old sketch/process books
- Step away from computer, amble
- Pick up vintage design publications
- Watch TV mindlessly, clear my head to zone out and focus
- Go surf
- Read, hike, explore, go somewhere anew
- Browse my image library and personal photography
- Make a list of words – visualthesaurus.com, a Visual ThinkMap
- Watch a favorite movie
- Research project/client
- Stretch, yoga
- Doodle
- Explore nature
- Draft a few different grid layouts and possible compositions
- Start with fundamentals, research competition, find colors and fonts right for project
- Instagram
- Think, combine
- Brainstorm with a few fellow designers
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By AIGA San Diego
Published November 18, 2014
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