11-22-2014, 09:02 PM
Wow, these are awesome replies guys.
@Chris: I think aimlessness is not the issue, sorry I was probably too vague in my original post. Currently, I am already working on a project, gathering research, and pulling together ideas. Sometimes people have methods to push their concepts before they move away from thumbnailing. That's what I meant by idea generation. But the part about brainstorming with another human being, that's exactly the kind of idea I was looking for :) It seems obvious, but can get left out when you're doing so much to brainstorm already.
@Amit - this is very similar to what I do already. Word association and similar. A great resource I've found is a process by Sterling Hundley. I heard him describe it at a workshop, but it's also available on youtube in summary: http://youtu.be/bdfbNtbRJ2w Check it out if you're interested in that kind of thing ^_^
@Hypna- that's a good idea with audiobooks too. I think especially while you are looking for a new project or you already have some books in mind to work off of, listening versus reading could provide some new/different ideas.
Thanks guys! I feel like I have some new outlooks to add to my process :D
@Chris: I think aimlessness is not the issue, sorry I was probably too vague in my original post. Currently, I am already working on a project, gathering research, and pulling together ideas. Sometimes people have methods to push their concepts before they move away from thumbnailing. That's what I meant by idea generation. But the part about brainstorming with another human being, that's exactly the kind of idea I was looking for :) It seems obvious, but can get left out when you're doing so much to brainstorm already.
@Amit - this is very similar to what I do already. Word association and similar. A great resource I've found is a process by Sterling Hundley. I heard him describe it at a workshop, but it's also available on youtube in summary: http://youtu.be/bdfbNtbRJ2w Check it out if you're interested in that kind of thing ^_^
@Hypna- that's a good idea with audiobooks too. I think especially while you are looking for a new project or you already have some books in mind to work off of, listening versus reading could provide some new/different ideas.
Thanks guys! I feel like I have some new outlooks to add to my process :D