Think Creative

So I said to them; "I don't understand?". And they looked back at me like I was the one with the problem. It was simple. The debate was the classic design dilemma; where do you get your ideas from. My rhetorical retort was simple; "I don't understand?" Being creative since I left college, and a while before, I felt I had it in my blood to do this. Being an educator now, as well as a freelance designer, I find the paradox in the way I do business ( as to say ) and the way I have to try and instruct the students in the best methods to be creative. One of the issues I faced was presented to them quite aptly. "How can I teach you how to be inspired, passionate, enthusiastic?" Many of these qualities are inherent in your personality. However, many of the times, they are key to making the difference between good and bad design. There are practical methods by which the process of enthusiasm can be fueled. One example is to get involved in the subject yo...