Ping Pong Design – Overcoming Designer’s Block
It’s bound to happen at one time or another “designer” block. One solution? Ping pong design. This summer while working on the website design for Hollyhock I had the great opportunity to bounce around my ideas with fellow designers Brandon Johnson and Jordan Lewin from Communicopia. I started the design foundation, flipped it over to Brandon, he’d riff off of it and bounce it back to me, I’d add my two cents and throw it over to Jordan. Sometimes the greatest design diversity comes from cross breeding.
Note: Ping pong design and collaborating with other artists (be it photographers, illustrators or painters) is a great way to evolve your design style if you are stuck in a rut. My suggestion is to try collaborating with someone completely outside your immediate periphery such as a textile artist or a sculptor. You will be surprised at how much they will inspire a whole new direction and bring a fresh take on your creative approach.
