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Struggling to spark creativity? As a creative I kn

Struggling to spark creativity? As a creative I know all too well the feeling of creative block.

My entire job is to be consistently “on it” with pooping out creative gold nuggets, it can be fairly exhausting. This is why when you look at any designer, studio or agency’s work they can all start to look the same. It’s become far to common for creatives to rely on the internet, design books or magazine subscriptions for inspiration which aren’t bad things, they’ definitely are great tools, but you need more than just sitting at your desk scrolling and flipping pages.

✨Something that always made me unique as a designer especially in my college years was my ability to play off screen and create. I actually use to be really bad at using computers and any technology for that matter so I really relied on my artistic abilities to come up with unique ideas.

🎨 If I’m feeling like I’ve run into a creative block I know it’s time to get off my screens and go back to the basics. I have always enjoyed mixed media so I save every magazine,catalogue random stickers or menus i found looked cool rand go to town with scissors, markers and paint creating truly unique pieces of art.

🎵💃🏻 I always have great music on and I do get up and dance it out which always feels soo good. It’s all about creating an experience that’s different from your normal day to day. I’ve always found My brain rewards me when I move our body.

✨These activities achieve 2 things for me in dissolving creative block:

1. When I create off screen it becomes fun and I get into a flow state like in the movie Soul, where I don’t think about anything and just let my subconscious take over.

2. You’re participating in an experience. As creatives it’s important to participate in experiences so you can strengthen your empathy in the world you live in. ✨🪄

So next time you come into contact with a creative block try these tips 😎

Now go get messy and make and experience that world beyond your desk!

Pam Partington
Managing Partner & Creative Director at Realistic

#solvingcreativeblocks #designinspiration #creative #creativeblock #findinginspiration

Client shout out! Last year we finished a website

Client shout out! Last year we finished a website for United Telehealth. They integrate telemedicine services into a practitioners existing processes and workflow.

It was important to keep this design clean and simple to provide a focused presentation of information. This is important for something complicated like neonatology services.

The target audience for this website are practice managers who want to integrate telehealth into their practices, so this can’t be overly complicated.

⬅️ Swipe left to see a video experience of the site.

We were quite satisfied with the final product and the client was too.

DM us if you’re looking for a website or another creative problem that needs a beautiful solve.

#websitedesign #design #medicalservices #medicine #graphicdesign #digital

Did you know that today is Prince’s birthday? Pr

Did you know that today is Prince’s birthday? Prince is one of our favorite musicians. He’s created so much influential work as well as artists (Morris Day and The Time) he’s a legend which means he never dies. Happy Birthday 🤴 #illustration #Prince #design #music #art

It’s great to see a project finally out in the w

It’s great to see a project finally out in the world. We are quite proud of this project as it’s not only a website, we did the branding, decal design for the physical product as well as the product tech sheets. Our client has created state of the art technology in the manifold industry and we were honored to help them get it out into the world looking sexy as hell 🪄✨🔥 Let us know what you think! #innovativebusiness #manufacturing #design #branddesign #creativeadvisory

We’ve been working hard on a space in Colorado S

Loving this beautiful branding we just completed f

Loving this beautiful branding we just completed for Perch; a new direct-to-consumer insurance platform for homeowners and renters. The warm coastal colors and graphics properly represent the friendly, supportive & inviting company that Perch is ☀️🏡🌴👨‍👩‍👧‍👦✨💕Click the link in our bio to learn more about who we are and what we do 🙂 #branddesign #graphicdesign #creativeadvisory #color #business #brandidentity

Pam crushed it today in our first brand developmen

TURQUOISE: To top the end of our brand colors we h

YELLOW: Is another one of our brand colors. The co

ORANGE: is one of our brand colors, other than the

Something @bytaylortrask and I bonded over when w

Something @bytaylortrask and I bonded over when we first met was music. We very frequently share our favorite artists with each-other as well as our all time favorite music videos (for real this is a daily exchange over Slack we enjoy). When Taylor told me about this gem of a show on @netflix There was no questioning not watching it, especially when the intro has such amazing motion graphics. Do yourself a favor and go check out @songexploder it will give you a whole new appreciation for musicians and their amazing teams they work with.

- Pam
Managing Partner & Creative Director of Realistic

#music #design #wearerealistic #songs #motiongraphics

Just relaxing and enjoying this lazy rainy Sunday

Just relaxing and enjoying this lazy rainy Sunday and settling in with a Christmas present I got this year which was The Graphis Annual 1965/66. Look at all that awesome typography and illustration! Definitely a good day to geek out on some old school design and get inspired. I love collecting art and design books, there’s something so very wonderful about picking up a book and touching it and flipping pages.

hope you are having a wonderful Sunday!

- Pam

#graphisannual #internationaldesign #design #typography #inspiration #sundayvibes

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