Chapter 10. Good Creative Habits

Whether you’re a designer or an illustrator, you’re expected to deliver creativity on a daily basis. It doesn’t matter if you’re in the mood to create. You rarely have the luxury of waiting until inspiration strikes to move forward on a design project.

So, how do you stay on creative high alert, fully prepared to meet your daily design challenges? The answer is simple: Establish good creative habits (FIGURE 10.1).

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FIGURE 10.1 The good creative habit of doodling can be leveraged as final art, as shown in this editorial illustration called “Digital Lifestyle.”

Good creative habits help to increase productivity, ...

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