Blog #2 - Resist the Panic

Unnecessary sleepless nights, last minute anxiety, self loathing... just a few of the predicaments associated with neglecting pre-production i.e. Not planing before working on your art work.

One guide in particular, describing the creative process - the collection of experiences the designer goes through in an effort to create - offered the following reasons as to why one should have a process splan). Unsurprisingly, this is mentioned:

            "Creative solutions come much easier to a mind prepared with knowledge."

This is not novel advice. It is perhaps the most instrumental and straightforward direction in getting from inception to conclusion of your artwork; knowing what to do before hand so you can clearly do what you intend to do. The guide goes on to mention the following:

            "For days when ideas don't come quickly"

            "For days when you have too many projects and ideas aren't coming to mind"

            "Process makes it easier to work with a team"

These are possibly taken for granted. These variables are more often than not, barring procrastination,  what frustrates and hinders the creation/ completion of your art work. Ideas aren't forthcoming, juggling other projects, and before the team work to make the dream work, the team needs to be informed. With a plan in place, these issues stand a greater chance of being alleviated and purely academic. 

So yes, we've established that on the surface, planning for your art work gives direction. You've been empowered with the knowledge of exactly what to do in order to get to the outcome, or perhaps even the outcome itself. On a subterranean basis, it offers the following: 

• Brainstorming - to generate multiple ideas and options galore at your fingertips
• Sampling/ Inspiration - hardcopy visuals as to what to expect
• Room for error (note that this applies during creation and becuase you would have planned, time allows) - the opportunity to make mistakes and/or stray of course for the better
• Revising (note that this applies during creation as well)
• Critique/ Advice

With all these to your benefit, planning pacifies the panic