Brain is a blank

Immo · 03-31-2004, 06:01 AM

Anyone else have the problem of your mind going blank when you are thinking about designing your own sites?

I have something that resembles writers block and I cant think at all. Anyone have any tips for making and designing sites? I am working on a totaly new idea for a site and so far I have the top banner..! Ive been working on it for seven hours..!

DaveyBoy · 03-31-2004, 06:29 AM

alllllllllllll the time man, just mess about in photoshop really until something starts to look decent, then just develop it.

**LazyJim** · 03-31-2004, 08:38 AM

and do google image searches.
plus if your stuck use the time to scope out the competition and other related sites.
Have a sketch pad so when inpiration does eventually hit, you can make a note of it, doesn't matter if you aren't going to use it - next time you get brain ache flick through your notes and sketches to remind yourself of ideas you've had.

Immo · 03-31-2004, 08:41 AM

Sadly I do both of those things and it never works, in my head it looks fantastic when it comes to using photoshop firewords of 3dsm it does evaporates, im not a designer im a programmer and general tech head, plus I dont even know how to use PS properly which doesnt help :S

**LazyJim** · 03-31-2004, 08:54 AM

Yeah i have that problem, knowing how to use the programs well would help, and a few graphic design tips wouldn't go amiss either

Fusion · 03-31-2004, 10:25 AM

Eat fish!

Fusion · 03-31-2004, 10:26 AM

And try mindmapping!

**LazyJim** · 03-31-2004, 10:28 AM

fish are for slapping people!
what's mind-mapping?

Immo · 03-31-2004, 11:10 AM

Maybe hes a Star Trek fan..!

**LazyJim** · 03-31-2004, 04:39 PM

lmao, no seriously, it sounds like a good technique to learn - not to follow, but to understand.

Immo · 03-31-2004, 04:57 PM

Well im not following or understanding so explain

**LazyJim** · 03-31-2004, 06:12 PM

yeah - i asume u're talking to fusion there - c'mon u've got us interested now!

**LazyJim** · 03-31-2004, 06:14 PM

I'm using FireFox so i just high-lighted the word and dragged it to a new tab, and it went to the top google result for me:
http://www.thinksmart.com/mission/wo...mapping_1.html

**LazyJim** · 03-31-2004, 06:20 PM

looks like the good old spider diagrams used to aid brain-storming now have their own cute little name!

Fusion · 03-31-2004, 07:04 PM

Its great, and more than "brainstoring". You can use the techniques of mindmapping to develop super human memory. But when you stuck with no-ideas; then start with one circle and draw as many ideas as possible and how they are linked!

greg · 03-31-2004, 09:26 PM

i always jsut bring out some paper and start drawing random ideas, after a few pages they begin to take shape a bit and you can build on it. Once i start gettng close to something i might be happy with i open up PS and start doing the same in there, starting with where i left off on the paper. and it evolves some more from there

PhilC · 03-31-2004, 10:35 PM

sale over

alpha3m · 03-31-2004, 10:55 PM

hmmm designers block.. i got that right now.. figures dont it? lol. time to program

Immo · 04-01-2004, 03:22 AM

Ditto