chris_mllnx | DESIGN A DAY CHALLENGE
PERSONAL WORK
Mission
I took on the self-initiated Design A Day Challenge to push my creativity and let go of the idea of perfection. I wanted to create something every day for an entire month. It’s so easy to get caught up in planning and careful curation, but oftentimes, real creativity and growth happen when you just make things.
Tools
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
Outcome
I was able to successfully create and post a design on my Instagram account for an thirty straight days!
Challenge
Balancing the demands of a full-time job and everyday life can make it challenging to find the time and energy to pursue creativity purely for enjoyment. Inspiration may be elusive at times, or the vision for a design may not translate well on screen, adding to the difficulty of maintaining consistent effort. The commitment to a consistent thirty-day creative practice can be daunting, but it can also be a rewarding challenge.
Transformation
Towards the end of the thirty days, I had learned quite a few different techniques and was able to move even more confidently through other projects. The result was a visual diary of sorts that I could be proud of and build on for future designs. It was also a somewhat therapeutic experience dedicating that time to myself daily.
