How do I create?

Of the suggestions that we discussed to Keep Creativity Alive, the one that I related most to was “travel as much as possible”. I look for the wonder in all things and my creativity is spurred by a muse. I was fortunate to have spent weeks in Europe this past summer visiting London and Barcelona and the different design that was present (whether it be architecture, signage on storefronts, or even the vehicles) in comparison to what one would see in our own city was a huge inspiration for me. I was mainly floored by the incredible use of typography that was used on the majority of storefronts and it was difficult to find something that wasn’t unique or uninviting. However I don’t need to travel across the world to be inspired, I can be riding the bus or walking down the street and have a wave of creativity come across me. Traveling in general and changing my setting helps keep my creativity alive.

Who I am and what this means about my creative process, I suppose this could mean that I need external stimulation to trigger my creative process. I see what could be or what might be, but rarely focus on what currently is and that which is now the past to me, I look forwards to. My fantasy is based in realities, but pushed to the next step. I have too much going on in my head at any given time to sort it all out and going places – new, strange places – gets me past my headset and forces me to stretch. I am very social so new situations open my eyes to new possibilities; I am also very shy and new situations excite me, scare me a little bit and get my creative thoughts going.

So who am I in the context of creativity? Someone who has great creative skills but is just a lot more practical than crazy.