Layout Challenge: Out and About Inspiration

by Elizabeth Dillow | 11 years ago

Inspiration comes in many forms: after staring at these boxes for months admiring their unique color palettes, I ended up using the little leaf as a design inspiration instead. You just never know where the path of inspiration will take you!

CHALLENGE: Embark on an everyday object hunt for design inspiration that you might see each and every day without actually looking at it, then turn your object inspiration into a page somehow.

Looking for interesting packaging is a great way to make the task of grocery shopping a little more fun, and I completely support you if you buy something you know good and well no one will eat just because it has a cool design.

Ideas to turn your object inspiration into a page layout.

I spotted this magazine in the checkout aisle of Hobby Lobby and knew immediately that I wanted to spin the idea into a scrapbook page somehow—and I did, that very same day. When you work hard to exercise your inspiration-finding skills, you’re more likely to actually…. find inspiration! All you need to do is keep your eyes and mind open to possibility. The rest will fall into place.

Ideas to turn your object inspiration into a page layout.