Where would I find inspiration? Inspiration is around us at every single moment of our life, whether it’s in nature or the art of others and direct or subconscious. Obviously the lifestyle you choose will also allow you find new inspirations, My lifestyle is non-existant however so most of my inspiration comes from days of me sitting here not being able to do anything. One day I could be having strange thoughts about my life, How it goes absolutely no where (day after day) and having no routine and then the next day I will have this huge burst of energy just fill my entire head and I can start something, finish it and be glad I did it. Sadly it’s not often enough to make me financially stable in doing graphic design online, There are more down days than bursting ones and it causes me to lose focus/procrastinate.

In all honesty, I don’t think anyone needs inspiration if you have an imagination. You can sit in a room with black walls and just stare, Those with no trace of thought or imagination will notice the rooms shadows and possibly a few cracks in the walls. Those with a mind full of exciting adventures and designs will see complete scenes come to life right before them; whether they’re horrific or peaceful it’s up to the thought maker.

One large source of inspiration comes from those who start small and explode into success, that’s something that I don’t find happening in my life so it simply inspires me to think that people can do that with themselves. I am truely jealous of them and I study their actions, Whether what they do impresses me or not it’s not what they’ve done but how far they’ve come along.

I don’t find the things I do to be great enough to even consider them to involve any sort of inspiration as if what I make is a masterpiece, A freelance designer in a 3rd world country can easily replicate what I do (and I don’t consider it talent). Maybe when they ask the question they don’t look at the things I’ve done but think about the person I am, maybe I inspire them and that’s why they ask? Sure, that would be nice but I can’t sit here and assume that.

Thinking about it actually, my pure inspiration comes directly from the people who use my resources and like my work. Any compliments and thoughts people write to me go straight into a mental note box and I just get thrilled that they like what I do, It makes what I do worthwhile. When I go weeks without hearing a simple “this is great” or “thank you” I begin to lose focus, and I start to work in dull motions where things don’t quite fit together and I become entirely useless. So I guess my final thought is: Inspiration? Who fucking needs it, Do what you do and don’t wait for someone to inspire you before you get started.