When you get those unexpected creative crises, blockages or just need a different way of thinking about a project. These interactive creativity cards are here to help you get unstuck.
Interactive Creativity Cards
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How to play
All you need to do is, simply choose a card from the 20 below by clicking on it. Do the exercise & apply the new creative solution to your project.


Consider all five senses when designing (touch, taste, sight, hearing, smell). Aim for a full-on sensory experience, not just visual. You’ll evoke a powerful emotional response.
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Imagine things bigger, faster, higher, brighter
than they actually are. Try exaggerating specific
features or sections of your design elements.
What happens?
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Grab the closest book to you.
What’s the first word you see?
How does it relate to what you’re
doing?
What associations can you make?
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Discover new visual possibilities by asking yourself,
“what if…?” For example, “What if humans
grew like flowers?” Combining unexpected
elements often produces exciting visual effects.
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Choose a person who inspires you. How would that person solve your creative problem?
How might he/she approach your project?
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Anyone can find fashion in a boutique or art in a museum.
Challenge yourself to discover new places for creative inspiration.
Become a creative explorer!
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Think like a child to enhance your creativity.
How would a 5-year-old see your project? Let
your creativity run wild and worry about the
adult details later.
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Work on a problem before going to sleep.
Then, while you’re snoozing, your subconscious takes over.
What did your dreams tell you?
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Why are things the way they are?
Don’t accept the way things are, instead, wonder how things could be done differently or better.
Learn to question all that is around you!
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Redesign something you see all the time (a stop sign, a penny, etc.).
This forces you to look at old things in a new way—and challenges you
to try different design approaches.
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To get a fresh perspective, look at your work from a new standpoint.
Check out your design in the mirror.
Turn it upside down. What do you notice?
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Routine is the enemy of creativity.
Challenge yourself to get out of your rut and dare to do things a little differently.
Rearrange your office or have lunch with a different person today.
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Enjoy…
These creative cards were created by eyewire.com/magazine. Way back in pdf form, but now they no longer exist.
If something is great it needs preserving and sharing. I simply turned it into an interactive activity.