Conceptual Experiments Journal

From the article I have read, there are 6 phases in a creative process:

Inspiration is the 1st phase. To get an idea of what you want to create, you must something conjure up feelings that reflect on the subject matter. When you get a positive feeling that “this” is what you want to do, then that’s your inspiration. Also, most good ideas actually come from a huge pile of bad ideas.

Clarification is the 2nd phase. What exactly are you trying to achieve? Always remind yourself of this question because we tend to easily fray from our path. If you get stuck, you need to clarify where you want to go exactly, rather than wasting time sitting down & think. Having a clear sense of purpose is important for a designer!!!

Evaluation is the 3rd phase. Basically, this is when you check your idea for its strengths & weaknesses, & improve on it. Take out the weaknesses, & fortifying on the strengths. This step work the Perspiration phase.

Distillation is the 4th phase. This is a self-critical phase. It requires cool analysis and judgment on how the idea has progressed. Remember that ideas are only ideas & not complete solutions.

Incubation is the 5th phase. This happens when you take a break, relaxing or move to work on other projects. Although your mind is “somewhere else”, it is important to keep your idea at the tip of your mind, still thinking about it & aspects of it. Subconsciously, other ideas or solutions can pop up. This can further improve on it.

Perspiration is the 6th phase. This is the most important phase, where often pushes the developed idea back to the other stages for further improvement. It is a good habit to have multiple drafts of the idea to not only compare the old & new but to also check for faults. This phase is the toughest but most important to get the idea finalised.

These are the 6 phases that are necessary in a creative process.
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