GhostyTheBlogger

For this creativity exercise, I used the “Quick Draw” activity from an online classroom resource. The exercise works by giving a sentence frame, brainstorming ideas as a group or individually, and then quickly illustrating that idea without overthinking it. I followed this by setting a timer for a few minutes, choosing a random prompt, and forcing myself to draw whatever came to mind, even if it didn’t make sense. The goal wasn’t to make something clean, but to just get ideas and out. What I learned from doing this is that creativity isn’t really about having a perfect idea. Once I stopped worrying about whether the drawing was “good” or not, it actually became easier to think of more ideas and build off them. This exercise also made me realize how much overthinking can block someone especially in design, where you feel pressure to make something meaningful right away. By just starting with something simple and letting it evolve, I ended up with ideas I wouldn’t have come up with if I tried to plan everything out first. Overall, this showed me that creativity is more about doing and experimenting than waiting for inspiration to hit. I’m pretty sure I’ve done this before but it was nice to revisit it in a new light with a new understanding of art.