A World With Creativity

CMC graphic design students find inspiration everywhere

This article was originally posted on the blog of CMC graphic design student Anna Hoffman. Find more of her creative articles at http://ahoffmanbehindthescreen.wordpress.com/

Imagine a world without creativity. Imagine a world without any imagination.  The world would be a very bleak place. We are surrounded by creativity and beauty. Art and design in its simplest form is merely an interpretation of all the beauty that surrounds us. Since I’ve lived in the mountains, I’ve come to have an appreciation of all the beautiful sights around me. I find when my biggest inspirations or ideas come to me, I am just walking around town or somewhere outside. My inspirations come from the simple things around me.

For my design on the right, A World With Creativity, I took the image while I was walking around Glenwood Springs, CO. The mural on the wall really fascinated me because  it was the only beautiful thing in the very grungy alleyway. The mural looked so vibrant and welcoming against the old brick wall. The mural was tucked away in an alley that many people wouldn’t even notice as they walked by. It goes to show that sometimes the best art isn’t always in places you would expect it to be.

Many people wonder why art is so important, well just imagine a life without any art or any color. Wouldn’t it be a very boring place? I think so. The quote that I used in my design by Pablo Picasso says, “Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life.” I really like this quote because I think it is very true. A world without creativity would be very mundane and in a way art does sweep away the dust from our everyday lives. Art makes us pause and take a break from our endless daily tasks. Now you might be thinking, well that’s great and all, but I don’t really like going to boring art galleries or old, musty museums. You don’t have to go to some art gallery or museum to appreciate art, art is all around you. Art isn’t just fine drawings or paintings. Art can be any design or layout.

Since I started studying graphic design, I find myself noticing the little details in things, details that I normally would have just passed by. The more I learn about the fundamentals and principles of design, the more I like the different layouts and designs around me.

Everyone sees art differently. Graphic designers see things through different eyes because art is not only something nice to look at but it now has a purpose behind it. Just as fine artists and graphic designers see art differently, so does the ordinary person who isn’t an artist. However, we should all appreciate art and not take it for granted no matter what way we see it.

When I was working on my design, I decided to look up the definition of creativity, take a look at what it means.