When working with a new team or doing brainstorming for the first time with a new client sometimes it helps to jumpstart the creative process by tacking up a wall of inspiration. Especially when designing (or redesigning) new interfaces. There is so much to pull from today in regards to messaging, contextual help, interactions and so forth. This makes sitting down with a team and sketching so much easier because everyone has already had a chance to talk about ideas. It also helps when discussing the complexities of different types of implementations. If the project is in a rush as it almost always is you can save time by looking at existing examples of similar types of apps. The inspiration also acts as a point of reference useful in future conversations. The inspiration board above is on big brown paper so it can be mobile. The yellow sticky notes indicate specific things that people on the team like and want to draw from. Try it!

When working with a new team or doing brainstorming for the first time with a new client sometimes it helps to jumpstart the creative process by tacking up a wall of inspiration. Especially when designing (or redesigning) new interfaces. There is so much to pull from today in regards to messaging, contextual help, interactions and so forth. This makes sitting down with a team and sketching so much easier because everyone has already had a chance to talk about ideas. It also helps when discussing the complexities of different types of implementations. If the project is in a rush as it almost always is you can save time by looking at existing examples of similar types of apps. The inspiration also acts as a point of reference useful in future conversations.

The inspiration board above is on big brown paper so it can be mobile. The yellow sticky notes indicate specific things that people on the team like and want to draw from. Try it!

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