How do you overcome creative block? Why do you get stuck? How do improve your web design process?
In this 3rd part of our web design series, Ben Burns gets stuck, trying to work with The Futur's brand guidelines. He shares how he overcomes his creative block to design one of the marketing pages for the new futur.com website.
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Watch the previous episodes:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/ciL6FxkoLsw
Part 2: https://youtu.be/4zEYfzjKiK8
? Episode Breakdown:
0:44 Ben’s Struggle
1:24 The trick to overcoming creative block
1:32 TIP 1. Grid it out
2:15 TIP 2. Break it down
2:50 Biggest mistake of young designers when doing research
3:36 TIP 3. Research small
4:17 TIP 4 Look for patterns
4:40 Things to have in mind when design UI, Repetition
5:16 TIP 5 Add, subtract & Iterate
6:23 Always have the Core things first, then decorate
6:52 Final Website design
7:59 The tool for web designers to level up their game: Webflow
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