The Creatives Journal

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Keep an open mind: Approach prompted journaling with an open mind. Reflect on the prompt and explore where it takes you. You can write as much or as little as you like. When creating a mood board, it’s essential to include various images and materials. Try to find images representing the style and tone you’re going for and the specific emotions you want your project to evoke. You can also include text, quotes, and other information to help you plan and execute your project. Create a mind map that includes all the little aspects of your task that you can think of. Use a format that appeals to your aesthetic because your mind map needs to be visible.

A journal can help silence that inner critic. There are absolutely no rules as to what you can and should put into it. There’s no wrong thing to write, plan or draw. It’s a safe space where your creativity can flow without being judged. Try different drawing styles or different types of journalling such as scrapbooking or a short story journal.

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Look at the ideas you’ve written down and see how they can be expanded. Often, it’s just the initial ideas which are the hard part. Once they’re written down, you should find it easier to expand upon them.

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Use washi tape or other decorative materials to decorate the cover of your journal. Decorating your own journal is a great way to make it feel more personal and unique. Keeping a journal has a number of proven mental health benefits, including help with managing anxiety, reducing stress, and coping with depression. Yet… It can stifle us. When we feel stifled, those glimmering ideas inside of you may not ever see the light of day. Journaling can nudge this away from our sub-conscious. Once you’ve identified the things that are causing you stress, you can begin to work on finding solutions that cut right to the core of the problem. There’s a lot of ways you can use the journal to inspire creativity. However, one you may not have considered using is dream journaling.

Get inspired. Read some of your favourite books or poems or look at some of your favourite artists work before your journalling session to see how they can inspire your journalling.Artistic self-reflection: Use your journal to reflect on your thoughts and emotions through artistic expression, such as drawing, painting, or doodling. This type of journal is made up of all the different scraps of your daily life. You can save and use pieces of scrapbook paper, envelopes from gifts or even your bills, and other everyday papers.