When a design pops into my head, it’s difficult for me to even draw to the complexity that my brain imagines a design. Starting in the software can sometimes be intimidating or scary because it always starts as a blank screen.
Beginning to design an ad or anything in software can almost discourage you in a way. I have some progress pictures of some ads that I’m creating. I want to encourage you to not give up on a design just because it doesn’t start the way you want it to finish.
This is the progress of an ad I’m creating in a design class. At the start, you can see what I’m trying to portray and go for, but not the end vision. As I kept changing elements and taking time away from the design. A fire to design it arose in me. Ideas began to flow again when I took a step back for awhile and came back to it. Nothing in the design world is easy. In fact, if it is easy, it’s probably not even worth it. Challenges bring growth and progress. If nothing in life was challenging, we would all be so bored!
My advice to you is to keep on designing. However, if you reach a point where your mind becomes overwhelmed, find a unique method to distract yourself from it. Then, come back to it with a clean, ready-to-work mind. Some of the things I often do are: go on a walk, read a good book, or spend some time with friends or family.