Creative Flow

Roberta Bergmann (Braunschweig, Germany) is a freelance artist, illustrator, and book designer. With more than 15 years as a creative professional, she is the author of several books published in Europe, including The Basics of Design. www.robertabergmann.de

• ForewordWhom Is this Book for? 8  What is Creativity? A Brief Introduction 10  Questionnaire about Creative Types 14  Which Creative and Working Type Are You? 16  How to Start 22  1. Status Quo 242. The Place 253. Workplace 264. The Battle Plan 265. Distractions 276. Get Started 27  40 Prescriptions 28No. 1 Just Get Started 30No. 2 Or Do You Prefer to Plan? 32No. 3 Finding the Right Theme 34No. 4 Stash of Materials: Treasure Hoards 38No. 5 Ask Your Way through Your Future Project 40No. 6 Act Like a Child 42No. 7 Think in the Opposite Way 44No. 8 Sources of Inspiration 46No. 9 Rendezvous with Yourself 48No. 10 Chaos! 50No. 11 Recombine Things 52No. 12 Riches of Variation 54No. 13 Use Your Subconscious 56No. 14 Try It Out Mathematically 58No. 15 Provoke, Rebel: Time for Wild Ideas! 60No. 16 Change Your Perspective 62No. 17 Hermit or Team Player? 64No. 18 Things Do Happen by Chance 66No. 19 Hang in There, Keep Going! 68No. 20 And Now: Take a Break! 70No. 21 Sparring Partner 72No. 22 Be Interdisciplinary 74    No. 23 Take the Elevator 76No. 24 Practice, Practice, Practice 78No. 25 Tell Stories 80No. 26 No Dogmatism, Please! 82No. 27 Experiment 84No. 28 Broadening your Horizons 86No. 29 Improvise 88No. 30 Keep It Simple 90No. 31 Intuition or: the First Idea 92No. 32 Selective Perception 94No. 33 Visualize Ideas 96No. 34 Role Models & Guiding Figures 98No. 35 Research Spirit & Inventive Spirit 100No. 36 Humor 102No. 37 Get Yourself Moving 104No. 38 Surrealism 106No. 39 Find Analogies 108No. 40 Thinking Outside the Box 110  First Aid for Blocking 112  Recognizing & Analyzing Blocks 114  No. 1 Be Brave, Jump In 116No. 2 Get Out of Your Comfort Zone 118No. 3 The Right TimingNo. 4 There's No Such Thing as Perfection! 122No. 5 Find Rituals 124No. 6 Turn Negative into Positive 126No. 7 Willpower, Perseverance & Continuity 128No. 8 Support 130 No. 9 Set Boundaries 132No. 10 Time Out for Body and Spirit 134No. 11 Overcome Obstacles 138No. 12 A Restart 140No. 13 Appreciate Your Worth 142No. 14 Classify Criticism Objectively 144No. 15 Stop! Pull the Emergency Brake 146  Appendix 148  Thanks! 150Recommended Reading 151List of Sources and List of Images 152Index of Key Words 157