Design Tip #41: "Start with a Sketch"

Stay loose. Start with a sketch...on actual paper. Seems simple, but too many time crunched designers fall into the same looks by "sketching in the computer". No matter how hard you try, the process of creating within a CAD program will limit your ideas at a time when they should flow as easily and fluently as possible. So take a deep breath, and a step back and begin with a pen and a clean slate. Your results will be more creative and you can always figure out how to model it.