As designers, we are often asked what inspires us. It is a
broad question and can render many answers. When an idea arises, it can be from
the culmination of a series of events, or even a single random experience. What
inspires us is forever changing, as it should be.
With the daily grind of drafting and modeling, sometimes the
“why” is lost. As much as routine is
comforting, do you ever have a day when something happens that shakes you out
of the expected? And even if it interrupts your flow, somehow you’re energized?
Finding inspiration in the unexpected or mundane is
something we need to be reminded of, and when we need a little boost, we return
to this video from time to time: