Walk around.
Mike Fuisz
This depends on the project, but I love to sit together with my team to brainstorm and to start conversations.
Christina John
Dreaming. writing ideas away from the computer.
Fanette Mellier
As a group, sharing multiple ideas and talking them through, OR on walks, in dreams.
Ryan Waller
I like to start trying understand the problem and discuss about that. After that its a process of experimentations and analyse for a possible solution for the problem.
Guilherme Vieira
We develop our ideas together. We are two people with different opinions and points of view – this is an important aspect in developing our ideas.
Niklaus Thoenen
Research and finding connections. The rest is creativity.
Julian Weidenthaler
Thinking, starting, dismiss, beginning again, thinking, speak with other graphic designers.
Nicole Schwarz
Read, think, draw, look at stuff, talk about it, try it out, refine, reject.
Christoph Walz
I speak to client. I think about what they actually need. I think about how I can design probably while doing something else. I start doing.
Craig Sinnamon
Pen, paper, cup of tea. Short brainstorm-session with someone.
Linde Böhm
Only with pen and paper.
Christian Begusch
Mainly from what’s there. But some ideas need even more.
Robert Lzicar
Through research and observation.
Philipp Putzer
Talking with the colleagues in the office. Helpful: tee, coffee and sketch book. Or, later: wine and cigarettes.
Andreas Uebele
Thinking.
Erik Spiekermann
By enjoy doing.
Tino Graß
Think. Research. Rethink. Sketch. Discuss with the team. Rethink. Select.
Erwin K. Bauer
To get a clear view on the topic I usually sort any information I get into one of three simple categories. Then I try to verbalize the problem as detailed as possible. On that basis I start to design.
Sebastian Klebe
By my personal interest and knowledge.
Chrissie Muhr
Read the briefing. Try to understand. Read the briefing again. Drink a coffee. Read the briefing again. Do some moods, and try to think further than needed.
Pascal Fedorec
Think, research, design.
Gerwin Schmidt
Usually I begin with a series of really rough doodles on paper. I decide on a few directions to pursue and then go digital. Working in Indesign or illustrator, I create a first round of sketches to show a client.
Mary Voorhees Meehan
In my head.
Kate Moross
We develop our ideas together. We are two people with different opinions and points of view – this is an important aspect in developing our ideas.
Michael Mischler
Talk to the client, do serious research, go for a walk, have an idea.
Ruediger Quass von Deyen
Analysis of the needs of the customer.
Jörg Hemker
From my head.
Fraser Muggeridge
Researching, analysing, discussing and weighing the parameters of the project and also during the actual design work itself – I guess you could call it informed play.
Paulus M. Dreibholz
Go for a walk. Sit in a sidewalk cafe watching people go by. Do serious research. Travel (or just get out of the city). Talk to client extensively.
Stefan Sagmeister
Realize the need of the client. if you really understand a problem, solutions come intuitively.
Marvin Klee
Talk about it, fail and error, talk about it.
Fabian Köper
Intuitively and spontaneous.
Holger Jacobs
They result from the process.
Jürgen Graef
Benchmarking, “let it flow”, cross thinking.
Wolfgang Töchterle
I sit in a cafe. Lots of cafes.
Stefanie Posavec
Before I start, I want to know the “essence” of the project. That’s usually a lot of thinking about the briefing, talking to the client, research, etc. After that the design is usually done quite easily.
Marcus Kraft
Translating visually or typographically the content.
Leonardo Sonnoli
A long period of thinking and research. Sometimes I sketch ideas on paper. Normally, when the idea rises up, I work on the PC directly.
Mimmo Manes
While taking a walk, cooking, during conversations with people which surround me.
Nina Magdalena Hug
I think about it.
Anna Creamer
Research, discussions with my studio partners, collecting moods, try outs and read the briefing intently.
Julian Zimmermann
With my colleagues and partners by talking a lot and drawing sketches.
Alfonso Demetz
Analysing, research, scribbling on paper, digital scribbles, presentation and further improvement.
Jörg Bruppacher
Research, analysis, sketches.
Nicolas Bourquin
While having a discussion with my team.
Eva Thiessies
Copy – transform – combine.
Ralph Burkhardt
Shower.
Cornelius M. Uerlichs
By trying, by discussing, by putting inspiration up on the wall.
Dirk Heider
A mixture of research, intuition and trying out things. Motto: One step forward, two steps back and so on.
Frank Philippin
Conceptual thinking and analysis of an assignment. Typological research: looking at other books, mostly. Sketching.
Joost Grootens
Going out.
Johannes Bissinger
Thinking about them while going for a walk with my dog.
Christian Hundertmark
Deeply understanding the problem, making a lot of research, writing down some first ideas, relaxing, looking at the first ideas and evolving them, show to trustful friends, changing again.
Giovani Castelucci
Read, think, try, think, read, think, try – to be looped in shuffled order.
Ronald Fueglister
Read, run, cook, talk, walk, laugh, share, make, remake, publish, change, talk.
Daniel Eatock
When I work with musicians I listen to their music, when I design stuff for motion pictures I watch the film. Everything I do is deeply influenced by the product itself, my work comes from that and then it is very easy.
Christian Pitschl
Talk, talk, talk.
Stefan Mayer
Thinking, sketching, discussing, looking around.
Bernd Hilpert
Research, sketch, read, listen.
Romilly Winter
Sketch, think, smoke, looking in to the wall, listening to loud music.
Stepan Prokop