How to have an idea

With Richard presenting our first graphic design lecture of the week, we were introduced to where ideas come from and the preparation that goes into them. For example- there are stages to creative thinking:

• you discover an artist's piece of work, and research further if interested
• define what they're trying to achieve and ascertain if you're able to feasibly create your idea once you've linked it back to the brief.
• then develop your idea further through other influences that have inspired you, refining it each time once you've experimented with various compositions.
• and finally deliver your design proposal once you've resolved and are satisfied with the results.

What was most helpful about the lecture was how to maintain your research (by keeping a bibliography), and also questions to think about yourself and your ideas; where do my tastes come from? Who produces me? And how do adverts work? This will allow me to break an a piece of work down, and see what features they have that make it successful.