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EASY EXERCISES FOR FRESH IDEAS
Ognjen Sporin reveals why word association is a great trick for dreaming up new designs
“This image was made as a part of a much bigger Dungeons & Dragons project, and was based on a very simple sand-themed Druid subclass idea. When you’re working off basic prompts, it’s vitally important to try and think outside the box in order to come up with a compelling design. One of the best methods that I’ve found for ideation is using word associations. In this case, I was thinking of desert-dwelling animals (the snake), mixing that motif with the narrative concept of a flying carpet (or a cloak), and then unifying them both underneath the broader sand theme to create a feeling of cohesion.”