Rest Now to Boost Your Genius!

3 Easy Ways to Get Creative

Eva from 📚 👁️ 💬
July 01, 2025

Hello, Visual Communicators! 👋

Welcome to the July issue of Learn Visual Communication.

Did you know rest isn’t a break from the creative process? It’s part of it. So grab a beverage, kick up your heels, and let your mind wander.

In this issue:

🧘 Mindful Design: 3 instant ways to spark creativity
💡 Inspiration: A surprisingly wise quote from an odd source
🪴 Life Unfiltered: The joy of drawing on impulse

Let’s dive in!

🧘 Mindful Design

3 Easy Ways to Get Creative 💡

The clock is ticking, better unwind to get things done.

For a long time, I believed I had to work hard to come up with good ideas.
But the best thinking doesn’t respond to pushing, it responds to space.

Some of my clearest insights have come when I stopped trying and started listening. The shift wasn’t in my skill. It was in the stillness I allowed.

Later on, I discovered I was not alone! Neuroscience shows that when we let our minds wander, the brain’s default mode network activates. That’s where ideas connect, patterns emerge, and insight quietly surfaces.

Creativity doesn’t always come from consciously trying harder. Sometimes it comes from drifting, doodling, and letting your mind go quiet enough for something new to float to the top.

☀️ Rest Isn’t the Break from the Work. It Is the Work.

Play can be productive when creating something new.

You’ve probably felt it:

A flash of insight while folding laundry
The perfect metaphor during a walk
A meaningless doodle deciphering a complex idea

That’s not accidental. That’s the sound of your creativity at work.
When the noise quiets down, your ideas have room to speak.

Even 10 minutes, or a brief moment, can make a difference.

Your best ideas don’t barge in.
They knock when you’re relaxed enough to hear them.

✏️ Make Room for Ideas

No need to chase ideas, just give them room to visit.

Let’s create space intentionally, with some simple, low-pressure sketching tips.

Try this:

Use everyday materials
Napkins, grocery lists, sticky notes, anything unpolished and un-precious. When the materials don’t feel important, neither does the outcome, and that’s freeing.
Create privately
“Creating in public” is popular, but it can trigger self-editing. When no one’s watching, draw just to unwind, not to impress.
Set a timer
Ten minutes. No editing, no erasing. Just get what’s swirling in your head onto the page. A short time limit quiets perfectionism.

Not every idea or visual needs to go somewhere. Some clear the way for what’s next.

When is the last time you emptied your head to let something new in?

💡 Inspiration

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Never underestimate the value of doing nothing.

A.A Milne via Winnie the Pooh

🪴 Life Unfiltered

The Joy of Drawing on Impulse

I found these in a drawer, little hand-drawn cutouts of clothing. Just quick, simple sketches made without a plan.

Stumbling upon them brought an unexpected moment of joy. I had loved drawing them, and rediscovering them felt just as good.

There’s something therapeutic about making things purely for the pleasure of it. They mattered, even without a purpose.

It felt like stumbling onto a forgotten kind of self-care.

When was the last time you made something just because it brought you joy?

💭 Bring Your Ideas to Life

You don’t need to be “good at drawing” to use visuals in your work.
You just need a way to get ideas out of your head and into a form others can actually understand.

That’s what I help with, whether you’re sharing a post, leading a session, or explaining a big idea.

You don’t need to be an artist.
You just need the right mindset, some guidance, and a process that works for you.

That’s what I offer:
coaching if you want to learn,
a thinking partner if you want to collaborate,
and design help if you need it done for you.

Curious what might work best for you?
Reply anytime, I’d love to hear what you’re working on.

✉️ I Create This for You

This newsletter is for you, so your input means a lot.
Got feedback, ideas, or a request? Just hit reply.

💛 Thank You

More visual communication tips and tricks are on the way.
Until then, keep creating!

Eva 📚👁️💬