I created a folder on my desktop called “Inspiration”. Anything that inspires me, i throw it in there. A logo, nature, a meme, a pet pic, a classic work of art, other people’s art, my own art. It doesnt matter. Storage is cheap. If it inspires me, for whatever reason, it goes in that folder. Video games inspire me all the time, screenshot and throw in the folder. I’ll be out and about and see a building, or brick pattern, or bumper sticker – I snap a pic and email it to myself, throw it in the folder. I’ll be reading a book, and there will be an included map or ornate page border or something – snap a pic, throw it in the folder. It is a repository of readily available random inspiring images that I find interesting, for one reason or another.

I also have the folder set to “show extra large icons” and sort by “date modified”. When I open that thing, I’m hit by a barrage of recent things that inspire me. Ideally, I’m already holding my pencil and sketchbook is out. Momentum is heading in the right direction. Just start.