Designerly wasy to overcome boredom

Boredom is not necessarily miserable and harmful, as designers know. In fact, they want to get out of a boring state, so they indulge in novelty-seeking unique thinking, which brings out creativity. Indeed, boredom is not something to fear, but to embrace. Graphic designer Paula Scher of Pentagram design consultancy, for example, finds that ideas come in all kinds of ways and that she gets her best ideas when stuck in traffic, in the back of taxis: 'Boredom as the key to getting the best ideas'. Moreover, to stir creativity, Scher is inspired by looking at a lot of books, stimulated by long walks, or just by allowing herself to do nothing. That is, she lets her mind wander, rather than occupying it with apps on the phone: 'Spending time on your phone won’t provoke any new ideas, that’s for sure', she claims. 'One needs to be in a state of play to design', she continues, 'I generally push something as far as it can be pushed. For me, that’s the fun'. https://www.stirworld.com/inspire-people-design-icon-paula-scher-on-embracing-noise-to-recapture-the-creative-edge