In the Ella Publishing Co. November e-zine, my tremendously talented friend Monica gave a few examples of creative shortcuts we can all take to make the creative process a bit quicker. I was thrilled to contribute to her article! I received from her two magazine pages and the request to use them as the basis for my layouts. This is what I came up with:
Magazine Ad #1:
Resulting Layout:
Magazine Ad #2
Resulting Layout:
Now, I don't have many general interest magazines here in my house - they are usually scrapbook- or craft-oriented, but I do pick up the occasional Oprah, Real Simple and Martha Stewart Living, depending on how much time I anticipate spending in rinks and school parking lots. I really enjoyed this process, with thanks to Monica, and have been looking at ads differently since this project.
Do you use ads as inspiration? What do you use as creative inspiration for your quick pages? Have you found a source you go to again and again? Share, please :)
ETA: Head on over to Monica's blog, she has an announcement. I am thrilled for her and her men!
