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[o8dawgs]

I'm kind of stuck in a form finding rut. Anyone with good suggestions for form inspiration?

[Highfrontier]

some random thoughts :

The moment of piercing (sharp meets soft.. stress and stretch lines etc)

layering, clustering, or patterns (for some reason I'm phobic to but strangely obsessed by caterpillar eggs at the moment)

anti-surface (achieved with optical effects or natural materials)


it's late ..

[Electroflux]

Look for mathematical forms in nature, a good start is Romanesco Broccoli

[yo]

Go to an art museum.
Go on a nature hike.
Go to some art galleries.

[NURB]

Sit on a busy corner and watch people.

[nicanor]

start with a different medium you're used to. If you're used to sketching on paper first try 3D rendering or clay modeling. I look at design blogs for inspiration, usually save the pictures of designs that intrigues me onto my hard drive and browse through them once in awhile. Look at nature stuff, small microbacteria size things, deep under water creatures, repeating patterns. Go back to basics and practice piercing, cradling, wedging, dominant, subordinate exercises.

[kmnet]

Grab some beer and get drunk.

Don't think.

[Kershaw]

Water

[chriscarter]

Art in nature... nature documentaries are full of forms and design through evolution.

Sculpture can be full of form inspiration. Cloud Gate in Chicago was a big influence on the form of one of my designs

Also, geometric patterns can be found in the most obscure places.

[phillydun]

I remember one of my tutor saying "how would you describe soft to someone who can't see or feel?"

try that

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or try a Pollock