As a creative, how great is it to hear from people how much they love your work, or how much you've inspired them, or better yet hearing stories of what people have gone on to do and achieve because of you? I know I would be grateful, and so I make a habit to let others know how much they've inspired me. Inspiration is a big part of being a creative, we're always looking for 'new' ideas by searching through existing works to give us that spark we need. People love to hear that they caused the spark in you, it gives the work purpose beyond them self. It gives the work a new life, and it proves that lives can be changed with design. It does evoke emotion, it does evoke change, and it does evoke a chain of inspiration that could lead to who knows where in the future. If someone inspires you let them know, no matter how big and famous, or small and unknown. It's what keeps us creatives waking up in the morning, it's what gets us the motivation to keep doing what we do and it allows us to proud of something we wouldn't otherwise had known affected somebody. Get in contact with someone who changed something for you and let them know how their life and work affected yours, you never know what kind of response you'll get whether its a simple thank you, or an invite to dinner or a job offer. You've got nothing to lose and everything positive to see in yourself. |