Creative vision board template
Creative projects die in the gap between the vision and the first ugly draft. The board most creative people make is all vision: the gallery wall, the book cover, the release day. This template is built so every tile has a session attached. Finish the novel becomes write 300 words tonight. Release the EP becomes record a rough vocal for track one. The twelve tiles also cover the unglamorous scaffolding that keeps a practice alive: a fixed weekly slot, a place to share work in progress, a community, feedback you ask for on purpose, and rest. Put your own project on tile one and let the rest support it.
The 12 tiles: caption and next action
- Finish the first draftNext action: Write 300 words tonight, no editing
- Daily sketch for 100 daysNext action: Draw one thing on the desk for five minutes
- Release a four-track EPNext action: Record a rough vocal for track one
- A studio corner that is always readyNext action: Leave the tools out instead of packing them
- Share work in progress weeklyNext action: Post one unfinished piece today
- Read fifty pages a weekNext action: Put the book in your bag right now
- First paid commissionNext action: Tell three people you are taking commissions
- An exhibition in a real roomNext action: Email one cafe or gallery about wall space
- Feedback from someone I respectNext action: Send one piece and ask one specific question
- A creative communityNext action: Find one meetup and RSVP
- Rest is part of the practiceNext action: Block one screen-free afternoon this week
- Ten pieces I am proud ofNext action: Put the best one so far on tile one
Suggested style: Ink
Ink looks like a sketchbook at night. Your own work should be the only colour on the board. Six presets are available in the maker; pick another if this one does not match your photos.