I’m not a fan of unproductive days and I’m sure you’re the same!
So I’ve put together a list of ideas that work for me (or that I’m working on implementing!) that can help you to improve your productivity and make the most out of your days.
1. Create a positive work environment

One of the biggest influences on my productivity is my work
environment. When I am surrounded by encouraging people and I am free to express my ideas, I will be more likely to produce good work and get excited about my …

The internet is full of great free and paid resources for basically anything you want to design. However, there’s so much out there, that it’s often hard to sort through the average websites to find the really good ones.
So to help you out, here are fifteen of my personal favourite websites that I use frequently when designing new things!

1. iStockphoto
iStockphoto is probably the biggest and best collection of high quality photos, vectors, videos and more that you will find on the web. Because of the high standards in their quality …

So I’ve been reading a whole lot of articles lately about improving or finding your creativity, and it got me thinking about how much of that we can apply to creativity in ministry, and how much we need to believe for more than what the world expects.
I remember when I created the artwork for the Kidshaper Sound brochure several years ago, it was the first time ever that I created something through more than just my own strength. Sure, it took a lot of adjustments, planning, redesigning and guidance from …

This week as I have been working on some new design projects, I have been faced with something that many of us are faced with… creative block! Sometimes it’s hard to get that initial idea or picture that gets the ball rolling. So how can we tune our minds to unlock those creative ideas that are just waiting inside our heads?
There’s a great article here about how to follow the example of young children who aren’t discouraged when they don’t succeed straight away. Sometimes we need to step out and …