Yer you are totally right! thank you for the insite.
There are some AIās, the one I use more often and maybe the most popular is Midjourney But thereās also another good one called DALLĀ·E 2
Is there a reason why i need to entre my phone number while trying to join DALL E2? it doesnt sit too well give too much of my information up.
yes. data. all the āfreeā IA services thrive on gathering data, either to ātrainā their ia, or at least the old fashion sharing and reselling.
ia companies are internet companies after all.
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My advice would be the opposite of sitting in front of a screen ālooking for inspirationā. You want design mojo, the you need creativity. You need to tickle and activate your brain.
What really works for me is reading a good book. Whatever kind you like, as long as itās not prose. It needs to be something that carries you away and leaves your imagination to build in your mind the world the author describes.
That for me is what gets me going again. No AI, no screens or computer at all.
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Can I suggest something else? Step away from SU altogether and draw something by hand. Or maybe even make a card model if you want?
When youāve been doing SU for a while, when youāve been at a project for ages, it sometimes stops feeling ārealā if you get me? So doing something in the physical world helps me.
Iām in architecture and itās really important that I see the physical work that comes from my SU models. Thereās a spiritual dimension to the question you are asking - am I just modelling a fantasy world that only exists to me?.. or is it work that is touching other peopleās lives and making a difference to the world?
Fantasies are lovely and comforting, but it canāt sustain you for long.
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Iāve recently started a contract that involves a few hours of commuting by car each day so Iām listening to audiobooks.
My current book is The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson- a steampunk sci-fi mash up.
Heās describing a multitude of transportation machines that are inspiring me to try to design them.
Among them, a āChevalineā, a mechanical horse that folds into a briefcase and a āPedimotorā which is, I think an exoskeleton walking device.
Itās great fun!
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hereās another good tipā¦
Change your workspace.
Clean it, rearrange furniture, put new artwork aroundā¦get out of the ārutā of slouching down in the same old office chair looking at the same old desk.
Go work in a park or busy cafe if you have a laptop; spend 70% of your time people watching and 30% ofthe time doodling and drinking coffee.
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