As a creative individual keeping your creativity fresh can be a daunting challenge, especially if you’re experiencing a creative drought. Sometimes the blank page or canvas can make you run and hide. Luckily, there are many sources available for you to re-start your creative engine. This exercise comes from one of my favorite books called “Caffeine For The Creative Mind” by Stefan Mumaw, Wendy Lee Oldfield.

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Create a pictogram that describes these six words. PRESSURE, DELIRIOUS, LUCKY, SUSPENSE, DANGEROUS AND JOYFUL. Use only four straight lines and circle for each one. You can arrange the lines and circle in whatever fashion you desire, but you can only use the four lines and the circle. The lines must be of equal length and not divided in any way and the circle must be kept whole.