How to shout louder than an empty letter?

Blank screen. Shimmering cursor. And you seem to be looking into the abyss, where something new is to be born. Familiar, right? Every content creator, whether it's a design or a script, has faced the fear of a blank letter. What Google tells us about it: «Fear of white letter <TAG1> is the fear of starting a new business, writing text or creating something new that can lead to stupor and indecision. It arises because uncertainty, fear of making a mistake or uncertainty in one's abilities, and this is faced by representatives of various professions».

In fact, it is very easy to overcome — to start. But more details later.

I have been a designer for 5+ years, so of course I have encountered this many times. When you have an ultra-important project, the deadline is in an hour, and you have nothing, only emptiness on the screen and in your head. You are nervous, because soon you can't even give up a job you didn't even start, but you can't even think because of your nerves. Uh... It will be impossible to list how many times I dragged myself to the end. We will not go far — identity for «Was Tut».

I had a rough sketch in my head even before I joined the project. I had ready references and an approximate action plan. But even that didn't save me. When I showed the team examples and the first sketches of the logo, I decided that this was not enough for a complete understanding and immersion in the project. She developed a presentation of the design concept, where she selected references not only of design, but also of general vibe. It was such a ✨kind of✨ brief where I interviewed two co-founders of «Was Tut», and got a not very clear, but still mudboard.

It would seem that I have a clear movement strategy, just put everything together and do it. But. He happened. Fear of the white sheet. I looked at the paper (I always start with sketches in a notebook) and did not understand where to go. In conditions of limited time due to the main work and the deadline set (by me), she caught only a stupor, so the surrender of the identity had to be moved. On. Whole. Moon. However, about two weeks after the discussed date (when I was supposed to hand over my job), I sat down and forced myself to do at least something. She opened Pinterest with graffiti fonts and redrew, since many letters from the English language can be adapted to Ukrainian. Having made the first essay, the second, the third, I realized that everything was not as scary and stuporous as it seemed at first glance. Then the work with colors and fonts was not so painful. Well, now, you see my efforts wherever design is present. So, practical advice, as promised.

That's it.

OK, I'm kidding, but that's really the main thing. An empty sheet is only scary when it is empty. Start with something, fool around, draw /write some fool. You can always erase. And now the real list.

So conclusions! In fact, this stupor is completely normal and if you feel like this — congratulations, you are a living person. But we should not forget that we ourselves are «blacksmiths of our lives» and we can control the situation and our own emotions. If you are scared, sad, anxious — spit it out. You can even on the same empty leaf. I believe in you. And in myself too. And you believe in yourself.