This is the brief but definitive guide to collard greens: broccoli likes high collars, asparagus tend to go more conservative, and green peppers go for the spiked dog collar look. Any questions? Stretch the literal to hilarious limits in your creativity today and astound yourself with the great ideas you come up with. To start, what do you think the veggies in this cartoon are thinking?

Ever notice how it’s so much easier to think of ideas that won’t work for a project? I’m currently designing a high-end brochure for an antique rug gallery (i.e. cartoon rugs are a big no-no). So, it’s incredibly refreshing to switch gears and think in a completely different creative light. It’s also a great brainstorming tool to get unstuck in a creative block.

Set the intention to think of the most outrageously WRONG solutions for your project. You’ll not only crack yourself up with your ideas (and imagining how your client would react if you actually presented them), but it’s also a great technique that (eventually) will lead to the right creative solution.

To get started, what’s the most hilarious caption you can think of for this cartoon?

It’s true – some birds have really bad voices and drive all the other birds bonkers with their crazy, off-pitch chirps. So why keep singing if it’s so painful to the ear? Maybe they absolutely love doing it and don’t care if they’re good or not (or maybe they’re completely tone deaf and can’t tell the difference). Either way, allow yourself to do something for the pure enjoyment of it today…even if you suck at it! The creativity stage is not about being good or bad, right or wrong. It’s about exploring the options and seeing where your imagination will take you. So let’s get started: what’s the silliest commentary you can think of for the birds in this cartoon?

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