Artspo: Website Design to Improve Digital Artist Creativity

Abstract

Creative block is a period when the creative worker cannot conduct their creative idea, this problem is one of the most creative workers including digital artists commonly face. Creative block can affect creative workers productivity if not being handled, not only affect creative workers especially digital artist productivity, if prolonged this issue can cause stress and depression. Every creative worker especially digital artist has their own way to solve this issue, but their solution does not always work. There are several ways trying to solve this problem, but the truth is to solve creative blocks there are needed creative workers' contributions like motivation, spirit, mood, and appreciation. By using design thinking methods, this research aims to propose user interface of website to support the digital artist deal with creative block. Artspo have features wherein the web, artist can communicate, give appreciation, motivation, and support each other. This web will also recommend some challenges and keep giving motivation to the artist. Hopefully this web can developed further in order to improve creativity.