Gjorgji Despodov is an artist and multidisciplinary designer based between Bulgaria and Macedonia. He mainly works in the visual arts field creating concepts through a wide range of disciplines such as graphic design, art direction, 3D visuals and illustration.

He graduated with a BA in Advertising Design in the National Academy of Arts in Sofia in 2019 and he currently works as a graphic designer in Digital Agency in Sofia, Bulgaria. His work is mostly inspired from the bizarre late 80’s films, television and advertisements,strengthened with digital techniques and color composing.

I had the pleasure of meeting him a while ago and I’m really happy we had the opportunity to once again chat about creativity πŸ™‚ These are his advice…

β€œWhen I am blocked…I stop avoiding I pull up a chair and listen to what the Block has to say. Sometimes, the best thing you can do is give up, leave your desk and perform a lip sync in front of your mirror. Remember one thing, you can’t force creativity.

The idea of divine inspiration and an aha moment is largely a fantasy. I found inspiration by doing something completely out of my comfort zone. And by comfort zone I mean my computer screen. As a designer in the digital age, most of the time i am glued to my computer screen. Stepping away from it and doing something completely analogue inspires me the most.

If nothing seems to be working, here’s a tip: Don’t force it. Creativity is not a manual skill that you either do or don’t, but a series of emotional and mental tasks that sometimes just don’t work together.β€œ

ΠƒΠΎΡ€Ρ“ΠΈ ДСсподов Π΅ ΡƒΠΌΠ΅Ρ‚Π½ΠΈΠΊ ΠΈ мултидисциплинарСн Π΄ΠΈΠ·Π°Ρ˜Π½Π΅Ρ€ ΠΏΠΎΡΡ‚ΠΎΡ˜Π°Π½ΠΎ Π²ΠΎ двиТСњС ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ΅Ρ“Ρƒ Π‘ΡƒΠ³Π°Ρ€ΠΈΡ˜Π° ΠΈ МакСдонија. Π’ΠΎ Π³Π»Π°Π²Π½ΠΎ Ρ€Π°Π±ΠΎΡ‚ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎ Π½Π° Π²ΠΈΠ·ΡƒΠ΅Π»Π½Π°Ρ‚Π° умСтност ΠΊΡ€Π΅ΠΈΡ€Π°Ρ˜ΡœΠΈ Π²ΠΎ Ρ€Π°Π·Π»ΠΈΡ‡Π½ΠΈ дисциплини, ΠΎΠ΄ Π³Ρ€Π°Ρ„ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠΈ дизајн, Π°Ρ€Ρ‚ Π΄ΠΈΡ€Π΅ΠΊΡ†ΠΈΡ˜Π° Π΄ΠΎ 3D visuals ΠΈ ΠΈΠ»ΡƒΡΡ‚Ρ€Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π°. Π’ΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ‚ΠΎΠ² Ρ€Π°Π±ΠΎΡ‚ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎ Π³Ρ€Π°Ρ„ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠΈ Π΄ΠΈΠ·Π°Ρ˜Π½Π΅Ρ€ Π²ΠΎ Π°Π³Π΅Π½Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π° Π·Π° Π΄ΠΈΠ³ΠΈΡ‚Π°Π»Π΅Π½ ΠΌΠ°Ρ€ΠΊΠ΅Ρ‚ΠΈΠ½Π³ Π²ΠΎ Π‘ΠΎΡ„ΠΈΡ˜Π°, Π‘ΡƒΠ³Π°Ρ€ΠΈΡ˜Π°. НСговото Ρ‚Π²ΠΎΡ€Π΅ΡˆΡ‚Π²ΠΎ Π΅ Π½Π°Ρ˜ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³Ρƒ инспирирано ΠΎΠ΄ Π±ΠΈΠ·Π°Ρ€Π½ΠΈΡ‚Π΅ Ρ„ΠΈΠ»ΠΌΠΎΠ²ΠΈ Π²ΠΎ Π΄ΠΎΡ†Π½ΠΈΡ‚Π΅ 80-Ρ‚ΠΈ, Ρ‚Π΅Π»Π΅Π²ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡ˜Π°Ρ‚Π° ΠΈ Ρ€Π΅ΠΊΠ»Π°ΠΌΠΈΡ‚Π΅, засилСни со Π΄ΠΈΠ³ΠΈΡ‚Π°Π»Π½ΠΈΡ‚Π΅ Ρ‚Π΅Ρ…Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ±ΠΈΠ½Π°Ρ†ΠΈΠΈ Π½Π° Π±ΠΎΠΈ.

Π“ΠΎ ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π² задоволството Π΄Π° Π³ΠΎ Π·Π°ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π½Π°Π°ΠΌ ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄ доста Π²Ρ€Π΅ΠΌΠ΅, ΠΈ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³Ρƒ ΠΌΠΈ Π΅ ΠΌΠΈΠ»ΠΎ ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Ρ‚ΠΎΡ€Π½ΠΎ ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π²ΠΌΠ΅ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠ° Π΄Π° ΠΏΠΎΡ€Π°Π·Π³ΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ€Π°ΠΌΠ΅ Π·Π° крСативноста πŸ™‚ Ова сС Π½Π΅Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ‚Π΅ совСти…

β€žΠšΠΎΠ³Π° ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΠΌ ΠΊΡ€Π΅Π°Ρ‚ΠΈΠ²Π΅Π½ Π±Π»ΠΎΠΊ…НС Π³ΠΎ ΠΈΠ·Π±Π΅Π³Π½ΡƒΠ²Π°ΠΌ, Π·Π΅ΠΌΠ°ΠΌ столчС, си сСднувам ΠΈ ΡΠ»ΡƒΡˆΠ°ΠΌ ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ Π‘Π»ΠΎΠΊΠΎΡ‚ ΠΈΠΌΠ° Π΄Π° ΠΌΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΅. ПонСкогаш, Π½Π°Ρ˜Π΄ΠΎΠ±Ρ€ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎ Π½Π΅ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ моТСш Π΄Π° Π³ΠΎ Π½Π°ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²ΠΈΡˆ Π΅ Π΄Π° сС ΠΎΡ‚ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Ρˆ, Π΄Π° ΡΡ‚Π°Π½Π΅Ρˆ ΠΎΠ΄ Π±ΠΈΡ€ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎ ΠΈ Π΄Π° Π½Π°ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²ΠΈΡˆ Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ β€žlip-syncβ€œ пСрформанс ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄ ΠΎΠ³Π»Π΅Π΄Π°Π»ΠΎ. Π—Π°ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ½Π΅Ρ‚Π΅ Π΅Π΄Π½Π° Ρ€Π°Π±ΠΎΡ‚Π°, Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ‚Π΅ Π΄Π° ја присилитС крСативноста.

Π˜Π΄Π΅Ρ˜Π°Ρ‚Π° Π·Π° боТСнствСна ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΏΠΈΡ€Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π° ΠΈ β€žΠ°Ρ…Π°β€œ ΠΌΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ‚ Π²ΠΎ Π³Π»Π°Π²Π½ΠΎ Π΅ Ρ„Π°Π½Ρ‚Π°Π·ΠΈΡ˜Π°. Наоѓам ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΏΠΈΡ€Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π° ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²Π΅Ρ˜ΡœΠΈ Π½Π΅ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ сосСма Π½Π°Π΄Π²ΠΎΡ€ ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΌΠΎΡ˜Π°Ρ‚Π° Π·ΠΎΠ½Π° Π½Π° ΠΊΠΎΠΌΡ„ΠΎΡ€Ρ‚. А ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ Π·ΠΎΠ½Π° Π½Π° ΠΊΠΎΠΌΡ„ΠΎΡ€Ρ‚ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Ρ€Π°Π·Π±ΠΈΡ€Π°ΠΌ Π΅ΠΊΡ€Π°Π½ΠΎΡ‚ Π½Π° ΠΌΠΎΡ˜ΠΎΡ‚ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΡ˜ΡƒΡ‚Π΅Ρ€. Како Π΄ΠΈΠ·Π°Ρ˜Π½Π΅Ρ€, Π²ΠΎ Π΄ΠΈΠ³ΠΈΡ‚Π°Π»Π½ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎ Π²Ρ€Π΅ΠΌΠ΅, ΠΏΠΎΡΡ‚ΠΎΡ˜Π°Π½ΠΎ сум β€žΠ·Π°Π»Π΅ΠΏΠ΅Π½β€œ Π·Π° Π½Π΅Π³ΠΎ. Π’Ρ€Π³Π½ΡƒΠ²Π°ΡšΠ΅Ρ‚ΠΎ ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄ Π΅ΠΊΡ€Π°Π½ ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²Π΅ΡšΠ΅Ρ‚ΠΎ Π½Π΅ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ β€žΠ°Π½Π°Π»ΠΎΠ³Π½ΠΎβ€œ ΠΌΠ΅ инспирира Π½Π°Ρ˜ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³Ρƒ.

Π’ΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ‚ΠΈΡ‚Π΅ ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π° Π½ΠΈΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ Π½Π΅ Ρ„ΡƒΠ½ΠΊΡ†ΠΈΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡ€Π° ΠΌΠΎΡ˜ΠΎΡ‚ совСт Π΅: НС Π³ΠΈ Ρ„ΠΎΡ€ΡΠΈΡ€Π°Ρ˜ Ρ€Π°Π±ΠΎΡ‚ΠΈΡ‚Π΅. ΠšΡ€Π΅Π°Ρ‚ΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΡΡ‚Π° Π½Π΅ Π΅ ΠΌΠ°Π½ΡƒΠ΅Π»Π½Π° способност која ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ја ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²ΠΈΡˆ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π½Π΅ ја ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²ΠΈΡˆ, Ρ‚ΡƒΠΊΡƒ ΡΠ΅Ρ€ΠΈΡ˜Π° Π½Π° Π΅ΠΌΠΎΡ‚ΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ‚Π°Π»Π½ΠΈ Π·Π°Π΄Π°Ρ‡ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠΈ понСкогаш Π½Π΅ Ρ„ΡƒΠ½ΠΊΡ†ΠΈΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡ€Π°Π°Ρ‚ Π·Π°Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΎ.β€œ