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365 Project Ideas

Happy new year! I decided to do little housekeeping to keep my creativity fresh by creating a 365 project ideas checklist. This list is by no means complete; it is simply a foundation of basic suggestions that can be embellished with your own ideas or portrayal. I will be sure to keep this list updated as sort of a living document for others’ use as well.

365 Project Ideas

Color

  • Red
  • Orange
  • Yellow
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Indigo
  • Violet

Texture

  • Hard
  • Soft
  • Rippled
  • Grainy
  • Blotchy
  • Bumpy
  • Smooth
  • Rough
  • Jagged

Shapes

  • Square
  • Rectangle
  • Triangle
  • Circle
  • Line

Forms

  • Sphere
  • Cube
  • Cylinder
  • Pyramid
  • Silhouette

Materials

  • Wood
  • Metal
  • Paper
  • Plastic
  • Glass
  • Carbon Fibre
  • Silk

Elements

  • Fire
  • Water
  • Earth
  • Wind

Objects & Things

  • Windows
  • Doors
  • Mailboxes
  • Clocks
  • Fountains
  • Grain Mills
  • Wind Mills
  • Street Lights
  • Crayons
  • Tools
  • Technology
  • Bridges
  • Musical Equipment
  • Train & Train Tracks
  • Cemetery
  • Cars & Trucks

Nature

  • Sunrise/Sunset
  • Woods/Forest/Trees
  • Mountains
  • Glaciers
  • Flowers
  • Lakes
  • Streams/Rivers
  • Animals
  • Snow/Rain/Ice/Fog/Clouds/Sunshine

Feel free to use this list for yourself if you are partaking in a 365 project or are thinking about starting one.