Sample Constraint
Use Only Three Colors
Create using only three colors and notice how the limitation changes your choices.
Beyond Your Journal
CREATIVE JOURNAL CHALLENGE
Make a creative journal spread right now.
Swipe through 111 creative journaling challenges whenever you need a little direction, a new limitation, or an excuse to try something different.
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Try a Sample
Get a random constraint.
Try a sample card from the deck and see where it takes you.
Less deciding. More making.
Sometimes the blank page has too many possibilities.
Constraints give your creativity something to push against. Instead of deciding everything at once, draw one challenge and let it shape the page.
What you might draw...
A starting point for your creative or junk journal practice.
Constraint 18
Pink Challenge
Every element must be pink. Any kind of pink is accepted.
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Constraint 62
Mistake Spotlight
Turn an accidental mistake into the focal point of the spread.
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Constraint 82
Lost in a Dream
Use disconnected images and incomplete thoughts to create dream logic.
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How it works
Draw a card and make something.
01
Open your deck
Access the Constraint Deck from your phone, tablet, or computer.
02
Choose a constraint
Swipe through the deck or hit Shuffle when you want the decision made for you.
03
Go make something
Take the challenge back to your physical journal and see where it leads.
111 creative constraints
Color challenges, composition rules, material experiments, unusual prompts, layout limitations, and more.
Shuffle the deck
Skip the decision-making and let the app choose your next creative limitation.
Save your favorites
Heart the prompts you want to revisit and browse your saved collection anytime.
Designed for real journals
The app gives you the prompt. Your paper, scraps, stickers, markers, paint, and imagination do the rest.
Creative Journal Constraint Deck
111 ways to create a creative journal spread.
Keep the complete interactive deck in your pocket and reach for it whenever you want a new creative direction.
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