In the times of self-isolation, it's important to stay focused and fit. These tasks are little exercises in spontaneity and creativity, a fun 'work out' for brain and design thinking.

We encourage you to do at least some of these exercises in our editor — you will most definitely find out that it's a great tool for the job. Still, all the exercises are stand-alone and offer no limit to the medium — it can be anything from pencil and paper to tomatoes and mozzarella. Just stay home and keep safe.

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Scuba diver. Mural at Sant Feliu de Guíxols beach (Catalonia, Spain).

Find ten or more different objects around you. Use them to make a portrait of a human or an animal.

Readymag tip:

Create ten+ different shapes and icons. Move them around.

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Readymag Design Workout

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Interior. A painting by Fala. © falaatelier.com.

Readymag tip:

Emulate textured shapes by adding an image and cropping it.

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Using a collage approach, like in this example, draw your own room. Use the same material for objects resembling each other by a) function b) texture, c) style.

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Readymag Design Workout

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Readymag tip:

Use animations to make the graph dynamic.

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Imagine your day as a continuous line graph that changes its shape, color or saturation depending on your activity and emotional state. Mark the hours along the horizontal axis and make a graph that tracks your condition through the day.

ICA—Bricks by Carl Kleiner. Image via carlkleiner.com.

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Note that any widget can be rotated.

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Study this composition thoroughly. Then depict it from three other points of view and from the top point. Remember to keep the shadows.