About Creatrio

Do you ever feel blocked? Don’t know where and how to start a new project? Do you feel like you loose track of what you have to do that you just do it, not really thinking about why and how you are doing things?
That’s why the Creative Trio was made. To help you keep track of all those things, to help you getting started when it seems like you don’t know how, to help you organize your ideas and help you find new ones in unexpected places.
Every tool is free. You can download the PDF’s and just print them. But even if that’s too troublesome, you can download The Thinker to your smartphone, and use The Starter’s web version.
The help you need. Anywhere. Anytime.

Creatrio is Pedro Canário’s final project as a Communication Design student at the School of Fine Arts of Porto.

The tools

One deck of cards. Another deck of cards. Say hello to Q&A, also known as the Thinker. It’s a simple tool that will be by your side as you work on your projects, telling you to do things, to research, asking you why and how you are doing things. It might seem annoying, but it will help you look at your work from different angles. If you don’t want to have the trouble of flipping cards, you can also download the app directly to your smartphone. It’s that easy, and free!

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The Thinker

One deck of cards. Another deck of cards. Say hello to Q&A, also known as the Thinker. It’s a simple tool that will be by your side as you work on your projects, telling you to do things, to research, asking you why and how you are doing things. It might seem annoying, but it will help you look at your work from different angles. If you don’t want to have the trouble of flipping cards, you can also download the app directly to your smartphone. It’s that easy, and free!

If you like this tool, feel free to download the print files in the download section, or to download the app version directly to your smartphone.

Do you know the feeling of looking at a blank piece of paper and not knowing where to start? Or staring at the screen not knowing how to begin that poster you were comissioned? No more! The Starter is here for you. Also called “Graphic Design Styles: A Cookbook”, it will help you get started, giving you fonts, text arrangement options, colors, illustration and photography styles, and some mind bending game changers. If you want, you can also use the browser version available here!

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The Starter

Do you know the feeling of looking at a blank piece of paper and not knowing where to start? Or staring at the screen not knowing how to begin that poster you were comissioned? No more! The Starter is here for you. Also called “Graphic Design Styles: A Cookbook”, it will help you get started, giving you fonts, text arrangement options, colors, illustration and photography styles, and some mind bending game changers. If you want, you can also use the browser version available here!

If you like this tool, feel free to download the print files in the download section, or to use the online version directly in your browser.

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The Planner, also known as “Questions Answers Graphic Design Styles Cookbooks and Timetables is a weekly planner. It combines elements of The Starter and The Thinker to guide you through your week, serving as central hub for when you are using the other tools, or as a standalone book to give you inspiration and things to think about. It also gives you a specific place to write down your journey log of questions and answers from The Thinker.