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Felix Teichgräber is a Communication Designer from southern Germany, living near the Czech border.
He's been working in the field for about 10 years and is focussing on brand design and brand development for mostly owner-led companies. He loves to explore and create things, be it design, photography 3D printing or genereal tech-related stuff.
Apart from that, he's an enthusiastic motorcyclist and spends a lot of time on the road with his camera.
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What is the most useful item in your workspace?
Apart from the obvious, when I'm at my desk I'd have to say my headphones. I don't sit at my desk without my headphones on. Music is a daily companion and just helps me to get stuff done.
Outside the office, it's my X100V. It just inspires me to get out and explore which gives me a lot of energy to get my day to day stuff done.
How do you spark creativity?
It's nothing I can do on purpose. I think it's a product of your surroundings: if you don't feel comfortable in your your environment and don't have the tools that inspire you to create, you can't get creative. And my workspace plays a major role in this as it is my retreat and place to think and work.
What's the first thing you do when you sit down to work for the day?
Stand up again and get some coffee :) Joking aside - take 10 minutes and just structure my day on paper. That way I can also see what I have accomplished at the end of the day.
