Need an inspirational boost? feeling a little uncreative? it can happen sometimes especially for those of us who work for corporate clients and hardly ever get a chance to be really creative!

I often set myself projects which help me keep the creative juices flowing, I've also come across a few sites that also feature regular projects of their own, so here are a few...

	36DAYS Get your hands on a camera, preferably a digital one and everyday for the next 36 days take one photo a day. Let your eyes explore textures, tones, patterns, shapes, scenes but limit it to 1 shot a day. Once the 36 days are up, think of a creative way to exhibit them online. This is a collaborative project, submissions are welcome.
	Australian Infront have some fantastic projects including: VISUAL RESPONSE Visual Response is a project which promotes creativity. We invite you to interpret a single, suggestive word. Your end product must not contain any photos or scans. Everything in it must be created from scratch in a program like Photoshop or Illustrator. VISUAL DIALOGUE Visual Dialogue is a conversation between two or more creatives but instead of using words, you are conversing with images, passing them along like a game of Chinese whispers. INTERVAL An INfront Photography project.
	Speak up : Word it Speak up has a simple little project once a month that consists of creating a 5" x5" graphic that illustrates a particular word that they select. If you want to know more about it click here.
	Kaliber100000 Otherwise known as the Designers Lunchbox hosts a service called Kaliber Matchmaker. In a nutshell individuals can post up personal projects and then other individuals can participate in them. The projects range from online magazines, books, writing articles, photography projects, etc, etc. If your keen you can also upload desktop designs, pixel patterns and photographs.