Welcome! Get ready for the August Creative Challenge.

No experience required.

As the summer heat rises, so does our creative energy. Here in Northern California, August is a crescendo of fruit. The stonefruit, the strawberries, the blackberries are so flavorful it’s almost indecent. We’re helping you capture that fully-ripe spirit of summer’s end with a Creativity Challenge, starting on August 1st. 

Backed by science and tried-and-true creative sprints, this challenge is designed to help you establish a daily creative habit and reconnect with your inner creativity (trust us, we all have it).

What to expect: Daily prompts for writing, drawing, divergent thinking, and more. No pressure, just 5 minutes a day to embrace your creative side. It might be messy and imperfect, and that’s the point. 

Where: Join right here on Substack. We’ll start posting August 1. No pressure to post but if you’d like you can post your creations then. (And if you prefer WhatsApp, join our Messier WhatsApp Group.)

Why Messier: Not only are we a team of creatives, obsessed with creativity, but we have a team of scientists that study creativity (yes, creativity scientists do exist!) and we’ll be incorporating their insights into the challenge. We’re also doing this for the first time, so you can expect some fun experimentation along the way.

Feel free to reach out if you have any thoughts or questions. 

Let’s get messy,

The Messier Team

PS. Follow @getmessier on IG for creative inspiration, prompts and more 

PPS. We’re so grateful to our friends at Another Limited Rebellion for supplying tons of amazing creative prompts and guidance. Look out for their Creative Sprint in October!