Fuel your creativity. Find your form.
MuddyMind: Pottery inspiration, education, & documentation
MuddyMind is a pottery inspiration app that helps potters explore new forms, learn about the cultural roots of ceramics, and shape their own creative voice. Through a curated library of pottery shapes, cultural insights, and a personal studio to track ideas, users can build a deeper, more thoughtful relationship with their craft—one piece at a time.
Role
Product Designer & Developer
Keyword
Passion Project, Visual Design, App Development, AI Coding
It started with
"I don't know what to make"
Pottery is making a comeback, with more people turning to it for relaxation or as a creative side hustle. But finding inspiration can be challenging. It raises the question—why is the creative process still so difficult, even with pottery content available on nearly every platform?
It seems that
Everyone will experience moments of creative block
After speaking with potters across different skill levels and learning about their creative processes, I realized that regardless of skill level, every potter experiences moments of creative block where inspiration feels out of reach.
Why is it that
Having a personal creative style
is the foundation for lasting inspiration.
After speaking with potters across different skill levels and learning about their creative processes, I identified the real causes behind creative blocks—and more importantly, what potters actually need to stay inspired and continue growing in their craft.