I’ve been working as a designer for a while. I work on print and digital assets. My problem is when designing a concept from scratch I am slow.

I get caught in the layout phase and go round and round until I come up with something I think works. This can take days sometimes.

At the beginning of the project I look for inspiration, make sketches and then start work laying out. Then I get into a cycle of beginning to layout and struggling with getting the layout/colors right.

I often abort the idea go back to the drawing board and sketch out something else, only to repeat this several times before I land on something good. Or alternatively I end up spending a whole heap of time on one idea and not getting a finished layout I like. I get frustrated with myself and I know it takes longer than needed.

Any thoughts on how I can learn another way to work through this?