My Dive into the Chloe Brooks Approach
Alright, let’s talk about this Chloe Brooks thing I tried out recently. Heard the name floating around, associated with a certain style, a way of organizing things, maybe visually? Sounded interesting, so I thought, why not give it a shot myself?
So, I started by gathering all my recent project notes and visual inspirations. You know how it is, stuff everywhere – digital folders, physical notebooks, little scraps of paper. A real jumble.
My goal was to try and apply what I thought was the Chloe Brooks method. I pictured something really clean, very intentional. So, I began sorting and arranging. I tried laying things out with lots of space, grouping similar items, aiming for that minimalist look I’d seen associated with the name.
Honestly, it felt a bit forced at first. I was trying too hard to make everything look perfect, super neat. My usual way of working is a bit more… let’s call it ‘organic chaos’. Stuff piles up, gets moved around, ideas bump into each other. This felt restrictive.
Hitting a Snag and Adjusting
Pretty quickly, I ran into issues. Some concepts just didn’t fit into neat little boxes. Ideas that connected across different groups felt awkward separated like that. The rigid structure I was trying to impose just wasn’t working for the messy reality of my creative process.
I had to stop and think. Was this whole Chloe Brooks style just not for me? Or was I taking it too literally? I remembered why I started this – I genuinely needed a better way to keep track of visual ideas without losing them in the clutter.
So, I decided to adapt it. I kept the core idea – being more intentional about grouping and presentation. But I loosened the reins a lot. I allowed for more flexibility, less strict alignment, and focused more on logical connections rather than just pure aesthetics.
- Focused on function first: How can I find this later?
- Allowed for ‘messy’ connections: Used arrows or notes to link related items across groups.
- Didn’t obsess over perfection: Accepted that my board or folder wouldn’t look like a magazine spread.
In the end, what I have now isn’t strictly the “Chloe Brooks” style, I guess. It’s more like a ‘Chloe Brooks-inspired’ system that actually works for me. It helped me clear out the noise and create some order, but without sacrificing the flexibility I need. It was a useful experiment, definitely made me think more about how I organize my visual thoughts, even if I didn’t stick to the script perfectly.
