La Fantastica: Techniques to Fuel Creativity
A course by Sara Ricciardi , Designer and Teacher
Discover techniques to encourage lateral thinking and explore a method to enhance your creative projects
As writer Gianni Rodari put it, playing with fantasy is serious business. Each one of us has a never-ending well of creativity within them—La Fantastica—that, like a muscle, needs constant training. There's no one better to help you train it than designer and teacher Sara Ricciardi, an expert in designing spaces, performance sets, installations, and objects by combining her imagination with tangible materials. Throughout her career, she has worked with brands like LuisaViaRoma, Visionnaire, and Max Mara Fashion Group.
In this course, she guides you through a series of exercises to unleash your creative potential. Learn techniques to develop lateral thinking and create a Fantastica notebook to visually capture your ideas. Follow the whims of your imagination and explore a different approach to creative design.
What will you learn in this online course?
13 lessons & 23 downloads
- 98% positive reviews (156)
- 3,688 students
- 13 lessons (2h 12m)
- 23 additional resources (4 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Italian, German, English, Spanish (Latam), French, Polish, Portuguese, Turkish
- Italian · Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Polish · Dutch · Turkish · Romanian · Indonesian
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create your own Fantastica notebook by compiling your results from the exercises done during the course.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone who wants to fuel their imagination and discover their own creative potential.
Requirements and materials
No previous knowledge is needed to take this course, just come ready to explore the limits of your imagination. In terms of materials, you need basic stationery supplies and items you can easily find around your home.
Reviews
Sara Ricciardi
A course by Sara Ricciardi
Sara Ricciardi is a designer who lives and works in Milan. Following her studies in New York and Istanbul, she earned a degree in product design from the NABA in Milan.
After graduating, she decided to pursue her passion and opened her own studio specializing in interior, set, and installation design and art direction. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with brands like LuisaViaRoma, Visionnaire, and Max Mara Fashion Group.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Sources of Inspiration
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U2
Unleash Creativity
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Tools and Materials
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The "Fantastica": The Art of Inventing
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The Creative Process and the Imagination
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U3
Getting to Know Ourselves Better
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Who Am I?
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Identity and Body
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Proxemics of the Object
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Psychogeography
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U4
Words, Matter and Poetry
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Identity and Words
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Ride the Chaos
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Poieo: To Create for Me and for Everyone
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The Notebook of the "Fantastica"
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FP
Final project
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La Fantastica: Techniques to Fuel Creativity
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
PlusIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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Watch professionally produced courses
Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.
FAQs
This course is designed for anyone looking to boost their creativity—whether you’re a design or art professional or simply passionate about exploring new ways of personal and creative expression.
No, no specific experience is needed: the course is perfect for beginners who want to develop or awaken their creative potential.
You’ll learn practical techniques to train your creativity, document ideas, reinterpret objects, experiment with ikebana and Butō, build moodboards, gather inspiration, and weave autobiographical elements into your projects.
It’s recommended to have a notebook, creative supplies like colors, watercolors, magazines for collages, scissors, glue, and everyday objects to experiment with during hands-on exercises.
The course explores creativity through artistic, physical, and design exercises: ikebana, Butō dance, collage, moodboards, self-exploration, Dadaist techniques, collecting everyday materials, and documenting the creative process.
Yes, even experienced artists and designers will find fresh ideas and advanced methods to expand their creative practice and embrace new design perspectives.
You’ll learn to appreciate balance, emptiness, and subtle movement to spark new design ideas and develop greater body and spatial awareness.
Un curso muy interesante y divertido.
Ótimo
Es divertido, ella es muy interesante por su forma teatral de enseñar. ¡Me gustó!
Sara tiene una forma muy teatral para explicar los contenidos, se nota que tiene conocimiento y experiencia. Compré este curso porque me apasiona el mundo de la creatividad y pensé que podía profundizar en áreas como inspiración y formas de abordar proyectos creativos, pero no es precisamente lo que obtuve. La mayoría de los recursos adicionales están en italiano y hay videos que son realmente lentos. Haz el curso si quieres explorar la creatividad desde una perspectiva teatral.
E' un corso che aiuta veramente ad allenare la creatività. Ho trovato gli esercizi molto utili e divertenti.