Co-Create The Biggest Creative Resource for Music Makers
Get inspiration and become someone else's inspiration.
The next iteration of The Creative Cards is live and this time the vision is crystal clear:
To build the largest collaborative online deck of creative cards in the world.
A truly living tool and resource for music creators (and creatives) around the globe.
Every card submitted becomes part of the global deck that music creators draw from when they’re stuck, drifting, or doubting.
Your idea might unlock someone’s chorus on the other side of the planet.
Your constraint might push someone in South America to finish a track.
Your question might shift the direction of a producer in Europe.
It’s infrastructure for creativity.
What’s New With The Creative Cards
1. Public Contributions
Every approved card becomes part of the global deck. When someone draws a card, they’re not just receiving a prompt, they’re stepping into another artist’s mind and their way of operating.
You’re not only getting inspiration, you’re becoming someone else’s inspiration.
2. Creator Attribution
Each card now gives you the option to link to:
Your music
Your website
Your Substack
Your social profiles
So when your idea resonates, the recipient can discover the artist behind it. This is what I call value‑based self‑promotion:
Letting your ideas introduce you.
(Each contribution is attributed to the artist and links to their URL of choice)
3. Live Leaderboards
There’s now a dedicated Leaderboards page showing:
Total approved contributions
Total artists participating
A global map of where submissions are coming from
Top contributing artists
You can see the project grow in real time, see where your country stands, and see who is building this with you.
How To Add Your Card To The Global Deck
If you’ve ever benefited from a constraint, a question, or a shift in perspective, now you get to contribute one to The Creative Cards.
Here’s how to join the cause:
Go to thecreativecards.com
Click “Submit a Card” at the bottom of the homepage
Add something that could change how another artist works (even if it’s just one sentence)
This deck only becomes powerful if the right minds shape it. Pass it on to one creator who needs it today.
Build the deck with us.
— Hermes
P.S. If you want a more guided way to keep your own songs moving forward and finished, I’ve been quietly building an note taking and song idea generation app for music creators called Song Ritual.
It’s a gentle, structured way to show up to your music regularly without burning out. I’m opening it up to the next wave of users soon. So if you want in on the early access list, join the waitlist here and I’ll send you all the details when doors open.