How do you come up with body designs?

Hello everyone! I’ve been silently scrolling through this subreddit for countless months, gathering info and assembling a whole collection of different stuff in my notes from list of essential tools all the way to neck angles and different types of finishing. So today, I decided to finally put some sketches on paper to outline the general shape. I’m looking forward to building a 7 string headless travel guitar. And the hard part starts now (and probably won’t end till it’s finished). How does one come up with a body design? Also, other beginner tips are of course welcome.

Hello everyone! I’ve been silently scrolling through this subreddit for countless months, gathering info and assembling a whole collection of different stuff in my notes from list of essential tools all the way to neck angles and different types of finishing. So today, I decided to finally put some sketches on paper to outline the general shape. I’m looking forward to building a 7 string headless travel guitar. And the hard part starts now (and probably won’t end till it’s finished). How does one come up with a body design? Also, other beginner tips are of course welcome.