Design Inspiration
Inspiration is a source of creativity, it gives us fresh ideas, new ways to explore something, or a different perspective towards and idea. But sometimes finding inspiration is not always as simple as it sounds, whether you’ve been designing for years or only weeks. In today’s world of ever changing design, inspiration helps an artist keep in touch with the latest styles, trends and more.
Creative Inspirations
So for today, we gathered some websites to inspire you. These range from galleries of design to online magazines and even a few social media sources of inspiration.
All Things Inspirational
Sites that are all about design inspiration.
The Creative Bloq: A Daily Dose of Design Tips & Inspiration
Adobe Design Center: Explore and get inspired by fellow designers
http://www.adobe.com/designcenter.html
Google Think Insights: Creative Thinking
The Matboard: The connected creative world
Portfolio Sites
Some great community gallery sites that showcase the latest work from designers, developers, illustrators and more.
Dribble: Show and Tell for Designers
Behance: Showcase & Discover Creative Work
Deviant Art: The worlds largest online art community
Award Sites
Awards and recognition for some of the best web sites around.
AWWWards: Recognition and Prestige for Web Designers
Webby Awards: Honoring excellence on the Internet
FWA: Favorite Website Awards
Blogs
From illustration to typography to packaging to a mix of it all, these blogs offer a beautiful glimpse of design inspiration.
Curioos: A daily selection of artwork
Design Cloud: A collective attempt to inspire and stimulate minds
The Design Blog: Share your great ideas
TypeToy: Graphic Finds
The Mighty Pencil: Illustrators their showcase their work worldwide
http://themightypencil.tumblr.com
Design Milk: Interior Design ideas
Magazines
Tips, tutorials, trends, products and more showcased in these leading magazines help inspire design.
Smashing Magazine: An online magazine for professional Web designers & developers
http://www.smashingmagazine.com
Layers: Everything Adobe
Communication Arts: The premier source of inspiration for graphic designers
How: Helping designers be more inspired, more creative and more successful
Adweek: A leading source for news and insights for marketers, media and agencies
Top Design Magazine: A place for web design and digital content
Pinterest Boards
With the rise of Pinterest, more and more designers share and collect inspirational images and ideas for the world to see.
Steve Nealy: Design Identity
http://pinterest.com/stevenealy/design-identity/
Design Quixotic: Typography
http://pinterest.com/helloquixotic/typography/
Marketing for Breakfast: Creative Package Designs
http://pinterest.com/mktforbreakfast/creative-packaging-designs/
Jim McCauley: Design Spring
http://pinterest.com/jimmccauley/4ds/
Chris King: Illustration
http://pinterest.com/wingsart/
Misc
TED: Ideas worth spreading
Photo Donuts: Daily Dose of photo inspiration
These are a handful of the best sites we use to find creative inspiration for web design, illustrations, photography and more. Where do you find your inspiration? Share a site with us.