As a designer, inspiration is always drawn from somewhere or something – be it another website or something in natural form, such as a landscape. Being a web designer is no different, and inspiration can be drawn from anywhere, from a sunset to a cake box. Below is a compilation of various inspirational sources that may help you in your next project.
Design Showcase Websites
One of the greatest resources are the endless amounts of design showcase websites. Simply put, these websites have a screenshot of a design and usually some information about them. Some showcases go a step further and have categories, which help the user refine what they’re looking for. Some showcases cater to a niche market, such as red websites, typographic websites or even website footers.
Design Bombs
Minimal Exhibit
Mix CSS
Footer Fetish
Type Inspire
Inspiration Roundups and Thinking Outside of the Box
There are a number of web logs out there that will occasional write articles that just consist of images of inspirational material. When you’re lacking in ideas and inspiration, do not just search for ideas from similar markets. Abduzeedo posted an article consisting of 25 inspirational music videos. There’s nothing stopping you getting ideas from these videos – you just have to think a little bit.
Natural Form
If you’re creative enough, you can probably drawn inspiration from pretty much anything. So go out for a walk and take a camera, a pencil and some paper with you. You never know what you might find.
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