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Finding Inspiration in Uncommon Sources: 12 Places to Look - Smashing Magazine Advertisement Inspiration can be a fickle thing. Most designers, when lacking ideas, turn to design galleries to find ideas. But there are a few problems with that approach. The most obvious is that when taking inspiration from similar mediums, there’s a fine line between “inspired by” and “copied”. Freebies Photoshop is one of the best photo editing and designing tools for the web designers, logo designers and photographers. Photoshop is also known as the mother of all other Adobe software collections. It helps in adding various amazing effects in your images. How To Create a Web Design Style Guide - Designmodo Creating websites is getting more and more complex and is usually not a one person job. It is important to ensure that design is consistent and optimized to meet business objectives and create enjoyable experiences for users. One of the ways to ensure that team is on the same page when designing separate parts of the website or saving designs from developers is to create design documentation or a web design style guide. It is beneficial to have a style guide in order to create a cohesive experience among different pages.

6 Apps for Collecting Digital Inspiration The online design community is simply overflowing with inspiration. Every day countless blog posts are being published showcasing 30-100 amazing examples of “insert item here.” Further, CSS galleries like our own contain hundreds or even thousands of great site designs. With all this inspiration being tossed at you all the time, you need a way to catalogue and store it.

Free Design Resources & PSD Files by Awesome Designers Posted by FBeditor on November 8, 2013 in Books | ∞ A book is one of the most interesting and valued things a person can possess. It brings you into a world that has never been reached by your imagination, and a reality that you never thought existed. Below are the books that can significantly impact your life and your world. Books That Changed Lives: From Concept to Completion: 50 Examples Of Logo Design Process In this post, we have composed a list of some businesses whose logos are very famous and popular. These businesses have allowed us to have a peek inside their fascinating logo design process. We hope that this compilation will get you started on your own logo designing process.

Designer Spotlight: Richard Arthur Stewart Some great projects with a vintage feel from Richard Arthur Stewart. Lots more after the jump. 25 Inspiring Quotes To Change Your Thinking Advertisement I’m addicted to sayings and quotes. They are inspiring, motivating and they have the power to hassle new thought. They have the power to break down old beliefs and inject wisdom into your life. I’ve always gained inspiration from quotes and sayings, which is why I’ve decided to gather some of my favorite ones into this post. Each comes with an elaboration from me. Logo Design Inspiration: Top 10 Galleries to Check Out A fine way to jumpstart any design project is to look at inspiring visuals, especially when your creativity is a bit depleted. After reviewing many sites, in this roundup, I’ll present my handpicked, top favorite websites for seeing examples of beautiful logos. 1. Logopond (Gallery)

25 Best Art Blogs to Jump Start Your Creativity and Get You Inspired Working in a creative field and looking for a little inspiration? Or just love art and looking to see what's trending? In addition to My Modern Met, there are tons of websites that can help you get over the creative hump and keep you abreast of what's happening in the art world. Whether you want to read in-depth artist interviews or simply scroll past imagery to get your creative juices flowing, there is something for everyone. Here's our curated list of the top 25 art sites now. Get clicking and see what's happening in the art world today.