101+ Places To Get Design Inspiration
Published on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 – 5:43 pm
Looking for design inspiration? I have collected a list of the best posts and websites out there that really got me inspired.
Inspirational Collections
DesignFlavr - A gallery full of hand chosen design. 100% quality.
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The Best Inspiration from 2007 - A huge collection of awesome graphic design pieces from 2007.
Thinking For A Living – This is an awesome collection of only high quality websites and resources that have been broken down into smaller categories. Not so much visual inspiration but a list of good places where to get it.
Design Inspiration Galleries:
HOWDesign.com Design Inspiration Directory
Design Studios / Artists
Blogs (Resourceful Articles + Inspiration)
Many more recommended design blogs here.
My Many BookMarks
Search Engines
Try Googling ‘Design Inspiration‘.
Use Digg and their design search.
Use StumbleUpon and their design search.
DeviantArt - A quick search will find many results.
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AzAkers on Jan 7, 2008 said:
Nice collection – I’ve just recently found your blog, but have already found it to be quite helpful/inspiring in it’s own right, but thanks for compiling this as well!!
Jacob Cass Twitter: @justcreative on Jan 7, 2008 said:
Thanks it’s always good to hear positive feedback, I will be trying to keep it up throughout the year. Thanks for reading
Andrew on Jan 30, 2008 said:
I would like to bring http://www.designflavr.com to your attention.
Great list here otherwise
Jacob Cass Twitter: @justcreative on Jan 30, 2008 said:
Thanks, Andrew I don’t know how that escaped the list. An awesome site
Duane King on Jan 31, 2008 said:
Hello and thanks for linking to my site. I wanted to call your attention to another project of mine, Thinking for a Living, a platform dedicated to the concept of open source design education.
Jacob Cass Twitter: @justcreative on Jan 31, 2008 said:
Hi Duane,
Your welcome… Thanks for the great link, I had a check out of the site, a lot of effort has gone into it I can see. I have added it to the list of inspiration sites. Thanks for the heads up.
Jacob.
Roberto on Mar 31, 2008 said:
I suggest also cssglance.com as gallery.
Shivanand Sharma on Apr 13, 2008 said:
Great list. Bookmarked.
PS (Copyright in the footer is still marked year 2007.)
Shivanand Sharma’s last blog post..Setting up your first site
Jacob Cass Twitter: @justcreative on Apr 13, 2008 said:
Thanks for that. I have fixed it up (Just 4 months late)
Duane King on Jun 25, 2008 said:
Hello. I just wanted your viewers to know that Thinking for a Living has relaunched with new features and additional content. Please enjoy!
http://thinkingforaliving.org/
bmx on Aug 3, 2008 said:
bestweb – my favour
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Min Thu on Aug 12, 2008 said:
You have pointed out a lot of websites that I do not know yet. Thanks!
Min Thus last blog post..ActionScript 3 Tutorials
Akhtar Twitter: @2experts on Aug 12, 2008 said:
Thanks very useful resource list I like to bring your attention on one more gallery site here : http://www.bestdesignwebgallery.com I am redesigned.
CSS Model on Aug 24, 2008 said:
It is such a huge list of great collections. Thank you.
CSS Models last blog post..Free CSS Templates
vlad on Sep 26, 2008 said:
Wow, a pretty big list.
Also check out typearttype.com, it’s a place to find typographical inspiration.
jimmy on Sep 27, 2008 said:
i know of a web design studio that uses these sites. I think this list is a great resource for any designer. I bookmarked this page.
Alanya haber on Oct 11, 2008 said:
very good: Thanks you very much !
whlooi on Oct 14, 2008 said:
Wow, great list and really inspiring! Thank you.
Brochure Printing | PrintPlace on Oct 24, 2008 said:
Thanks for the ginormous list! I haven’t heard of most of these, so it’ll be nice to get some new designs in my head to get me thinking!
carolhoffmann on Nov 26, 2008 said:
more design inspirations
http://www.amenidadesdodesign.com.br
Kanza on Dec 8, 2008 said:
im a textile design student.i was looking fr some freelance work and luckily stumbled upon your website…truly inspirational i must say!!
wish i had seen it earlier…nevertheless, im glad i found it.
Wish u all the best for your future endeavours Jacob.
nickler on Dec 12, 2008 said:
danke schön…
Sohpet on Jan 19, 2009 said:
thanks
letscounthedays on Feb 4, 2009 said:
This is a fantastic list with a lot of great resources, many of which I have never heard of. I have found a lot of quality articles here on JCD and I would like to say thank you!
If anyone is interested in further web design articles and tutorials please visit my website.
Thanks and keep up the good work!
Steve Constable on Feb 15, 2009 said:
I love coolhomepage.com. It rocks. Wonderful feeling to have your page considered cool.
Felipe on Apr 18, 2009 said:
Thanks for the collection, may also add to this list page.
Excellent work I feel very much.
There’s also beautiful logos.
Add this page also has beautiful logos:
http://www.vea7.com/logo-plantillas.php?cat=todo
Valentine's Gift on Apr 24, 2009 said:
Very good collections! Really inspiring! I’ll bookmark all of these! Thank you Jacob!
Affordable Logo Design on May 15, 2009 said:
Thanks for all the sites, sometimes your mind draws a blank and you need to surf around and find something that sparks.
Logo Design USA on May 18, 2009 said:
Thanks for sharing this inspiring huge list
Puneet on May 21, 2009 said:
Thankssssssss a lot
Its really very helpful
Nice collection
Design Inspiration on May 26, 2009 said:
You can add my design inspiration blog to the list, the more the merrier! Thanks for this list too, it helps me out a lot to find content for my blog.
Alyssa on May 28, 2009 said:
This one is good for landing page inspiration, sign up forms, and form design too
http://www.iamalandingpagedesigner.com/
Mansoor on Sep 16, 2009 said:
what i really felt seeing this page like finding a Oasis in the desert. your work & guidelines are great source of inspiration.
I would really like to be in touch with you to improve my skills.
Please find time to comment on my work.
designvore Twitter: @designvore on Sep 20, 2009 said:
Great list! I would like to add my own design inspiration gallery which covers business cards, logos, packaging, digital art and much more to come. It is daily updated with hand-picked designs: http://www.designvore.com
Thanks for the list again!
Next Day Flyers on Nov 5, 2009 said:
Great inspiration roundup just found this list from your other design resource list. I found your delicious bookmarks very interesting.
DHH on Nov 7, 2009 said:
Thank you for the great list!
Worcester Web Design Twitter: @fotoviva_art on Feb 22, 2010 said:
Wow and wow again! What a great compilation of design resources for us, this is really helpful for those days when your creative part of the brain just won’t wake up! Thanks