Graphic Designers: Insperation?

Where do you get your insperation from?

 

from the area above the eyebrows..

 

That, and looking at other designers' work that people think is great.

 

I use CSS Galleries... They are the BEST design inspiration sources.

My favorite CSS Galleries are.

cssimpress.com
cssmania.com

I hope you will find them useful.

 

I used to find inspiration from others work that were clearly better than me in the fields. A few years later I realized that all that does is make me like them in the end. Now days I get my inspiration from real life situations & Photo's.

I've recently started carrying a digital camera around with me everywhere & when I see something of interest (Whether it be a half destroyed building, a mother feeding her child, a worker taking a break, etc..) I take a picture of it.

After looking at the photo a while later I can then express myself using my graphics tablet. One picture can have millions of outcomes & design styles each designer will express them self differently, yet still achieve the ultimate goal.

 

I draw my inspiration from everywhere and everything...limiting yourself to one source or one area is a bit self-defeating.

As far as Web site design using CSS, I like looking through CSS Zen Garden's site (csszengarden.com) every now and then, just to remind me what's possible using CSS.

 

Looking at nature and other peoples work. When I get a block I just draw any random thing and then see how I can make that work to my advantage. Hope that helps

 

First i think about my fav color scheme, see other designer works and if get some inspiration then i give look according to my likeness.

yes css gallery is a good resource for getting some inspiration

 

I got first inspiration from my friend back in 2004 when i tried to learned Photoshop myself

 

I always find that going to deviantArt or even just browsing tutorials helps me get the creative juices flowing.

 

for me the largest source for inspiration is like SmashingMagazine.I like the website so much and teach me many thing about designing.Try to take a look at that site.

Also if you a web designer maybe you want to try ForWebDesigners.This is the most quality links over there and have various kind of source for graphic,web designers and many more..

 

i got my inspiration from forums.
When i started joining them around 2004 I was interested in how people made their sigs / blends.
I wanted to make them

so I tried. started off with that and now it's turning out to be a career for me

 

Thank You !!!! I Have Learned Some Sites About Inspiration :d:d

 

My inspiration mostly from the pro designers at cgarena.com and cgtalk.com

 

faveup.com

logopond.com

 

Seeing other designers work on deviantart and places similar.

 

LSD

really though I just let my mind wander and try to remember the whacky things I day dream

 

I have an inspiration section on my resources part of my design website!

http://www.brightboxstudios.com then click resources

 

My daughter, Olivia who passed away four years ago at age 14 was and will always be my inspiration for my work. She is on my homepage...