{"id":1097,"date":"2008-12-19T02:21:30","date_gmt":"2008-12-19T01:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simoncpage.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1097"},"modified":"2010-06-01T20:59:36","modified_gmt":"2010-06-01T19:59:36","slug":"resources-of-creative-design-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simoncpage.co.uk\/blog\/2008\/12\/resources-of-creative-design-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources of Creative Design Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1147\" title=\"creative-and-inspirational-design-resources\" src=\"https:\/\/simoncpage.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/creative-and-inspirational-design-resources.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"157\" \/><br \/>\nI have collected together a handy selection of inspiration in the form of creative design websites. These resources are a great source of design inspiration with many offering tutorials, useful tips, showcases and galleries. I guarantee if you aren&#8217;t feeling inspired one of the sites will get you motivated. The below list is ordered A to Z and with my top 6 sites highlighted with a graphic header.<\/p>\n<h2>24 ways to impress your friends<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/24ways.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">24ways.org\/<\/a><br \/>\nThis ia great resource for a daily does of design and development news, reviews and opinions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Abduzeedo<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/abduzeedo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">abduzeedo.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nThis site is packed full of gallery, interviews and news. It is a top resource and the main designer Fabio Sasso shares some great design tutorials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Ads of the World<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/adsoftheworld.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">adsoftheworld.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nThis site is one of the best sites showcasing advertising from around the world. The site is well structured and you can lose yourself for hours on it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>All Graphic Design<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.allgraphicdesign.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.allgraphicdesign.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nHere a gem of a webiste that brings together everything graphic design.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Behance Network<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.behance.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.behance.net\/<\/a><br \/>\nA great collection of portfolios, projects and collaborations from some top designers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Best Web Gallery<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/bestwebgallery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">bestwebgallery.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nThe name says it all it is one of the best web galleries out there and is always being updated with new inspirational sites everyday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Blog &#8211; Spoon Graphics<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk\/<\/a><br \/>\nChris Spooner sahres his graphic design projects and tutorials &#8211; alway a good read.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Colour Lovers<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1148\" title=\"colour-lovers\" src=\"https:\/\/simoncpage.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/colour-lovers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"157\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colourlovers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.colourlovers.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nAgain the name speaks for itself a great collection of creative inspiration colours from this design community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Command Shift 3<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/commandshift3.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">commandshift3.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nThis is a hot or not type website. Each time you visit the site you are asked to select your favourite &#8211; rather addictive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Communication Arts<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/commarts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">commarts.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nThe essential creative resource &#8211; they aren&#8217;t kidding this really does have some of the best design insights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Computer Arts<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.computerarts.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.computerarts.co.uk\/<\/a><br \/>\nOne of my favourite resources for tutorials, galleries and discussions about graphic design.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Core77<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/core77.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">core77.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nAnother great site for graphic designs articles &#8211; an awesome design magazine too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>CSS3.info<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.css3.info\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.css3.info\/<\/a><br \/>\nLooking for information and news about CSS3 &#8211; well this has it in the bucket loads.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>CSS Beauty<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/cssbeauty.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">cssbeauty.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nHuge resource of news and jobs with a great creative design community showcasing some great CSS web designs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>CSS Mania<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/cssmania.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">cssmania.com\/<\/a><br \/>\n12,500+ CSS website showcased on this fantastic site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>CSS Remix<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/cssremix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">cssremix.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nAnother cool gallery site of CSS web designs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Dafont.com<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/dafont.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">dafont.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nGreat collection of free fonts &#8211; organised into a number of categories.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>David Airey<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1153\" title=\"logo-design-love\" src=\"https:\/\/simoncpage.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/logo-design-love.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"157\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.davidairey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.davidairey.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nFantastic blog from graphic and logo designer David Airey &#8211; a great resource for any designer.<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.logodesignlove.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.logodesignlove.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nMore from David and another great site about everything related to logos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Designers who Blog<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.designers-who-blog.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.designers-who-blog.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nYep that&#8217;s right a great collection of designers who &#8211; Blog.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>DesignFlavr<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.designflavr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.designflavr.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nGallery and community of design inspiration from CSS and Flash to CGI and traditional art.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Design is Kinky<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.designiskinky.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.designiskinky.net\/<\/a><br \/>\nCollection of great design and art goodness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Deviant Art<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.deviantart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.deviantart.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nShowcase of graphic designers and photographers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Fubiz<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/fubiz.net\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">fubiz.net\/blog\/<\/a><br \/>\nOne for the French &#8211; a nice website of all things design and inspirational.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Hypebeast<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/hypebeast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">hypebeast.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nNice collection of fashion design inspiration and opinions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>I Love Typography<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1152\" title=\"i-love-typography\" src=\"https:\/\/simoncpage.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/i-love-typography.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"157\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ilovetypography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ilovetypography.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nIf you love your typography this is the site for you &#8211; check it out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Inspiredology.com<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiredology.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">inspiredology.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nAnything and everything that inspires people by Chad Mueller.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>iStockphoto<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1151\" title=\"istockphoto\" src=\"https:\/\/simoncpage.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/istockphoto.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"157\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/istockphoto.com\/index.php?refnum=simoncpage\" target=\"_blank\">istockphoto.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nMy favourite resource for photos, illustrations and videos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Labs &#8211; Adobe<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/labs.adobe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">labs.adobe.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nWant to know more information about Adobe Creative CS5 Suite or other emerging technologies?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Layers Magazine<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.layersmagazine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.layersmagazine.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nThis is not only a great podcast and magazine but also a great website. Covering the entire Adobe suite of products they offer loads of tutorials and is ideal place for getting up to speed with CS4.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Lealea Design<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lealea.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.lealea.net\/<\/a><br \/>\nA web and graphics designer Lea Alcantara blog and portfolio.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Logoorange<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/logoorange.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">logoorange.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nA logo design company with some great designs and articles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Logopond<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/logopond.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">logopond.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nA showcase of some of the best logo designs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Logosauce<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/logosauce.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">logosauce.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nAnother great logo design gallery updated frequently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Noupe<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.noupe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.noupe.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nFrom Ajax to WordPress everything a good designer should know.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Photoshop User TV<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1149\" title=\"photoshop-user-tv\" src=\"https:\/\/simoncpage.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/photoshop-user-tv.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"157\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.photoshopusertv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.photoshopusertv.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nThis is one of the best sites and podcast (if not best) about photography and Photoshop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>PSDTUTS<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/psdtuts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">psdtuts.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nThis site is fairly new but they are constantly adding new articles and Photoshop tutorials. They have just launched <a href=\"http:\/\/AETUTS.com\">AETUTS.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Smashing Magazine<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.smashingmagazine.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nAnother site that covers web design, showcases and inspirational articles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Spunk<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/spunkunited.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">spunkunited.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nSpunk is the best art and music culture magazine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Swiss Legacy<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swisslegacy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.swisslegacy.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nA collaborative blog following typography and graphic design.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Flash Blog<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/theflashblog.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">theflashblog.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nThis is a great collection of articles from Lee Brimelow from Adobe focused on Flash, Flex and AIR development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The FWA<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/thefwa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">thefwa.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nFavourite Website Awards &#8211; one of the best web and flash showcases around.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Vandelay Design<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/vandelaydesign.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">vandelaydesign.com\/blog\/<\/a><br \/>\nA nice blog of articles that will inspire and inform. Topics covered from Blog design to SEO.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Video Copilot<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.videocopilot.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">videocopilot.net\/<\/a><br \/>\nVideo tutorials and post production techniques from the experts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>W3C Sites<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/w3csites.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">w3csites.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nAll well designed sites that conform to the W3C standards are here &#8211; nice!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Web Designer Wall<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1150\" title=\"web-designer-wall\" src=\"https:\/\/simoncpage.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/web-designer-wall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"157\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webdesignerwall.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.webdesignerwall.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nLast but certainly not least &#8211; 20,000 subscribers can&#8217;t be wrong &#8211; some really well written articles on Photoshop, Illustrator, Trends, Inspiration, CSS, SEO and WordPress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have collected together a handy selection of inspiration in the form of creative design websites. 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