Graphic Designers: Insperation?

[singlepringle2]

Where do you get your insperation from?

[d3sign3r]

from the area above the eyebrows..

[iWrite]

Originally Posted by d3sign3r

from the area above the eyebrows..

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

[glitto]

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.

[scorpionagency]

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.

[mike.greenleaf]

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.

[web-master]

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

[Jalpari]

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

[jezzz]

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

[PJHutch]

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

[reezluv]

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..

[ShadyLady]

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

[Merbenharry]

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

[bnandika]

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

[NightVisioN]

faveup.com

logopond.com

[.AuBatido]

Seeing other designers work on deviantart and places similar.

[SitPoMk]

LSD

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

[kangaroobin]

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

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

[BajaGringo]

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...