Category Archives: Design Inspiration

Be Inspired By Artists, Not Websites

Image from Vogue February 2010

Web design shouldn’t be the inspiration for more web design. It’s vital for the medium to look externally for ideas. Unfortunately, that often isn’t the case. Social networking tools like Twitter or site submission sites like DesignFloat encourage a limited […]

Inspirational Fashion Design From The Tudors

Henry and Ann Boleyn from The Tudors

I was at the Texas Renaissance Festival this weekend, a great event. I’m lucky enough to have an extremely talented wife who can make costume and dress from that era from scratch. I love the fashions and style from the […]

Photos And Art To Inspire Creativity

Example of New Illustrations

There’s just so much great artwork out there these days. My general inspiration is coming less from other good websites and more from photography, graphic art, advertising and other mediums. The distinction between the mediums is blurring these days, as […]

How To Draw The Eye – Photographic Inspiration

In Full Bloom 07 by Andreas Stavrinides

Fashion photography is designed to highlight aspects of an image, and to make a great aesthetic whole as well. It’s a skill that’s vital for website design too. We want our site to look great all round, but most sites […]

Architectural Styles In Website Design

Early draft screenshot of robin-cannon.com

Great websites are like great buildings, a perfect combination of form and function. Architectural design and styles translate well to a digital format, so it’s surprising how little architectural inspiration there is in web design.

Using Architecture As Inspiration

I […]