Design Inspirations for Artists and Designers
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Design is knowing which ones to keep (Scott Adams)
Design inspirations come from different sources and Synacy design guru Edzel Rubite has chosen the list of sites below as inspirations for his creative designs, where various artists and designers from around the world showcase their awesome art works and graphic designs.
Edzel, winner of Threadless.com 8-Bit Challenge and organizer of DesignUbec, a Cebu Art + Design Exhibit, has chosen these websites since they are visually informative and easy to use.
1. Panda
Edzel likes Panda since it shows the latest and trending UI and other design inspirations. It can also be used as a Chrome extension and has selected Behance and Dribble works from different designers. It shows all the inspirations on a default tab when he opens his browser.
2. Behance
Behance lets you showcase your work, build your portfolio, gain exposure and get hired by top companies. Some of the top designers are on Behance.
3. Dribbble
Dribbble is one of the inspiration sites Edzel looks into. The best top designers provide sneak peeks on their work, mostly sleek and clean designs in various fields such as web, logo and icons.
4. Awwwards
Awwwards is also one of his favorite sites in terms of web design. It shows the latest web trends and designs and how each website scored in terms of design, usability, creativity and content.
5. Pinterest
Pinterest is one of the easiest way to grab some his favorite inspirations and pin it. It is the easiest way to show his personal artworks which can also be pinned by others.