Fountain of Inspiration

I can hardly keep up with myself today!  Somehow I came upon an enormous wealth of graphic design websites today.  It was a bit overwhelming as I did not have enough eyes to look at all hundred sites at once.  Here are just a few that I found particularly interesting.  Now, since I’m generally behind on what’s hot, I may start talking about something that’s been around for while like it’s brand new.  I apologize in advance.  Have a look for yourself!

Inspired Magazine – “daily graphic design inspiration”

Fudge Graphics – “freebies, tutorials & inspiration for design lovers”

Smashing Magazine – “we smash you with the information that will make your life easier, really”

Dead Wings Design – “visit the dark side of design”

Function – “designing a website that works”

Those are the major sites I consider most informative.  From there I found countless articles, tutorials, showcases, free downloads, and so much more.  A few articles captured my special attention that I wanted to share.  The first is Web Design Trend Hunting over at Inspired Mag who spotted the “circle trend.”  From there I found two new artists’ work I really like, Zara Picken (illustrator) and Richard Perez (graphic designer and illustrator).  Fudge Graphics has a cool article on artists’ favorite colors.  Turns out I have the same favorite color as Vitaly Friedman at Smashing Magazine, which leads me to my next article of interest – 50 New Beautiful Blog Designs.  And if you love Top ## lists, I have one more for you.  Spoonfed Design compiled their 40 Highly Creative Headers list.  This, obviously, is not everything out there, but it’s a start.  Quite honestly it’s enough to keep you occupied all day if you’re not careful, haha.  Hope you find lots of inspiration from this!

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