Ask HN: Where do you get your design inspiration?

Posted by Sam_Odio on Thursday June 25, 2009 @03:55PM
from the ask-hn dept.

What blogs, websites, and designers influence your style? Let's not just limit this to web design but also include mobile, desktop (and maybe even interior?) design.

I'll start it off with the obvious: http://www.smashingmagazine.com

I also love the design of many indie Mac software developers. ripitapp.com & realmacsoftware.com/littlesnapper are two examples.

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Re:Ask HN: Where do you get your design inspiration? by alexbeaudet on Thursday June 25, 2009 @05:04PM (#674373)

I usually leave LittleSnapper running in the background, and take a screenshot when I come across a design that I like, so my LS library is usually where I go first. The collection is pretty eclectic, so it would be tough to categorize to a specific blog / website / designer. The most recent entry is of the Versions website (www.versionsapp.com) - like Sam, I'm partial to many indie Mac software designs.

I also tend to browse Ffffound.com on a frequent basis.

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Re:Ask HN: Where do you get your design inspiration? by pclark on Thursday June 25, 2009 @04:02PM (#674295)

http://delicious.com/popular/inspiration

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Re:Ask HN: Where do you get your design inspiration? by jlesk on Thursday June 25, 2009 @06:30PM (#674511)

I get some inspiration from package design: http://www.thedieline.com

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Re:Ask HN: Where do you get your design inspiration? by A-Merchant on Thursday June 25, 2009 @04:06PM (#674304)

http://www.viget.com/inspire

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Re:Ask HN: Where do you get your design inspiration? by wmeredith on Thursday June 25, 2009 @04:27PM (#674325)

http://commandshift3.com

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Re:Ask HN: Where do you get your design inspiration? by alexkearns on Thursday June 25, 2009 @04:55PM (#674362)

http://webcreme.com

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