Inspiration.
In our session today we were discussing where we get our inspiration from and how we can go about finding new sources of inspiration. The class was split into groups and we each wrote down sources our own sources of inspiration and when they were put together with the rest of the classes, we were left with a huge collection of design blogs, websites etc. The ten I picked are mostly blogs i had never heard of before and wanted to check out, mixed with a few of my favourites.
One
minute briefs
One
minute briefs is a project set up to promote brands and causes in the form of
quick briefs in which they challenge their viewers and the creative community
to tackle the brief in one minute. I think the best thing about this concept is
it makes creativity accessible to all people as the design process is limited
to one minute and it allows people to engage themselves in a short burst of
creativity no matter how busy they are. However there is a more tangible
incentive in the form of a reward the most successful submission is given a
prize.
Sometimes
when you are given too long to answer a brief it can stifle the creative
process and in the end, over thinking can cause you to lose sight of the core
values and messages, as a designer, we are aiming to get across to out
audience. This idea is demonstrated by an info-graphic that, to me at least, is
incredibly accurate…
Miley
Cyrus - Tongue tied by Quentin Jones
This
is a two-minute video directed by mixed media artist and film-maker. The video
contains Miley Cyrus herself poking fun at the comments made at her incessant
use of tongue pulling. The full write up on newness.com notes how Miley Cyrus
is what people would call a “former Disney kid” but the idea of this film is to
say she is that she is a forever Disney kid because her cartoonish persona and
her position as a sex symbol perfectly embodies what Walt Disney created when
he collaborated with Salvador Dali which
is ‘phantasmagorical dreams of goofy innocence and erotically charged surrealism”
People
of Print
People
of print ‘acts as a daily source of inspiration” where they share “all things
print related, both creatively and industriously”
I
have a real interest in screen printing and using this method in alternate ways
and playing with the translucency of the ink to create interesting and unpredictable outcomes
I
followed them on Instagram and straight away a post by the People of Print caught my eye and I was
introduced to a London based experimental printmaking studio called Heretic
Print Studio and all of their prints and processes are things that I want to
try for myself.
Instagram
For the above reason, i decided to include instagram. This isn't a new source of inspiration to me but it is one i use on a daily basis. After doing this research i started to follow design blogs and in return i have been followed by design blogs which is just increasing my sources of creative inspiration.
Design
Milk
Design
milk is an online magazine that’s focus is modern design within art,
architecture, interior design, furniture and décor, fashion and
technology. As one of my interests in
minimalism and modern design this would be a good place to go for inspiration
and the fact it’s divided in to specific areas helps narrow down the search.
Also there is a feature called “skim milk” which is posted every Thursday,
which seeks out the best it minimal design.
I-D magazine
Features people from all creative fields and prides itself on
scouting fresh talent so would be a good source of very new and upcoming
creatives.
I like the fact they have their top post within each
sector as one of the first things you see and have avoided the
traditional list view which I find can be tiring to look through
Ffffound.com
This is one of my favourite sites and i use it get inspiration quite often as they have a very vast collection of images. My favourite part about this site as its not just a collection of artistic images, it is images of absolutely everything. When you click on one image, underneath the image it has a collection of related images and then a collection of posts by users who liked the same image, allowing you to build up a collection of images very quickly. One of my favourite pieces i found on this site is a piece by Ramon Todo
Style noir
A site dedicated to dark fashion and culture, I think it's good to get an alternative to the popular light and airy modernist/minimalist scene at the moment
Sight unseen
"the site has served as a destination for companies and
individuals interested in scouting new talent as well as an inspiration
for those working in creative pursuits." The first thing i notices about this blog when scrolling through is a lot of their posts are featuring a lot of colourful work, something that can be absent from a lot of modern design blogs. One post that I particularly likes was a feature on the Dogs of artists and it was a short conversation with artist about why their dog is a hero to them and it was interesting to hear about the artists in a way that is unrelated to their actual practice and work.
Tumblr
This is one of my favourite sites to visit because its mainly images and not text heavy at all, your feed is completely personal based on the people you follow and is something that i look at to get away from my work. Through the ability to create text post you can get a commentary on current events and important social issues from people who are experiencing it in a different way to you and that is away from perhaps the bias of news companies which i think is sometimes very interesting. The fact that it is a website that is completely informal means that people generally tend to speak their mind very openly and honestly leading to discussions that can be very interesting to read. aside from that there is a huge collection of artists and photographers posts that are easily bookmarked or to be used as inspiration. One of my favourite artists was found through tumblr and since then I have found many more.
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| Tina St Claire |
