inspiration Tag

I appreciate a well made ecommerce site, especially when it manages to pull off aesthetic sensibilities along with complex functionality. This website does so in spades, incorporating the latest design concepts, such as the responsive layout, and large background image.   ...

I've decided that when I come across a website that really blows me away, I should mention it on my blog. This website is flawless responsive design in my opinion. Apparently these guys are all about joomla, which actually makes me consider returning to the CMS I used to be so into.     ...

In researching corporate websites to use as inspiration for a project I am currently working on, I came across www.cbs.com. This website has a lot of great things going for it. I like the blue and white colour palette for one thing, and the next and previous buttons for the billboard area are fantastic. I also appreciate the transparency gradient with the stripes on the background behind the text in the billboard area. The drop shadow on the content area is a common technique, but it really works on this website. All in all, this website is just easy on my eyes. Check it out.  ...

This is the blog of Tim Ferris, one of my heroes who also helped inspire me to start blogging. His book Four Hour Work Week had a profound effect on my thinking, and continues to inspire me. Tim is the man, check out his blog! ...

This is an amazing graphic design blog from Brazil. It has tutorials, interviews, fonts, and  tonnes of amazing illustration and photography. It is my favorite design blog, and the guys who contribute to it are amongst the most talented designers in the world. The thing I like the most about it is the Photoshop lighting tutorials. If you want to make shiny, glowing graphics that are often used in the entertainment industry, This website is THE resource to do that sort of thing. Check it out!...