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08-17-2007, 02:51 AM
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What is your Inspiration for Web/Graphic Design?
What do you do when you need inspiration when you design besides looking at other websites?
I listen to music and play video games for inspiration You?
Edit: Oh, and movies.
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08-17-2007, 03:55 AM
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I personally think looking at other websites for ideas is a TERRIBLE way to do things. No matter what, then you end up replicating things you saw that you liked.
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08-17-2007, 03:56 AM
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TV and music are helpful, so are magazines, like the Ikea catalog.
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08-17-2007, 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Bennett
I personally think looking at other websites for ideas is a TERRIBLE way to do things. No matter what, then you end up replicating things you saw that you liked.
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true true, all you do is mearly "change" a few things from that "inspirational website"
BTW you didnt say what inspires you?
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08-17-2007, 06:34 AM
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Um normally music or MONEY inspires me lol jkjk. Most of the time i'll just get an idea out of the blue
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08-17-2007, 07:12 AM
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Inspiration is overrated. It's all about appropriate content presentation, the design will flow with that.
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08-17-2007, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Blue Ire
Inspiration is overrated. It's all about appropriate content presentation, the design will flow with that.
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Thats a very cynical way to look upon things though, although i agree that in the end it is all about content presentation and the overall flow. Without inspiration in a designer, surely you lose the essense of design.
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08-17-2007, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue Ire
It's all about appropriate content presentation, the design will flow with that.
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how do you define appropriate? you an have two extremes and both would still be appropriate presentation.
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08-17-2007, 01:48 PM
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I'm going to assume the appropriate method would depend on the specific project?
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08-17-2007, 01:56 PM
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think like a forum skin. you've got multiple styles, but the content is going to be the same. the mentality applies to design outside a forum.
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