5 Design Sites Every Designer Should Know
Every designer get stuck from time to time, whether you are out of inspiration or just need a different style to study these 5 Great design sites always seem to help me out. I compiled only 5 of maybe 30 that I check on a daily basis, these sites help me study design trends, color schemes, typography, corporate branding, art history, industrial design and even interior design and clothing styles. Lets get to the list, in no specific order.
#1 – Apartment Therapy. This is a great blog to study home design trends, while that might have been their initial intention for their blog they have expanded to technology, cooking, green and children design. Specifically I look at color schemes and design angles.
#2 – FormFiftyFive. This blog is 100% inspiration, they compile various finished pieces of branding and art work. If you what to see what design is all about check out FFF.
#3 – Design You Trust. Design you trust is more of a design forum than a blog, they advertise “social inspiration” so you definitely get a hybrid of artwork from many different points of view. I think that is what make this blog/forum so unique.
WARNING this site can be very controversial and often has nude artwork so please only view if you are 19 and over with maturity that can handle that type of graphic artwork.
#4 – Core77. At the core of Core77 (I couldn’t resist) is an industrial design and resources blog. Core77 bring resources and inspiration from the world of industrial design, while you might not think that helps a graphic designer, it does…big time. You can also find job postings and portfolios on their site.
#5 – Veer. Veer is very unique in that it provides photography (stock), illustrations, type work, merchandise and the Veer Ideas page that always seems to inspire me. They compile clear, bight and clean works that never seem to fail. Veer also sells Typefaces.
