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November 23rd, 2007

Sources of Inspiration

Ever since getting the news of a portfolio based scholarship, I’ve been trying my hardest to get it ready to send of. I’m a piece short of completion, and like always, I lack inspiration. However, I have gotten smarter *cough* when it comes to certain things, so I’m making a list of sources of my inspiration. Maybe it’ll help you, maybe not. This is just a record to go back to 19mo. from now.

  • Colourlovers.com has been very useful in providing colour palettes, and they’re amazing! Especially those coming from this lover. ;) Many patterns have given inspiration to some ideas, and the Blog is genius–containing colours, science, psychology, history, etc. It’s a good read.
  • Design Meltdown is also another site to check out. An index of the most creative and aesthetically pleasing sites, as well as tutorials and links to other helpful sites. A lot of my inspiration and techniques have come from this site.
  • Music. Music has also been a great source of inspiration to me. Passion behind Jason Dunn’s voice screaming after a breakup, or the intensity of Stephen Christian’s vocals in “Paperthin hymn.” Every song is a beautifully written piece of poetry.
    “The beauty of grace is that it makes life unfair.” – “Be My Escape,” Relient K
    “With downcast eyes, there’s more to living than being alive.” – “Alexithymia,” Anberlin
    “The chord that struck; an angel fell; skies went dark.” – “Say the Word,” The Classic Crime
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