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