20 Sites to Find Design Inspiration

by Matt on November 20, 2008 · 21 comments

in Graphic Design, Showcase

Designers often rely on inspiration from other designers to feed our creativity. Here are 21 websites to find great inspiration.

Blogs

Here are some other blogs which provide quality inspiration. If you think I should add any, let me know.

1. Abduzeedo

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2. Smashing Magazine

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3. Fuel Your Creativity

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4. Creattica Daily

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5. designfeedr

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6. Design You Trust

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7. Fubiz

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Galleries

Here are some awesome galleries. Again, if I missed any good ones, let me know.

1. FAVEUP

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2. LogoPond

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3. Designflavr

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4. The FWA

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5. Best Web Gallery

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6. illyPads

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7. CSS Mania

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8. Web Creme

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9. CSS Import

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Networks

Although it may not be as obvious, networks are a great source of inspiration. Here are a few of the top ones.

1. Behance

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2. Coroflot

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3. Carbonmade

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4. design: related

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5. deviantART

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Update

Here are some that have been suggested.

Pattern Tap

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{ 20 comments… read them below or add one }

Fabio Sasso November 21, 2008 at 5:30 am

Thanks a lot for including abduzeedo in this great list ;)

Galinette November 22, 2008 at 4:03 pm

A nice CSS web site: csszengarden.com

Rishi Luchun November 23, 2008 at 8:13 am

Thanks, use a lot of these already, but some new ones there for me!

果 November 23, 2008 at 8:29 pm

thanks, I learn a lot from the sites.

laqo November 24, 2008 at 2:49 am

wow so interesting! thanks it´s a great list!

matthew smith November 24, 2008 at 9:56 am

Don’t forget Pattern Tap :) . Organized UI design inspiration. Super easy to use and navigate for quick ideas. (http://patterntap.com)

Andrew Greig November 25, 2008 at 11:22 am

Hey Matt.

Thanks for the inclusion of Designflavr.com

Appreciate the add :)
Great blog post btw, great read.

AdamZP November 28, 2008 at 4:53 am

гляди! Я ржал – http://ibigdan.livejournal.com/4243319.html – тема дня :) )
Фото на тему кризиса..
да, и спасибо за пост) добавил в избранное

RYErnest November 29, 2008 at 6:51 am

Nice post u have here :D Added to my RSS reader

christian powell December 1, 2008 at 1:24 pm

some great vintage motors!

Ben Lindquist December 3, 2008 at 12:44 am

All great for inspiration. Another nice one I reference to a lot is http:www.pagecrush.net

Mark December 3, 2008 at 6:55 am

Not only do they provide stacks of inspiration they are also a great web design resources »

Greg Althoff December 12, 2008 at 7:30 pm

Sweet! I really appreciate seeing some new ones on this list!

Melvin Thambi December 31, 2008 at 1:53 am

Great list for inspiration….
i think this sites are also handy:)
http://www.colourlovers.com/
http://ffffound.com/
http://www.pixellogo.com/

Berto January 11, 2009 at 8:22 am

Have you Checked out ffffound.com? someone told me about it a while back.

gene January 17, 2009 at 11:24 am

Actually your missing the best creative inspiration site there is http://www.oknostudio.blogspot.com/

Aaron January 30, 2009 at 9:05 pm

Guess i’ll have to work on mine so i can make the cut next time haha.

asker March 10, 2009 at 11:36 am

Interesting article. :)

Philemerson Photography May 4, 2009 at 3:47 am

Great Research

Jack Murphy December 10, 2009 at 8:06 am

Thanks Matt, great selection of websites. Inspiration is a funny thing, sometimes is jumps up and bites you. Other times, it makes you suffer until you find it. Funny thing…

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