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Free Virtual Museums to Visit and Train your Artistic Eye

January 11, 2021 by Sangalang Kristine

Free virtual museum tours are the only things we have left in our pockets for ‘traveling’ and artistic inspiration, in this pandemic. Traveling for leisure (or inspiration) is possible, but the potential risks are high. You might get sick along the way or might get another person sick. You might not know the travel restrictions […]

Filed Under: Art, Inspirational Tagged With: artwork inspiration, inspirational, virtual tour

Ugly Cities Transformed into Works of Art

February 11, 2020 by Spyre Studios

Cities are the main attraction for visitors worldwide. And while we adore the cities that we’ve grown up in, not all of them are pretty to look at. The architecture of historic buildings is beautiful, however, not all cities are blessed with a lengthy architectural history and our modern landscapes are starting to look somewhat […]

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: art, artwork, cities

Major Cities and Music They Inspire: Illustrated as Sound Waves

June 20, 2019 by Spyrestudios

Regardless of the genre, music has a way to soothe us, to build us up, to encourage sadness and invite happiness. Music speaks to everyone on a completely different level and takes us off to a different place, yet brings us all together at the same time.  Music is a true form of art.

Filed Under: Art, Inspirational Tagged With: artwork, music

30 Outstanding Progress Illustrations for Icon & Logo Designs

May 27, 2014 by Jake Rocheleau

In the past I’ve seen hundreds of progress illustrations related to logos and icons posted onto Dribbble. These are often shared by designers who wish to give some insight towards their creative process. These shots allow us to peek behind the curtain and see how a typical icon is designed from pencil and paper into […]

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: dribbble, icons, illustrations, inspiration, sketches

Comic Strips for Designers and Where You Can Find Them

March 11, 2014 by Noemi

comic strips

What is your main reason for visiting web design blogs and other sites offering design related content? Are you looking for inspiration, how-to tips, tutorials or an expert’s advice? All this is very important, but have you ever had a feeling that you need to relax? And you need it urgently? If you have had, here […]

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: comic strips, humor

4 Sweet Kickstarter Products to Bring Out the Geek & Cool in You

February 26, 2014 by Robyn

I never get tired of playing with new, cool, functional gadgets that add a little playful joy to my days or bring powerful features to help me be all I can be in my work as I write articles or work up some code for a new website for a client. Always on the lookout […]

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: Kickstarter store

A Look Into the DesignFaves Inspiration Gallery

December 5, 2013 by Jake Rocheleau

After once glance at this website I could tell it’s something special. DesignFaves is meant to be an inspirational website focused on a broad spectrum of topics. Digital artwork is a big factor including web design, graphics design, even videos. There are so many categories that it’s practically a resource for any type of creative […]

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: blogs, inspiration, news

20 Best Designed Album Covers for Inspiration

June 5, 2011 by Oleg Mokhov 10 Comments

Album covers are a great source of fresh inspiration for your graphic design work. Not only are well-designed album covers artistic, but they’re effective at marketing as well.

The best designed album covers:

  1. Give you a clear representation of what the content will be
  2. Sell you on the content by looking great itself

In other words, what a great visual design should be.

Think about it: how many times were you intrigued by fantastic artwork, and when you put the music on, it was how you’d imagine it would be like? That was a well-designed album cover at work.

So next time you need a fresh source of inspiration for your design work, take a look at well-designed album covers. And the following list of the 20 best designed album covers will get you started.

Filed Under: Art, Design, Inspirational, Music, Showcase

Minimalist Design: A Brief History and Practical Tips

May 9, 2011 by Oleg Mokhov 16 Comments

Minimalist design is one of the most significant design movements of the 20th century and early 21st century. It isn’t the flashiest, or the most popular, but it arguably penetrated more fields than almost any other art or design trend. Everything from user interfaces, to hardware designs, to cars, to films and games, to the web and visual designs of today – all those fields and more were influenced by minimalism.

Your friends might not know what minimalism is, but chances are they’re currently using or viewing a minimalist design: a modern phone, a clean web or application interface, looking at a slick brochure or other graphically-presented information, sitting in a simple living space on a sleek sofa, and so forth.

Filed Under: Art, Design, Minimalism, Resources, Showcase

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