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Alex-Grim New member Joined: 21 Nov 2007 Posts: 3 Location: AlexGrim.com Status: Offline	Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 01:29 Ok, I've got something that i've wanted to ask for a long time, but have never found the proper place to ask: Where the hell do you guys get your inspiration, imagination, ideas, etc?!? I'm constantly wracking my brains to try to come up with good layouts, and i always just barely 'skate by'. I don't know of any good rules of thumb for color combinations, or layouts, or anything at all. I assume since the rest of you have great looking sites that you have some 'trick' or 'rule of thumb' or pattern, etc. Any advice is much appreciated. Also, i'm about to post a separate thread for linx to my site, and i'd appreciate feedback on that too: http://forum.stylegala.com/viewtopic.php?p=31197 Thanx.

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gbabula New member Joined: 20 Nov 2007 Posts: 14 Location: New York City Status: Offline	Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 02:16 There are a million "inspiration" websites out there... try google next time! http://www.csszengarden.com/ http://www.cssbasics.com/ http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style http://cssvault.com/ http://www.alistapart.com/ http://www.cssbeauty.com/ http://www.freecss.info/ http://www.cssbloom.com/ http://www.cssartillery.com/ http://www.cssimport.com/ http://www.cssremix.com/ http://www.unmatchedstyle.com/ http://cssmania.com/ http://www.designsnack.com/ http://www.cssimport.com/ http://www.mostinspired.com/ http://www.stylegala.com/ http://styleboost.com/ http://www.codebeautifier.com/ http://www.cssoptimiser.com/ http://csstype.com/ http://www.csselite.com/ http://www.osskins.com http://www.cssbased.com/ http://www.cssheaven.com/ http://www.css-design-yorkshire.com/ http://www.designexpanse.com/ http://www.cssgalerie.com/ http://www.csslove.net/ http://www.csshardcore.com/ http://www.designmeltdown.com/ http://www.csswonders.com http://www.webcreme.com/ _________________ http://www.2standard.com

Alex-Grim New member Joined: 21 Nov 2007 Posts: 3 Location: AlexGrim.com Status: Offline	Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 02:33 I've been to zen garden, i even submitted to it (but got rejected), but i hadn't heard of the rest, thanx. What i'm asking is not for examples of work, so much as "what ways of thinking promote beauty". What methodologies do you use? etc. _________________ AlexGrim\|LinuxIntro\|GrimMusic\|WretchedPlayground

Yaral New member Joined: 13 Oct 2006 Posts: 35 Status: Offline	Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 04:11 It all comes with experience. I thought I was such a great designer years ago but I didn't know a thing. I've come a long way and have a long ways to go. But, the fact that I know how much more I need to learn just shows how much more mature I am now. What really helped me was working under someone that had lots of experience and could keep me inline and help me develop. Look into internships and work for nothing, anything for experience.

citrus_media New member Joined: 03 May 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Courtice Status: Offline	Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 06:36 First, relax! Design inspiration can be found EVERYWHERE. From window displays in retail stores to Communication Arts magazine. But I find a lot of younger designers tend to grab onto the first idea they like and put the blinders on. Play. Sketch! Read. Write and if possible openly discuss with peers (off-line). Magazines will show you all sorts of exercises for boosting creativity during lulls. Just relax and observe.

webdesignernew New member Joined: 08 May 2008 Posts: 8 Status: Offline	Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 17:22 I have come a long way from working for someone that has experience and likes to try to ideas, magazines and websites help, looking at current sites and taking little ideas can really help to create a great web design. http://www.soula.com

designer4u New member Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Posts: 3 Location: India Status: Offline	Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 13:43 I LOVE Smashing Magazine. http://www.smashingmagazine.com/ For colors I love to use http://www.colourlovers.com/ www.fuelyourcreativity.com is also good. Monster templates are also impressive. www.templatemonster.com - designer4u www.realgroup.co.in _________________ Get Free mockup / Sample for your design requirements. Visit www.realgroup.co.in

Natasha New member Joined: 12 Jun 2008 Posts: 17 Location: Slough Status: Offline	Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 18:14 http://www.webdesignfromscratch.com/current-style.cfm - Try this website.. its very handy!

taljit New member Joined: 12 Jun 2008 Posts: 20 Status: Offline	Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 18:17 why not try this site http://www.freelayouts.com/ where you can even purchase a layout you want to go with!

stdmedia Full member Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 192 Location: Canada Status: Offline	Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 09:30 Flickr is a fun one. I personally like to enjoy nature, the colors are amazing. Take pictures of things that you find interesting, it may inspire different designs if not just colours. Drawing is also a good practice. Letting your mind wander as you scratch pen to paper, ideas can flow and maybe you can gain focus when you're in a slump. Then again I'm no designer. Don't pay much attention to me.

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