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Inspiration Sources

Inspiration Sources. What Inspires You?.

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Inspiration Sources

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  1. Inspiration Sources

  2. What Inspires You? 1. Write down a list of things that inspire you. 2. Now that you have a list, can you try to answer this question in one sentence?Example: “I want to know how to do everything. I guess… that is what inspires me” - David Beck (Artist).

  3. Sources of My Inspiration: 1. Art & Design Books and Magazines2. Favorite Design Firms, Artists, etc.3. Art & Design Conferences4. Online Resources: Blogs, Tutorials, etc.5. Digital art, history, travel, architecture, etc.6. Art exhibits, design shows, cultural festivals...

  4. Art & Design Periodicals: Print (Graphic Design): www.printmag.comGraphis (Intern. Design): www.graphis.comHOW (Design Mag.): www.howdesign.comCA (Graphic Design): www.commarts.comÉmigré (Typography): www.emigre.comJuxtapoz (Street Art): http://www.juxtapoz.com/

  5. A Few Favorite Designers… Jennifer SteinkampDavid CarsonPaula Scher Saul BassCarlos SeguraAdamsMorioka, Inc.

  6. Free Art & Design Talks: TED is the name of a conference which often deals with topics such as art, design, innovation, etc. Offers great talks by remarkable people, free of charge.www.ted.comKQED Arts - Find out about local, Bay Area artistshttp://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/archive.jsp Art 21 Series - contemp. artists discussing their workhttp://www.artbabble.org

  7. Great Art / Design Conferences: AIGA (Conference, professional organization for designers) www.aiga.org/http://www.aiga.org/get-inspired/SIGGRAPH (Design Conference, location changes every year) www.siggraph.org/Gravity Free (Design Conference)www.exhibitoronline.com/gravityfree/index3.aspHOW (Design Conference, location changes every year) www.howconference.com/GeneralMenu/Zero1(New Media Art Conference in San Jose, CA!!!)http://01sj.org/

  8. Advice for Emerging Designers 1. Find out what inspires you!2. Subscribe to design blogs, magazines, etc.3. Attend design conferences, art exhibits, etc.4. Develop your software skills, attend classes, etc.5. Start collecting designs that you like6. Put together an online portfolio7. Create promo. materials to advertise yourself8. Do volunteer work. Follow your passion.9. Participate in design contests, exhibit your work.

  9. Good Design Programs San Jose State University: http://ad.sjsu.edu/ Cal Arts in Valencia, CA: http://calarts.edu/ Cal Arts in San Francisco, CA: http://www.cca.edu/UC Santa Cruz (Digital Media): http://danm.ucsc.edu/

  10. Useful Resources: 1. Great Software Tutorials:www.youtube.com, www.lynda.com2. Freeware fonts:www.urbanfonts.com, www.dafont.com3. Inexpensive royalty free images:www.iStockphoto.com, www.bigstockphoto.com4. Free vector art & brushes available for download: http://vector4free.com/, http://dryicons.com/ http://freevectorgraphics.net/http://www.deviantart.com

  11. Useful Resources: 5. Look at other people’s work & post your art:www.creativehotlist.com6. Great examples of logo & web design:www.coolhomepages.com7. Design templates, contract forms, etc:www.designerstoolbox.com/8. Great resource for web designers: http://www.webdesignerwall.com/

  12. More Useful Resources: Digital Illustration Tips & Techniquesby K. Smithhttp://www.kerismith.com/blog/archives/000621.htmlThis site has a great article on how to become a Freelance Illustrator. It includes the artist’s daily blog and ideas for brainstorming excises, creative projects, etc.

  13. More Useful Resources: Adobe Illustrator Tutorials by Glitschkahttp://www.illustrationclass.comThis site offers a variety of great tutorials. It alsotalked about the Illustration process. If you’re stuckand need ideas, it’s a great source of inspiration.

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