As a creative agency, we know how difficult it can be to come up with fresh and unique concepts everyday. As the web development arm for many web designers who do not code, mockups tend to look similar after a while. Designing outside of that style can be difficult so we have compiled a list of top resources that we use for design inspiration.
Behance
Owned by Adobe, Behance is one of the largest self-promotion, consulting and portfolio websites for artists and designers. Ranked by Alexa as the 581st most popular site in the world, there is no shortage of design inspiration here. The most popular works are featured on their homepage but you can search to your heart’s content here.
DeviantArt
DeviantArt is the largest social network for artists and designers to share their portfolios. With over 38 million members, DeviantArt attracts over 65 million unique visitors per month. Their members upload over 160,000 projects daily so there is plenty to fuel your creativity here.
Smashing Magazine
Smashing Magazine is a highly trafficked online magazine that regularly features some of the best website designs with extremely detailed and structured blog posts about the latest trends and techniques in web design and development.
Adobe Color
Just like typography, negative space and photography, color is a very part of web design. Adobe Color helps you explore different color schemes that you may not have considered.
Awwwards
Awwards features the most unique, innovative, intuitive and beautiful website designs from around the world. Web design talent is evaluated based on design, creativity, usability and content. You can filter by industry, type of project or keyword, which makes it incredibly easy to be inspired.
In Conclusion
These are just few of the many design resources out there. Where do you look for creative inspiration? We are always looking for new web design and development tips and tools so tweet us @kwokdesign.