Where do you all get your inspiration? Options

[superstitious]

My inspiration comes from a variety of sources. Usually it's whatever I'm into at the moment (tv shows, music, books, etc). Right now, I'm so tied up with work, school, parenting and such that I simply don't have the time to be "inspired." lol

[dopelyts]

I get it from other designs I see, sometimes songs.

[synatribe]

how come its like after every two layouts I make, I get designers bloc for like a year (sarcastically speaking) I want to make a layout but have been contemplating on how to design it for the last 2 months, so what do you other people do that makes you so creative, like what are some things you heavily depend on for layout making, I depend heavily on music, what about others? is it a Tv show? lol

[manny-the-dino]

^There was already a topic on this so I moved your post here.

[Designsby1103]

well i have a daughter so i get a lot of inspiration from her and pix i take of her, or even pix i see on the internet or quotes i see help a lot

[bigtrey90]

What are some things that you look into for inspiration? What attracts you to these sites? What do you need help learning how to use in a program, such as Photoshop?

Same goes for Photographers. I basically want to know what the internet lacks in providing help for artists.

[Maccabee]

Well the thing is, people look to the internet too much. They need to figure things out themselves and practice. But i know that not the answer you want. ahah.

Well im just always looking for new design ideas. Even if their bad, its great to see soemthing that hasn't been done before.

[bigtrey90]

actually that's a really good idea to provide help on how to look for sources outside the internet

thanks!

[oranger0cks]

If I need inspiration for something, I'll listen to music or something. That usually really helps me.

I think trying things out and getting familiar with the program is pretty much the best thing you could do to improve yourself. At least, that's how I learned to use Photoshop. Just trying things and messing around. Trial and error, and mimicking things that others have made, just obviously not putting it up anywhere..

Practice, practice, like jcp said (imo).

[manny-the-dino]

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[Mikeplyts]

Sometimes I get inspiration from the things I see or things I hear. I also sometimes look around the web for some ideas.

[JonHMChan]

Music almost always does the trick for me.

[emberfly]

Beautiful pictures from flickr or deviantart.

wallcoo has beautiful pictures too that make me happy and want to create something cool :D

[Simba]

Kanye West



in other words, other artists help

[8282designs]

I get inspirations through bad days or whenever I feel mad. Designing stuff actually helped me getting through those bad times.

[heyo-captain-jac...]

Inspiration from hardcore pornography.

[creole]

^ What type?

I get my inspirations from visual presentations. Movies, shows, etc. helps me see a whole different side of the picture. The whole picture could be manipulated to something different.

[Stephire]

Anything and everything. I'll be reading a book and get inspiration everytime I put it down. I emberse myself in the world and try to create from it.
Clouds and clothes are really cool to get inspiration from too.
Thinking about something OTHER than what you need/want to design is always a jump starter. Like when I had to do gay things for my studio art class, I'd just do my math homework first and I was able to think of something. It helps my sisters husband, he's an artist, when he has a weird commission that he doesn't relate to he'll research the topic and then go play tennis or some other sport when he's cleaning up after ward he gets inspiration.
Artists are odd.

[res8zenith]

from my nightmares & """imagination!""" (say in like spongebob)
that's why its so goddam boring!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNuO3Bp9cLI...feature=related