finding design inspiration
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And learning from the accomplishments & mistakes of others. Given to Jeff Brown's high school class over Skype.TRANSCRIPT
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Finding Design InspirationAnd learning from the accomplishments & mistakes of other
Who am I?The name is Haney, Patrick Haney.
iSites, aCMS/CMS
What do I do?I make pretty websites.
What do Ireally do?I make web interfaces attractive, and more importantly, usable.
Inspiration: Fun & Educational
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Color
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Multicolr
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Multicolr
Adobe KulerAdobe’s “color” tool
Colour LoversTracking color trends and favorite palettes
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Photos
Take a walk
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Color from photos
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The action shot
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The Milo palette
Inspiration on the Internet
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The Rissington Podcast
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eWedding
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nclud
Inspiration in Art
The color of art
Vincent’s AlternativeFrom shirt.woot
Clothing isinspirational
The businessof cards
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Be a “creative sponge”As Jon Hicks would say
Collecting Inspiration
Web Design Inspiration on Flickr
Storing Screenshots
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iPhotoNot just for photos anymore!
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LittleSnapperLike iPhoto, but for screenshots
The Low-Tech RouteMike Rohde’s sketchbook
Why Collect This Stuff?
“Good artists copy.Great artists steal.” - Pablo Picasso
How do we learn from this stuff?
Usability Testing
Guerrilla Usability TestingOr “gorilla” in this case
People are Inspiring
Use it or lose it
Learn from your own mistakes
Questions?