How do you find inspiration for your design projects?

Didem Erişkin
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Umair Zubair
Research existing designs and trends. Nature and environment. Art, culture, and museums. Collaborative brainstorming. Problem-solving approach.
Nico Spijker
Dribbble and community/browse other designs that can be copied in apps like Figma, Canva. I have also used graphicriver a lot in the past to find design elements or just get some inspiration. You can also play around a bit with Midjourney and see what it thinks of when you say certain words or phrases.
Nina Manso
Nature, architecture, cultures, books. Lately, I’ve been finding a lot of inspiration on ChatGPT. Especially when it comes to generating ideas from different perspectives. I also spend some time on Behance and Dribbble to have an idea of what people are into these days but I generally try to avoid being too influenced by these sites.
Oliver Thomes
Browsing design platforms: Behance, Dribbble, Pinterest, and other platforms showcase a massive spectrum of design styles and elements. Immersing myself in these platforms exposes me to trends, color palettes, layouts, and more.
Darcy Andrews
Exploring art and other creative disciplines: From architecture and photography to fashion and music, other creative fields offer unique perspectives and can spark unexpected connections for design solutions.
Brandon Linn
Text analysis: Analyzing user feedback, target audience preferences, and project briefs helps me identify keywords, emotions, and themes that can be translated into design elements. Trend analysis: Identifying emerging trends in color palettes, materials, user interfaces, or sustainability practices ensures my designs are relevant and impactful. Experimenting with AI tools: Exploring generative AI tools for inspiration in specific areas like typography, mood boards, or even initial layouts can open new possibilities.
Yannick
Dribbble and Muzli are my main inspirations tools.
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First step, get design content ready with help of ChatGPT Next, I just look for some good templates which may help me get my project done faster and then look for some samples around. Combining all these I can give my best in all design projects!
Sophia Williams
Hey there! Finding inspiration for design projects can be a challenge, but it's always exciting to discover new sources. As someone who is about to launch my own product soon, I'd love to hear your advice on how to successfully launch a product. Your feedback would be really valuable to me once my product is live. Feel free to click on the "Notify" button to get notified when it's ready. Thanks in advance!
Parth Kunjir
@didem_eriskin For design inspiration, I love: Nature and everyday life Online design communities Books and magazines Collaboration and feedback
Konstantin Bolsh
I love consuming and melting ideas from different type of sources Products. I am looking for products in different areas (to avoid just copying analogues). Mostly trying to learn how they make me feel and what feeling I want to pass to my users Behance and dribble. Searching high-level concepts. But with them I have to be aware that some staff could be too theoretical and won’t work in product. Product Hunt. Here I am trying to get a big picture on trends. Staff that resonates and etc.
Chalie Clark
Finding inspiration for design projects can come from various sources and methods. I look for inspiration in diverse sources such as nature, art, architecture, and everyday life and explore design blogs, attend conferences, collaborate with others, and stay curious.
Adarsh Kumar
Honestly, from other people's product.
@adarshkmr this is the truth and so many people won’t say this. I’ve taken so may element ideas from other products and morphed it into my own
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Figma community, Dribble, Pinterest.
Indiana Joshi
Seek inspiration from nature, everyday life, art, architecture, diverse cultures, and unconventional sources like music, literature, or scientific concepts.
Mihajlo Kovacevic
Pepe The Frog inspiration behind the logo of www.dumbbe.com
Victoriia Shymanska
I just start doing smth and then inspiration come to me :) Also I use such services as Creative Market or Envato elements
Roger Mendoza
Social trends, sentiment and seasons. Everything changes so should your designs. What worked in the past may not work now! Remember when Rose Gold was everywhere 😂😂😂
Eseniia Lee
I look around for references, use new products for the experience. I notice things on my way..and chat with AI :)
Constant exposure online and IRL. Film, art, pop art, album covers....