The best (and most typical) answer from a designer... "IT DEPENDS" 🤣
For interface design -- I play around with lots of products, and see how the thing works, feels, and looks.
For aesthetics -- I notice what brands standout from the crowd, their visual language, and what emotions it elicits.
For biz ideas -- I consume a lot of content, but mainly its focused on the problems I face, that would be a no-brainer to solve for me and others like me.
For ideas in general -- it's usually during some down time, shower, bike ride, somewhere away from the desk, or some mindless activities like washing the dishes.
How do you get inspired?
Behance, Dribbble, Pinterest are dead platforms for design inspiration, there are so many fake non-logical designs. Recently I am connecting with a lot of top-notch designers where I am following their work.
I follow real products how they are designing via: Mobbin.com or Landingfolio.com
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X (aka Twitter) has been good for this recently, a lot more designers active there now compared to a few years ago when it felt like everyone was on dribbble. Also muzli is a great extension for inspiration
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