STA Shared Resources
Add your awesome design inspiration links here for all to share:
SXSW Interactive Winners (check out Air Jordans!): http://sxsw.com/interactive/news/2013-sxsw-interactive-awards-winners-announced
Hover States: http://hoverstat.es/
Kerning Fun:
Amazing Logos: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/showcase-of-creative-symmetrical-logos/
http://www.designut.org/seniors2012/
Free, awesome vector artwork: http://thenounproject.com/
Teen Girl Squad #1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao1AsgH-vpg
Don Hertzfeldt animation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZzKAZODy2c&feature=related
The “Helium” Pencil: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcNtvfALW1Y&feature=related
Theo Jansen: The art of creating creatures: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b694exl_oZo
The League of Moveable Type: http://www.theleagueofmoveabletype.com/
The Chladni Plate is a simple apparatus that demonstrates the cymatic power of sound to create form from formlessness. (3rd video on page): Manual Chladni Plate demo
What’s a Polargraph?: http://www.polargraph.co.uk/
Fun Mappings: http://www.radicalcartography.net/
Wonderful Infographics: http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2010/high-society/
Tony Orrico: The Human Spirograph: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/04/26/tony-orrico-human-spirograph/
Austin Kleon: How to Steal Like an Artist (and 9 other things nobody told me): http://www.austinkleon.com/2011/03/30/how-to-steal-like-an-artist-and-9-other-things-nobody-told-me/
Art Directors Club: http://www.adcglobal.org/
Bibliotype: http://craigmod.com/bibliotype/
Google Art Project: Visit museums around the world without leaving your computer: http://www.googleartproject.com/
Paper Art you can wear: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200409/15/eng20040915_157065.html
30 Creative Paper Artworks: http://www.designzzz.com/30-creative-paper-artworks/
A curated blog of awesome internet start ups, for the tech hipster: http://betali.st/
Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit’s blog promoting dialogue among designers: http://www.underconsideration.com/
Austin based design blog devoted to evaulating brand identity: http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/
Design Studio in Charleston, SC – AWESOME WEBSITE: http://fuzzco.com/
Bad logo competition: http://howlowcanyourlogo.com/
Wonderful blog devoted to typography: http://fontfeed.com/
A poster a day designed around a BBC headline: http://bbcx365.com/
Design Toolbox (great resource for print and online design. Sizes, web safe areas for browsers and OSs and much more): www.designerstoolbox.com
Tumblog devoted to movie poster design (Actual and reimaginings): f**kyeahmovieposters!
Lost World’s Fairs: http://lostworldsfairs.com/
CSS3 Scale Model of Solar System: http://nicolasgallagher.com/css-pseudo-element-solar-system/demo/
The Russians Used A Pencil (more awesome designs found around the internet): http://www.therussiansusedapencil.com/
Brandon Schaefer’s website (does book & movie poster reimaginings): http://www.seekandspeak.com/
Really awesome staff page: http://www.technologywithpassion.com/about-us/team/
The Book Surgeon: http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/the-book-surgeon-15-pieces
Make your own watercolor brush in Illustrator tutorial: http://vectips.com/tutorials/free-watercolor-brushes-and-tutorial/
Tons of photoshop tutorials: http://psd.tutsplus.com/
A website that helps you design better: https://designschool.canva.com/
Awwwards – awards for design, creativity and innovation on the internet: http://www.awwwards.com/
Color Hunt – a place to discover color palettes that go together: http://colorhunt.co/