Below are links to tutorials, design inspiration, supplies and equipment I use. Perhaps they’ll be of use to you, too.
INSPIRATION- Color, design, art, creativity, etc.
- ColourLovers
- Great community for finding & sharing color palettes, inspiration, etc.
- Color Schemer
- Another great source of color palettes and products for creating your own.
- Creaturemag
- An illustration blog that I recently found, but am loving more with each visit.
- Design Seeds
- “For all who love color.” Great source for color palette inspiration.
- Grain Edit
- Design inspiration blog featuring 1950s-1970s design & contemporary artists inspired by that period.
- Pikaland
- One of my fave illustration blogs. Amy’s commentary is always thoughtful & insightful, plus she’s super nice.
- A visual bookmarking site to create ‘mood boards’ of your online finds. VERY addictive!
- Print and Pattern
- Daily finds of surface designs.
RESOURCES- Tutorials, fonts, web design
- W3Schools.com
- Where I go to learn HTML/CSS coding stuff. Useful if you have a WordPress site or want to tweak the style of your blog.
- Smashing Magazine
- Great for web design inspiration, information, and how-tos.
SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
- Uline
- Good prices on shipping supplies.
