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| 9.18.2005
I just finished teaching a web design class at Boston University this past summer. The No.1 question asked by most of my students during the first few classes was what design resources I use for inspiration and ideas. Not such an easy question to answer. I don't read any of the typical trade rags such as Designing for the Web, Design Graphics, Graphis, Create or GD. These magazines seem too tactical in their approach. They tend to focus more on technique rather than helping inspire good, solid conceptual thinking, which is the foundation for any good design, whether it be advertising, brochure, brand and identity, Flash or web-related. I do a lot of web design in my job but most of my best ideas come from other mediums. In my opinion, there are very few really beautiful, inspiring web sites out in the world. About a year ago, I was designing an online quarterly wellness newsletter for MIT Medical. I did my typical routine to get the creative juices flowing....looked through a bunch of design magazines and examples. I finally came upon this poster that was created for a jazz show in New Orleans. The fact that it was music and entertainment-related didn't matter. It was the grid that caught my attention. The way the headlines, copy and pictures all worked together in a dynamic way. Different artists and dates were color coded which was perfectly analogous for distinguishing the 4 issues/year. So the short answer is look at anything that gets you excited and jazzed (no pun intended) about creating. It could be music, a movie or painting. Also, below are the staple of publications that every creative sould have in their arsenal.
1. eye Magazine - Probably the best publication on what's going on in the design world. The articles in this quarterly are "New York Times" quality so if you're like me, have a dictionary handy.
2. Communications Arts - Great trade publication showing the best of the best in all the major categories.
3. Print - Pretty much the same as CA but with more subscription cards to throw away or use as bookmarks
4. ID - This magazine use to be mostly industrial design-related but expanded themselves into the graphic design arena 7 years ago
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1 Comments:
i love eye. i use to get how but it has too many ads and isn't really useful anymore. good entry!
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