Episode 189 - Using Inspiration Effectively
Posted on 14 January, 2010 at 12:39 PM
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About the Show
David and Marc give you their thoughts on finding inspiration and using it effectively.
Finding inspiration is great but instead of just copying straight from your source take it to the next level.
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Houston Attorneys 24 May, 2010 20:24:24 PM
Great video. There are a lot of important facts to take away from this post. Thanks for sharing your design knowledge.
Nathan 27 Jul, 2010 06:17:54 AM
It would've been useful to see what you are actually talking about; it is a bit awkward watching you sit there trying to describe motion graphic or design you saw you espn. In fact I was expecting one to show up on the screen as a reference. Kind of useless in my opinion.
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DanC 14 Jan, 2010 17:15:49 PM
Nice post guys, I have found myself doing this as well over the last few months, although I've not upgraded to digital TV yet so stuck with the 5 terrestrial channels served up in the UK! This can mean inspiration is a bit thin sometimes!
As for taking it further, this is a very valid point and the need cannot be stressed enough. If you see something you like and just transplant it into your page, that's not inspiration, that's just plain copying. Which is just plain daft.
When starting a project, I might find a few relevant bits of inspiration on differing sites and try and bring them together in a cohesive way with my own special twist. Just grabbing some bits and slapping them together, hoping they work, is not going to get you a site that grabs peoples attention in the right way.
At least, I don't think so anyhow!