2 posts tagged “inspiration”

For some time now we've been using sites like digg as a method of collecting information we are interested in. Things have progressed, and recently I discovered there are now sites specifically for image bookmarking.

I discovered Ffffound! a while ago but was unable to obtain an invite code. However, to my delight I discovered We heart it , vi.sualize.us and imgfave as suitable alternatives. We heart it is the easiest to use in my opinion, but vi.sualize.us offers the benefit of a firefox add-on so you can add images from other sites. Imgfave is the least appealing to me but does have a greater range of images. Overall, I have found these sites most useful for collecting images which inspire me, without having to save everything to my computer.

I've started to collect quotes that inspire me or ones that I find meaningful or can relate to. This particular quote-entry is a short compilation of quotes from various people (mostly designers) which I can relate to design.

• "We've seen 25 years of style running away with itself. It's not supposed to replace content; it's supposed to reflect it." - Peter Saville (Graphic designer)
• "We reap as we sow" - Jonathan Barnbrook (Graphic designer)
• "Language is a virus, money is a nasty disease." - Jonathan Barnbrook (Graphic designer)
• "Postmodernism celebrates evanescent flows, a state of no boundaries, the transgressive." - John Zerzan (Adbusters)
• "The floating world is the realm of the graphic designer" - Aaron Betsky (Architect)
• "What makes sense is not law, syntax, rules or structure" - Aaron Betsky (Architect)
• "The sense lies far in the background" - Ludwig Wittgenstein (Philosopher)
• "No formulas on elements" - Fluor (Graphic design)
• "Ugly = beautiful." - David Foldvari (Illustrator) 
• "We believe in the abstraction of functionality and the functionality of abstraction." - Experimental Jetset (Graphic design)
• "Graphic design - a smiling cat with a tie" - Francois Chalet
• "Coexistance of the bright and dark sides" - Ippei Gyoubu   (Illustrator)
• "There are no accidents" - Jeff Kleinsmith (Graphic designer)
• "Form follows function follows the heart" - Lateral Net Ltd (Advertising)
• "Silence is communication." - Zen Buddist statement
• "Treat nature in terms of the cylinder and the sphere and the cone." - Paul Cezanne (Artist)
• "He who rejects change is the architect of decay." - Harold Wilson (British Prime Minister 1964-70)
• "The quality of talent lies in its limitation, not its possibilities" - Max Kisman (Graphic designer)
• "The only principle that does not inhibit progress is anything goes" - Paul Feyerabend (Philospoher of science)