10 Sources of Inspiration

"You are what you read"

Be aware of whats going on around and seeing things differently.

Penny's top 10 picks:

-Ted Talks
-Do lectures - less corporate ted talks
-The Chicken Shed Chronicles (newsletter)
-Instagram
-Medium
-The Plant Hunter
-Radio 4
-Another
-Dazed & Confused
-Pinterest

MY 10 PLACES FOR INSPO:

- Desert Island Disks // David Attenborough // Stephen Fry // Lemn Sissay // Lists professions underneath // Many interesting and talented individuals from all walks of life// Fav DID: Stephen Fry.

-BOOOOOM! // Fun and current design Blog // Short summaries of work, mainly picture based // Fav Post: Interesting video of a keyboard that you can use to write unique 'hand written' looking letters.

-Twitter Page One Minute Briefs // Briefs set for various products with one minute to come up with a design solution // Winner Picked every time // Fav Post: brief outcome celebrating the anniversary of Printed Cup Company.

-NYLON // Magazine and online blog on fashion, music, pop culture and makeup etc. // Very humorous 'down with the kids tone' // Fav Post: Inspiring story of a Girl growing up in Sierra Leone to become a successful ballet dancer. 

-Dieline // Current and cutting edge packaging designs // Features work by Students // Fav Post: Cruse Wine Co. Packaging designs combining edgy graffiti art with classical portraits, to give it's wine a vibrant up to date facelift. 

-Newgrids // Latest in creative work, artistic theories & technology // Short snappy summaries // Fav Post: Interesting opinion on whether the ebook will replace the book. 

-Nowness // Blog on everything from fashion to music // Mainly Video Posts // Thorough Analysis // Fav Post: Quentin Jones, Miley Cyrus Video and interesting article about it, with their insightful view on Miley Cyrus. 

-Computer Arts Magazine // Magazine on graphic design and illustration // Fav feature: Beautifully illustrated map of new city each issue, with the best places for creatives to visit.

-Cocorina // Corina Nika Blog // Graphic Designer, Typographer, Photographer // A lot of beautiful hand rendered work // Fav Post: Any of her hand lettering projects. 

-Sight Unseen // Colourful Design blog on anything from Graphic Design to Illustration // Fav Post: Showcases by beautiful work by Japanese artist and print maker Kumi Sugai, sadly passed away in 19996, his work is way ahead of it's time and still looks current today.