1. Inspiration Sources

2. 1. Write down a list of things that inspire you. 2. Now that you have a list, can you try to answer this question in one sentence? Example: “I want to know how to do everything. I guess… that is what inspires me” - David Beck (Artist). What Inspires You?

3. 1. Art & Design Books and Magazines 2. Favorite Design Firms, Artists, etc. 3. Art & Design Conferences 4. Online Resources: Blogs, Tutorials, etc. 5. Digital art, history, travel, architecture, etc. 6. Art exhibits, design shows, cultural festivals... Sources of My Inspiration:

4. Print (Graphic Design): www.printmag.com Graphis (Intern. Design): www.graphis.com HOW (Design Mag.): www.howdesign.com CA (Graphic Design): www.commarts.com Émigré (Typography): www.emigre.com Juxtapoz (Street Art): http://www.juxtapoz.com/www.printmag.comwww.graphis.comwww.howdesign.comwww.commarts.comwww.emigre.comhttp://www.juxtapoz.com/ Art & Design Periodicals:

5. Jennifer Steinkamp David Carson Paula Scher Saul Bass Carlos Segura AdamsMorioka, Inc. A Few Favorite Designers…

6. TED is the name of a conference which often deals with topics such as art, design, innovation, etc. Offers great talks by remarkable people, free of charge. www.ted.com KQED Arts - Find out about local, Bay Area artists http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/archive.jsp Art 21 Series - contemp. artists discussing their work http://www.artbabble.org www.ted.com http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/archive.jsp http://www.artbabble.org Free Art & Design Talks:

7. AIGA (Conference, professional organization for designers) www.aiga.org/ http://www.aiga.org/get-inspired/ SIGGRAPH (Design Conference, location changes every year) www.siggraph.org/ Gravity Free (Design Conference) www.exhibitoronline.com/gravityfree/index3.asp HOW (Design Conference, location changes every year) www.howconference.com/GeneralMenu/ Zero1 (New Media Art Conference in San Jose, CA!!!) http://01sj.org/ www.aiga.org/http://www.aiga.org/get-inspired/ www.siggraph.org/ www.exhibitoronline.com/gravityfree/index3.asp www.howconference.com/GeneralMenu/ http://01sj.org/ Great Art / Design Conferences:

8. 1. Find out what inspires you! 2. Subscribe to design blogs, magazines, etc. 3. Attend design conferences, art exhibits, etc. 4. Develop your software skills, attend classes, etc. 5. Start collecting designs that you like 6. Put together an online portfolio 7. Create promo. materials to advertise yourself 8. Do volunteer work. Follow your passion. 9. Participate in design contests, exhibit your work. Advice for Emerging Designers

9. San Jose State University: http://ad.sjsu.edu/ Cal Arts in Valencia, CA: http://calarts.edu/ Cal Arts in San Francisco, CA: http://www.cca.edu/ UC Santa Cruz (Digital Media): http://danm.ucsc.edu/http://ad.sjsu.edu/http://calarts.edu/http://www.cca.edu/ http://danm.ucsc.edu/ Good Design Programs

10. 1. Great Software Tutorials: www.youtube.com, www.lynda.com 2. Freeware fonts: www.urbanfonts.com, www.dafont.com 3.Inexpensive royalty free images: www.iStockphoto.com, www.bigstockphoto.com 4.Free vector art & brushes available for download: http://vector4free.com/, http://dryicons.com/ http://freevectorgraphics.net/ http://www.deviantart.com www.youtube.comwww.lynda.com www.urbanfonts.comwww.dafont.com www.iStockphoto.comwww.bigstockphoto.com http://vector4free.com/http://dryicons.com/ http://freevectorgraphics.net/ http://www.deviantart.com Useful Resources:

11. 5. Look at other people’s work & post your art: www.creativehotlist.com 6. Great examples of logo & web design: www.coolhomepages.com 7.Design templates, contract forms, etc: www.designerstoolbox.com/ 8.Great resource for web designers: http://www.webdesignerwall.com/ www.creativehotlist.com www.coolhomepages.com www.designerstoolbox.com/ http://www.webdesignerwall.com/ Useful Resources:

12. Digital Illustration Tips & Techniques by K. Smith http://www.kerismith.com/blog/archives/000621.html This site has a great article on how to become a Freelance Illustrator. It includes the artist’s daily blog and ideas for brainstorming excises, creative projects, etc. http://www.kerismith.com/blog/archives/000621.html More Useful Resources:

13. Adobe Illustrator Tutorials by Glitschka http://www.illustrationclass.com This site offers a variety of great tutorials. It also talked about the Illustration process. If you’re stuck and need ideas, it’s a great source of inspiration. http://www.illustrationclass.com More Useful Resources: