I save a bunch of things each month that I find inspiring for some reason, and I like organized lists, so I figured I’ll share those lists and maybe help someone out of a creative block.

But more importantly, I am trying to push an old idea that inspiration is everywhere if you look with the right mindset. Being a product designer does not mean you can’t draw from architecture, graphic design, or type design. It also does not mean that you can’t draw ideas and inspiration for your project by reading articles, brand stories, or even tweets.

1. Seán Halpin’s portfolio

I was looking at Sean’s amazing portfolio the other day. He has done an amazing job showing his front-end abilities with great taste for engaging visuals. The headline font is great also.
Looking at his portfolio led me to his side project, a plugin that upgrades your project cover on Figma, good for my docs!

Good inspiration for portfolio, typography, composition, and layout.

2. Geneva Boyett’s case study

I think I found this on read.cv and thought that she made a really clear, well-communicated case study with a great, professional thinking process and the visual solution is also very accurate.

Good inspiration for communication, layout, and writing.

3. How to write a good ‘about’ section in your portfolio

Came across this interesting article by Semplice. Not only is it informative and important for designers, but it’s also written in a fun way and is full of examples and portfolio examples.

Good inspiration for portfolio, typography, composition, and layout.

4. Gotta love black and white

MOMOLIF is a studio based in England, besides the amazing showcase of work, I simply love the simplicity and great typography using black and white. What else do you need?

Good inspiration for landing pages, minimalistic, modern layout.

5. Eye candy landing page

Evervault’s landing page is an eye-catcher for sleek, super modern, and techy web design. Every pixel is placed carefully and a lot of content still looks uncluttered. The state change of the header based on the scroll is absolutely great.

Good inspiration for UI design, color, dark mode design, interactivity and movement.

6. Honest brands are my favorite

Schlatt & CO. website is a very inspiring example of a brand that communicates with confidence and style. Read the sometimes brutal copy writing, look at the non-model photos, and clever naming and tag lines.
the website is very fun as well.

7. The guide for user interviews

8. Product and design case study done well

Bakken & Baeck’s case study on their project with Ruter’s mobile app is a well-told story about design decisions and intentions, their reasoning, and where it’s rooted from. Fun and inspiring to read!

9. Super interesting font alert

This free font (The night watch) by Obys Agency is unique, to say the least. I like the presentation and I think that for some specific design direction, this can be a killer font.

https://www.behance.net/gallery/110146153/The-Night-Watch-Free-Font

10. Well done, brand presentation, well done.

This Behance showcase of a brand style guide by G2K creative agency
is very sleek, professional, and positive. Well done!

https://www.behance.net/gallery/163288479/Championing-female-value-in-the-tech-industry-Alyx?tracking_source=best_of_behance

Summing up

If you just scrolled past this list and said “There’s nothing here that helps and ignites creativity”, you need to adjust your curiosity. These links offer hundreds of sub-links, more references, additional work, more inspiration, and resource banks. Scroll back and now really look.

Hope you found this useful, let me know in the comments.

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