Inspiration & Design Trends Patrick Mc Neil

Slide 1: Inspiration & Design Trends Patrick McNeil

Slide 3: Agenda  Where to find inspiration  Avoiding abusing it  Current Design Trends  Future Design Trends

Slide 4: What is inspiration?

Slide 5: Finding inspiration is a life style and an ongoing view of the world

Slide 7: Direct & Indirect Sources

Slide 8: Direct Sources  Trade Magazines  How, Print, ID etc.  Cataloging books  Typography  Color  Layouts  Design

Slide 10: Direct Sources  Everyday life  Billboards  Restaurant menus  Commercials  Everything  Online  Blogs  Design showcases

Slide 11: Indirect Sources For fresh ideas, look in fresh places

Slide 12: Fresh ideas in fresh places  Art History

Slide 13: Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio

Slide 15: Fresh ideas in fresh places  Art History  Unexpected Books

Slide 22: Creative Approaches  Change your perspective

Slide 24: Creative Approaches  Change your perspective  Find new people

Slide 25: How to avoid abuse Inspiration vs duplication

Slide 27: Inspiration Summary  Know your sources  Inspiration is a never ending process  Inspiration takes practice

Slide 28: Design Trends

Slide 29: Current Design Trends  Home page banner space

Slide 32: Current Design Trends  Home page banner space  Brown

Slide 35: Current Design Trends  Home page banner space  Brown  Super size me

Slide 39: Future Design Trends  Softer colors

Slide 44: Future Design Trends  Softer colors  Horizontal vs vertical  Video

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