Finding Design Inspiration
And learning from the accomplishments & mistakes of other
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Who am I?
The name is Haney, Patrick Haney.

iSites, a
CMS/CMS

What do I do?
I make pretty websites.

What do I
really do?
I make web interfaces attractive, and
more importantly, usable.

Inspiration: Fun & Educational

Color
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Multicolr
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Multicolr
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Adobe Kuler
Adobe’s “color” tool

Colour Lovers
Tracking color trends and favorite palettes

Photos
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Take a walk

Color from photos
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The action shot
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The Milo palette
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Inspiration on the Internet

The Rissington Podcast
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eWedding
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nclud
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Inspiration in Art

The color of art

Vincent’s
Alternative
From shirt.woot

Clothing is
inspirational

The business
of cards

Be a “creative sponge”
As Jon Hicks would say
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Collecting Inspiration

Web Design
Inspiration on
Flickr

Storing Screenshots

iPhoto
Not just for photos anymore!
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LittleSnapper
Like iPhoto, but for screenshots
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The Low-Tech
Route
Mike Rohde’s sketchbook

Why Collect This Stuff?

“Good artists copy.
Great artists steal.”
- Pablo Picasso

How do we learn from this stuff?

Usability Testing

Guerrilla
Usability
Testing
Or “gorilla” in this case

People are Inspiring

Use it or lose it

Learn from your own mistakes

Questions?