Aʀ ʜ Bʀɪ:
A Field Guide
to Design Inspiration

Aʀ ʜ Bʀɪ
Jason Santa Maria
Creative Director
Happy Cog Studios
www.jasonsantamaria.com

Aʀ ʜ Bʀɪ
Rob Weychert
Art Director
Happy Cog Studios
www.robweychert.com

Aʀ ʜ Bʀɪ
Cameron Moll
Interaction Design Manager
LDS Church
www.cameronmoll.com

1. Defining Inspiration
2. Finding Inspiration
3. Maintaining Inspiration

Aʀ ʜ Bʀɪ:
1. Defining Inspiration

Dɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ
Inspiration Vs.
Influence

Dɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ
e Sum of
Your Experiences

Dɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ

Aʀ ʜ Bʀɪ:
2. Finding Inspiration

History

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: History
A History of
Graphic Design

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: History

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: History

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: History

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: History
Born Magazine

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: History

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: History

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: History

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: History

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: History

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: History

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: History

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: History

Turn Off Your
Computer

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Turn Off Your Computer
Letterpress

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Turn Off Your Computer

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Turn Off Your Computer

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Turn Off Your Computer

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Turn Off Your Computer

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Turn Off Your Computer

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Turn Off Your Computer

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Turn Off Your Computer

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Turn Off Your Computer
Business Cards

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Turn Off Your Computer

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Turn Off Your Computer

Storytelling

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Storytelling

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Storytelling

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Storytelling

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Storytelling

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Storytelling

Fɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Storytelling

Aʀ ʜ Bʀɪ:
3. Maintaining Inspiration

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ
ere is no
inspiration
on/off switch.

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Design Your Life
“Design is not a thing you do.
It’s a way of life.”
— Alan Fletcher

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Design Your Life
e Art of Looking
Sideways

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Design Your Life

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Design Your Life

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Design Your Life

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Design Your Life

Collections

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Collections
iPhoto Archive

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Collections

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Collections
Sketchbooks

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ
Sketchbooks Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Collections

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ
Sketchbooks Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Collections

Exercises

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Exercises
Be a Design Vigilante

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Exercises

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Exercises
Puzzles

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Exercises

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Exercises

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Exercises

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Exercises

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Exercises
Five Seven Five

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Exercises
after his kids were
trampled by digerati
he stopped reading Wired

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Exercises
they dread the onus
of college graduation?
oh, they’re art students

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Exercises
Trans Am headlights pierce
the thick crepuscular mist
questing for tube tops

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Exercises
48-Hour Films

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Exercises

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Exercises

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Exercises

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Exercises

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Exercises

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Exercises

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Exercises

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Exercises

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Exercises

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Exercises

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Exercises

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Exercises

Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse
Birthday Bash

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse
[Video: Camp Naked Terror trailer]

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse
Wedding Bells

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse
Secret Santa (Maria)

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

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Mɪɴɪɴɪɴɢ Iɴɪʀɪɴ: Find a Muse

Aʀ ʜ Bʀɪ
In Conclusion

Aʀ ʜ Bʀɪ
Questions?