Beginning with some inspiration
When you write you begin with ABC, when you design you begin with… your identity.
Who knows where to start a website or a blog for that matter? Usually the answer is “with a client”, but when the client is yourself, that’s not quite so easy. So for want of a better subject to start my posting to the world wide web, I thought I’d begin at the beginning (I’ve been told it’s a very good place to start).
My blog is entitled ‘Sellotape and <String>’ as I wanted to bring together all my ideas, thoughts and inspirations in a kind of collage. So for me that’s where I will begin. First I need some inspiration, and the web is a very good place to get it.
Below I’ve collected some things that for me represent what I want this blog to become:
Great resources to begin with
Brown paper texture by Spiteful-Pie sourced from Deviant Art
Free Vectors of Tags from PixelPusher
Photoshop brushes from Blog Spoon Graphics
String by Sirranon sourced from Deviant Art
Some CSS styling
CSS Decorative Gallery / Demos from Web Designer Wall
I want to select a feature font which will be integrated into the design…
Great fonts
Alpha Mack
Ahnberg hand
Aenigma scrawl
Then have a look at how other people have used similar design elements to great effect…
Inspiring Sites
Shop Moss
Css Addict
Design Sponge
Sellotape sculptures - wow! Elevating an everyday material to high art