InspirationTime was inspired by Jack Herbert‘s desire to gather and tag inspiring design from across the web, and his dissatisfaction with existing web design galleries. The website is designed to make it easy for designers to find exactly the kind of inspiration they want. Find massive inspiration @ InspirationTime

How Chipotle, Pinkberry, and others win big by doing just a few things well The dirty little secret about simple: It’s actually hard to do. That’s why most people make complex stuff. Simple requires deep thought, discipline, and patience – things that many companies lack. That leaves room for you. Do something simpler than your [...]

Wireframing is one of the most valuable parts of any web design project. It can save a designer tons of time by hashing out the details of a site’s architecture, functionality, and content prior to actually starting a visual design. But if done inefficiently, it can end up costing more time and can even create [...]

Software packaging isn’t exactly the epitome of great design. And, as the world’s most used operating system – and being from Microsoft – Windows has had some rather dull boxes designed for it to sit within. Also read: the best and worst Windows commecials ever But it’s also had some great packaging designed for it [...]

via colorotate.org Like taste and smell, color is a sense that is processed by our brains in multiple dimensions. Yet traditional methods of choosing colors on computers are limited to obscure sliders and flattened two-dimensional viewers. With ColoRotate, you can work with colors in 3D, in real time, and in a way that matches how [...]

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Maintaining motivation and drive to produce your best work everyday when freelancing is hard. I’ve noticed though that the psychology and attitude of a lot of freelancers as of late has been very negative and potentially damaging to the industry. There is one core ideal which judges whether or not you are successful, and that’s real interest and passion in the field.