Tips on how to discover good design examples and keep on prime of traits?

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I exploit dribble, Pinterest, google, and Instagram to search out design examples and concepts. I really feel like perhaps that is outdated. Most designs look the identical.

Any suggestions?



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5 thoughts on “Tips on how to discover good design examples and keep on prime of traits?”

  1. [Arena](http://are.na/). i call it “pinterest but good”. (just kidding, i definitely use it way more than are.na though). but it’s’ basically a very similar site but geared more towards the creative fields like design/arts/photography. i use it both personally (scrapbooking, research, collecting articles by topic or to read soon, you can use it as a library/drive for files under a certain size) and professionally (moodboarding/more research/etc.). community is very smart and very welcoming. it’s like a time machine to back in the day on the internet. no drama, just cool shit and people eager to learn and share what they’re learning.

    here’s like a collection of all the different ways you can use [are.na… on are.na](https://www.are.na/examples). my personal favorites are the tremendously named [“illegal graphic design techniques”](https://www.are.na/ryan-bjorlax-hobbs/illegal-graphic-design-techniques), this list of [free databases and libraries](https://www.are.na/learning-gardens/free-databases-libraries), this collection of [old computer ads and manuals](https://www.are.na/ryan-hoover/computer-history-advertising-and-manuals), guides for [privacy/electronic self defense](https://www.are.na/shiba-computer/electronic-self-defense) curated by one of the initial designers that worked on Signal, and [“visual aids for the anthropocene”](https://www.are.na/julia-cop3io-qfmq/visual-aids-for-the-anthropocene-aka-memes) (aka memes the user found online).

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  2. fontsinuse.com is very useful to me when im looking for good design, usually when i have a general idea for a project, i think first in what type of font im going to use, so i use that as a search input to see what other designers did with the same tools. Anyways, maybe its not that easy to find things that are “on trend” in that way.

    A good strategy for that can be following design studios. When you find a project you really like and you think its modern, check other works of the same studio, look if they are active, if they have clients that request for trendy style works.

    Hope my answer is useful to you.

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  3. Behance. Awwwards. TheDieline also has great work, and they post a lot on LinkedIn. Great for collecting inspo.

    But can we forget about the idea of following trends? What are you gonna do with those trends anyway? Force them onto an unsuspecting client’s company brand? What’s the point in it?

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