26 Blog and Portfolio Designs That Impress Me
Just posted this over at my CreativeCox blog…

There are a ton of sites out there where you can find creative design inspiration. There are galleries galore, tutorials a-plenty, and freebies all around. But what happens when all of this inspiration fails to inspire you? What do you do when it all becomes monotonous and routine?
According to Niki Brown – you roll the chair away from the computer and get out! I wanted to pass along a link to her really inspiring post about getting out to get inspired. Real inspiration isn’t always found on a monitor, it’s found all around us…
Inspiration Is Everywhere – Just Get Off Your Computer
Now… I’m heading out…
I love designing logos. Of all the creative tasks I take on, it’s the most fun and rewarding. I’ve learned to find inspiration in the work of others who are respected within the field, and who show an obvious knack for identity and branding. I’ve collected together some information and inspiration from six of my own logo design heroes. Read the rest of this article »

There were too many links this week to include in one post, so I did an early post of midweek design inspiration. So here’s the Thursday through Sunday edition…
19 Best Resources For Free Blogger Templates
Ten Simple Rules for Choosing the Perfect CMS + Excellent Options
The web has been hopping this week with all kinds of awesome creative design inspiration! Normally, I post my weekly favorites on Sunday night or Monday morning, but I’ve collected more than usual this week, so I’m going to post today and again over the weekend. So… enjoy!
20 Mindblowing Concept Laptop Designs
25 Amazing Retro Web Sites for Your Inspiration
22 Mixed Quality Wordpress Hacks
29 Excellent Typography Tutorials for Designers
21 Free And Useful Web Tools For Web Designers
Remember the good old days when we were talking about the web ushering in the “age of information?” We even called it the “information superhighway.” Now, it’s becoming much more of a social structure all its own, but the information certainly has not decreased. There’s still a ton of it! A century ago, you could barely keep up because of a lack of information sources. Now we have a hard time keeping up because of a plethora of them. So how do you get my attention in the midst of it all? Inspire me! Read the rest of this article »