• Ways to Find Design Inspiration

    This is a post continuing from a blog I did earlier- How Do You Conquer Designer Burnout? When working in the design industry it’s easy to find inspiration everywhere you go, by everything you see, hear and touch and you don’t need to be sat at your computer to get inspiration...
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  • 26 Hand-written Fonts You Have to Have

    Typography plays a big importance in design and if you have been looking for some new fonts for that special design project that you have been working on then you might like this small collection of freebie fonts. If you want to give a more ‘human touch’ to any of your work then...
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  • Truly Amazing Collection of Hypnotic Animations...

    Davidope (dvdp) is the creative director and founder of the design atelier volll. When I first came across some of dvdp’s work I was absolutely amazed at these hypnotic and mesmorising animated GIF images.  Dvdp is planning a big colorful site but until now you can find a daily dose of...
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  • 26 Great ‘Clients from Hell’ Quotes

    Somedays when I am having a bad day or dealing with a ‘client from hell’ which can really stress me out I browse some of the quotes submitted at Clients from Hell and it makes me think that maybe it’s not so bad. After all they do pay the bills (even if they don’t always...
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  • In Search of Sunrise – Fantastic...

    If there is anything in the world that would make me stop and stare it would be the sight of a beautiful sunset or sunrise. There is something quite magical that I can’t explain. It’s like Mother Nature has created a stunning piece of art in the sky with colours and blends. Hopefully...
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  • How Do You Conquer Designer Burnout?

    Recently I have been feeling the strain. Eye ache, neck tension (of which I have started calling ‘laptop neck‘ ) and zombie-like tiredness.  Working as a designer you can probably relate to this by working long days and excessive hours per week.  Overworking yourself can seriously...
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  • 52 Awesome Designers to Follow on Twitter

    If you are a regular user of Twitter then you will know what  an awesome place it is to share ideas, resources and links. I’ve been using Twitter now since last year and find that it’s a pretty neat and great place to find excellent design links and inspiration.  There are many of times I...
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Most Popular #Design Tweets of the Week #7

Mar 7th

Posted by Starr De Alexandris in Art

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Here at Web Design Mash we are huge fans of Twitter and on this weekly post you will find the 10 most popular links tweeted by our Design Blend Account on Twitter throughout the week. These are not the top 10 links chosen by us but chosen by you and the amount of clicks they received.

If you wish to stay up to date with all the latest design news and links then follow us on Twitter and you can also click on our Twitter page for a real-time up date of our ‘Love Design‘ List featuring over 170 designers and design enthusiasts.

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40 Beautiful Anime Illustrations Part 1

Mar 5th

Posted by Starr De Alexandris in Art

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I’ve grown up with anime all of my life and ever since I was little it’s been my favourite type of animation. Anime アニメ basically in English refers to a particular style of animation which comes from Japan. Well known for characters with their very large eyes and outrageous haircuts and influenced by Manga Japanese comic books. There are no age boundaries with anime and it is aimed at children and adults alike and leaves no subject or taboo left untouched.

This is Part 1 – Featured in this collection is one of my all time favourite anime characters – Totoro from ‘My Neigbor Totoro’ by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli see if you spot him!

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Truly Inspired – Websites of the Week #4

Mar 5th

Posted by Jay-C in Inspiration

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Truly Inspired is a weekly article that goes back to the roots of Web Design Mash and showcases our Top 10 sites of the week. If you wish to submit a future showcase of your site or a site that you think is worthy then please contact us via the contact page.

Thank you to all the sites listed below and their designers for inspiring us this week.

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Neat Examples of Creative Photography

Mar 2nd

Posted by Jay-C in Photography

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I’m always on the lookout for excellent photography and I wasn’t originally going to do this post as I was researching for another article about a different subject of photography but I was so intrigued by some of these photos below that I decided to put that post on the back burner and do this small post about ‘Creative Photography’ instead. Click on the images for original source and photographer. Hope you like.

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