gordonbrander + inspiration 148
The Transom Review: Ira Glass' Manifesto
february 2009 by gordonbrander
Ira Glass on how to become a great storyteller.
journalism
media
audio
writing
inspiration
storytelling
february 2009 by gordonbrander
YES - Penguin Design Series
january 2009 by gordonbrander
Beautiful restrained modernism by Yes for Penguin
book
design
inspiration
typography
modern
january 2009 by gordonbrander
Feltron Eight: 2008 annual report
january 2009 by gordonbrander
Gorgeous web site design with a subtle spackle/glow texture, transparency and a serif font.
serif
design
web
inspiration
typography
minimalism
january 2009 by gordonbrander
Anderson Cooper 360
january 2009 by gordonbrander
Anderson Cooper is meh, but this is a well-designed news blog theme.
journalism
design
inspiration
wordpress
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january 2009 by gordonbrander
The places we live
january 2009 by gordonbrander
A brilliantly executed interactive documentary site about slums: where 1/3 of the world's urban population lives.
design
journalism
web
newmedia
inspiration
photo
art
multimedia
housing
world
poverty
january 2009 by gordonbrander
The Grid System
december 2008 by gordonbrander
Compiling resources for grid-based design. Nice Brockmann-esque site, too.
grid
web
design
inspiration
layout
typography
learn
december 2008 by gordonbrander
Do You Apologize?
november 2008 by gordonbrander
Beautiful design motifs. Solid, bright colors paired with dark, rich textures. Nice curves.
flash
web
design
inspiration
november 2008 by gordonbrander
spacecollective.org recent
october 2008 by gordonbrander
Creative grid-based post layout, with Ajax loading. Fun.
web
design
grid
ajax
UI
blog
inspiration
october 2008 by gordonbrander
Contrast. We do web apps. We're pretty good
october 2008 by gordonbrander
Fan-freaking-tastic. Bringing the blown-away-by experience flash sites have to simple standards-based design.
design
inspiration
css
web
portfolio
swiss
october 2008 by gordonbrander
The Art of the Title Sequence
october 2008 by gordonbrander
A well produced blog detailing great and classic movie title sequences.
design
art
inspiration
film
october 2008 by gordonbrander
The creative web design portfolio of Albert Lo
october 2008 by gordonbrander
Perfectly crisp and slick portfolio. Nice use of texture and imagery.
web
design
inspiration
portfolio
october 2008 by gordonbrander
Buck
october 2008 by gordonbrander
Seldom is Courier so well used as in this colorful but minimal design portfolio site.
web
design
inspiration
typography
portfolio
october 2008 by gordonbrander
FrancescoMugnai.com - Web Manager - Web Designer
october 2008 by gordonbrander
One of those single-serve personal webpages. This one sets itself apart through the use of unusual type and just enough of a splash of color.
inspiration
web
design
typography
portfolio
minimalism
october 2008 by gordonbrander
FutonMedia
october 2008 by gordonbrander
Brilliant, beautiful, giant Helvetica. And that classy spotlight background effect.
design
inspiration
typography
minimalism
october 2008 by gordonbrander
dConstruct 2008
september 2008 by gordonbrander
Beautiful design as usual from this year's dConstruct. This time, it has a bit more of a swiss bent.
design
inspiration
web
swiss
september 2008 by gordonbrander
Pattern Tap: Interface Collection for Design Inspiration
september 2008 by gordonbrander
It's another design inspiration gallery, only this time organized by pattern, e.g. "breadcrumbs", "backgrounds", "audio", etc. A much more useful way to do it, really.
design
inspiration
web
UI
september 2008 by gordonbrander
Signalnoise.com - The art of James White
august 2008 by gordonbrander
Gorgeous colorful, glossy, geometric graphics with a slightly retro feel.
art
design
inspiration
illustration
august 2008 by gordonbrander
Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects
july 2008 by gordonbrander
A classy up-scale website with tasteful and simple Javascript enhancements. Gorgeous architectural work as well.
architecture
art
design
inspiration
portfolio
july 2008 by gordonbrander
Hitotoki : A Narrative Map of Tokyo
june 2008 by gordonbrander
The design is simple and lush all at once. It is also personal, with hand-drawn lines.
art
web
design
inspiration
hyperlocal
mashup
june 2008 by gordonbrander
78 Design: Mario Eklund
june 2008 by gordonbrander
Classy glass and wood look.
portfolio
web
design
inspiration
june 2008 by gordonbrander
Bright Creative
june 2008 by gordonbrander
Dave Shea's agency website. Nice fade-in brightness effect for the navigation and logo (via jquery).
web
design
inspiration
javascript
june 2008 by gordonbrander
SOFA - Design, Interfaces & Software
june 2008 by gordonbrander
Classic and simple site design.
design
web
inspiration
serif
june 2008 by gordonbrander
memo NY
may 2008 by gordonbrander
A graphic design firm website that does it's job really, really well.
web
design
portfolio
inspiration
may 2008 by gordonbrander
Decipher
may 2008 by gordonbrander
An intriguing mini-site. Reminds me of something from the era of Saul Bass.
design
inspiration
web
may 2008 by gordonbrander
MOKA ultra pop apparel
may 2008 by gordonbrander
I love how web design has evolved, but sometimes I miss the stark, vector-based shout encouraged by Flash sites.
design
inspiration
flash
may 2008 by gordonbrander
Sula
april 2008 by gordonbrander
Colorful textured design + minimalism = great for this bath and body company.
design
print
inspiration
april 2008 by gordonbrander
Title sequences from Saul Bass, the master of film title design
march 2008 by gordonbrander
The man that singlehandedly invented the art of the opening credit sequence.
art
design
inspiration
film
march 2008 by gordonbrander
Cock. Bull. Story.
february 2008 by gordonbrander
A collection of idioms reduced to three basic nouns. Thoughtfully designed by Nikki Farquharson.
design
writing
print
typography
inspiration
book
february 2008 by gordonbrander
Dewey Donation System
february 2008 by gordonbrander
Brilliant washed out 1950's feel. Atypical of web design.
web
design
inspiration
february 2008 by gordonbrander
RECYCLED TUBE LIGHT by Castor Canadensis
september 2007 by gordonbrander
Absolutely gorgeous use of old fluorescent tubes.
upcycling
diy
environmentalism
design
inspiration
interior
Art
lighting
september 2007 by gordonbrander
Staying Motivated
august 2007 by gordonbrander
Keven Cornell shares exceptional tips on keeping the creative spirit alive.
advice
productivity
design
work
inspiration
gtd
august 2007 by gordonbrander
Hometown Baghdad
may 2007 by gordonbrander
A vlog documentary web series by a few Iraqi 20-somethings in the midst of trying to live in Baghdad.
documentary
newmedia
resource
inspiration
vlog
war
iraq
blog
journalism
citizenjournalism
film
may 2007 by gordonbrander
pixelghetto
march 2007 by gordonbrander
Nice skater-y design in black.
design
inspiration
web
css
html
march 2007 by gordonbrander
I S O 5 0 - The Visual Work of Scott Hansen
march 2007 by gordonbrander
Really awesome retro visual style. Via Kottike
design
person
inspiration
march 2007 by gordonbrander
AIGA
march 2007 by gordonbrander
The Professional Association for Design. A web portal site that doesn't make me cringe. Designed by Jason Santa Maria.
design
site
portal
css
web
inspiration
march 2007 by gordonbrander
frequency decoder
february 2007 by gordonbrander
Clean, original design.
css
design
person
html
inspiration
february 2007 by gordonbrander
Nidahas musings on design, web standards and free software from a third world geek.
september 2006 by gordonbrander
Really classic, detailed eastern aestetic. Actually, I've pretty much never seen a design like it. Using the best of the gradient look, plus the worn, intricate detailing of Sri Lanka, Prabhath Sirisena has made something unique. An interesting thing to n
css
design
inspiration
blog
september 2006 by gordonbrander
Practicalist
august 2006 by gordonbrander
Simplicity of design, and purposeful concept.
web
design
inspiration
css
blog
minimalism
august 2006 by gordonbrander
Rob Weychert
august 2006 by gordonbrander
Newspaper-style blog design. Very Classy. Very Original
design
css
html
blog
inspiration
web
news
organization
august 2006 by gordonbrander
Tennessee Summer Vacation
august 2006 by gordonbrander
The heck with vertical columns, let's go horizontal!
web
design
css
color
state
inspiration
august 2006 by gordonbrander
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