As you may know by now, Inspired Magazine is a sucker for data visualization. That’s why we invited Tony Shin – a social media ninja and creative design samurai – to curate the weekly dose of infographics. If you like them as much as we do check out some of the older editions and follow [...]

Yeah, you know – it’s been a long time since we released the original design, created by Derek Herman. And because you guys have bigger screens now and got a taste for minimal design we thought it’s time for an upgrade. This is where Joe comes in: he created this sexy new look and our [...]

This post is made possible by Lexus Hybrid as a new part of the Fresh Perspectives series that focuses on featuring disrupting and innovative transmedia artists around the world. Every week, the program focuses on one of the six amazing artists involved in the Fresh Perspectives project. Jonathan Safran Foer Jonathan Safran Foer (born February [...]

Often, all that’s needed to create a killer album cover is unique and inspired typographical elements. There are various examples of both great classic and modern album covers already released by music producers. However, since most people have already viewed these album covers at some point during their lives, it’s often much more interesting to [...]

So it’s been over a month since the last Be Inspired, but it’s finally here; number 18. Hope you’ve all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year, though there is still plenty of 2011 left of course. Anyway I’ve been busy with a placement and enjoying the holidays but now I be able to resume regular posting. Anyway, enjoy this month’s collection.

Nik Ainley is a UK based illustrator who produces both personal and commissioned work. He rather bizarrely taught himself Photoshop in his spare time while gaining a degree in physics at Imperial College in London.

This is the first guest post from Aphrodite Ioannou, editor of EyeCandies Blog, an inspiration blog promoting and showcasing creativity from around the world. EyeCandies can be also found in Facebook and Twitter as well. I absolutely love vectors. Vector graphics actually motivated me in getting started and experimenting with digital illustration. Many illustrators from [...]

This is the 17th release of Be Inspired. As I type I’m sort of snowed in which is a bit of a nuisance but then that’s Winter for you, or Summer if you’re in a different hemisphere. Anyway this week is jam packed with print, video, packaging and other oddities.

Follow Patrick Branigan on Twitter @pbranigan | patrickbranigan.com | fourfifthsdesign.com In September of 2007, I chose to engage in a four year art program at the University at Buffalo’s Department of Visual Studies. My hope was that my interest in graphic design would lead me on a path far from the arid and repetitive routine [...]

Welcome to the fifteenth edition of Be Inspired! There’s plenty of print, packaging, illustrator and videos to get your teeth into this week. I’ve introduced sources this time around as I feel it’s important to credit the site that I originally found the work on. Enjoy!

You may or may not know it, but you’re a designer. We’re all designers. Because at its core, design is simply creating a way to do something. It’s true, some people are more adept at this than others (and thank goodness for that). But, if you stop to think about all the things that are [...]