Get Inspired: Resources to Fuel your Fire

Are you a creative spirit, wanting to break free but you just don’t have the any fuel for your fire? Maybe you’re an aspiring photographer or fashion designer that just doesn’t know where to start?  Lucky for you, my friend, this beautiful thing we call the internet is loaded with resources to get your creative juices flowing. You really just need to know where to look.  Her are some great resources for almost every creative endeavor you can think of.  Ready… Set… Make!

Fashion & Style

The Sartorialist –  Good ‘ol high street fashion at it’s best. Take all of these unique style ideas and make them your own.

Street Peeper – More worldly street fashion to marvel at.

Style.com – well..yeah!

Food

All Recipes – You can find a recipe for anything here. Just make sure recipes labeled as “vegan” – really are!

Epicurious – Another  cornucopia of recipes. Delicious and reliable.

101 Cookbooks – Gourmet veg but without all the time involved.  Some recipes are vegetarian but can easily be veganized.

Interior Design

Design Sponge – Probably the best site ever for anyone that’s even slightly domesticated.

Fresh Home – More architecture-centric but very nice to look at.

Decor 8 – Great product suggestions and ideas.

Graphic/ Web Design, illustration

Behance – A portfolio network of some of the best people in their respective industry. Browse through and be amazed!

Smashing Magazine – Mostly for web designers but an amazing resource for all digital artists alike.

Photography/Images

We Heart It – Enchanting images for any topic you can think of.

Flickr – All of the photos in the whole world are stored here.

** Also see the “best all around” section of this post 🙂 **

DIY

Instructables – Learn how to make everything you can think of.

MAKE – a great little site for people who like to make stuff.

CRAFT – a great little site for people who like to craft stuff.

Existential Inspiration

Soul Pancake – Interact with a community of respectful soul searchers. Love this place.

Activism

Care2’s Petition Site – Get active.  Sign and start petitions for just about everything.

Change.org – smart and sassy people making progressive changes.

Stay informed – The best way to be any kind of activist is to be knowledgeable. Follow reliable, unbiased (well.. as unbiased as you can get) news sources like WikiNews, The Huffington Post, and BBC News. Then decide where and how to place your active energy!

Writing & Blogging

Problogger – The king of all blogging blogs (blog blog).

Daily Writing Tips – Just what it sounds like. Very Helpful.

Copyblogger – A perfect compliment to problogger. Great ideas without being redundant.

Living Fabulously

Gala Darling – She is fabulous, smart and charming. Her blog is amazing. Read it!

Miseducated – A blog for lovely girls with unconventional lifestyles.

Charade – A fascinating style, living and inspiration blog.

Productivity & Self Improvement

Zen Habits – probably the first blog I ever REALLY got into.  Simple productivity – whats not to love?

The Art of Non Conformity – Chris Guillebeau is a globe trotting, down to earth, unique and passionate  individual. His blog is great too.

Illuminted Mind – Simple, honest tips on how to make your life better.

Best All Around

A lot of sites showcase inspirations for practically every creative genre. Here are some gems.

FFFFFound – image bookmarking at its best

Deviant Art– Old school and still pretty great. A community of artists.

Graphic Exchange – highly recommended!

Design Flavr– Constantly updated. Great resource.

Wallpaper – On the forefront of all things design.

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