Bookmark-able inspiration
Everyone has their muse. We have many. Take a look at some of the sites out there that inspire us, engage us, or otherwise entertain us.
Mark Gascoigne - President
- Brand Channel
- Debates, discussions, and directory about branding
- I Have an Idea
- Where the Canadian ad community goes to play
Brad Dykema - Creative Director
- Adrants
- Gossip on ads from all over.
- Copyranter
- Angry copywriter skewers everything in sight.
- Ads of the World
- Just what it sounds like.
- Indexed
- Witty observations about life in chart form
- Mashable
- A guide to social media
- TMZ
- Oh, those frisky movie stars
Larry Bootland - Director of Operations
- Design Charts
- Listing of the top 40 websites
- Read Write Web
- Current web news
- Lens Culture
- Celebrating international contemporary art, media and culture
- Creative Pro
- Tips, tricks and software stuff
- Three Minds
- Digital marketing
Jodie Hansen - Senior Designer
- Josh Spear
- Daily inspiration for marketers, brand managers, advertising executives and anyone who wants to stay ahead of the curve
- Mr. French
- America's family run paper mill - manufacturers of quality printing, stationery, craft and gift papers
- Photoshop Disasters
- When Photoshop falls into the wrong hands
- The Advertising Archives
- Some of the best and brightest from days gone by
Jennifer Snow - Graphic Designer
- Brand Spanking New
- Everything from design, fine arts and the business of design
- Design Sponge
- A daily website dedicated to home and product design
- Computer Arts
- Website based on magazine featuring tutorials, downloads, reviews, and more
- Cute Overload
- Great for a mental break and some giggles
Crystal Oicle - Junior Art Director
- QBN
- Design community site with blogs, job postings and portfolios
- On The Radio
- Leading graphic designers talk about their work and play music that inspires them
- Just Creative Design
- 99 Sites ALL Designers Must Know About
- Journal Engraver
- Upload your designs and have them engraved on moleskins!
Erin Lynch – Account Manager
- 43folders
- Guru Merlin Mann reconciles productivity and creativity, plus Mac nerd stuff.
- National Public Radio
- Endless news, culture and podcasts to stoke creativity yet inhibit productivity.
- Timothy McSweeney's
- Wry yuks and lists, perhaps the wryest being those of former copywriter Dan Kennedy.
- Apartment Therapy
- Annoy yourself with the fabulous DIY instincts and Craigslist decor finds of others
- Life Hacker
- A vast variety of tactics, software and reading on ruthless personal efficiency
Tara Allison - Accountant
- Perez Hilton
- Because I'm a celebrity gossip junky
- Great Stuff TV
- Website you can watch TV shows if you miss them the night before
- Travelocity
- Good flight prices
Mike Postma - Web Developer
- A List Apart
- For people who make websites
- Spoon Browser Sandbox
- Run any browser directly from the web
- Useit.com
- Jakob Nielsen, the godfather of usability, on usability and web design
Lindsey Bunin – Copywriter
- Stuff Journalists Like
- You can take the girl out of journalism, but you can't take the journalist out of the girl
- Thinks Marketing People Love
- OK, I'll admit it, I love some of this stuff, too
- Polyvore
- A fun mood board gadget
- CBC
- Stay informed
- Google Reader
- A must for any blog addict