10 things that inspire me

1. Friends - Most of my friends are interested in the arts, not specifically graphic design but also fashion, and fine are. This inspires me because i gain a wide range of the different arts and different processes that i sometimes like to try in my work.
2. Architecture - Since i was very young i loved architecture and wanted be an architect myself, but it didn't turn out that way, but my love for it is still strong. One of my favourite blogs for getting my fix of architecture is http://archidose.blogspot.co.uk  this blog shows interesting buildings from around the world. My work is loosely inspired by architecture as you can get some interesting shapes from them that are usually geometric, a style that i have a great interest in.
3. Tumblr - Ive had tumblr a fair few years now but recently i have changed how i interest with it. i found that its a great place to look at other peoples designs and different styles of work, not just nice clothes and cute animals. here are a few blogs that are more favourite http://nyctype.co         http://michalva.tumblr.com          http://graphicdesignandtattoos.com
4. Instagram - Instagram is a great escape as not everything is about design, you can find things from fashion to great blogs on plants and even personal blogs of selfies. Its a good app that allows you to tune out find out what other people are doing in images not words, But you can also find very good art blogs that can be very inspiration, its similar to tumblr but is a lot more personal to you thats what makes is so great.
5. Pinterest - I love Pinterest its a great place to just admire other peoples work and again inspiration for your own design. Just one just search of one of two words will bring up thousands of images that could possibly give your work a new direction. Pinterest is one is my guilty pleasure and my main go to website when I'm stuck on where to start. 
6. Current advertisements - these are great inspiration as they get me thinking about how i interest with them, and what in the advert has made me think something or go ahead and do something. Things like this influence how i work as it makes me more aware of my audience and consider how they are going to interest with my work.
7. Behance - Is a great website to look at other people work, as most of it is at a professional level, this makes me want to push my work to be on a similar level. 
8. Leeds - Living alone is leeds has been a big influence as its made me a lot more aware of my surrounding and in starting to notice things in the city a lot more now and appreciate them, especially with my love of architecture.
9. Interior design and self projects - I recently came across a website called http://karapaslaydesigns.com  while searching for inspiration for my paisley designs. I love self projects creating new thing from old and this website shows you how she made beautiful things for her interior designs, as well as inspiration for designs for your home. 
10. Sagmeisters and Walsh - Always has and always will love his design work, Its abstract style, use of bright colour and shapes in his work has always had me interested and inspired me to play a lot more with colour than i usually would. His playfulness when using and creating type has me mesmerised as its completely different to other peoples work with type.