3 Sources for Fresh Brand Inspiration
Hello friends! Welcome back to the Brand Studio Creative blog! This week, we’re diving into one of our favorite topics, finding fresh inspiration for your brand. Even the most creative minds need a little outside spark now and then, and that’s where the right tools can make all the difference. Forget the endless scroll through Pinterest or the déjà vu of your Instagram explore page.
The trick is to know where to look, and lucky for you, we’ve curated three incredible online spaces that will spark your imagination, fuel your creative process, and help you bring your brand visions to life!
Cosmos: Where Inspiration Lives in Orbit
Cosmos is like walking into a well-curated design gallery without leaving your desk. From bold visual experiments to elegant minimalism, you’ll find a spectrum of aesthetics that can help you push beyond your brand’s comfort zone. What makes Cosmos stand out is its ability to show you how different styles can live together in harmony, perfect for when you need to blend influences into something uniquely yours.
Brand Studio Creative Pro Tip:
Best suited for: Designers, brand strategists, and creatives who want a distraction-free place to collect and refine ideas.
Use it to: Build concept boards, track visual trends, or collect reference material for branding projects without getting lost in endless scrolling.
Same Energy: A Visual Dopamine Rush
If you’ve ever found one perfect photo and wish you could find a hundred more just like it, Same Energy is your new creative tool. This platform uses AI to find images that vibe with your initial selection, whether it’s sleek minimalism, vintage glamour, or bold maximalism. The homepage is filled with curated collections, but you can also create your own by saving images and letting the platform suggest similar ones.
Brand Studio Creative Pro Tip:
Best suited for: Creative directors, campaign planners, or anyone developing cohesive aesthetics.
Use it to: Develop mood boards, explore campaign themes, or discover unexpected visual directions that keep your brand fresh.
Fonts in Use: Typography’s Greatest Hits
Fonts in Use is a public archive of typography indexed by typeface, format, industry, and period. Supported by examples contributed by the public, they document and examine graphic design with the goal of improving typographic literacy and appreciation. Designers use this for project research, type selection and pairing, and discovering new, easy-to-choose, and use fonts.
Brand Studio Creative Pro Tip:
Best suited for: Designers, marketers, and anyone building a brand’s visual identity.
Use it to: Find the perfect type pairing, study typography in your industry, or refine your brand’s visual “voice” with tried-and-true font inspiration.
There you have it, friends! Inspiration isn’t about waiting for lightning to strike; it’s about putting yourself in the right creative environments so ideas can flow naturally. With Cosmos, Same Energy, and Fonts in Use in your toolkit, you’re not just collecting inspiration, you’re curating it, refining it, and transforming it into brand magic.
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XOXO, Katie
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