Design Inspirations Using Vintage Backgrounds
Only recently I came across a blog on design inspiration actually posted some time ago. On the site Randa Clay concedes to a lack of graphic design training. She further states this hindered her ability to create original ideas. Since then Ms. Clay has turned to the internet or library for help. One can read more about this in Design Inspiration: Early 20th Century Posters published July 2007. There’s a quote there which I’d never heard that is quite interesting. (But I’ll let you discover what for yourself.)
At one of my favorite sites, I found several vintage backgrounds. One featured a collage of old skateboard stickers. An example of myspace vintage layouts using vintage sources as design inspiration is shown at the top of this post. It gives you another idea of how many similar vintage sources may be used in the design process. If you find others, please send me a link.
Flowers really DO make you happy
Have you ever wondered why so many myspace layouts have vintage backgrounds composed of flowers? On Valentine’s Day over 100 million roses were sold. Could those vintage myspace layouts and the giving and receiving of floral bouquets be connected?
After reading The Color Answer Book by International color expert Leatrice Eiseman, I believe they could. Eisman’s article suggests that color combinations, such as floral bouquets, release happy memories.
Vintage Backgrounds 
