Most Inspired: Design Inspiration Blog

ColourLovers acquires Forrst

Mubashar Iqbal — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:37:36 +0000

Word came out yesterday that ColorLovers was buying Forrst, first via PandoDaily and later via BetaBeat. There was some confusion exactly what this mean’t for Forrst, but both Kyle (Founder of Forrst) and Bubs (Darius Monsef, Founder of ColourLovers) have … Continue reading →

Site of the Week #35

Mubashar Iqbal — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:03:36 +0000

This week I’ve chosen the site of COOP – Chicago Coworking Space from the 55 sites that were added to the gallery. Another one page site this week. A great mix of photographs and clean type conveys the personality of … Continue reading →

Site of the Week #34

Mubashar Iqbal — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:27:12 +0000

From this weeks 60 new sites on Most Inspired, I’ve choosen Andy O’Dore as site of the week. Love this one page site. Cool integration of Andy’s portfolio pieces, nice typography, and some well placed personal touches make this site … Continue reading →

Site of the Week #33

Mubashar Iqbal — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:15:42 +0000

We had 62 new sites on Most Inspired this week, and I’ve choosen Faces of NYFW as site of the week. Strong visuals as you’d expect in a site of this nature, coupled with some great user interaction features, make … Continue reading →

Site of the Week #32

Mubashar Iqbal — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:54:44 +0000

We had 47 new sites on Most Inspired this week (is the winter slowing people down?), and I’ve choosen Happy Cog as site of the week. If you’ve surfed the web much, you’ve probably been on a website designed by … Continue reading →

Site of the Week #31

Mubashar Iqbal — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:27:14 +0000

We had 58 new sites on Most Inspired this week, and I’ve choosen 404 not found as site of the week. Error pages are often neglected on websites, a meer after thought to the design process. These pages end up … Continue reading →

Site of the Week #30

Mubashar Iqbal — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:26:47 +0000

This week I had 85 sites to choose from, and I’ve selected the website of Kern and Burn. Really great use of negative space, with a limited color palette, awesome typography and a really solid grid. Kern and Burn is … Continue reading →

Terrible Web Design Clients

Mubashar Iqbal — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:06:27 +0000

We’ve all been burnt by a terrible web design client. I’ve personally done hours and hours of work and then not gotten paid a dime. Learned my lesson. Hasn’t happened again. The truth is, unless we have very clear rules … Continue reading →

Best of 2011

Mubashar Iqbal — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:28:20 +0000

As in years past, I’ve been collecting the best of years posts from design and development related blogs. Below you’ll find links to the best of 2011 in design and development. I will trying to keep the list updated as … Continue reading →

A Collection of Beautiful Web App Interfaces

Mubashar Iqbal — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:35:36 +0000

When creating a web app, especially one that’s full of features, it’s often extremely difficult to create an interface where it’s immediately obvious (for someone who has yet to use the app) what everything does. Designing an interface that’s elegant, … Continue reading →