{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/design-inspiration-corner-documentaries-sites-and-books-d8967dfdde66496d9f254961d7f7aa7a/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"CommonLounge Archive"}},"markdownRemark":{"id":"89c58f14-f5c9-5874-a434-4d335dc542d5","excerpt":"There are tons of resources out there which can help you learn. Design Documentaries Designers.watch has a very good collection of documentaries for designers…","html":"<p>There are tons of resources out there which can help you learn.</p>\n<h1><a href=\"#design-documentaries\"></a>Design Documentaries</h1>\n<p><a href=\"http://designers.watch/\">Designers.watch</a> has a very good collection of documentaries for designers and artists alike. Some of our favorites:</p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1972646/\">Eames: The Architect &#x26; The Painter (2011)</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1241325/\">Objectified (2009)</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0847817/?ref_=tt_rec_tt\">Helvetica (2007)</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1275724/?ref_=tt_rec_tt\">Milton Glaser: To Inform and Delight (2008)</a></li>\n</ol>\n<h1><a href=\"#inspirational-sites\"></a>Inspirational Sites</h1>\n<p>Hang around on your favorite design inspiration website. Here’s a bunch of them:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Site Inspire: <a href=\"http://siteinspire.com/\">siteinspire.com</a></li>\n<li>Design Made In Germany: <a href=\"http://designmadeingermany.de/sites-we-like\">Sites we like</a></li>\n<li>Little Big Details: <a href=\"http://littlebigdetails.com/\">littlebigdetails.com</a></li>\n<li>Hoverstates: <a href=\"http://hoverstat.es/\">hoverstat.es</a></li>\n<li>Dribbble: <a href=\"http://dribbble.com/\">dribbble.com</a></li>\n<li>Awwwards: <a href=\"http://awwwards.com/\">awwwards.com</a></li>\n<li>Design Shack: <a href=\"http://designshack.net/category/articles/critique-articles\">Critique Article Archive | Design Shack</a></li>\n<li>Ecogex Delectable: <a href=\"http://ecogex.com/delectable\">Delectable - Contemporary web design database</a></li>\n<li>The Fox Is Black: <a href=\"http://thefoxisblack.com/\">thefoxisblack.com</a></li>\n<li>But Does It Float: <a href=\"http://butdoesitfloat.com/\">butdoesitfloat.com</a></li>\n<li>Lovely Package: <a href=\"http://lovelypackage.com/\">lovelypackage.com</a></li>\n<li>Form Fifty Five: <a href=\"http://formfiftyfive.com/\">formfiftyfive.com</a></li>\n<li>One Page Love: <a href=\"http://onepagelove.com/\">onepagelove.com</a></li>\n<li>Webcreme: <a href=\"http://webcreme.com/\">webcreme.com</a></li>\n<li>Web Designer Pad - <a href=\"http://webdesignerpad.com/\">webdesignerpad.com</a></li>\n<li>Smashing Magazine: <a href=\"http://smashingmagazine.com/\">smashingmagazine.com</a></li>\n<li>Synaptic Stimuli: <a href=\"http://synapticstimuli.com/\">synapticstimuli.com</a></li>\n<li>Behance: <a href=\"http://behance.net/\">behance.net</a></li>\n<li>Very Nice Sites: <a href=\"http://verynicesites.com/\">verynicesites.com</a></li>\n</ul>\n<h1><a href=\"#books-for-getting-better-at-ux-design\"></a>Books for getting better at UX Design:</h1>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Donald-Norman/dp/1452654123\">The Design of Everyday Things — Donald A. Norman, Peter Berkrot</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Design-Love-Everyday-Things/dp/0465051367\">Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things — Don Norman</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321344758?ie=UTF8&#x26;tag=whitneyhess-20&#x26;linkCode=as2&#x26;camp=1789&#x26;creative=9325&#x26;creativeASIN=0321344758\">Don’t Make Me Think — Steve Krug</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0123740371?ie=UTF8&#x26;tag=whitneyhess-20&#x26;linkCode=as2&#x26;camp=1789&#x26;creative=9325&#x26;creativeASIN=0123740371\">Sketching User Experiences — Bill Buxton</a></li>\n</ol>\n<p><a href=\"https://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/06/30/so-you-wanna-be-a-user-experience-designer-step-1-resources/\">So you wanna be a user experience designer</a> also has a good collection of resources that we recommend you check out.</p>","frontmatter":{"title":"Design Inspiration corner: Documentaries,  Sites and Books","date":"November 06, 2017","description":""}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"/design-inspiration-corner-documentaries-sites-and-books-d8967dfdde66496d9f254961d7f7aa7a/","previous":{"fields":{"slug":"/ethereum-the-world-computer-476ed4e621af45adadd08096d4e5beff/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"Ethereum: The World Computer"}},"next":{"fields":{"slug":"/what-is-rapid-prototyping-1cae924017184e1fa60c5bd354820f08/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"What is Rapid Prototyping?"}}}},"staticQueryHashes":["2841359383","2969095810"]}