We've all become rather attached to digital inspiration boards of late- no doubt, they are an amazing tool. Super fab sites like Style Me Pretty and Flickr have made our jobs so much easier and photo sites with great technology like MosaicMaker help convey creative ideas in a snap.

But what about the 3d bits and clips you collect (c'mon, quite possibly horde)!? Aren't these the nooks and crannies of life that really inspire you? There is nothing like a 3d inspiration board to convey texture and get ideas flowing... it's just that certain something, the sense of touch that truly fosters creativity within.
Note: Unless otherwise specified, all photos are from the Flickr Inspiration Board Pool with individual artist names as noted.
Can't go wrong classic: CORK

Texture like this would be hard to capture on a 2d board- the photo top left seems to jump off the wall bottom right!

Love the wall to wall cork (left)- endless space for endless ideas. Contrasted with individual cork panels (right), a fantastic way to organize projects, collections, color palettes.

Whimsical, fun new spin on an old stand by- rolled cork
RE-use: The next concepts are fun and fantastic ways to re-purpose every day objects... from mobiles to embroidery hoops each is an inspiration, in and of itself!




Fabricated: Next, fabric panel inspiration boards- great in small spaces; they define an area, add texture and are 100% move-able and re-useable.
Photo: vee

Sooo sweet- works best w/ uniform shapes-what a great idea to keep track of business cards

Check out the Christmas lights (top right) as the framework for hanging.


The hanging pieces in the bottom photo are swatches placed in a string of zip lock bags- ingenious!
New{s} Clips: Last, but not least... these pix set us in to a clipboard frenzy! Makes you want to rush to the office and hang clip boards everywhere. LUV how tidy this concept is!
So what's on your wall? Send us photos of your inspiration boards and we'll post 'em here!
info@greenpapercompany.com / Subject line: Inspiration Board
2 comments:
LOVE! I have the stuff for my 3d board and have just been too busy to put it together. This is exactly the push I needed. Thanks!
GREAT post!
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