# Good idea for inspirations

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/good-idea-for-inspirations/70783>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [November 17, 2004, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/good-idea-for-inspirations/70783 "2004-11-17T14:40:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kristopher](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kristopher/32/501_2.png) [@Kristopher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kristopher)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/good-idea-for-inspirations/70783/1 "2004-11-17T14:40:01Z")

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This week I’ve been working hard on this idea that I came up with. I’m sure it’s been done before, especially by the pros, but i thought of it on my own really.

What I did is I went and bought a larger stencil notebook. Plain linen-colored sheets. Then, whenever I see something that inspires me for a particular design, I’ll print a copy off, cut it, and paste it in the book with a comment on what I liked about the piece.

For example, my college’s library gets the magazine Graphis. Its a very high end graphic magazine - almost a book every issue. I went through all of the last years worth of issues, and I scanned in any picture that had an element that I would want to use in Web / Poster design. For example, there was this picture with a certain way a font was projected using reversed shadows.

Right now I have about 15 images on 10 pages.

Anyways, it’s a good idea to keep my ideas documented so I can draw from them when it comes design time.

Anyone else do this before?