Design inspiration comes and goes like the wind for me and sometimes the only way that I actually stay productive is the ability to actually do something with my inspiration.
Sometimes it’s simply the ability to write something down or draw something out; the act of capturing!
Unfortunately the Muse comes often when I’m on the road and away from my Mac Book – as a result I’ve been looking for a few design-related apps that can provide digital canvases or drop-points for my creativity.
Here are 5 apps that I’ve recently checked out…
Color Expert
Description:
We built Color Expert from the ground up with the creative spirit in mind. Designers of all types, regardless of their medium, have a common thread—and that common thread is color.
We use it to be loud, quiet, bold, subtle, soothing, frenzied and sometimes just to stand out. But working with color can be difficult away from the studio.
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Font Shuffle
Description:
FontShuffle is the fastest mobile source of typographic inspiration. 650+ font families are sorted by visual similarity. Without any previous knowledge about type design, you can quickly discover 6 typefaces of similar style in just two taps by navigating the simple category menu.
Choose the list view to examine up to 24 similar typefaces.
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Brushes App
Description:
Brushes is a painting application designed from scratch for the iPhone and iPod touch. Featuring an advanced color picker, several realistic brushes, multiple layers, extreme zooming, and a simple yet deep interface, it is a powerful tool for creating original artwork on your mobile device.
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HEX RGB Colors Guide
Description:
Colors gives you an easy reference to RGB and HEX color codes.
A wonderful reference app suitable for anyone who deals with colors, including: web designers, bloggers, print designers and virtually anyone who uses colors to publish.
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Spawn Lite
Description:
With Spawn Lite on your iPhone or iPod touch, you won’t even remember what boredom feels like. You’ll be pulling this app out whenever you’re standing in line at the bank or supermarket, when you’re on your lunch break or just plain feel like having a little fun.
Spawn Lite is your newest guilty pleasure, but use it wisely… there’s a fine line between guilty pleasure and obsession!
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