What's up brand builders Stephen Houraghan here at BrandMasterAcademy.com and in this video I'm
going to share a treasure Trove of 21 stunning branding inspiration websites and resources so
you can build a bank of the best design and strategy examples in the world to take design
strategy and marketing inspiration from the best of the best into your next big branding project
now look brand building is a creative process and as any good designer or creative strategist will
tell you the best creations start with a bit of inspiration whether you're launching a new brand
a new messaging campaign or you're looking to just reposition or refresh or Rebrand there are
some awesome online resources to inspire you so let's dive into this Treasure Trove of the
best branding inspiration websites and resources that you can use to spark your inspiration and
Imagination for that next big branding project number one ad week classic branding inspiration
since 1979. now ad week began as I just said back in 79 and it's the leading source of news
and insight serving the very best in the world of branding and marketing now this publication covers
everything a strategist or a brand builder needs to know about the advertising and The Branding
industry and it's a go-to for marketers well to keep up to date with the latest news the latest
trends in the marketing industry so they can take inspiration from some of the very best it has main
navigation sections including brand marketing creativity and inside the brand to show you
how some of the best brands in the world map out their markets subsections also include innovators
and tips for success as well which provide tools for inspiration for career development now many
of the articles are free but some sections are subscription only but a regular study
of adweek will provide you with endless ideas for overcoming your strategic brand challenges number
two brand new exciting graphic design inspiration now graphic design company owner can construction
launched brand new to illustrate what brands were doing and the Strategic decisions being
made around visual identity and design now this is a site design for those who love design the
Articles provide commentary insights and stunning visuals on how brands are managing or transforming
their visual identities to better attract their customers the site navigation allows you to browse
based on industry categories from automobile to Media travel hospitality and everything in between
while the editorial category breaks articles down by detail including reviewed noted spotted
and linked to name just a few now it's year in review series is really good it's incredible
and it's really helpful to see you know what's happening in the industry and those recurring
Trends as well number three The Branding Journal an archive of brand strategies Now The Branding
Journal is the obvious destination for brand strategists and brand managers seeking inspiration
full of helpful tips and tricks and it's easy to navigate to find what you need as well alongside
case studies and examples The Branding Journal is filled with articles about the latest trends and
what's going on in the industry to keep you at the Forefront number four the dieline packaging
design inspiration now Andrew Gibbs started the dieline back in 2007 to provide marketers with
inspiration for their packaging designs now this was a site that I used to get lost in for hours on
end simply because of all the amazing content and all the amazing designs on there it's currently
the world's most visited packaging design website and that's for a good reason the Dylan rods are
hotly contested packaging design competition that attracts some of the best packaging designers in
the world which is part of the reason that it's such a treasure troll now one of the things that
I absolutely love about the dieline apart from the amazing inspiration that it serves
up of course is that it executes on one of the most fundamental aspects of branding and that
specified targeting these guys know who they are and they know exactly who they're speaking
to as well they're all about packaging design and they stay in their Lane number five brand struck
specific examples of Big Brand strategies now if you like many strategists and marketers want to
know the biggest and the best strategies out there what the biggest and the best brands are doing
them brand struck is there to help you now this premium database includes a wealth of case studies
of different brands including huge corporations like McDonald's Nestle Chanel and more and it's
a great educational resource if you want to learn more about what works for the biggest
brands in the world how they're structured and the archetypes that they're using as well number six
site Inspire interactive web inspiration now side Inspire is an amazing resource of inspiration for
web design there's a big Focus here on interactive websites shining a spotlight on the designers and
the agencies behind them as well the other side features an array of tags and filters so you
can explore the websites that you love the most from Industries like music property and recipes
to Styles like monochrome editorial and retro you can find everything that you're looking for here
with the right filters number seven on the list is dribble where designers show off now dribble is
an online community where brand designers upload and showcase their own work now this was founded
back in 2009 and this resource is incredible for the backlog of top tier branding and marketing
visuals that it Taps into so Brands Freelancers and teams they upload their campaigns to dribble
to show off the best of the best in branding marketing and design including case studies
and examples number eight bpno opinions from the experts now branding packaging and opinion as in
vpno has been a leader in The Branding industry for over a decade now founded by Design Richard
Baird bpno began as a Blog and then flourished into this publication that it is today now the
resource offers daily brand design inspiration with case studies and examples of visual identity
designs provide an endless inspiration to brand builders and designers all over the world number
nine Awards recognizing the best in web design now Awards recognizes the web design industry
Talent with a jury of experts who dish out Awards they give Awards to agencies developers
and designers who submit their own designs for review now Awards judges sites based on a few
different criteria including design creativity content and usability alongside the jury the
awards Community can also vote for their favorite designs and get involved as well the result is an
extensive resource of some of the best examples of user experience and user interfaces on in the
world number 10 marketing examples super concise marketing inspiration now for marketing examples
it's all in the name really this website compiles daily inspiration into an easy to use home page
where you can scroll endlessly until inspiration strikes there are some helpful categories within
this website as well including brand and creative to limit the articles that you're looking at now
all of the articles are quick and easy to read so if you don't have hours to spend learning about
branding and instead you just want a quick hit of inspiration then the information is Punchy
and it's straightforward and genuinely helpful as well number 11 the drum marketing news every day
now the drum is a leading publication with over a million readers articles are published every day
on the latest trends along with forecasts and predictions as well of what's about to happen
in different markets or what will happen in the future now I really like the navigation menu on
this side as well because it allows you to browse categories like creativity modern marketing and
digital transformation there are even some award case studies so you can see what the best brand
strategists in the world are doing to achieve recognition number 12 ads of the world global
success stories in marketing now as of the world or aotw as they go boy celebrates creativity now
I have spent absolutely hour scrolling through this item diving into the best digital ads and
guerrilla marketing tactics that are out there and if you love clever witty branding and ads
then this is an absolute Treasure Trove of some of the best of the best so the way it works is
that the ads of the world team scours the web to find the very best ad campaigns in the world
publishing them online to boost their reach number 13 Identity Design Graphic inspiration by David
Erie now David Erie launched Identity Design back in 2010 as a side project to highlight
his favorite branding work now it's always a good sign when a site is run by a branding
Specialists themselves because they can share their expert opinions on specific work and
that's what I really like about some of these sites who are run by industry experts who have
been there and done it Erie shares hundreds of his favorite design projects and writes a little
description about each one as well so the whole site is a treasure Trove of inspiration that you
can use and you can use to lean on somebody else's expertise as well and their opinion
to really reverse engineer their thought process number 14 SAS landing pages software as a service
inspiration now SAS landing pages is a great place to find inspiration for Creative web designs now
as you would expect the website has detailed breakdowns of each website including mobile
designs font color scheme and much much more now although the site does promote SAS landing pages
the inspiration and lessons that you'll find are applicable to far greater reach of categories so
you don't just have to stick to SAS landing pages with this inspiration you can take the inspiration
from here and apply it to another category number 15 logo design love no prizes for guessing here
that this is all about logo inspiration now for logo inspiration logo design love is like
a little Slice of Heaven it's another brainchild of David Airy owner of Identity Design now this
website is a little bit similar to this other one with a huge focus on the visuals of Brands
specifically on logos each logo offers a window of insight into the brand and Aries sometimes
shares his opinion on some of his favorite pieces number 16 the design blog a fresh perspective on
branding now the design blog does exactly what it says on the tin the home page boasts the slogan
don't just be a designer be a good one which is a great model to live by as a brand Builder now
there are sections of the website to browse with the uploaders post daily content according to a
theme for example on Mondays there's a designer of the week award later in the week There's a
web design Wednesday showcase but my personal favorite is the Saturday recommendations where
the bloggers share absolutely everything they find inspiring from movies to Art to Books and Music
and websites to give you that hit of inspiration on a weekly basis number 17 I'm just creative an
evolving portfolio of inspiration now independent Creator Graham Smith created I'm just creative to
celebrate his favorite brand identities including his own portfolio now Smith has over 30 years of
branding experience so his opinion is incredibly valuable now as design blog features everything
from breakdowns of fully fledged marketing campaigns to Snippets of inspiration like
vintage bus tickets and open source collections of sharing design principles number 18 for Hans
a community of visual inspiration the other hands is an online community of designers
where anyone can post their work and as a result there is a large database of designs where you
can access a broad range of materials the search bar dominates the homepage so it's
easy to find exactly what you're looking for there are also tons of filters to explore as
well so you can organize the website and get more curated designs most recommended more appreciated
Etc so you can really find what you're looking for and you don't have to sift through too many
things that you're not looking for you can even search by color as well making it a really really
useful tool if you do want to find inspiration for a brand which which has a blue color palette or a
red color palette for example number 19 Pinterest inspiration at your fingertips now social media
platform Pinterest is not always used by brand strategists but it is an extremely undervalued
resource to many professionals Pinterest might seem like it came and when it certainly seem
like that to me for quite a long time but it's been a constant slow burner churning along in the
background and establishing convenient links to some of the best branding work on the planet get
clear on some of the keywords that you're after and Pinterest will serve you the best images and
Boards linking back to the source and acting as kind of a control room for Endless inspiration
number 20 pretty little marketer designed for Freelancers now pretty little marketer
or PLM is a resource designed specifically for freelance marketers to help them to thrive in
an increasingly competitive market so if you Miller the face behind PLM started the blog as
a personal portfolio but now it's grown into a fantastic resource for marketers now something
else I like about PLM is that it's ideal if you're looking for inspiration specifically
on personal branding because Miller has been there and done that and she knows exactly what
she's talking about now although the website itself is a little bit more limited the PLM
social media channel specifically Instagram and Linkedin share way more tips and tricks than the
website does and number 21 medium fresh opinions on branding now medium is a collaborative resource
where writers share everything and anything but it's also a helpful resource for brand builders
as well so tags like branding marketing brand strategy they're really helpful for finding the
inspiration that you want to know experts in the field share their knowledge and their portfolios
as well making it a great place to see some unique inspiration now what I also like about medium is
that it provides a gateway to engage with other brand strategists and marketers in the community
who you can ask specific questions to if you're working on a campaign or if you're working on a
project and you see another strategist in there with experience in that field don't be afraid
to reach out to them and make those connections yeah look there are plenty of inspiration sites
on this list but chances are when you're working on a project and you need some inspiration you're
working on a specific area so maybe you need inspiration with Identity Design maybe it's web
design maybe it's brand strategy or maybe it's marketing strategy so take this list categorize
the different areas of branding and marketing and when you need inspiration make sure to jump
in there and be inspired by some of the biggest and the best brands in the world now if you want
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