Our Favorite Resources for Website and Branding Inspiration

Embarking on a new branding or website project? Here are some excellent hubs for design inspiration.

Website Inspiration

• Land-book: This site lets you browse pages by content type — for example, you can view collected examples of website footers, “About Us” pages, FAQs, sign-up forms, and more.

• Landing Love: Landing Love showcases incredible website animations. While they may not have an education-specific section, you can draw inspiration from other industries and adapt ideas for your institution.

• Awwwards.com: A wide array of fresh, forward-thinking websites to explore. Be sure to visit their database page for curated collections.

• One Page Love: Focused on landing pages, this site is ideal if you’re trying to pack a lot of information into your homepage or think through single-page designs.

Branding Inspiration

• Branding Style Guides: This site lets you view branding by industry, so be sure to check out the education page.

• Pentagram: One of the world’s top branding firms, Pentagram always makes work that is vibrant and original. You can browse projects by industry, including educational content.

• Brand Archive: View various brand identities. I also appreciate their logo section for not only logo inspiration, but animation design ideas.

• Bonus: Fonts in Use is great for checking out different typefaces in action, across various settings from video games to packaging and more.