Fuel Your Creativity: Top Curation Websites for Inspiration

What up Art Club, welcome to the very first episode of Inspiration Tuesday! 🎉 This is your weekly dose of creativity, where I share tips, resources, and insights to keep you inspired in your creative journey.

This week, we’re diving into something game-changing for me as a creative—curation platforms. These platforms are treasure troves for creatives like us, offering endless inspiration for your creative process.

What Are Curation Platforms?

“Curation websites” like Pinterest, are digital mood boards or libraries that collect and showcase the best of a specific niche. They save you time and effort by bringing the most creative and relevant ideas straight to you.

Why does curation matter for creatives you ask? Combing through one place that has curated works of creativity, is a great tool to refine your creative vision. This gives you a feel for current trends and new perspectives without getting overwhelmed on where to start!

Here are 3 of my Favorite Curation Platforms

Number One: Pinterest

Description: Pinterest is a visual discovery platform that allows you to find, save, and organize ideas for various projects and interests. It’s like a digital scrapbook or mood board, where you can “pin” images, videos, and links to themed boards for easy reference. Whether you’re planning a wedding, designing a home, exploring recipes, or seeking creative inspiration, Pinterest offers an endless stream of curated content tailored to your preferences. Its algorithm adapts to your tastes, making it a go-to resource for creatives, DIY enthusiasts, and anyone looking to turn inspiration into action. Pinterest Is completely free to use

Number Two: Cosmos.so

Description: Cosmos.so is a curated platform designed to inspire creatives by showcasing a carefully selected collection of outstanding design and art projects. It’s a hub for discovering unique visual content across categories like graphic design, branding, typography, and digital art. Cosmos.so emphasizes quality over quantity, providing an uncluttered, focused browsing experience that encourages exploration and inspiration. Ideal for designers, artists, and anyone in the creative field, Cosmos.so serves as a modern tool for staying informed on the latest trends and finding fresh ideas to elevate your work. Cosmos has a free option that allows you to save up to 500 elements to your mood boards.

Disclaimer: Please note that while Cosmos.so is an excellent resource for discovering and curating inspiring visuals, it is an open platform that occasionally features artwork or content that some may consider inappropriate or unsuitable. Booo! *tomato*.

I encourage you to exercise discretion and use available filters to customize your browsing experience. As always, approach the platform with an eye for inspiration while staying mindful. This platform includes a NSFW filter, that when toggled, keeps you safe from harm. Let us know if you’d like tips on setting filters or curating your feed!

Number Three: Savee.it 

Description: Savee.it is a sleek and minimalist visual bookmarking platform tailored for creatives who want to collect and organize inspiration in one place. Think of it as a modern, stylish alternative to Pinterest, designed with a focus on aesthetics and functionality. Users can save images from across the web or upload their own, categorizing them into mood boards or projects for easy reference. Savee.it is particularly popular among designers, artists, and visual storytellers who value simplicity and a curated, high-quality visual environment to fuel their creativity. Savee.it, is probably the most polished of the three options and does have a free service, but.. it doesn’t get you very far. You can upgrade for just $2/month to gain unlimited access.

3 Quick Tips to Unitize this tools to the fullest

1. Create focused boards or collections for your projects.

2. Use them to Identify trends but put your Unique spin on them.

3. Schedule time for Inspiration to avoid falling into the rabbit hole of endless scrolling.

I regularly use one of these three tools to help develop a general direction for a project I’m working on. For example, I was hired to creative direct the marketing campaign for a Hip Hop Concert and used Pinterest to find and organize my Inspiration: Heres what my team and I came up with.

THE MOOD BOARD

THE EXECUTION

Pretty fun huh? Now it’s your turn! Check out one of these websites this week and let me know which one you loved the most or which one inspired you. Drop your thoughts in the comments and keep an eye out for the next ©Moodboard Monday, to get access to a mood board from my collection!

Remember, inspiration is all around—you just have to know where to look. See you next Tuesday for more creative insights and resources!