Web Design Process–Finding Inspiration for Personal Website: Built By Hand Ep 2

Im not a designer but I am building my own small town production company. I cant believe content of this value is free. I cant imagine how dope your branding is when it gets your full attention.

What does "TUN" on the wall mean ?

The playlist for this on thefutur YouTube homepage only has episodes 1,2, and 5 listed. I watched them all and loved it but let’s get that playlist updated! Great work Ben!

Awesome! I didn't expect to see Hrvoje in this episode. 🤯

19:45 it’s time for the percolate! It’s time for the percolate!

You can say that the C and G in founder’s grotesk is grotesque 😏

Very valuable content! Thank you 🙂 I've made constant research a habit, but I'm bad at organizing my archives. Any ideas anybody?

9:30 steal like an artist concept !

I can’t take my 👁 off that framed character on your wall! Can you make a video about his, her or it’s story, please?

Hi everyone, how can I follow up on that project Hrvoje Grubisic talks about in the video?

Does someone know if it's already done and if you can use it?

Thanks mil

For inspiration i always take a look at the book "History of Graphic Gesign" by Philip Meggs. Many examples of book, type and poster design from all centuries and places.

What an great video and I have enjoyed discovering The Futur several weeks ago and I am addicted to it now! This process and the struggles I am the business & marketing strategist. Sales and consulting and contracted with small agencies and i love to get involved
With the process as the front line and to relay back to my creative team as well as understand what goes into it all and the levels of design. I am always thinking seo and call to action as well as good user experience. This is Terrific and allows me to bring out my creative
Side

That pause at the start… 😁 You just had to like!!! Good job Ben!

Can I just say I pressed the liked button and 10 seconds later the "like this video" montage started. 😀 Really enjoying and learning from this series. I've probably made 3-4 mock ups in the past 6 years. Coded one of them too only to put it on hold because it just didn't feel right. Also, used to feel like an imposter lol. Making this my motivation now. Thank you Ben and The Futur.

Great video..Very Educative

Love this guys Humor lol

I keep coming back to this video. I wish you guys could put time stamps on some of your series. Anyway, just here to say that I love the way you share, it's really inspiring!

I mean, I liked the video so he could continue.

this is so helpful, can't wait to start mine! 😀

Hi,

Whenever you create stylescapes so you find images with same pattern or you create it with first draft design and presentable mocks?

You don't think stylescapes takes more time for create. Like presenting different ideas for 1 client with aready alot of effort made?

I've been watching this in July, and I've noticed this particular video came out on my birthday! Such a wonderful and unexpected gift. Thank you for sharing your process, and delivering it in such an inspiring presentation. Keep up the good work!

Someone who does constant research and curation in a fun way is Aaron Draplin. He finds the coolest little bits of logo design and graphic design by hitting up yard sales, thrift stores and estate sales. He even takes road trips for the purpose. I started doing this, and found this method can be so much fun and really mix it up a bit–it gets you away from the computer and out of the house. It also makes for a cool activity when you visit a new city or go on vacation.

Hi does anyone know what software is being used for the quick screengrabs,

Proces walktrough itself starts at 9:50

When's the next video coming out???

Ben… Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Ben is a superstar. Seeing his development as a presenter is just amazing. Fantastic work!

I love how the application of the processes mentioned is not only limited to personal website design or website design, it can be applied to every project. Quality of a good content. 🙌 thank you the futur and Mr.Burns.

the thing that speaks the most on the moodboards is the use of dark colors and im not sure why ben never referred to that

Such a relevant topic as I'm also redoing my website. Entertaining and insightful. Thank you Ben!

Surprisingly refreshing! And I'm still @1:50
😀 😀 😀 😀

I only liked because of the slow zoom in and the sad face.

Thanks for going through each step and being super authentic at the same time! I love all the videos!

I've also put a hold on my own personal website for similar reasons so it's nice to see I'm not alone in this struggle.

time 1:16 – that waasssss gooooood !

Thanks for posting. Love how you break down the process. I happen to be working on my new site and it’s been mind wrenching difficult!

Designing for yourself is hard! Impossible to be objective.

😂😂❤️

When i make boombap beats i use piano tutorials for reference but inspiration from watching actual pianist like Jesus Molina or Oscar Peterson.

Mood board and stylescape thanks for the breakdown, that was cool.

owww owwww owwwwww…. love this every single second 😍🥰

Real nice of you to share your process, thanks

Man, I'm at a point where my portfolio is a showcase of my work. Good nav, easy to find work, good copy and always have a way to contact me. My personality and all that jazz will shine though copy and my interviews.

I'm loving this new series – as someone who is trying to do this right now it's really helping me clarify my thoughts!

Really well done

Loved taking a peak inside how you find your inspiration. I have a physical "design morgue" filled with old vinyl records, vintage lettering manuals, books with crazy designs, and a whole slew of other stuff. I like that the designs are most likely done by dead dudes so the outcome isn't heavily influenced by anyone contemporary. I also watch a lot of sci-fi movies and take notes/screen grabs- so many cool bits of design throughout.

I am loving this series, this is exactly what I'm looking to re do for my own website. One thing that is refreshing to hear is that you also can feel overwhelmed after the research stage, this is something I struggle with!

I feel like the research and layout design for me is the easy part, what gets me is the functional aspect of figuring out how to get the site to perform a task like creating an order or… Joining a program.. do you have any advice on that bit?