Of late,
Pinterest has taken the social networking world by a storm.
Pinterest makes it extremely easy to find and share content of your liking and interest. Whether you prefer typography, or are into photography and interior décor, you are sure to find many like-minded individuals on Pinterest who are sharing content related to your topics of interest. Further more, if you like
design inspiration and infographics, you should really be on Pinterest.
In this article, we are showcasing some Pinterest users who are sharing awesome stuff using their pin boards – not just any stuff, but content that is especially useful for designers. So take a look down through this collection of design-related Pinterest boards, and start following these along today.
Following the Masters
Dainis Graveris
Dainis Graveris is the Founder-Owner of 1stWebDesigner.com. With over 5000 followers on his Pinterest page, Dainis is surely one of the “must-follow” persons on Pinterest. His most notable pin boards include 'Web Design Trends', 'Fonts', and 'Technology and Design News'. Also, just in case you are new to Pinterest, Dainis Graveris has a pin board meant just for you – 'Guides to Pinterest'.
Paul Andrew
Paul Andrew is the Owner of Speckyboy Design Magazine. Apart from usual infographics, he shares interesting stuff such as 'Books Worth Reading' and 'Resources Worth Taking A Look At', in addition to design inspiration and other such related topics.
Russ Burtner
Russ Burtner is a Senior User Experience Research Scientist by profession. Sounds big, doesn't it? He mainly shares stuff such as typography, art and photography, along with all genres of design (architectural, interface, industrial as well as product design).
Design Quixotic
Design Quixotic is the pin board of Thea, a graphic designer from NYC. It focuses mainly on design-related aspects, such as typography, graphic/web and product design, logos/icons as well as book covers and wedding invitations.
Trent Martens
Trent Martens basically shares things related to logos, photography, posters and graphic design.
Mattias Ahlvin
Mattias Ahlvin does not share content related entirely to web design, as there are pin boards for topics such as Politics as well. However, there is an interesting and content-rich board about HTML and CSS, along with separate boards for pixel art and WordPress.
Jen Vasseur
Jen Vasseur is a freelance web designer and developer. Major pin boards include those related to design, coding and fonts. Furthermore, there are also separate boards about interesting websites and 'Websites That Need Help'.
Paula Cevasco
Paula Cevasco is a graphic and user interface designer based in Argentina. On this Pinterest page, you'll find boards catering to different types of design, such as web, architecture, and so on.
Samantha DeMott
Samantha DeMott is a graphic and web designer based in Washington, DC. The pin boards on her Pinterest page share stuff related to design, especially inspiration and package design. Also, the infographics' board has a very interesting line-up and is definitely worth checking out.
Sixtyseven
Sixtyseven shares things related to logos and brochure design on Pinterest. There are a couple of other boards too, but they aren't so well populated.
COLOURlovers
COLOURlovers has over 6000 followers on Pinterest. The pin boards are in perfect harmony with the brand name – BLUElovers, BROWNlovers, GOLDlovers, WHITElovers, and so on. Beyond that, there are genre-based boards as well, such as PHOTOGRAPHYlovers and PRINTlovers. The total number of boards is over 70, and the pin count is well beyond 3000. Obviously, this is one of the most active Pinterest profiles out there!
Graham Smith
Graham Smith is a graphic and logo designer from the UK. With over 2000 Pinterest followers, he shares stuff mostly related to logo design. There are some interesting boards, such as 'Batman Logo Evolution' and 'Vintage Packaging'.
Paolo Bossi
Paolo Bossi, a graphic designer and music producer, pins stuff which is related to design and inspiration – typography, logo design, UI design, identity design and even Photoshop tutorials.
InfoTrust LLC
The Pinterest page for
InfoTrust LLC contains boards dealing with social media and design resources. There are also separate boards for premium WordPress themes, Google Analytics and mobile web design.
Ophelia Quixote
Ophelia Quixote has over 1400 followers on Pinterest. Most interesting pin boards included 'Art I Heart', 'Photo Ideas and Inspiration' and 'Patterns and Colors'.
Stu Greenham
Stu Greenham uses Pinterest the way it is supposed to be used– to organize and share things he personally likes (or, probably, dislikes). Just along side Typography, you'll find 'Favourite Fonts', and other mutually resonating boards such as 'Books to Read' and 'Books I've Read'. Terrific way to personalize social media, isn't it? There is also a separate pin board pertaining to Facebook Timeline Covers.
Niki Blaker
Niki Blaker, a visual designer, has created boards about typography, animated GIFs and illustrations. Just in case you are looking for some awesome artwork, check out her pin board 'Mexicana Floral Embroidery'.
Jeff Andrews
Having over 4000 followers,
Jeff Andrews has created pin boards related to architecture, design, film and television, typography, photography and many other topics.
Mashable
Mashable has over 40,000 followers on Pinterest. The pin boards cover varied topics, such as space, fashion, lifestyle, humor, business, advertisements, social media, and so on. For web designers and other internet enthusiasts, there are also special boards about Instagram photos and Pinterest itself.
Smashing Magazine
You'll find eBooks, desktop wallpaper calendars, and other awesome stuff from
Smashing Magazine's Pinterest boards. Need we say more?
Over to You:
Finding design-related content on the internet is almost like building a personal library. No matter how many books you collect, there are always many more just waiting for you! Just like a good reading pane or library, the above list too can never be complete. Know any Pinterest boards that we missed? Feel free to share in the comments!
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Nice post, i have pinterest too, take it http://pinterest.com/agaalberto/ Graphic Design, Web Designs, Advertistment, Marketing…
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Wow, nice collection here. Good to see many have followers, I just wish pinterest is taken over by design related stuff as it is a best way for quick inspiration.
Thank you! A lot of great people to follow :-)
pinterest is my number one source of inspiration.
See my boards here: https://pinterest.com/frinspiriert/
Thank you for the link to my Pinterest. (Just as a note, the “Websites that Need Help” board isn’t mine but a group board).
Packaging Inspiration, graphic design, web:
http://www.pinterest.com/vbarrio
Hi guys, really interesting this post!
Check out also my boards here: https://pinterest.com/nikla88/
Thank you!
Love these postings! Thanks for feeding my need to spend hours each day in an ADHD driven frenzy to find all the amazing creative radness that Pinterest has helped curate. My board “Geekery” was listed on The Huffington Posts article on 21 Gorgeous Pinboards to follow and I feel mighty proud to be recognized with such esteemed names. Check them out if you feel inclined…I love sharing and finding design goodies! https://pinterest.com/phoenixartistry
Very nice article!! I’m also a fellow graphic/web designer/developer with many followers on Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/anjo0926
Cheers! :)
One to follow from the design forum http://pinterest.com/designforum/