For years it was endless photos of adorable babies, which was alright. But when I was pregnant with Max I attended a lecture by Todd Henry who spoke about his book The Accidental Creative. He makes the valid point that being creative doesn't just happen; you have to work for it. It's a discipline.
The book is a good read and provides a great framework to foster creativity no matter what your job is, but especially for people in creative jobs. One of his points that struck with me most was the concept that you need to feed creativity by taking in inspiring, creative things.
Translation: wasting 4 hours a night on Facebook will NOT make you more creative.
To that end I took a harder look at what I was spending most of my (very limited) free time doing. It generally had nothing to do with design or making pretty things. It had everything to do with kids. That's obviously is an important part of my life, but it's not the only thing that makes me who I am.
This is all a VERY long winded way to say that if you're going to spend time on social media every day, why not include some creative, beautiful images to inspire you!
Here are my 10 favorite Design savvy Instagrammers to follow:
dominomag: Oh, Domino. No Design list should start with anything other than Domino in my mind. A small part of me died when the magazine went under a few years back. Thankfully they are back now and sharing the most gorgeous spaces on the planet.
designmilk: This feed features new, cutting edge, and modern products and spaces. Some of the things are SO weird (like seriously, what's up with that wire cushion chair thing in the middle?!), but way cool to look at.
domainehome: It's just gorgeous. All of it. Enough said.
No. Not enough said. Green velvet chairs. You guys know I have a thing for gemstone colored velvet. Swoon.
thematfinish: He's the creative director of Domaine Home, so it makes sense that his feed would be awesome. I like that it has a personal touch that the official Domaine feed can lack.
apartmenttherapy: You do not have to live in an apartment to want to bask in this eye candy. So many pretty spaces, so little time. And they'll link to DIY projects as well, which I always appreciate.
em_henderson: You might remember Emily if you watched one of the first couple of seasons of HGTV Design Star. I can't even remember if Emily won or not, but it certainly made her career. She has such a wonderfully eclectic style. I love how she incorporates color into her spaces. Sophisticated but still playful. She's working with Oh Joy and Target right now on some things. Hop over and check it out.
palettable: I just discovered this feed last week. A new color palette delivered to your feed each day. I know it's not a "traditional" design feed because it's just pictures of colors and not spaces, BUT color and design just go hand in hand. A fun resource if you're looking for inspiration on refreshing the color palette of your house.
siljevaniljeis: Please don't ask me to pronounce that. She's a blogger from Norway and shares so much Scandinavian goodness. Everything on this feed is white and wooly and lovely. It's like a breath of fresh air.
littleonemag: If you're into Pint Sized Design, you must follow Litte One Mag immediately. You won't find a Disney character bed-in-a-bag here. Also, let it be noted that I made Henry a tent before having a tent was cool.
tinytribemag: And along those same lines, also check out Tiny Tribe Mag for more big design for littles.
And, obviously, the feed to end all feeds, mine.
Yeah, so it's still mostly pictures of babies. I'm a work in progress. There's at least a few non baby related ones up in there. Come hang out with me on Instagram at simplycraftedblog (Yes, the account is set to private, but I'll let you in. You're good people).
Who are your favorite design minded Instagrammers? Please share them in the comments below!
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