Jan 13, 2020 Staff Picks: BASIC® New year new inspo: Add these apps and sites to your roster.
It’s a new decade, the perfect time to refresh your creative inspiration. And what better way to do that than scouring the Internet for hours? Yeah no..here’s a better way: see what apps and sites our good friends at BASIC, a Webby-winning agency, use for never-ending inspiration (and a little utility). From font websites to fashion blogs, BASIC knows what makes the Internet feel extraordinary. See their picks below and the rest here. And by the way, BASIC is helping us redesign The Webby Awards website! Follow @thewebbyawards and @basicagency on social for updates.
Highsnobiety
Erwin Hines, @erwin_hines Creative Director Favorite App/Service:Highsnobiety “Highsnob is one of the only platforms that provides an in-depth look at the impact of urban culture on fashion. ”
Kaitlin Bitter, @kaitlinbitter Producer Favorite App/Service:Breathing “From navigating high pressure situations to hacking the performance of sleep, controlled breathing can help transition the nervous system back to a parasympathetic state. It’s one of my favorite tools for improving focus or winding down. The State app is perfect for guiding you through deep breathing intervals when you need them.”
Lizzie Callen, @yeahsureokaycool Designer Favorite App/Service:Fonts Ninja “I use Fonts Ninja to an obsessive degree. It's such a nifty tool for both identifying fonts and their specs, but also for test driving them. Fonts Ninja lets you try them out in the browser (for free!) or on your desktop (for a small fee).”
Erik Sena, @ErikLSena Copywriter Favorite App/Service:SpaceJam.com “As a '90s baby and wistful millennial, I have a borderline obsessive fascination with all things retro. I love a tastefully designed website as much as any creative, but there's something about SpaceJam.com that grips my nostalgia. It's a vestige of the pre-Y2K Internet untouched by Silicon Valley. A lasting memento of simpler times that harkens back to the days of GeoCities and Jock Jams, serving as a warm embrace for the inner child within us all.”
Emma Santangelo, @emsantangelo Senior Strategist Favorite App/Service:Wilson.fm “Podcasts are my fave, but finding a really good one can be hard. Usually I find out about one through word of mouth, but scrolling through the endless abyss of the Apple podcast app kind of kills my vibe. Wilson is fun because it’s a “Podcast Magazine” that sends you a curated playlist of culturally relevant and thematically significant episodes and wraps ‘em up into an issue with a cool, well-designed cover. ”
