In early 1999, there were no moderated online
resources for design professionals that contained
well-designed, creative, and inspirational web
sites. Knowing that designers can typically spend
hours online, looking for web sites that will
give them that great idea for their next interactive
design project, the Media Inspiration website
was born.
Started
in the fourth quarter of 1999 by founder Phil
De Paulis, he decided to build a site that would
serve as a vehicle to help its users break free
of their creative “mind block” and
spark ideas from the links and resources that
are featured on his site.
Beginning
with a modest database of 300 personal links.
The site proved to be an instant success and
currently (January, 2003) serves over 1,000,000
page views per month. It is listed as one of
the top portals that designers visit most frequently,
and is maintained and moderated by Phil De Paulis
with help from the individuals in the contributor’s
section.