Everything.
I actively consume lots of creative stuff to keep me inspired. From looking at labels in shops to surfing creative websites, visiting exhibitions, listening to lectures, reading print media, attending festivals, communicating with friends etc. Diverse research means that I do not become overly influenced by just one artist or ideology.
I am particularly influenced by biomimicry and design inspired by nature. Termites mounds are far more advanced than our buildings with their precise zoned air conditioning which requires no external energy source (other than the elements) and produces no pollutants. Spider silk is more advanced in strength and elasticity than any equivalent man-made substance, and it is made at a normal temperatures from natural materials.
My approach to websites vastly changed once I started thinking about the internet in terms of natural ecosystems. I now look at websites in terms of interconnected communities, growth cycles and seasonal transformations rather than technical implementations of some software.
I am also inspired to react against the extreme greed and violence in our world. The human race is so advanced but we cannot claim intelligence as a race until we stop killing each other and begin to share freely. There are much better ways to live on this planet and we need to work together to create this change.
