For the most part, as graphic designers we spend our working lives satisfying the fine relationships and implications between typography, image, colour and layout; at the very least it can be an arduous task. Yet occasional something special happens at a time when we least expect it and the problem is instantly solved. This is a true moment of inspiration, everything becomes clear and you understand. This degree of inspiration is not conjured up by design inspiration blogs cataloging lists upon lists of the ‘Top 47 Vaguely Design Related Internet Trend’; but rather usually found in the most unlikely of places, by chance or after extensive exploration of ideas. Sometimes accidents result in answers, exactly the answers you are looking for.
A few months back I was trying to decide what Internet browser I should use. Both Safari and Mozilla Firefox were acting strange and crashed, I am not exactly sure what the problem was but during one their spats they created a fantastic image on my screen that described the moment perfectly. For whatever reason the two toolbars overlapped resulting in neither of them serving their original function but in the process they created something perfect. The only word left untouched was Help, it was perfect and this inspires me.
