design inspiration.

On a whim, I entered a contest to win some cash and a trip to Paris from Design Sherpa. Today my entry was featured. (Imagery pulled from an old blog post.)

Three completely different ways to solve one problem. To me, this is the definition of inspiration.

thinking for a living.

Nice typography and great design-related content at Thinking for a Living.
I'll be browsing their bookshelf for summer reading suggestions.

humble pied.

Designers sharing industry-related advice over video chat, love it!
Check out Humble Pied.

Here Mig Reyes interviews Katherine Walker, enjoy!

nurturing some essential part of yourself.

I’ve found that your chances for happiness are increased if you wind up doing something that is a reflection of what you loved most when you were somewhere between nine and eleven years old. At that age, you know enough of the world to have opinions about things, but you’re not old enough yet to be overly influenced by the crowd or by what other people are doing or what you think you “should” be doing. If what you do later on ties into that reservoir in some way, then you are nurturing some essential part of yourself.

from The Conversations: Walter Murch and Michael Ondaatje

note to self:

via FFFFOUND!

motivation.

Last week I stumbled upon and old article on AisleOne, 10 Principles That Might Make Your Work Better or May Make It Worse. It's definitely worth a read, no matter where you are in your career. 

Illustrations by Frank Chimero

An idea on the page is worth 100x more than an idea in the mind. You can only judge and be judged by work that’s executed. Eventually, we all realize that most of the ideas that look great in our mind look dumb once they’re real. But, at least you now know.

social bookmarking + inspiration.

As a follower of FFFFOUND, I've been drooling over sweet stuff on the internet for years — just never cool enough to receive an invite. Now I'm happy to admit I'm a SVPPLY addict!

SVPPLY is a retail bookmarking site (similar to a wish list, only well-designed). I give out an invite, every other week, so shoot me a message or comment with your address ('SVPPLY invite' as subject line) if you're interested in joining. If you're already on SVPPLY, add me!

A few other bookmarking sites to browse for fun/inspiration:

• FFFFOUND
• share some candy
• image spark
• yay!everyday

 Hmmm, any other major sites I'm missing?