Design Work Life: Cataloging Inspiration Daily

Now that 2009 is swiftly com­ing to a close, we’re start­ing to be bom­barded with com­men­tary about the decade, and count­less “best of” lists. For New York Magazine’s “The ‘00s” issue, they con­tin­ued its com­mit­ment to qual­ity design by com­mis­sion­ing sev­eral design­ers to con­tribute a cover. In the end two were cho­sen, one for news­stands and one for sub­scribers, but you can take a look at a slideshow of the rest right here.

Clockwise from top left: Covers by Fellow Designers, Hunter Gatherer, gray318, and Studio 8 Design.