Design Work Life: Cataloging Inspiration Daily

Pantone cer­tainly is stamp­ing its brand all over every­thing, the lat­est being these col­or­ful Visa cards.

New York is Full of Interesting People, a print by Lydia Nichols.

Two books I’m look­ing for­ward to pick­ing up: Orla Kiely’s Pattern and Vera: The Art and Life of an Icon

A sim­ple les­son every bud­ding designer should learn: How to Kern Type Perfectly

Looking for­ward to flip­ping through Jon Stewart’s new book, Earth, in per­son after see­ing this sneak peek at Pentagram.

Not that I con­done smok­ing, but here this col­lec­tion of vin­tage cig­a­rette labels is pretty darn cool. (via Rifle)

Another 2011 cal­en­dar I’m really excited about: 6 Standing Animals from Kate’s Paperie.

Dekar is the lat­est free font release from Font Fabric.

Good Reads: How Can Brands Survive if We’re Drowning in Media, Using Emotion to Win Clients, Where Good Ideas Come From, The Creative Brief: A Research Project