Design Work Life: Cataloging Inspiration Daily

Yet another rea­son I neeeed an iPad: Suitcase Type’s new app, Type Specimen.

Kyle Tezak released two pieces from his Four Icon Challenge series—The Life Aquatic and The Big Lebowski—as prints. Pick them up right here.

In other poster news, Matt Stevens also just released two new limited-edition prints—Ten Cent Pistol and Go-Getter.

I am lov­ing these vec­tor ani­mal pat­terns made by Laura Belle of OhHi on a work break.

I spot­ted the art piece One Hundred Live and Die by Bruce Nauman on The Fox is Black. Amazing.

Check out Jason Fried on Design, a con­ver­sa­tion between Jason Fried of 37 Signals and Dave Gray.

The Makers, a pho­tog­ra­phy project by Jennifer Causey, fea­tures pho­to­graphic essays about the mak­ers of hand­made goods and the peo­ple and inspi­ra­tion behind each product.

Good Reads: Redesigning MailChimp, 10 Lessons for Young Designers, Interview: Designer Michael Carney Talks About The Black Keys, The Grammys, and Being a Disco DJ, The Disconcertion of Spec.