Design Work Life: Cataloging Inspiration Daily

art­work by Jon Contino

It’s the 4^th of July here in the States, so I’ll be tak­ing the day off for some much needed relax­ation. I’ll be back tomor­row with a full day of posts. Enjoy the time off if you have it!

I was recently pointed in the direc­tion of The Fox is Black’s new LGBT Creatives series—a great idea. I’m very inter­ested to see the artists that will be pro­filed, and I have to men­tion that I love the sim­ple, smart logo Bobby designed.

I haven’t spent enough time with this Google + demo to fully under­stand what it is, but this col­or­ful site sure is sharp-looking.

And speak­ing of Google, Google web fonts v2 has launched, mak­ing it super easy for any­one with a web­site to make their online space look that much more pro­fes­sional and polished.

The new and improved ver­sion of Don’t Fear the Internet has launched.

Lumadessa just released a new series of prints fea­tur­ing African Mammals in their same sig­na­ture illus­tra­tion style.

One of my new favorite blogs, Vintage Oh Me Oh My, is now offer­ing up a selec­tion of high res down­loads in their shop.

Typetoken is offer­ing up a whole series of typo­graphic iPhone lock screens.

How fun is this MailChimp col­or­ing book? There’s a great story behind it too.

If you’re look­ing for more design-related peo­ple to fol­low on Twitter, David Airey put together a few great lists that may help you out.

Good Reads: The Impact of Creative Quality on Business Development Success, Branding Is About Creating Patterns, Not Repeating Messages, Infographic Of The Day: Can Tiny Whims Reveal Your Truest Self?