Design Work Life: Cataloging Inspiration Daily

Inflated/Deflated is a col­lab­o­ra­tive project by three Chicago-based cre­atives: Jillian Barthold, Lauren Connolly, and Kady Dennell, with pho­tog­ra­phy by Nathan Legsdin. Each col­or­ful deflated bal­loon fea­tures a hand-lettered mes­sage rang­ing from the humor­ous to heart­felt. New addi­tions are updated via their blog, and prints of the pieces — which I have to say would make an amaz­ing graphic state­ment if you had a large wall to fea­ture a grid of them — are avail­able on Etsy.