Design Work Life: Cataloging Inspiration Daily

Check us out on page 50 of the lat­est issue of Uppercase Magazine, where we inter­viewed the incred­i­bly tal­ented Kelli Anderson.

If you missed Paula Scher’s recent cri­tiques of the AIGA’s Justified com­pe­ti­tion, the essays and dis­cus­sions are must reads. Check out Part 1 here and the follow-up here. AIGA’s Executive Director Richard Grefe also wrote his own piece on the topic.

Present & Correct always finds the best vin­tage spec­i­mens, like these old razor blade wrappers.

Abstract City, a lim­ited edi­tion silk screen poster by Christoph Neimann, is avail­able for purchase.

Find the hid­den sto­ry­book characters.

100 Designers/100 Books

Simon Walker launched a new site fea­tur­ing his type and let­ter­ing work: simon​walk​er​type​.com

I picked up a copy of Design is a Job by Mike Montiero when it was released last week. I haven’t had a chance to read it yet, but it’s get­ting rave reviews. Pick your copy up right here.

This iOs app icon tem­plate is genius — saved me so much time this past week.

Disappointed I missed this recent talk: The Dos and Donts of Graphic Design With Studio Lin.

Good Reads: Designing Type Systems, The World Happiness Report Explains What Makes People Happy, The New Google+ Is More Beautiful Than Facebook (But It Doesn’t Matter), Confidence vs. Shyness.