Tool for generating vertical rhtym. Kind of weird to use.

Blurred background creates depth. Nice design. Handy checklist for launching new sites to boot!

Crazy looking type.

Nice design with big cover art and CD Jewel cases. Integrates Grooveshark as well.

One of the best things about a 45 minute commute each way by train is you can watch some TED videos for inspiration. Here are some of my favorite talks from the series. Temple Grandin: The world needs all kinds of minds Temple makes the case that there is a little autism in all of us. Its what makes great minds and needs to be celebrated.

Jill Bolte Taylor’s stroke of insight What happens when a brain scientist experiences the very thing she has been studying? Jill talks about her experience during a massive stroke which she knows all about.

David Blaine: How I held my breath for 17 min David goes into detail about the great lengths he took pushing his body to the limit of oxygen deprivation.

Lewis Pugh swims the North Pole This guy is tough. To help spread awareness to global warming, Lewis swam in the icey waters of the North Pole in nothing but a speedo.

Kevin Kelly tells technology’s epic story Kevin explains how technology evolves like a cell or a meme.

Hans Rosling: Asia’s rise — how and when Hans has a thick Sweedish accent that you would expect from a great mind. Here he predicts the exact day when India and China will outstrip the US as the economic powerhouse of the world. I marked the date in my Google Calendar.

Willard Wigan: Hold your breath for micro-sculpture Willard makes incredibly detailed sculptures out of single grains of sand. His patience for his work, which can be inhaled without thinking , is really mind blowing.

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DC design firm with interesting visuals

Slick web design with a neat JavaScript falloff interaction between sections

Web design trends of 2009 - "I notice a lot of them are minimalistic design with beautiful serif fonts. The grungy and sketchy styles are still strong. However, the large background is no longer as hot as in 2008, instead, texturized background is popular in 2009."

Interesting ideas for web design.

Large collection of personal logos for inspiration.

Websie design inspiration. Hire a hero.

Set of ideal font stacks for better web typography

I forgot how children’s books can really stir up the imagination. The other night I was looking for a book that I had when I was a kid but couldn’t remember anything about the title, author, or publication date. What really stuck out at me was the illustration style. Along the way I discovered these illustrations from vintage children’s books.

Is There Life in Outer Space? Franklyn M. Branley ~ Don Madden ~ Thomas Y. Crowell, 1984

Angus and the Cat Marjorie Flack ~ Doubleday, 1931

Tico and the Golden Wings Leo Lionni ~ Knopf, 1964

Yellow & Pink William Steig ~ Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1984

The Three Robbers Tomi Ungerer ~ Atheneum, 1962

Rotten Island William Steig ~ Godine, 1984

Tommy’s Trip to the Moon Illustrated by Elisabeth Halfdaner ~ English text by John Cotton ~ c.1950s (book is not dated) More sources for vintage children’s books inspiration:

Vintage Childrens Books Flickr Pool VintageChildrensBooksMyKidLoves.com Childrens Books Online Book-By-Its-Cover.com

And the book that I was looking for was Drummer Hoff from 1968 illustrated by Ed Emberley. I love this book so much that I bought a signed copy on eBay after figuring out what I was looking for.

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Inspirational presentation gallery. Lots of good information in here worth reading.

Tips for logo design

Sciences & Lifestyle - If you’re keen on Sciences, check out the Innovative Sciences observer ! From Nanotechnologies, to biology or maths, be aware of all new scientific discoveries. Your finances are a big mess? and you don’t like to remember what a bank account is? Find some tips on I will teach you to be rich ! It’s the place, to get some advice and find help dealing with your money! For general lifestyle tips, check out : Basic instructions! If you’ve always wondered how to build an original story, resist a psych-out or set and achieve a long time goal well, here are all your answers !

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The mad scientist image from this kids book is awesome.

Lots of Photoshop tutorials for designing navigation.

Inspiring portfolio by a local graphic designer. I really like his About page.