Inspiration

inspiring minds want to know…

Inspiration can be found everywhere you look. I believe the less “List of Top 10 Most Inspiring Design Websites” you visit and the more you just get out of the house and walk around, the better off you’ll be creatively (as well as physically). I make a semi-annual trek to the Brimfield Flea Market and [...]

vintage 1970s logos…

I tweeted about this Flickr set of vintage 1970s logos yesterday. I can’t tell you how much I wish I had come across this set when I was doing preliminary designs for this site! Looking at vintage design sparks so many ideas in my mind – it is like my creative juices flow best in [...]

cheating death with Dennis Hopper

Unfortunately, it sometimes isn’t until someone dies that I learn something new about them. After Dennis Hopper passed away the blog Chasing Light posted photos Dennis had taken and wouldn’t ya know it – some of them are pretty damn groovy baby. “Like all artists I want to cheat death a little and contribute something [...]

Hotel Pantone-ifornia

The newly opened Pantone Hotel in Brussels looks like it will quickly become the go-to destination for design nerds such as myself. Design Milk has a great write up on it – sounds (and looks!) heavenly. I am sure if my friend Kim ever stays there she will insist on the PMS 185 room!