Tumblrs endless scroll gives a visual person such as myself a complete and euphoric overload of inspiration. This post is a list of 16 tumblr blogs that I love to follow and who share some inspiring stuff. If you want – you can checkout the B/I/D tumblr blog here. Â Share any tumblr blogs you love in the comments below or on twitter.
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13 Grid Tools
Going through my bookmarks and realizing that I have 13 different grid based resources, web tools, apps and some other useful tools of proportion.
Studio Life : Why Not Associates
Via the Computer Arts studio life documentary series.
Swssmiss Mentor Lesson: 8 Steps to Success
Tina Roth Eisenberg (a.k.a. swissmiss) shares her 8 personal mantras for success. Part of Shopify‘s Build-A-Business Competition, Each week they release a new video from a ‘mentor’: Tim Ferriss, Daymond John, Eric Ries and Tina Roth Eisenberg.
Great video series by an awesome eCommerce software company.
Luigi Colani
I just like this guy. Part 1/4 of the Vernissage TV interview with the great maverick of 20th Century design, Luigi Colani. Complete interview on http://www.vernissage.tv
Off Book | Typography | PBS Arts
In episode 2 of Off Book, typeface designers Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones outline the importance of selecting the right font to convey a particular feeling. Graphic designer Paula Scher talks about building identity in messaging, while Eddie Opara uses texture to create reaction. Infographic designers Julia Vakser and Deroy Peraza map complicated data sets into digestible imagery, mixing color, graphics and type. http://www.pbs.org/arts
13th Street “Stationery of Horror”
This is beyond clever. Usually blood and guts ain’t my thing but when your envlope has ‘interactive’ zombie blood squirts, binder hole eyeball blowout’s and razor blade disc heads, its easy to change. Design by Jacques Pense for ’13th Street’.