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Sometimes when I am faced with a creative block, creative burnout or just need recharge, I often refer to my list of quotes from Eckhart Tolle. Eckhart Tolle is best known as the author of “The Power of Now’”, and “A New Earth.” His work is spiritual based, but so is creativity.
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There is a new trend in consumers’ eating habits that CPG companies should know about, and it’s all about going back to the basics. [VIA The Paleto Food Pyramid]
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As Apple’s Senior Vice President of Industrial Design, Sir Jonathan Ive is credited as the driving creative force behind the Apple's products, from the Mac computer to the iPod, iPhone and, most recently the iPad. Check out his interview with the London Evening Standard.

[VIA London Evening Standard]
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A woman's hair makes a statement and beautiful hair makes a woman feel great. This year I pledged to grow and donate my hair through Pantene's Beautiful Lengths campaign. Visit Beautiful Lengths
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Positive Posters, founded in 2009, is a non-profit organization based in Australia that aims to raise global awareness on social issues. Their annual competition receives submissions from a vast community of artists that want to have a voice on various sociological issues and ideas. “Our community was founded upon our belief in the unrivaled ability of designers to create impact, communicate and spark revolutions.” – Positive Posters. Take a look at some of the photos from the 2011 exhibition below.

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I was having a little blast from the past inspiration today when I came across this video. Check out this awesome documentary about the Linotype Machine and how it revolutionized typesetting.

[VIA Wiki]
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I'm always looking for sources of great design inspiration and September Industry is one that keeps showing up on my Google reader feed. September Industry is an online design journal/resource that showcases the very best in international graphic design & communication and everything in between every week.

[VIA September Industry]

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There may be no better words of inspiration than that of Steve Jobs. This poster is a tribute to visionary people. Thanks to Stewart Brand and Steve Jobs Stay Hungry Stay Foolish poster is an authentic work as one of a specially limited series of 50 copies signed and remarked by Antoine Tesquier Tedeschi [via hu2]
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Recently, I went with my family and my goddaughter to Disney World for the weekend. It was a fantastic experience in many ways. One unexpected plus was how inspired I was by the amazing exhibition and area design at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure.

Anyone who is even slightly interested in how design plays out to a large environment should visit a theme park like this. Many of the sites within the park are breathtaking both in overall scale (a 60 foot tall hat for the cat in the hat ride) and visual execution (typography, composition). I kept asking my...

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My interest in type creation began in college when we were required to hand letter the Trajan letterforms using rulers and compasses and charcoal. I loved the precision and the math involved to create the perfect letterform.

My latest type creation, created for a logo for the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, is nothing like the Trajan letterforms and the process was far from math and precision...

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