Do you remember those cool surprise bags you got when you were a kid, you went to a friend’s birthday party and when you left you received this cool bag, but you had no idea what was in it… and the thrill of opening it to find gum, a squirt gun and some more candy or marbles or something.

Well I have had a bunch of emails sent to me over the past few months about new websites, portfolios, products and etc…. I thought that I would compile them into an Inspiredology Surprise Bag posts!

Clive over at Bantam Press sent me an email about a great new book, it was designed by a-side studio.
Here is what Clive has to say about the book;

“…showcasing classic graphics, films and photography, as well as everything from a meditation on Brian Wilson to an illustrated anatomy of surf wagons and surf T-shirts.”

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The first stop motion animation website is brought to you by Offisweb. This is a really cool extension of using real life drawing and modelling and putting it on the web. I would have never thought of using stop motion animation to place on the web. Congrats guys!!

2 months ago, a very popular post Inspiring Work Environments…you might have read it…I hope!!!  Eric Boone, sent me an email with an amazing workplace, here is what he said in his email;

Minneapolis based design firm Duffy & Partners, has incorporated the ruins of an old Mill factory into it’s design, creating a work space that is aesthetically beautiful and inspiring.

How could I not read that email….and the images are just fantastic…

Engine Room….If you haven’t heard about it yet…check it out….super cool tv show… last week’s episode had Travis from Gym Class Heroes, I talked to him once after a show in Toronto…super nice guy, they were just coming up.. buts its incredible how fast they made it.

And finally a quick link to Mutual Design Playground… I thought this was a cool website so check it out