Inspiration

Check out the new YouTube look codenamed Cosmic Panda. It shows a somewhat different look from Google+ and the new Gmail themes, but it's also clean and simple.

The Blank Sheet Project from Arjowiggins Creative Papers is a new inspiration platform that asks us all to consider 'How will we leave our mark?'

The project initially focuses on the creative industries, beginning with insights into how four internationally renowned creatives respond to this universal question. UK designer/typographer/art director Neville Brody is up first.

Janet Echelman builds living, breathing sculpture environments that respond to the forces of nature — wind, water and light— and become inviting focal points for civic life. Exploring the potential of unlikely materials, from fishing net to atomized water particles, Echelman combines ancient craft with cutting-edge technology to create her permanent sculpture at the scale of buildings. Experiential in nature, the result is sculpture that shifts from being an object you look at, to something you can get lost in.

Apparently, before Matt Groening created “The Simpsons,” he used to do promotional cartoons for Apple. I'd buy it.

The inspiration came from Chi-Chi: a giant panda that had arrived at the London Zoo in the year 1961, when WWF was being created.

McCann is one of the world's largest advertising agency networks. Here is their new identity designed by Futurebrand.

Senhor Ricardo is an art director and illustrator currently working at BBDO Portugal. Check out his work.

Tatiana graduated from Moscow State University with a Master in Social Psychology, and then studied in High Academic School of Graphic Design. Currently working as an art director, graphic designer and illustrator she creates amazing unique high detail illustrations that look both technical and organic.

3 Dreams of Black, the newest music experience, written and directed by Chris Milk, and developed in collaboration with Google, and produced by @radical.media launches today. The song, “Black,” comes off the album ROME, presented by Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi, featuring Jack White and Norah Jones on vocals and soon to be released on the record label Parlophone/EMI. ROME is inspired by Italian soundtracks from the 1960s and the classic Italian Western genre. In fact, the album was recorded with the original orchestra from Italian director Sergio Leone’s westerns (for example, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly).