A quick round-up, in no particular order, of some websites I always tend to find myself referring back to. A mix bag of sites that you might find useful or inspiring.

Moleskine Girls by Julia Bereciartu

A collection of illustrations she creates using mixed media, in her moleskine.

ColourLovers.com

ColourLovers is a resource that monitors and influences color trends. ColourLovers gives the people who use color – whether for ad campaigns, product design, or in architectural specification – a place to check out a world of color, compare color palettes, submit news and comments, and read color related articles and interviews.

PingMag.jp

PingMag is an online design magazine based in Tokyo. Defining the term design as broadly as we can, PingMag writes about ideas and inspiration coming from both world class designers, and from the little store on the corner. We look at everything; product design, packaging, architecture, web design, typography, illustration, photography, fashion, programming, graphics, video, art, toys, traditional crafts, graffiti, set design