Doodling. Once thought of as an idle occupation, it's now seen as a sign of a creative and active mind at work — no need to feel guilty as you draw little figures in the margins of your meeting notes!
A while ago LetterCult selected their picks for the best custom typography of 2009 — here are a few of my faves. Lots more here, too. Discovered via bowerbird (who features her own picks here)
By day (or, depending on the deadline, by night) I'm a Canadian collage illustrator. Since 2006, the automatism blog is where I share whatever I find inspiring, interesting, or simply beautiful in interiors, design, art, illustration and other creative fields.