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New exhibits are the perfect ammo to inspire your own work. Here are a few that caught my eye this week.

The controversial Jill Greenberg's new exhibit New Bears just kicked off at the Clamp Art gallery in New York. Greenberg broke into the industry with her celebrity portraiture and continues to interest audiences with her animal portraits. Capturing individuality amongst her subjects, Greenberg constructed an outdoor studio in Canada and focused her lens on large bears. The exhibit runs from November 5th to December 19th and features a book signing November 13th from 6-8pm.

When the Berlin Wall came down on November 9, 1989, ninety-some artists from around the world turned the wall into a symbol of artistic expression.

Over the past twenty years, the elements have eroded the wall. Recently, Berliners have made an effort to restore the East Side Gallery, a major tourist attraction, with 106 different paintings and graffiti. On November 4, the original artists returned to repaint their emotional renderings.

It's a well known fact that most kids hate to eat their vegetables, but what if they looked like this?

Another remarkable design innovation from the RCA's graduate show is the collapsable water bottle, by Amy Smith.

From this to that - full to flat!

Brimming with interesting tidbits about everything from manipulation software to lenses, Photography 24/7 is a site that inspires people to take their pictures further. Most of the content seems geared towards young photographers looking to break into the industry and photo-fledglings.

Recent features include a spotlight on photographer Tony Sweet, affordable photo editing software, and tricks to handle bad weather on assignment.

What separates this site from many others is that you can feel how excited the writer is about photography. The tone is downright giddy when a new product goes for a test drive and the Tony Sweet interview sounded nearly awestruck.  I say passion and quality content make this site certifiably awesome.

The design community is packed with opportunities for self-promotion and brand expansion. The first annual Faces of Design Awards commence in 2010, as an opportunity for designers to have their work judged by a slew of talented professionals and gain some street cred (or fashion ave. cred?)

Once you've decided to redecorate your home, you need to choose a color palette on which you base your decisions. Sometimes you find the perfect color in an unusual place, and it's hard to find the correlating shade of paint, and other colors that compliment it.

A big thanks to David Hyde of DavidTheDesigner for fighting his cold to answer some questions for a big fan!

Lydia Slavutin: Why did you decide to start davidthedesigner.com?