Don't forget about winter (now in progress)

Jellyfish

Encountered this dense crowd of jellyfish while paddling out to an on-water reggae concert last night. It was like paddling through a giant pool of bubble tea.

Summer so far

Summer Vibe: Which wins?

In the spirit of Brian Benthin's recent urge to seek feedback and actual human contact, here are a couple of takes on a summer day wrestle with a sprinkler. Tweet me your vote for which wins the summer vibe throwdown. (Either way I win, because it's finally summer.)

Another awesome marketing moment

Spotted at a great cheap teriyaki joint in Seattle. The stack of Calrose rice bags and the complete and utter lack of pretense made me want to hop a plane to Hawaii and head to some favorite Big Island dives. So good. So salty. So much wood paneling. Happiness indeed.

Design inspiration: the Thermos

I love a good vintage Thermos. They usually have great graphics and logos representative of the era they were made. I also like them for the fact that a vintage thermos has usually been somebody's workplace companion for many years. There's something interesting there. I used to have way more, with the 70s, 50s and 60s represented (it gets boring after that), but somewhere along the way I got rid of a bunch. Now I have only a few, which are headed out the door to make way for whatever is next.

Design inspiration: Random vintage junk

I keep a pile of cool things that can kick start a design idea if I'm in a void. These things start to stack up, so I occasionally employ catch and release practices and send them back into the world for others to discover. If I'm smart I'll take a photo before they go. I guess I've been smart, because here are a few random items, some vintage others just old. I love the Best Test Rubber Cement can too much to not include it.