Spire, the small company that makes great laptop bags, has released a line of new courier bags. We recently got a couple of them and asked Cory Barnes about his new designs, and this is what he said,
“You’ll notice the handle is in a different location. The old handle was the most common complaint [...]

Not to be outdone by our soon-to-be-even-closer neighbors, I went to pick up two fancy donuts from Bbbbbalthazar this afternoon. I asked for chocolate, the lady said ’sold out’, so I got two sugar. And a latte, in one of their thick fancy cups. The coffee, $3.25 for a small cup, is [...]

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: Sometimes, the best thing you can do for yourself is to just get away from it all.
Having just returned from travels through Eastern Europe, I had a chance to reflect on our last few months of work. Time on the plane or [...]

I think Mike Mills is famous.  He’s a great designer, but I’m not sure where his fame come from.  I know him from the Sonic Youth Washing Machine album (he didn’t design those blue t-shirts, I don’t think.  I’m not sure he took the cover photo either).  He directed a movie recently called Thumbsucker, which [...]

Via our friends at Propeller: PolarClock by Gabriel Bucknall, a.k.a pixelbreaker.  Sick.
Five and a half’s recollect blog gets a new skin, by yours truly.
Jen Bekman’s 20×200 is open for preview.

Excellent info-graphics from Things magazine.
I read about Red Cross’ Super Crack campaign in the SJ Mercury News while I was out west last week.  Natural (or manmade) disasters do happen, and it’s in our favor to know how to deal with it.  I don’t, and I am completely ignorant of even basic first aid.  I’ll [...]

Cover by the great Wayne Thiebaud.