Poetry on Buses, one of King County’s most beloved public art programs, is back. Check out their fresh new logo and this year’s theme, “Writing Home.” Stand by. More fun is coming soon.

From one archipelago to another—it took me 2 days to get there from Orcas, but it was totally worth it. My sister Maria and I go on a trip every year. Last year we weren’t able to go since I was busy moving to an island (still pinching myself). But, we really made up for it with this trip. Tokyo is orderly chaos. With quiet pockets in between. Oh, and the food. And so many beautiful sights. And cute stickers to buy.

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He’s celebrating it like he would any other day. Looking at horses. Be sure to wish him the best on this fine day.

Check out the new site and logo we did for Touchstone’s Troy Block in Seattle. The project will be popping up in Seattle’s South Lake Union area and will be completed mid 2016.

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Happy to share this. We just got a big branding project for 4Culture. It’s for a year long program that they’re doing. Stay tuned. We’re super stoked.

4Culture is committed to making King County and our region stronger by supporting citizens and groups who preserve our shared heritage, and create arts and cultural opportunities for residents and visitors.

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Traffic during our commute to Seattle was brutal yesterday.

A couple of years ago we did some work for UmojaFest Peace Center. The purpose of the festival is to highlight the history and countless contributions of African-Americans.

The man on the banner for their main stage is none other than Owuor Arunga: The Pied Piper of Macklemore (and Ryan Lewis).

He’s a real inspiration.

“For me music is about unity, healing, love, joy, all the beautiful faculties of the mind even sometimes anger, or haughty behavior, drama, fun and adventure.”

—Owuor Arunga

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Sonic Bloom is a playful interactive art installation at the foot of Seattle’s Space Needle and a defining entry sculpture to the Pacific Science Center. 5 giant solar flowers absorb the sun’s energy and express it at night with patterned LED lighting and in the daytime with a chorus of interactive harmonic tones triggered by people’s movement around each flower.

Created by local artist Dan Corson and commissioned by the Pacific Science Center and our friends in the Conservation Resources division at Seattle City Light.

It’s free to the public, so swing on by and enjoy the flowers.

Somelab now calls Orcas Island home!

Shortly after arriving on the island (not for a vacation this time!), we read about the Orcas Island Farm to Cafeteria Program. They were trying to raise $11,000 to fund next year’s efforts. If they made their goal, the funds would be matched by 11 generous islanders. But the clock was ticking. They needed to meet the goal by the end of November. We were so inspired by them and what they are doing for our new community—we were happy to put them over the top.

While we frequently head back to Seattle to see clients and friends, we love having visitors. So come check out our new studio and see what a change of scenery can do for inspiration.

All the best to you and yours in 2014.

“Workaholics aren’t heroes. They don’t save the day, they just use it up. The real hero is already home because she figured out a faster way to get things done.”

— Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson, Rework

A must read on the importance of slowness and being creative. READ ON