Akira and I have been in business together in Seattle since 2004, and we have been together together since, um, 1995. The thing is, we just really like hanging out.
Everything started at North Carolina State University with a t-shirt design. (I had originally taken it to the Asian Students Association, where Akira, then president […]
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Ten DOs and DONTs of running a biz with your spouse
Written by June 15th, 2009 in Design Inspirations, Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.4 CommentsThree events so far for the series Flourish—
the first to convene a group of people interested in the role of the arts
the second to discuss how to formulate ideas into action
the third a real event to coincide with the Capitol Hill Block Party last summer
Could we see a fourth? What would it look like?
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I am getting to the point where I want to unplug my computer permanently.
Last days to see DK’s Sharpie art!
Written by May 29th, 2009 in Portfolio, Design Inspirations, News at DK and Desk Notes.0 Comments
If God is in the Details
Written by April 3rd, 2009 in Portfolio, Design Inspirations, News at DK and Desk Notes.0 CommentsI made a short film to screen tomorrow night at Vermillion.
I’m really excited about it.
Here is a still:
One in a Series of Twelve
Written by April 1st, 2009 in Design Inspirations, News at DK and Desk Notes.0 Comments
I like newspapers. And I like the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. When I heard they were up for sale back in January, because they were losing money, I thought, wow. That’s business for you. But in the weeks since the announcement and landing somehow on the mailing lists for groups like NoNewsisBadNews I’ve started to think, wait. […]
My first love
Written by February 23rd, 2009 in Design Inspirations, News at DK, Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.2 CommentsDesign Kompany just got back from a trip to the East Coast, where we stopped by our alma mater, North Carolina State University.
This is us in front of the math building, Harrelson Hall.
We’re at the exact spot we were in 1994.
That’s when we were students, selling a bunch of t-shirts. I can’t believe I […]
