I guess it’s also important to acknowledge the process… Behind any piece of work, is much more work that often goes unrecognized.

Every craft has it’s nuances and complexities, especially neon. Super grateful for @merylpataky sharing her passion and expertise with me. Glass is a really interesting material to work with. I will never look at any neon piece the same as I do now. #neon #wip #designprocess #neonart
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Just some thoughts in my notebook with regards to how design teams should be perceived within an organization. The first two examples illustrate collaboration styles that are ineffective and will not lead to good results. Both of those styles will lead to unhappy employees in the long term.

The bottom configuration is ideal. While this may be difficult to implement (especially in larger organizations), it is important for design teams to be involved on an organizational level, facilitating communication and collaboration between teams in order to really create meaningful work.

A summary of my most recent adventure in Japan and Korea. I tried to include some tips for those planning trips there in the future.

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A New Life for Antoine’s Bike

I found this bike when I was at home visiting my parents in France. My father was renting a little house to this man named Antoine, who was somewhat of a mysterious man. My father had not heard from him in a while so he decided to pay him a visit, and I went along with him. It turned out that Antoine had moved out without telling anyone in the village. The house was left mostly empty with the exception of a few things, including this bicycle, which was left to rust, leaning against one of the outside walls. The fenders and wheels were quite rusty, and at first glance, it seemed unsalvageable. My father was about to throw it in the back of the van with a bunch of other junk to bring it to the recycling center. I decided I’d try and salvage the frame, to see if I could give it a second life.

The top tube was a little rusty (around the brake cable braze ons) so I got the leather top tube wrap from Velo Orange to protect it. I also installed a new bottom bracket, cranks, pedals, wheels, handlebar, and seatpost. The rack is from SOMA fabrications, and I bolted to wine box to it (perfect for carrying stuff around and making trips to the grocery store). The Compass tires make this an amazingly comfortable ride and pure fun cruising around town! I’m not sure where Antoine is now, but I’m sure he would have never imagined his bike looking this good and being ridden on the other side of the world. See you out there!

Acrimony has a profile of me up on their website. My favourite store in San Francisco!

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Talking about design

Here’s a quick little poster I made for a design talk I decided to put together for the whole company. People love hearing about design, and it’s important for non-designers (especially if they work in the same company as you do), to understand how and why we do things.

In addition to design talks, I also put together an internal monthly newsletter that we send out to keep people up to date on some of our new projects, experiments, and processes. Many team members really enjoy reading it.

My desk at home. Still stoked about my Herman Miller Chairs I found in an office liquidation warehouse 2 years ago.

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Fun in the Studio

We decided it would be cool to take some pictures of our kits in the studio, but when looking at all of the pictures on white backgrounds, something felt weird. Since the Coyote Bomb Squad is all about having fun, we decided to add some flavor to the pictures. Enjoy!

We’re on Instagram now too!

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Coyote Bomb Squad Kits

Some shots and closeups of our kits. Designed by Jerome Tavé and Chris Wronski. You’ve probably seen us rolling around in them the last couple of months… The primary graphic is the elevation profile from one of our favorite morning rides: riding to the top of Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands to see the sunrise!

One of our favorite details is the little bridge patrol car on the back of the collar. Always a friendly wave as we pass by them on the bridge in the morning!

Chris and I designed the Coyote Bomb Squad Kits. Really happy with how they turned out!

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Found this book for $2. Thanks for telling me about it @boringbeyondcomprehension . Somebody is losing out in this deal, but it’s definitely not me!

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Boat ride with the gang on the Dordogne River near Beaulieu sur Dordogne, May 2015

Good times showing my friends around France earlier this summer :)

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We figured it would be worthwhile to have a nice way to prop up mobile devices, since they are going to replace those bulky landline phones people have on their desks. Laser-engraved wood blocks!