DRAPLIN DESIGN CO.

Draplin Design Co Pretty Much Everything is a mid career survey of work case studies inspiration road stories lists maps how tos and advice from Aaron James Draplin the Bernie Sanders of Graphic Design Wired Aaron James Draplin lets the simplicity and universality he found in Lego toys as a child guide his work designing corporate logos and other work for companies like Nike and the New York Times plus snowboards posters and a slew of other projects Globe and Mail Esquire Ford Motors Burton Snowboards The Obama administration While all of these brands are vastly different they share at least one thing in common a teeny little bit of Aaron James Draplin one of the new school of influential graphic designers who combine the power of design social media entrepreneurship and DIY aesthetic to create a successful business and way of life Draplin Design Co includes examples of his work posters record covers logos and presents the process behind his design with projects like Field Notes and the Things We Love State Posters Draplin also offers valuable advice and hilarious commentary that illustrates how much more goes into design than just what appears on the page Draplin writes in his introduction I made this stuff my life When someth