Today was the first day back at the advertising agency after being out for a two week vacation. My mind felt a little blurry as I tried to get reorganized. I was sitting at my desk today and I thought it might be kind of fun to share my little home away from home with my new readers. I always love to see what other people have done with their spaces, especially small spaces where you have to get creative. Sorry, the images were taken with my iPhone, so the quality isn’t all that great.
image left: a view of some of the stuff I have pinned to my wall. Yes that is a joke from a piece of bazooka gum. top right: my Dean & Deluca mug I got from my dear friend Miss Jane. bottom right: my little hamburger eraser and a calendar to start the new year.
top left: hello kitty stamp and a cupcake I made at a ceramic painting shop. bottom left: one of the famous doodles from my creative director Doug. image right: a recent letterpress print and cowboy boots. (my boots came in the mail today. What a nice way to start the day. Thanks Hautelook)
image top: a close up view of one of my silkscreen prints. Print is titled “Eat your vegetables” and I love the irony in the image. Print was the work of a classmate in college, Shannon. image bottom: a close up view of one of my own silkscreen prints. I have a thing with typography.
image left: stacks of resource magazine and an original drawing from one of my best friends. (John over at adesignmafia) top right: yup, that’s twitter! bottom left: a print that was given to me by John while he was visiting Portland.
I try to fill my space with small things that bring back a lot of memories. I also try to fill my workspace with lots of color and things that I can hang rather than set on my desk. I hope you enjoy a little peak into my second home. Agency life can be stressful and fast-paced. Keeping yourself surrounded by people you adore and things you love makes everything worth while.
I’m curious what other people’s work spaces look like. Feel free to share. If you have a to-die-for space I’d love to feature you on my blog.