Features Ritual declaration of self interest: This is Willamette Week's festival. I work for Willamette Week. I was involved in some of the very early planning meetings. I am in no way able to report on this impartially, but I'll do my best, It was, we were reminded many times throughout the day, a "beta test."Portland Digital eXperience—or PDX—the new tech arm of WW's MusicfestNW kicked off at the ...   More

Books Most new products are designed to fill a need, create a new market or just make something better. Aaron Draplin’s product is none of these things. It’s three staples, paper and cardboard with a    More

Arts & Books Fifty and Fifty is a neat group art collaboration based out of New York, in which designers from all 50 states illustrate their state's motto. The honor of visualizing Oregon was bestowed upon Aaron Draplin of Draplin Design Co. (he's the designer behind Field Notes as well as a bunch of other familiar logos around town), who concocted this charming design to covey the maxim, "She flies with her own ...   More