We loooove getting surprise goodies in the mail. This from our new friends from Portland, Jolby. Jolby is design team Josh and Colby. Josh + Colby = Jolby. Awesome. Super sweet crew, we met them up in Portland on our trip up there last month. Here are some shots of their limited edition zines and prints, enjoy!

We love getting snail mail… if you are so inclined, here you go! Only lovely things please.
Poketo HQ
510 South Hewitt Street
#506
Los Angeles, CA
90013

Looking forward to a little chill out this weekend. Garden seems to be in bloom now, these tomatoes and red bells we just picked. Is it true that there is more vitamin C with freshly picked vegetables? Happy Friday everyone.

An incredible collaboration and fundraiser comes to life. Grammy nominated singer/songwriter, Neko Case is auctioning off her killer 1967 Mercury Cougar for one of our favorite non-profit organizations, 826 National. 826 National is a non-profit dedicated to helping students, ages 6-18, with creative writing and helping teachers getting their kids get excited about writing!

We are super excited that Neko asked us to be part of this fundraiser. As if her car was not enough to get people excited, she wanted to invite her favorite peeps to fill it with goodies. We are honored to be part of this. All proceeds of the sale/auction of the car will go directly to fund 826 Nationals programs and chapters across the country. Bidding for Neko’s amazing car will begin in the coming months so stay tuned.

In the meantime, you can support 826 now by purchasing the Poketo Mercury Cougar-Rama Muscle Car-’splosion tee shirt designed by Neko Case for this special fundraiser! Yes, Neko Case hand drew these two designs for 826 and Poketo! Singer, songwriter, and artist–Wow.

Check out the special edition Neko Case x Poketo shirts at 826national.org. Learn more about the auction and check out more pics of this famed 67′ Mercury at nekocase.com/auction. The video below is super cute, super cool and explains it all… and, did you spot it, Neko is wearing a Poketo tee!!

Poketo is a lot of fun and games… when you think about it, our hardworking crew have a pretty fun job. How often can you say that your job entails cutting letters out of cardboard in to 3-D shapes and painting them bright colors? And then continue to brag by saying that we are taking a caravan road trip down to San Diego Comic Con, build a little booth with these letters and hang out with crazy fanatics. It’s all good.

Come say hi, we’ll be at booth #4634. Another year of crazy fans. Love it.

When I travel, I carry about 5 different analog and digital cameras with me. Each one produces a different look and feel and also makes me shoot in different styles too. Here are a bunch of spontaneous shots with my very small Harinezumi 2 digital video and still camera. I love the post processed look and the fact I can keep it in my pocket, it’s perfect that I can carry this along with my other larger Nikon DSLR. Before I start nerding out even more… enjoy.