
Ben Kiel
Sophie — she doesn’t travel in my bag, but is often carried up the stairs to the office.
Red & Black Muji gel pens — Red pens run my life
Wallet — Cards, sometimes cash, and my card to get into Nebula Coworking (http://nebulastl.com) where my office is.
Sunglasses
iPad — Handy for watching the Tour de France and working.
Sketchbook — Notes, thoughts, scribbles
Keys — Love the Lacie PetiteKey (http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?id=10611) for always having a way to transfer files
Haro Coffee Grinder — Gotta have a way to turn beans from Sump (http://www.sumpcoffee.com) —the shop/roaster right down the street— into the good stuff
Proportion wheel — You never know when you’ll need to make a PMT
H.B. Rouse & Co. Composing stick — Sometimes InDesign just doesn’t cut it.
120 Film — HP5 and Acros 100 — Sometimes digital just doesn’t cut it.
Typer and Lettering pencil case (http://typeandlettering.bigcartel.com/product/type-and-lettering-pencil-case) with more Muji red pens, ethernet cable, glif, another usb key, Copic wide marker, and lens pen — As a recovering Eagle Scout, I tend to be over prepared.
DVI, VGA and Ethernet adaptors — My relationship with Thunderbolt is complicated.
Opinel knife — Handy for cutting up avocados
40gb click wheel iPod — Gotta keep
Avocado — Mid-day snack.
Ultrapod — Stability is underrated.
Planet Bike Superflash — I’d rather be seen than hit.
Plaque Découpée Universelle (http://www.drieswiewauters.eu/graphic/project_13/) — Sometimes you need an overly complicated way to stencil.
Bronica SQ-A camera — I can’t afford a digital sensor this large, so film it is.
Russian cigarettes — A gift from type designer Ilya Ruderman.
Wood type
iPhone 4S — Running Photo-Lettering (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photolettering/id563237000)
Backup HD — One of many.
13″ Macbook Air
Not shown, Muji bag — I have an unhealthy obsession for most things Muji.
Zac
Digging the old school iPod, that dog laying there is funny too haha