Design and My Daily Routine

by Jason Caldeira

My dad is the most ritualistic person I’ve ever known. Every day since I can remember he’s followed the same early morning routine: workout, shower, shave, pour self a giant glass of orange juice, read paper. Other than seemingly insignificant tweaks over the years, his routine has remained largely untouched. I’ve always envied this. Routine for some people can seem like a rut, but to me routine is just a way that people live their lives on their terms. This is what I do, this is when I do it. Why? ‘Cause I want to, that’s why.

This got me thinking about my routine. What do I tend to do/use on a daily basis that I’m not even really aware of? In my self-analysis I realized I depend on several icons of product/graphic design to get my day started.

In no particular order, my top 10 list of design icons that I use ritualistically everyday:

When Good Design Plays
With Bad Design

by Jason Caldeira

I’m a ritualistic coffee drinker. I love it. It’s the nectar of gods. Black coffee, mind you…none of this flavored latte soy sugary melted ice cream coffee that’s become so popular with the kids. So I’m constantly looking for better ways to make a really good, simple cup of black coffee. Enter Eva Solo CafeSolo™, the most gorgeous little piece of caffeine weaponry I’ve ever come across. And the kicker: it makes a damn good cup o’ joe.