Part of the buzz around the literary scene is built upon the fact that we have an amazing literary journal. I wrote a bit about the infrastructure that is so st...
Vanessa Swenson is a young designer who has relocated back to Spokane after studying design and art history at Montana State University. Her style is organic, a...
The 7th year of Terrain. It's crazy to see that number...SEVEN. As you probably know, Terrain was hosted in it's (soon to be) permanent home this year. I closed...
What is the best part of October? Probably Halloween. Local artist Aaron Abolofia has done a fantastic job with this months wallpaper, embodying all the greatne...
I think we are all still in awe of how awesome this show turned out! It was cool to see some national acknowledgement of the talent as well from Dribbble.com. A...
You've been hearing quite a bit about Bartfest here on Collect. We've been highlighting some of the headlining bands performing the festival and are really exci...
Several months ago I went to Boise and was inspired to write a little about the stark contrast I was faced with between the vibrant, fresh public art there comp...
We missed the official party but it's never too late to celebrate something this exciting! 4,000 Holes (Spokane's best local record store) celebrated 25 years o...
Spokane is full of amazing designers, specifically graphic designers, illustrators and letterers. Something I probably don't need to tell you since you are read...
Bazaar is coming up real quick on June 21st. The location has been moved from the old Wonderbread Factory to right downtown on Main and Wall. This is an amazing...
It's that special time of year! The Spokane Falls Community College Graphic Design Program (my alma mater) struts their stuff before launching a new group of ta...
Today we are starting a fun new series featuring some of Spokane's best locally created branding. Spokane is typically not known for being progressive or partic...
A couple of years ago The Hoods launched. A grassroots branding project featuring local designers and local neighborhoods. It was fun, challenging and a good le...
Halftone 2014 is an EWU associated art and music event in it's second year. Unfortunately, I was behind schedule and missed my chance to help promo it. So, ...
This month's wallpaper is a bit more playful than normal featuring the illustrative work of Laura O'Brien, Laura is a student with a ton of talent about to grad...
Introducing another new amazing young artist making waves in Spokane's digital art community. Darrien Mack is a recent Whitworth grad, a music lover and a new h...
Pretty stoked to see this new hand printed goods shop pop up recently. Aaron Abolofia is behind the hand created designs and one-of-a-kind prints and journals. ...
We introduced you to the amazing David Waters a while back. He's been commissioned to do illustrations for companies like Nike and ESPN. And he's been featured ...
Before I start this post, I have to put out a few disclaimers. I am all about Spokane and how wonderful it is. I wouldn't have started this blog if it weren't s...
The Farm Chicks is a yearly event at the Fairgrounds featuring tons of vendors selling all types of lovely products. Handmade goods, antiques, upcycled furnitur...
Dan Hoerner is a musician originally from Spokane with his most shining resume piece being that he played in the band Sunny Day Real Estate. Rumors started flow...
Our favorite local clothing brand, The Great PNW recently took home an honorable win in the "Store From Scratch" contest on Big Cartel. They showcased their pro...
