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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Fifteeen New DDC Action Caps

WE GONNA KEEP GOING: I was so excited to unleash all these NEW DDC Action Caps a couple weeks back, but held off to due to the current situation with the Covid-19 virus outbreak. And as we all settle in to ride this out, I'm still buying records, and books, and puzzles and goodies. Surprisingly. So today, I said "Aw, fuck it, let's put 'em up." And that's what we are doing. We are still shipping, people! And thank you for the continued DDC merch orders. Here's fifteen new DDC Action Caps to check out! Stay indoors, stay busy, stay healthy and stay vigilant, friends...

New "Various" DDC Action Caps












Ordering Details:

Patriotic Star - Chambray/White Mesh $32.99 USD
DDC Stars-n-Stripes - Royal/White Mesh $32.99 USD
DDC Stars-n-Stripes - Chambray 6-Panel Foam $32.99 USD














New "State Stack" DDC Action Caps









Ordering Details:

��2017 DDC Dry Goods Div., Merch Dept., Portland, Ore.

SOLD THEM OUT IN 1080 SECONDS!!!

EIGHTEEN MINUTES WAS ALL IT TOOK: And they were GONE.

So, friends, animals, watch weirdos and the like, we ALREADY HAVE A NEW ORDER GOING, and we'll have a pink up soon for the pre-ordering. Stay tuned for an announcement on my Instagram as soon as the dust settles from this ape shit morning.

Some data:

- The watches are $84.99, with $13 shipping & handling.

- The first run was 250 watches.

- Another order is in, and we'll have a pre-order link set up soon.

STAY TUNED, and thanks for the interest this morning! WE ARE BLOWN AWAY!

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Check Out Those Details!

Here's a big gallery to see what the watch and packaging look like:

NOW SHIPPING: Raconteurs' "Miami, 11-10-19" Poster!

Product Details:
01. Printed on thick, durable, uncoated white 100# cover stock poster paper!

02. Two colors! Inspired by Raconteurs "Help Me Stranger" record cover! So green!

03. 18" x 24' in dimension.

04. Proudly printed by our Portland buddies at Seizure Palace!

05. Hand-numbered, using our patented freehand technique.

06. Insanely limited edition of 25 from our stash! GOING FAST.

07. Shipped in a 3" x 24' BEEFY kraft poster tube! Reusable.

08. Two free white plastic end puck thingies.


Ordering Details:

NOW SHIPPING: Raconteurs' "Denver, 10-9-19" Poster!

Product Details:
01. Printed on thick, durable, uncoated white 100# cover stock poster paper!

02. Three colors! Inspired by Raconteurs "Help Me Stranger" record cover!

03. 18" x 24' in dimension.

04. Proudly printed by our Portland buddies at Seizure Palace!

05. Hand-numbered, using our patented freehand technique.

06. Insanely limited edition of 25 from our stash! GOING FAST.

07. Shipped in a 3" x 24' BEEFY kraft poster tube! Reusable.

08. Two free white plastic end puck thingies.


Ordering Details:

2019 DDC Fall Tour!!!

NOW SHIPPING: Raconteur Posters! Seattle, 7/18/19 & Portland, 7/21/19!

Product Description:
We got to do a couple posters for The Raconteurs! Saw the show last night here in Portland out at Edgefield and got to see the ROCK AND ROLL up close! Thank you to Patrick Keeler, Roe Peterhans and Sarah Stawski for help on the posters. And to Seizure Palace for printing them! And to Brendan, Little Jack, Big Jack and all the crew we got to meet last night! And Dave from Grand Rapids! (Listening to Whirlwind Heat right now!) Okay, let's talk posters...

Today, we���re offering a LIMITED EDITION of 75 of our "The Raconteurs, Seattle, 7/18/19" and ""The Raconteurs, Portland, 7/21/19" posters���right here, right now. GO!

AND HEY, limit of two posters per order! Be cool, be cool. If someone swoops in and buys a mess of them, then we reserve the right to edit the order back down to two posters.

"The Raconteurs, Seattle, 7/18/19" Rock Poster

Product Details:
01. Printed on thick, durable, uncoated white 100# cover stock poster paper!

02. Two colors! Inspired by Emerald City!

03. 18��� x 24��� in dimension.

04. Proudly printed by our Portland buddies at Seizure Palace!

05. Hand-numbered, using our patented freehand technique.

06. Insanely limited edition of 75 from our stash! GOING FAST.

07. Shipped in a 3��� x 24��� BEEFY kraft poster tube! Reusable.

08. Two free white plastic end puck thingies.


Ordering Details:
$50.00 (+$11 Shipping, Extra Thick Tube, U.S.A. only.)

The Fine Print:

For customers using PayPal, click the link above they'll take it from there. For customers who aren't using PayPal, send us an email to "orders(at)draplin.com" and we'll get back to you with an address to ship the funds to. We accept money orders and cold hard cash, so, get with it, man! All orders are shipped out as fast as we can. Usually a couple days after the order comes in. We ship everything USPS "First Class" rates. If you want quicker shipping, contact us and we can ramp it up to USPS Priority, or whatever you need. We aim to please!

International Orders:
We cover the shipping in the states, but charge the basics for international orders. Before you place the order through our PayPal account, send us an email to "orders(at)draplin.com" and we'll get you a shipping quote for the goods you are interested in. As simple as that! Thanks!

��2019 DDC Dry Goods Div., Merch Dept., Portland, Ore.

HIGH NOON: The Raconteurs Posters!

HIGH NOON, YOU SUNDAY DRIVERS!!!

OUR FOURTH SKILLSHARE CLASS: "21 Tips for Speeding Up Your Design Workflow" is out!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: We���re FIRED UP to announce our fifth Skillshare class, ���Design Like Draplin: 21 Tips for Speeding Up Yer Design Workflow��� is OUT NOW and class is in session!

Things get WEIRD in this one! Dastardly details, nerdy notions, extreme efficiencies, persnickety persnicketrons, granular glaniculars, crafty crags and THINGS to think about BEFORE you start a project, DURING your project and then AFTER you���ve wrapped a project up. This is all about setting things up the right way, so you���ve got things dialed. Stuff I had to learn the hard way, along the way. Let us arm you with good practices! This stuff is LETHAL! Start smart, work smart, end smart!

The link to our new class is ���skl.sh/draplin5���...GO!!!

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AND HEY: Don't forget our first four classes, either:

01. "Logo Design with Draplin: Secrets of Shape, Type and Color"

02. "Circular Logo Design: Combine Type & Icons in a Classic Shape"

03. "Customizing Type: Creating Wordmarks That Work"

04. "Situation Iteration: Iterating with Shape, Style, and Color"

Dig in, people, dig in deep!

Winter���s Cold Bones Listening List

01. Jeff Tweedy - Warm

02. TransChamps - Double Exposure

03. The Cure - Disintegration

04. The White Stripes - Live at The Gold Dollar

05. Dead Kennedys - Bedtime For Democracy

06. Black Flag - Loose Nut

07. Toxic Holocaust - An Overdose of Death

08. Queen - Greatest Hits I, II & III

09. Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady

10. Feral Ohms - S/T

11. Bobby Bare Jr. - From the End of Your Leash

12. The Delines - The Imperial

13. The Delinkes - Extras From ���The Imperial���

14. The Jesus Lizard - Bang

15. Lenguas Largas - Come On In

16. Deep Purple - Who Do We Think We Are

17. Deep Purple - Machine Head

18. Deep Purple - In Rock

19. Deep Purple - Shades of Deep Purple

20. J Mascis - Elastic Days

21. Mudhoney - Digital Garbage

22. Guided By Voices - August By Cake

23. Guided By Voices - The Bears For Lunch

24. The Sea and Cake - Any Day

25. Howlin Rain - The Alligator Bride

26. Chris Crofton - Hello It's Me

27. Spiritualized - And Nothing Hurt

28. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks. - Sparkle Hard

29. Le Zeppelin - How The West Was Won

30. Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Wolf of the Cosmos

31. Sonic Youth - Bad Moon Rising

32. Replacements - All Shook Down

33. Bill Evans - From Left To Right

34. Mark Kozelek - Mark Kozelek Sings Favorites

35. The Bottle Rockets - Bit Logic

36. Dead Meadow - Howls From The Hills

37. Wilco - Schmilco

38. Tripping Daisy - Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb

39. The Sonics - Boom

40. The Greenhornes - Sewed Soles

41. Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense and Peppermints

42. The Hold Steady - Almost Killed Me

43. The Beatles - Let It Be

44. Bob Dylan - Planet Waves

45. Bob Dylan - Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid

46. Swervedriver - Mezcal Head

47. Steve Earle - El Coraz��n

48. Richmond Fontaine - Don���t Skip Out On Me

49. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People

50. R.E.M. - Eponymous

Autumn's Splendor Listening List

01. The Amazing - Ambulance

02. The Amazing - Gentle Stream

03. The Amazing - In Transit

04. The Amazing - Picture You

05. Mudhoney - Digital Garbage

06. Bottle Rockets - Bit Logic

07. Guided By Voices - The Bears For Lunch

08. Guided By Voices - Space Gun

09. Spiritualized - And Nothing Hurt

10. The Flaming Lips - Lightning Strikes The Postman (Remix 2016)

11. New Radiant Storm King - August Revital

12. Mount Eerie - Ocean Roar

13. Keene Brothers - Blue and Boogie Shoes

14. Mark Kozelek - Mark Kozelek

15. Aretha Franklin - Aretha Now

16. The Jayhawks - Back Roads and Abandoned Motels

17. Old 97s - Love The Holidays

18. The Delines - The Imperial (Over and over...)

19. Howlin Rain - Mansion Songs

20. King Tuff - The Other

21. Eric Matthews - The Imagination Stage

22. Nels Cline - Lovers

23. Melvins - Pinkus Abortion Technician

24. Rough Francis - MSP3: Counter Attack

25. Josh Rouse - Love in the Modern Age

26. Howlin Rain - The Alligator Bride

27. Sleep - The Sciences

28. Deep Purple - In Rock

29. The Sea and Cake - Any Day

30. Chris Crofton - Hello It's Me

31. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks. - Sparkle Hard

32. Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Wolf of the Cosmos

33. Replacements - Live at Maxwell's

34. St. Johnny - High As A Kite

35. Buffalo Tom - Quiet and Peace

36. Buffalo Springfield - Retrospective: The Best Of...

37. Poison Idea - Feel The Darkness

38. The Dirtbombs - Horndog Fest

39. Low - Double Negative

40. J Mascis - Elastic Days