Cody Haltom:
I’m a designer residing in Austin, Texas, working in art direction, visual identity, illustration, print, and interactive design.
I love how you can see his work reflected on his desk. Elements of typography, graphic design and print are all visible.
Original source: From Your Desks, via Minimal Desks.
Submission from Paul Stanton:
I telework from home full time and have converted our utility room into a small sanctuary away from the noise of my 15 month old. The desk is an untreated pine dining table which fits nicely into the space, the obligatory collection of fruit branded hardware and aeron chair.
Want to share yours? Submit your own desk.
On submissions and you lovely readers
I owe much of the success this site has seen in recent months to you, the readers. Your support, kindness and engagement have been inspirational. In particular, your submissions help enormously. They help elevate Simple Desks above the run of the mill workspace blogs that litter the internet, and for that I am very, very grateful. They are so important for one simple reason: they represent authenticity. Achievable, authentic simplicity. They form a kind of antidote against some of the more contrived, extravagant desks that appear here, and strike a nice balance between functionality and beauty. Without them, Simple Desks would roam dangerously close to a desk porno site, and that isn’t what I want. So thank you for all your submissions thus far, and please keep them coming.
I’ve updated the submit page with a much clearer set of submission guidelines. I really encourage you to have a look, even if you don’t intent to submit - they might give you an insight into how I select ones to publish. Finally, another small piece of news: from now on, all submissions that don’t make the cut will be posted in the new ‘Unseen Submissions’ Pinterest board.
Thanks guys for the continued support.
Alexis Mire:
Our neighbors moved away yesterday and gave us a few stray items of furniture, including these two matching desks. So Ryan helped me renovate the solarium into a little workspace. I played with designs all night and finally decided on this for now.
I’m a big fan of this sort of desk setup. I use a CD rack to store (amongst the obvious) stationary and all manner of tools I use to work. Alexis takes a similar approach and I like the result.
Original source: Flickr (Alexis Mire), via Lalucid Dreamer.
Weekly Remainders: time to get your hands dirty
Some germs, outdoor offices, space saving tips and an infographic: it’s this week’s remainders.
- Why Women’s Workspaces Have More Germs & Where You Should Be Cleaning: The title is misleading - the advice here is useful to all. Keeping a workplace clean is important, and this gives a few insights into the areas which accumulate the most - often unseen - dirt. From Apartment Therapy.
- Why Aren’t We All Working In Outdoor Offices Like These?: Some interesting and thoughtful musings on the practicality and possible future of outdoor workspaces. From Fast Company.
- How Can I Make The Most of My Meager Desk Space?: An excellent and detailed guide to making the most of your workspace - however small it may be. From Lifehacker.
- Creating the Ultimate Home Office Infographic: A nice, if simplistic look at the overall trends surrounding workspaces, presumably across the USA. From Apartment Therapy.
Every week there are a ton of entries that don’t get posted. Sometimes, they don’t quite match the focus of the site, or I don’t feel their quality merits inclusion. The best of these remainders are featured every Friday.
