I was asked to participate in What Do You Carry, a website for creatives to show off some of the objects they can’t live without and use in their day-to-day lives. While this doesn’t include everything I use it gives you an idea of the “basics”. Be sure to check out @whatdoyoucarry for other creatives’ lists.

• 1. Lacoste City Casual Large Messenger
• 2. Knockoff Ray-Ban Wayfarers
• 3. HB pencil
• 4. Timex T2N107 watch w/ J.Crew dark pumpkin military strap
• 5. Moleskine Cahier Plain Journal
• 6. Apple iPhone 4 w/ Incase Snap Case
• 7. Clarks Originals Desert Boot Taupe Suede
• 8. 17″ MacBook Pro

If you’re like me, and have a MacBook (Pro), you probably didn’t pick the MacBook just because it’s stylish but I bet it helped. In general, I think graphic designers are fairly stylish people. After all, visuals and appearance are our job—so why is it then that there aren’t a lot of nice laptop bags for us to put our MacBooks in? In the last year, I’ve been on and off looking for cases and have found a ton of options. I’ve narrowed them down to some of my favourites (in no particular order).

• 1. be.ez LEvertigo
• 2. Chrome Bags Sleeve
• 3. Rainer Spehl Wooden Laptop Case
• 4. Hard Graft 2UNFOLD
• 5. Incase Canvas Vertical Sling
• 6. iSkin SOHO