johnathon_vaughn: Still receiving wonderful feedback from yesterday's @gdcbc @vandesignwk event 'The Value of Design' held inside city council chambers at City Hall. Due to the great response we will be working on making this a series of talks. #civic #design #value Phot
johnathon_vaughn: Sunday Vinyl Cafe. Sonny Clark and Coltrane kicking up the energy levels on a gray day. #BlueNote #vinyl #coffee
johnathon_vaughn: What an honour to stand with such a diverse range of expertise and focus in design. The dialogue on the value of design resonated in city hall today. Thank you to our speakers, the city, and to the attendees of our @gdcbc @vandesignwk event!
johnathon_vaughn: I love never knowing what will be in our lobby next! #hcma #tilt
johnathon_vaughn: Sunday Vinyl. Martha Hayes is warming up the room while a cups Joe warms me up. #vinyl #cafe
johnathon_vaughn: Wonderful to see a range of experience and knowledge coming together for @alepaul's workshop 'Lettering for the Masses' organized by @gdcbc #lettering #design #education #mentorship
johnathon_vaughn: Sunrise is always a meditative observation for me, regardless of the weather. Watching the sky slowly change from black to gray, or drift through shades of indigo before snapping into warmth on a clear morning, the transitions are gorgeous. But the fog br
johnathon_vaughn: Jazz vinyl collection is growing and the design work in jazz continues to inspire! #jazz #vinyl #graphic #type #design
johnathon_vaughn: "Stop worrying about missed opportunities and start looking for new ones." ~I. M. Pei #sunrise #opportunities #carpediem
johnathon_vaughn: Had a great time meeting with @adobe #Creative Jam creatives and sharing our work with interdisciplinary practices @hcma.ca #design #sharing
johnathon_vaughn: Calgary! What a great evening with @acadexperience grad show, brilliant @modelmilk dinner with @adobe #creativejam peeps, live hardcore @shipandanchorpub, and Irish joy with more live music!
johnathon_vaughn: Had some fun immortalizing my dear friend @markbusse aka 'Mr. Stitches' in #Lego. Happy Birthday Mark!
johnathon_vaughn: Fantastic brunch by @jun0k at his pop-up @fieldandsocial to celebrate @markbusse and his latest spin around the sun! #sogood
johnathon_vaughn: "No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit." ~Ansel Adams #good #morning #creative
johnathon_vaughn: My sister makes the BEST CAKES! "Waiter, there's a Hare in my cake!" #easter #dadjokes
johnathon_vaughn: Vinyl Cafe with a fantastic find at a record shop outside of Nanaimo. #vinyl #Sunday #coffee
johnathon_vaughn: A great of friends and music! Dinner with @markbusse @abusse @wee_man_pepper then of to the @theastoriaeastvan for the #verboden music production featuring great local Indy music like @actorsmusic before heading to @commodoreballroom for The Damned. #awes
johnathon_vaughn: "Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That's how the light gets in" ~ Leonard Cohen
johnathon_vaughn: Go for a quiet walk in nature they said. Safe and relaxing they said. 😳⛔️⚠️🤔
johnathon_vaughn: Eating all the seafood! Mussels, Clams, Crab, Oysters, Barnacles, Halibut, Mmmmmm
johnathon_vaughn: The Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet totally lived up to its name today! #rain #wind #rugged #beauty
johnathon_vaughn: Cold beer, Hot fire, Warm wisdom. #trifecta #chill
johnathon_vaughn: Current status: Slower than a slug watching mushrooms grow. #chilling
johnathon_vaughn: Spectacular ocean focused dinner tonight @wolfinthefog! Oysters, steelhead trout, shrimp, tuna, cod, and Arctic char. Thank you chef @nick_nutting for one of the better meals I've had this year.
johnathon_vaughn: "The true joy of a moonlit night is something we no longer understand. Only the men of old, when there were no lights, could understand the true joy of a moonlit night." ~Yasunari Kawabata #tofino #moonlight #understanding
johnathon_vaughn: This is my sister telling the world she will not be held back. With three older brothers, she fought her way to being one of the greatest individuals I have ever met. Smart, funny, compassionate, generous, loving... A beautiful human being. I love my sibl
johnathon_vaughn: "The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too." ~Vincent Van Gogh #storms #pearls of #wisdom
johnathon_vaughn: On a dark and stormy night, I can imagine that this would have been a similar sight before many a shipwreck on the west coast of Vancouver Island. "On November 25, 1915, the three-masted bark Carelmapu was shipwrecked off Gowland Rock, Schooner Cove, on
johnathon_vaughn: Twenty years ago I did a solo trek of the magnificent West Coast Trail. Whenever I return to the west coast of Vancouver Island, I am rocketed back to the incredible sights, sounds, and smells of BC rainforest and Pacific Ocean. This place for me is resto
johnathon_vaughn: Road trip rewards! Pan fried local oysters, killer fish tacos, and polenta fries @sobotofino Chased down with @tofinobrewco Ale #happyplace