Every year our friends at Relay FM raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during the month of September. Since 2019 their efforts have resulted in over $3m being donated. This year they’ve already set a new record and are closing in on $1m.
If you’d like to help, you can donate directly on their fundraising page, or you can buy any kids tee from Cotton Bureau between now and the end of the day Monday, September 30. We will be donating $10 from every kids tee (includes youth, toddler, and infant styles).
As a thank you for your help, we’re including free domestic shipping on all on demand products using the code CB4Kids at checkout.
Every shirt on Cotton Bureau is available in kids styles, so there’s no excuse not to find one you love for back to school season.
Every year Relay FM spends all of September (Childhood Cancer Awareness Month) raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This year they’ve already passed $560,000 on their way to their goal of $700,000. In five years they’ve raised over $3m. Here’s Stephen explaining why they do it.
In case you missed it, we’re recruiting as many designers, communities, brands, and bots as possible to join Cotton Bureau this month. We’ll be giving away an iPhone 16 Pro (and maybe more). Get all the details on the blog.
Earlier this year I had the privilege of visiting Italy, Switzerland, and France, primarily by train. Other than some track sabotage in France that did not affect us, everything was lovely. Zero issues with trains arriving on schedule. Various levels of cleanliness and speed but overall quite effective.
Count me firmly in the camp of improved public transit in America, particularly high-speed trains — even with the promise of more sophisticated and accessible autonomous air and ground transport allegedly coming soon. It would be incredible to be able to travel the country with anything resembling the convenience of getting from Rome to Milan to Zurich to Paris in 10 hours.
Side note: I can’t recommend The Man in Seat 61 enough if you need to know anything train-related for Europe. Invaluable resource.
While we’re partial to Cotton Bureau phone cases, we can’t deny this retro case from Bitmo Lab looks like a ton of fun if you are into the newly-App-Store-approved game emulators.
Every phone case on Cotton Bureau has been updated with support for iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, and iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max. That includes our clear cases, slim cases, tough cases, and MagSafe compatible cases.
To celebrate, for a limited time (16 days), we’re giving you 20% off the new cases and 100% off shipping.
You’ll never have a better chance to try our rugged tough cases with durable polycarbonate exterior and TPU liner or our exquisite clear cases (now available with MagSafe charging) to let your phone’s inner beauty shine.
All Cotton Bureau slim and tough phone cases have deep, in-surface printing that resists scratching, peeling, and fading. (Clear cases are UV-printed — a slightly less durable, more textured printing process.)
Did we mention that our phone cases are printed right here in the US?
Available for order now, shipping as soon as, uh, tomorrow.
Promo ends September 25, don’t miss out! Use code CaseBureau16 at checkout.
P.S. Not picking up a new phone? While prior generations don’t quality for free shipping and 20% off, we have aggressively marked down older models. Be sure to take a look if you need something to give you that new car smell.
We are *so close* to 100,000 unique products on Cotton Bureau (96,397 and counting), but we need your help to make it all the way. Here’s what we’re going to do.
From now until the end of September, all new approved products earn you a chance to win an iPhone 16 Pro.
New t-shirt? It counts as one entry. New phone case, tumbler, or tote bag? One entry each, up to a maximum of 50 new products. As long as you have a Cotton Bureau account in good standing, you’re gold. Please note, we’ll be keeping a close eye on what is being sent in. We still want your best stuff. And don’t even think about having chatGPT do your homework.
Oh, every sale of a new product creates one (1) additional entry. Again, limit of 50 entries for new product sales. Maximum of 100 entries per person (50 new products + 50 sales of new products). Yeah?
Wait. Before you head out, there’s one more thing you should know. The only way to get to 100,000 products on Cotton Bureau is if we all work together. To encourage a spirit of camaraderie and interdependence, there’s a twist.
If we get to 100K, we’re going to 4X (!!) the prizes.
In addition to the iPhone 16 Pro, we’re also going to give away the latest generation iPad mini, Apple Watch, and AirPods. We’ll be randomly selecting four winners from all eligible entries (maximum one prize per person).
You have until the end of September to complete this mission. Good luck. We’re counting on you. You might want to tell your team, er, friends.
We’re back after a hot summer hiatus. Did you miss us?
Vernazza, Italy (photo by Cotton Bureau)
Creative Works East
It’s not too late to buy tickets for Creative Works East. Some of our best friends will be speaking including Jessica Hische, Kelli Anderson, Meg Lewis, Noah Jacobus, and Rogie King. (It doesn’t hurt that Josh Horton knows how to throw a mean conference. Hi Josh!) Also if you would like to be on our list of friends, we’re accepting applications.
Speaking of BrandNew, we’re suckers for anything design + sports, so here’s a light chaser. Anyone who grew up watching the Mighty Ducks movies will certainly appreciate the return of the flying v. (Quack.)
While we’re talking movies, I can’t help but weigh in on the Kleon family movie night with a hard agree. We’ve been running a (much less meticulously documented) Friday night homemade pizza + movie party for at least five years, and it’s super tough to find something we can all enjoy.
Is Mr Beast a fraud? I mean, yes, of course. But you should check out this video showing his deeply cynical approach anyway. Maybe share it with people you know who have kids who might be watching.
We had the privilege of seeing the premier of Tony and Taylor’s first YouTube video in eight years this weekend at XOXO (😢). Definitely worth a watch. You might see something that isn’t quite like the others. 😉
