I am often inspired by Timbuk2. I’m a proud owner of one of their laptop bags and oddly hope that one day it will break just so I can design a new one of my own. Of course I’ve had this thing for almost 4 years now and it’s not wearing through at any points yet.
Their web site seems fun, friendly and light; which I have always assumed reflects their corporate personality. Take for example their Product Guarantee, which covers all defects but…
If your Timbuk2 product is otherwise damaged in the course of normal (or abnormal) wear and tear, you may not qualify for our warranty replacement, but we’re sure you’ve got a great story to go along with the marks.
Even their gift certificates are fun and realize the strength of their brand.
Recently, in another moment of hip and fun attitude, they released the Macbook Air Sleeve.
sleeve link via the ever cool, metacool
You should definitely visit their store in San Francisco when you’re out here. They’ve done a great job with that too.
Oh, and congratulations on the new gig – I’m excited to see what comes out of Mozilla Messaging. Have you looked at the integration Flock has been doing between webmail and social network messaging?
Ian
Sweet. Look forward to buying one for my Thinkpad X310 in a year and a half
@ian: I’ll check out the store next time I’m in SF. Thanks dude. I haven’t seen what Flock has done wrt that; will check that out too!
@luis: i can’t wait to see that