Bred from the loins of the proud Midwest, Aaron Draplin was squeezed out in Detroit, in the year 1973 to the proud parents of Jim and Lauren Draplin. His studio, The Draplin Design Co., finally stepped out on its own four hairy feet in the fall of 2004. He rolls up his sleeves for Coal Headwear, Union Binding Co., Richmond Fontaine, Esquire, Nike, Wired, Dinosaur Jr, Timberline, Chunklet, Eaux Claires Music Festival, Poler, Incase, Sub Pop Records, Fender, Marc Maron, Cobra Dogs, Jill Soloway, Sasquatch Music Festival, Rhett Miller, Old 97s, Jason Isbell, Nixon Watches, Bernie Sanders, Patagonia, Target, Chris Stapleton, NASA/JPL, John Hodgman, Ford Motor Company, Woolrich and even the Obama Administration, if you can believe that. In 2007, he co-founded Field Notes, the legendary memo book brand that is sold worldwide.