Cognitive Surplus Studio

Main Blog: www.cognitive-surplus.tumblr.com - process shots & behind the scenes

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Notebooks for the lab, the field, and everywhere.

https://cognitive-surplus.com/collections/notebooks

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Brand new Retro Science pencil bags made with eco-friendly recycled canvas by Cognitive Surplus

https://cognitive-surplus.com/collections/pencil-bags-zipper-pouches

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Beautiful notebooks inspired by science.

https://cognitive-surplus.com/collections/notebooks

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Bound Engineering Grid Notebooks by Cognitive Surplus.

https://cognitive-surplus.com/collections/the-engineer

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Packing orders - every order gets packed up by hand like this.

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Rainy fall day provisions. Huge cup of coffee in a Mega Mug of science and a good book. #coffee #book #science #megamug #fall

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Science mugs by Cognitive Surplus

https://cognitive-surplus.com/collections/mugs

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Designed with classic images from scientific disciplines, these notebooks are built to ignite your curiosity. Be inspired to take beautiful notes, write elegant proofs, and draft ingenious novels.

https://cognitive-surplus.com/pages/notebooks

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Science wax seal kits for sealing your correspondence, wedding invitations for your awesomely nerdy wedding, or giving your desk some vintage science flair. 

http://cognitive-surplus.com/collections/wax-seal-kits

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Just over a week ago, I met the coolest high schooler ever. Her name is Stella and not only does she know how to express her love of science (as you can see above), she designed a brilliant math mug for Cognitive Surplus. 

Stella attended the Los Angeles Math Circle at UCLA where she first learned about factorials. After wondering about zero factorial (0!), she figured out that it equaled one and thereby reasoned that “making no choice is a choice in itself!” She made a version of this mug for her dad for Father’s Day before collaborating with Cognitive Surplus to make the one shown here. You can read her story behind the design in her own words on their website.

I met Stella at the writing workshop as part of West Coast Science Communication Retreat (aka #SciCommCamp). The world is totally a better place with curious minds like hers in it - as clearly evidenced by her taste in tardigrades. ;)

- Summer

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AAH we had such fun working with Stella on this one!! 

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And so begins trade show season. #AmericasMart #atlanta #ferriswheel (at SkyView Ferris Wheel)

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...more waterfalls in a place that scarcely looks real. #skogafos #iceland #waterfall

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A year of new territory and many many waterfalls. #godafoss #waterfall #iceland

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Onward!! #iceland #clouds #onward

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Low tide and some chilly seagulls on the walk to the grocery store. #NYC #jerseycity #lowtide (at Hudson River,)

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#OregonCoast #beach

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Heavy skies. #iceland