Thinking of Japan

It's been hard to think about my light-hearted, free-spirited travels lately when so much devastation is going on in the world. With a friend living in Japan, I've thought about this disaster a lot lately. (He's okay and far enough North to not have been affected from the disaster, thank goodness.) It's hard to know what to do especially when we're so far away, but anything helps. There are lots of great organizations you can donate to, especially in the design community, and I chose to do so at This Paper Ship. They offer two beautiful prints you can buy and donate 90% of the proceeds to the American Red Cross's aid effort in Japan. I chose this one:

but this one is stunning as well:

If you're interested, you can still get a print for yourself here.Or check out this great fundraiser from the girls at Utterly Engaged to donate.