The Amazing Designs of Napa Valley

The ocean and relaxed (possibly just to hungover to care) life of the Napa Valley was calling us so we hopped in the car and headed out to have a deserved long weekend catching up with friends and seeing all those amazing places that we love.

As soon as we got to the valley I was amazed at how great the logo design is there. Seriously! Amazing design that is perfectly matched to the brand that it is attached to.

We started out by walking down to the Oxbow for some gourmet tacos and a glass of wine on the patio. The Oxbow is a group of markets...imagine a food court at the mall and increase the class and coolness by like 1000 and you get the Oxbow. The market brand is ingeniously designed and created to match the building so well.

Yum!

We also went down to our old town St. Helena and ran a little race through the vineyards on a pretty typical foggy beautiful morning and came back and had coffee at my favorite coffee shop. This is the great little image that was on my hot cup of coffee.

As I wandered around the little town I thought man they have some skilled designers here.

During our stay we also headed out to Point Reyes and the coast. If you have never been to Point Reyes you must go. This is a cool little rich town that has the friendliest people possibly ever. You walk through the outdoor market and see fresh figs and heirloom tomatoes and all you think is I could live here forever and not want to leave. There is a new little restaurant there that serves goat cheese sandwiches and pumpkin soup in the fall. My husband said that the oysters were amazing.

The ocean was surprisingly clear that day which is a pretty good time to watch for some whales and we saw so many of them. I was pretty crazy that they were still there because normally they have already migrated. A little scary and I am afraid it might be due to global warming.

So the whole trip was well worth the hours driving! It was full of great food, family, wine and independent study of branding. Somethings are not as fun to study in school as they are in the Napa Valley!