When you leave the student life behind, what happens to your mind? Reading, writing, and brainstorming. These things still happen. Pursuing passions. Mapping the season. Doodling when words fail. We...

Have you ever received a message that a past you sent your future self? 

On a whim I decide to sit and have lunch out.All I have is my wallet, jacket, and TRAVELER'S notebook.Most days when I buy lunch at work, I wait around...

When Omoi first opened in 2006, buying a Japanese planner online in the states was a literal impossibility! Year after year, we prided ourselves on importing a small and interesting...

Greetings Cam aka Baomii! Thank you for your time doing this interview with our online/content director Monk. You're a prominent illustrator on multiple channels of the internet, who's designed loads...

There's something about this time of year that comes as a surprise. The passing of August to September happens quietly enough, and suddenly everything seems to shift. If you're a...

Drumroll please... The latest installment of Omoi's print newsletter, HEAVY, is now available at the shop. Hooray! Inside you'll find reflections and snapshots from recent times at the shop. Goes great...

Today I just need to get outside. Go somewhere.⁠ Move my body.⁠ ⁠ Move my bodyyy. ⁠The sun is too sweet.⁠ This is hooky weather in hooky season. ⁠ Head...

We at Omoi are happy to present HEAVY vol. 0 ! A print newsletter that plays off the multiple meanings inherent in our name by reflecting and collecting the times...

Hi Eric, welcome to this textual interview with Monk. Thanks for taking the time to do this. You're a graphic designer, illustrator, and expert screenprinter who, from the looks of...