- Website
- http://newleafdesign.com/
- Description
- I am a freelance graphic designer and illustrator who lives in SW Washington State. I am more interested in cars from a design and visual standpoint as well as how they intersect culture and daily living. I should be in no way confused with "gearhead," "pistonhead," or any other kind of head. Cars are cool, but for reasons way more interesting to me than engine displacement, 0-60 times, or suspension tuning.
![They just eased Covid restrictions here in the Evergreen State, so Ms. D and I decided to do something last night we hadn’t done in ages: head over to our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Corolla-comparo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Comparison: 2013 vs. 2020 Corolla – Put on an Angry Face")
![I’ll confess, I’m always a little excited when I get to rent a car. I say this even though I know I’m probably going to wind up with some drab, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Tempo-1-collage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Rental Review: 1993 Ford Tempo GL- Absolutely, Positively, and Without a Doubt the Worst Car I’ve Ever Driven")
![Well, here it is, folks…the last COAL feature about cars I’ve owned. It’s a bittersweet moment for me. This has been a fun ride and I’ve so appreciated the comments […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200217_160251170_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2008 Scion xD- I’m Not Sure What the Point Is (But I Like It)")
![Every Sunday morning I head to Starbucks to do a little sketching and enjoy a really strong Americano. Here in Battle Ground, like so many areas in suburban Clark County, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/VW-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: A Starbucks VW Two-fer")
![Yep, this week’s installment is about a Toyota Corolla- one of the most-recognized cars in the world. Truth be told, so much has been said and written about this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_20200222_155323573_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2013 Toyota Corolla LE- Vanilla, with Extra Sprinkles")
![When it comes to buying cars, there are only two things I really want to have: small size and bullet-proof reliability. If you’ve been reading my posts, it will […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/MG_2013.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2009 Toyota Yaris Sedan- Thinking Small")
![Back in 1989, Ms. D and I drove our Celica down to the Bay Area to visit my brother for Thanksgiving. He was attending Stanford at the time and living […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img381.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Cars of the San Francisco Bay Area – 1989")
![Much has been written about how Japanese cars, especially Hondas and Toyotas, reached the zenith of their quality and refinement during the period from the late 1980s through the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/DSC06502.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Honda Accord LX- Looking Back through a Heather Mist")
![There were two formative chapters in my life that should have made me think a lot harder about the car purchase that came after the Tercel. First, having lived […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Teaser-shot.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1994 Saturn SL- Drinking the Kool-Aid")
![Remember “stripper” cars? I don’t think there are any new cars on the market today that truly qualify as a “stripper” in the sense that I remember them. Just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Tercel-art-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1991 Toyota Tercel- The Stripper")
![While Lincoln City, Oregon, boasts the world’s shortest river (the “D” River…look it up) it may have one of the world’s longest main drags for a town its size. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Strieby-celica-feature-image.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1979 Toyota Celica GT Liftback- Oh What A (Sinking) Feeling!")
![(welcome our new Sunday COAL series contributor, Matt S.) Maybe this doesn’t even need stating, but breathing is a really important function. This is true for cars as well […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img980.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1981 Mazda GLC 4-door Sedan – Respiratory Failure")
