Designer Jeff Sheldon started Ugmonk in 2008, and it makes "analog tools for a distracted world," including the Analog card system, journals and notebooks, pens and office accessories.
Ugmonk is an independent design studio that Jeff Sheldon started in 2008. It's now a four-person team in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, where its products are designed and shipped. It has no investors and says it has served 150,000+ customers in 85 countries. Its main line is Analog, a card-based system for focusing on daily tasks, along with journals, notebooks and desk accessories. Previewer covers the Layflat Notebook ($18) and the Analog kit now sold as the Analog Daily Focus Kit (Walnut) for $69.
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Designer Jeff Sheldon started Ugmonk in 2008. It's still independent, with no investors.
Downingtown, Pennsylvania, where its four-person team designs and ships its products.
A card-based productivity system: daily task cards in a desktop holder, designed to help you focus on your most important work. Kits on ugmonk.com include the $29 Analog Starter Kit and the $69 Analog Daily Focus Kit (Walnut).
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