For my partner’s recent birthday, I made a fun-colored U-lock cozy for his bike. When first inspired by this notion, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to go for something more anthropomorphic, or abstract for new bike accessory. Luckily, he’s not one of those guys that shirks at the idea of owning something cutesy, so I didn’t have that as a limitating factor. Experimenting with several ideas, I finally decided on the abstract.

One of his favorite sayings is, “I like some cute in my evil”. I feel like this brightly-colored tentacled lock surrounding his bike fits the bill.