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Erik Spiekermann

Legendary type designer Erik Spiekermann talks type with frog, expounding
on the beauty - and the difficulty - of designing numbers.

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Who's Your City?

Love this line from Clay Shirky: "Anyone who's predicting the decline of big cities has already met their spouse."

Ps. ...and check out Richard Florida's bestseller, from which I borrowed the title: http://creativeclass.com/whos_your_city/

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The New Brand Continuum

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Public Bicycles in Paris

There was a definite up-tick in bicycle usage in Paris that I noticed on a recent visit compared to a few years ago. High gas prices have probably contributed to that - gas is $10/gallon equivalent there, so quit complaining about $4. But also the mayor of Paris has instituted a fantastic bicycle rental system called the Velib.

It works like this:

Stocks of bicycles are placed all over Paris at special rack stations.

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You Can Only Have One Brand: Advertising by Ambassador

"We do not trust brands anymore. We trust individuals: friendly, familiar authority figures with whom we feel great affinity. These are the people we trust and those from whom we would always welcome honest suggestions and tips, and when they are spontaneous or clearly disclosed even those of commercial nature."

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Design Icons: The SPIEGEL Canteen

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