01. Nick of All Trades
“Nick Koenig’s East Village apartment is crowded with instruments. In the building where Philip Glass once lived, the recent Tisch grad is now the principle noisemaker. Sprawled across Koenig’s living room are drums, guitars, a harmonica, countless keyboards, even a (highly coveted) vintage Suzuki Omnichord—in short, a lot of loud toys… (Interview)
02. Ten Graphic Design Paradoxes
“I’ve just finished writing a book about graphic design. Yep, just what the world needs — another graphic design book. In my defence, the book is about the stuff that doesn’t get written about much. It deals with subjects like rejection, envy, and plagiarism.” (Design Observer)
03. JOSEFS Brewery
“The JOSEFS Brewery is a small brewery founded in 2002 and located in Sauerland, Germany. It is an integrative and social company. The brewery’s employees are mainly physically handicapped…” (Dieline)
04. Calculators: Japan vs. Germany (above)
“Omron 86R & Braun 4 776 calculators. The Braun’s font is clearly Akzidenz Grotesk, but the closest I can find for the Omron’s font is Univers 53 Extended. Any better ideas? “ (ISO50)
05. Predicting the Retail Bounce-Back
“Have we hit bottom yet? That question is being debated even following the agreement by global leaders at the G-20 Summit in London last week to pump another $1.1 trillion into the International Monetary Fund and take other steps to jump-start the U.S. and world economies.” (Portfolio)
is a 504 page tome chronicling the “Dr” years. ”Braun is not merely a trademark; it stands for an allencompassing concept. For the last five decades, this concept has spawned innovative products with an unprecedented regularity that begs to be explained – especially as the era spanned by the history of Braun design is not exactly one characterized by continuity. Instead, the second half of the 20th century witnessed a dramatic change in living conditions.”
