Spiekermanntypographic: In this short film, godfather of modern type, Erik Spiekermann talks about how typography is used in the digital domain. via nitingarg
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Inside look at a-day-in-the-life of HTC Highroad’s soigneur, Frits Van Der Heide.
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The Rapha Continental boys take on Triple Crown in Vancouver, Canada. Lots of cycling goodness. Now where’s my bike?
Behind the scenes of Horse Cycles’ craft.
Nice short documentary about the personal work and creative ethos of DreamWorks artists.
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During Jeff Staple’s recent trip to California, he stopped by the Knocksteady office to do a podcast interview. Hear Jeff talk about California, hip-hop, rollerblading, and how NYC is the best-est city in the world.
The always trendy Jeff “Staple” Ng on the origins of the studio, design philosophies, the Reed Space, and inspirations behind Staple. Oh, and he hates to sleep.
MANKIND is a men’s grooming studio founded by Jason Culala & Noel Naguiat. From straight blade shaves to razor sharp fades, these guys have a legit passion & love for their craft.
The speaker at CreativeMornings/Chicago last month was Jason Fried (37signals.com). The event was generously hosted Energy BBDO (energybbdo.com) in downtown Chicago, sponsored by Creative Go-round (creativegoround.com), and hosted by our Chicago organizer, Mig Reyes (migreyes.com).
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A nice little short on the guys that run Greenpoint, Brooklyn’s own Tomcats Barbershop. It’s a place where you can roll up on your Harley, and step in for a period-perfect ’40s or ’50s barbershop haircut by a guy who not only talks the talk, but walks the walk.
Mishka Founders on “How to Make It in America” Collaboration & eyeballs.
At the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, Malcolm Gladwell, author of “Blink” and the upcoming “Outliers,” gives two examples of hard work that later looked like genius. Bill Gates got up at 2am to program as a teenager, while the Beatles played together 1200 times, far more than most bands, before they ever got famous. Success, he believes, is the result of putting your heart and mind into something to create successful, meaningful work.
