US Tops Nation Brands Index →

Monocle interviews nation branding expert Simon Anholt, who talks about America topping the Anholt-GFK Roper Nation Brands Index and what it takes for a country to rank highly.

Behind Scrabble’s “The Beautiful Word” →

jawbone.tv has published a great article detailing what went into the making of Scrabble’s “The Beautiful Word” campaign.

The Work of Edward Bernays →

Communication professionals should have at least a cursory understanding of Edward Bernays’ work. Along with Ivy Lee, he’s considered one of the fathers of the field of Public Relations. He may have actually coined the term. Edward Bernays was the nephew of Sigmund Freud, but I’ll let the video [posted below] explain that.
“If we […]

Gepostet von Stani’s €5 Font →

The Dutch Ministry of Finance organized an architecture competition for which a selected group of architectural offices and artists were invited to design a 5 euro coin around the concept of “Netherlands and Architecture.”
Gepostet von Stani’s winning design renders the traditional portrait of the queen with a list of famous Dutch architects using a custom […]

Markerbond Poster →

I designed this leave behind poster intended for governmental agencies reviewing Markerbond…

World Cup Design, Just Embarrassing →

Erik Spiekermann criticizes the design concept for the 2006 World Cup.
I had the pleasure of hanging around Erik Spiekermann at the ATypi conference in Lisbon this past October. Erik is one of the most entertaining presenters I’ve seen. Very inspiring. And funny as hell.