Rob Walker

Rob Walker|Essays

Rarified Air

Can air (like water) be commodified, or at least physically and/or intellectually packaged in some manner that gives it measurable monetary value? So it would seem.

Rob Walker|Essays

On Slate: Branding with badges

Foursquare's badges as a stealthy form of graphic branding: subconsciously familiar, without being overtly advertised or highlighted.

Rob Walker|Essays

Order, chaos, order: Jennifer Shaw’s ‘Hurricane Story’

Order, chaos, order: An introduction to Jennifer Shaw's personal narrative in photograhs, Hurricane Story.

Rob Walker|Essays

Stealth Iconography: The Google Maps Pin

Asssessing the stealth icon status of the Google Maps pin.

Rob Walker|Essays

Dedigitization

“Digital goods” are increasingly seen as having real value. Increasingly, though, things from the digital world are crossing over into physical manifestations that can be bought and sold.

Rob Walker|Essays

On Radiolab: the Sound of Science

“Radiolab,” a public radio show that breaks from public radio sensibilities, not least in its striking sound.

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Fun Stuff

A result of the wrenching economic downturn is that we just don’t care about stuff anymore.

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Go Figure

A recurring feature in architectural renderings: the little human figures who inhabit the rendered world.

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Ghosts in the Machine

Everyday we are busy producing fresh masses of life-affirming digital stuff. What happens to this “stuff” when we die?

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Global Entertainment

Entertainment via web-based geography.

Rob Walker|Collections

Rob Walker’s Collection of Bicentennial Quarters

Rob Walker shares his collection of bicentennial quarters.

Rob Walker|Essays

Inside the Wild, Wacky, Profitable World of Boing Boing

How four people who do exactly what they want run one of the most popular blogs on the planet.