Rob Walker
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Rob Walker|Essays
Cover Story
A book vs. its cover: Why Colubmia GSAPP students treated this year's architecture annual like garbage.
Rob Walker|Essays
Street Life
In praise of street art that draws attention to more than just itself.
Rob Walker|Essays
Staring Back at Security Cameras
Why the ubiquitous security deserves as much scrutiny as it gives.
Rob Walker|Essays
Scenes from the Crowdcrit Revolution
Assessing the crowdcrit revolution of the past decade, and what it could mean for serious thinking about design.
Rob Walker|Essays
Where We Work
The computer-screen desktop, considered as a category of work space.
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Danger, Nostalgia, and Playgrounds
Brenda Biondo's photographs of mid-century playgrounds document the classic, the dangerous, and the nostalgic.
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Object of Interest: The Yellow Card
An appreciation of a great World Cup object: the yellow card.
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Spawn of Gerrymander: Jennifer Daniel’s Texas 35th
Illustrator Jennifer Daniel reimagines Texas’ 35th congressional district: If you can read this, you’re in range.
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A Designer Runs For Office
Matt Tomasulo was a successful tactical urbanist. Then he ran for public office.
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The End of the 00s: Noted, Without Noteworthiness
An event that embodies so many 21st-century events: Something is happening, somewhere, and it has no particular effect on you whatsoever. The latest details in a moment.
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Ad Nauseam: A Survivor’s Guide To American Consumer Culture
Ad Nauseam: A Survivor’s Guide to American Consumer Culture, is a book that I can recommend without hesitation — because after all, I was asked to write a forward for it.
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If You Follow Me, I Will Follow You Back
“If You Follow Me, I Will Follow You Back” a talk revisited from the NYU “Blowing Up The Brand” conference.