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What I carry with me every day: Erik Spiekermann

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Wallet, pens, a notebook. Got it. I don't really get the point, is it the hipster obsession with expensive "artisan" brands?

Hipster identity is formed not by who they are but the products they surround themselves with. Specific brands are important to that identity.

Mmm, just like neckbeard identity is formed not by who they are but by the trivia they know, and startup founder identity is formed not by who they are but by the money they have in the bank...

Yes, handcrafted luxury items.

Relevant subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/edc

The EDC subreddit has a lot of overlap with http://www.reddit.com/r/preppers and http://www.reddit.com/r/survivalist, which can be quite entertaining.

Truth.

This site's entire purpose seems to be about showing what people carry with them every day, yet the pictures are small and hard to distinguish, and they don't even offer an explanation of what the product is, why the person carries it, why they chose that product or what they use it for. Does anyone know of any similar sites that go into the products that people use and why? I'd love to read that much more than whatever this is.

>>yet the pictures are small and hard to distinguish

You should click the "view full edc" link below the picture: http://everydaycarry.com/posts/4874/Type-Designer-Carry

>>they don't even offer an explanation of what the product is, why the person carries it, why they chose that product or what they use it for.

It is a interview with the guy answering what products he carry's with him- Some interviewees offer more on the 'why' than others of course. You can also click on the items in the post to see what they are as well. There is also a list of items next to the photo. Hope this helps clear it up!

I do not see the "View Full EDC" link below many of the pictures:

http://i.imgur.com/xnhvYVt.jpg

And I see very few interview questions asking why they use the specific products they use and what they use them for. Asking what someone uses their EDC for does not lead the interviewee towards that kind of answer. I see the list of items, but the link doesn't even direct to a product page, just what appears to be an Amazon referral page.

That's so that you'll click around and eventually click on the product referral links to Amazon.

He also has a penchant for Valentino suits and Oliver Peoples glasses. Marcus and I even go to the same barber, although I have a slightly better haircut.

I thought of something similar when I clicked the Mont Blanc pencil and found out it was 500 + USD.

Post your business card?

Do you like Huey Lewis and the News?

Doesn't anyone pay attention to what's "above the fold" anymore? I mean, I know browser window sizes differ, but I don't even see the headline on a 1213x683 window.

For years, digital designers' aversion for whitespace prevented any kind of visually pleasing rhythm. Today, web sites feature so much whitespace that it prevents... yeah, any kind of visually pleasing rhythm. I call that irony.

It appears that they didn't take into account the very common wide-yet-short laptop screen format in their 'responsive' design process.

Scrolling is the new shit, they said.

You don’t have to believe in “the fold” for the Web to know that the title should be near the top.

Looks much more interesting that what they have on reddit (They have a huge EDC subreddit), which is basically people showing off their concealed guns and knifes.

So much so that the initial connection my mind made when seeing the title was "Who is this guy and why do I want to see his guns or knives?"

I'd way rather see his guns and/or knives than his $500 mechanical pencil.

Erik Spiekermann has so much more important things to say.

Checkout out any of his interviews or i.e. this documentary with him and lots of other people from the field: https://vimeo.com/118682283

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