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Why We Buy, Why We Brand
On Wednesday December 19, I'm thrilled to say that Debbie Millman will speak at the final public event connected to the show As Real As It Gets at apexart in New York. She'll talk about "Why We Buy, Why We Brand," a "deep dive into the influence branding has on our everyday lives, from branding ourselves and the world around us, to the role branding plays in the products we buy and the way we live." Design Observer readers of course know her popular Design Matters radio show, and for that matter may know that she's president of the design division at Sterling Brands and chair of the Masters In Branding Program at SVA. She knows what she's talking about! Recommended. – Rob Walker
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rob Walker is a technology/culture columnist for Yahoo News. He is the former Consumed columnist for The New York Times Magazine, and has contributed to many publications. He is co-editor (with Joshua Glenn) of the book Significant Objects: 100 Extraordinary Stories About Ordinary Things, and author of Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are. Featured Writer Pages & Archive >>
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MORE BY Rob Walker
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04.15.13: Cover Story
04.02.13: Bill for a Bowl
03.25.13: Google Image Search Results, Abstracted and Animated
03.08.13: The Panic Option
02.28.13: Overshareability
02.12.13: Let's Make A Mark
01.30.13: Branding By Numbers
01.18.13: What Are You Looking At?
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BOOKS BY Rob Walker
Significant Objects: 100 Extraordinary Stories About Ordinary ThingsFantagraphics, 2012
This Consumer Heaven: 55 Explorations from the Frontiers and Back alleys of 21st Century Consumer CultureKDP, 2012
Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are Random House, 2008
Where Were You?Feed Books, 2006
Letters From New OrleansGarrett County Press, 2005
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