Monthly Archive for April, 2009

Pop-up Popularity

Pop-up stores were once strictly the domain of Nike and other trendsetting brands as they sought to reach a limited audience of urban tastemakers. Earlier this month, on my way to Uniqlo on Broadway in Soho, I saw a new take on the medium. Instead of hawking exclusive limited edition wares, Vitamin Water was [...]

Nokia E71 and Skype

A good friend of mine moved to Manila in January. I ran into his cousin in San Francisco the other day. It was late – the middle of the day in the Philippines – so we decided to give him a call. Neither of us had his local mobile, but I retrieved [...]

LTD Mag

The Spring 2009 issue arrived in the mail a few weeks past, providing the usual mix of interviews, brands, products, photography, and design. LTD Mag is the print publication of LTD+, a New York boutique marketing and media agency led by “Hawaii” Mike Salman. With an American focus but international presence, the quarterly [...]