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--> The Metapoll. Take it.
Things That Look Like Other Things.
Counterfunctionality (A Gallery).
MLK BLVD: Open-source photography project: Contribute to the Flickr pool; browse the blog.
"Where Were You?" Annual.
Titans of Finance: True Tales of Money & Business
. With Josh Neufeld. Now available for the iPad! Go here.
Those of you who recall the Consumed about toasters and “innovation” may be interested in this:
This toaster by Sasha Tseng incorporates a little message board where one can read quick notes. The message also gets “toasted” into the toast itself so it gives new meaning to “read while you eat”.
Via BB.
The Consumed Facebook Page. I started this in connection with my NYT Magazine column, and intend to maintain it until further notice. 
Imagining implausible uses for unpopular places. A project in collaboration with Ellen Susan and G.K. Darby.
Great creative writers invent stories about thrift-store objects. A project in collaboration with Joshua Glenn.
Letters From New Orleans, by Rob Walker. 
Foreward to Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits
Introduction to Ad Nauseam: A Survivor's Guide to American Consumer Culture
Essay for OBEY: Supply & Demand - The Art of Shepard Fairey - 20th Anniversary Edition
Consumed column about Obama as muse is included in Obama: The Historic Journey.
A piece I wrote way back when for Slate is included in Sponsorship: The Fine Art Of Corporate Sponsorship/the Corporate Sponsorship Of Fine Art
Gary Hustwit's industrial design documentary Objectified.
Anne Elizabeth Moore's book, Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing, and the Erosion of Integrity.
Kaya Oakes' book, Slanted and Enchanted: The Evolution of Indie Culture
Elizabeth Currid's book, The Warhol Economy: How Fashion, Art, and Music Drive New York City
Kim Fellner's book Wrestling with Starbucks: Conscience, Capital, Cappuccino
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Reader Comments
genius. i want one. first message: this is not a piece of toast.