USPS Rebrand by GrandArmy

Remembering Robin Williams and Lauren Bacall, the USPS' long-overdue rebrand, smartphones charged by sound and more in our weekly look at the web

The United States’ post offices are generally known as a place of misery and wasted time. “Efficient” is rarely a word used to describe their locations or services. Recently the USPS took a big step in cleaning up their reputation, thanks to a comprehensive rebrand by GrandArmy agency. The facelift will affect all materials used in the post offices—from tags, signs and boxes to kiosks, …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Remembering Robin Williams and Lauren Bacall, the USPS' long-overdue rebrand, smartphones charged by sound and more in our weekly look at the web

1. Robin Williams: 1951-2014 This week the world tragically lost one of popular culture’s most beloved icons, actor and comedian Robin Williams. An outpour of articles have emerged, offering insights on his inimitable legacy and recent mental health, as well as a few esoteric thought pieces on suicide awareness. However, it’s TIME Magazine’s commemorative issue that is perhaps the most comprehensive collection of accounts on …

Owning All The Music in the World

Remembering Robin Williams and Lauren Bacall, the USPS' long-overdue rebrand, smartphones charged by sound and more in our weekly look at the web

São Paulo-based Zero Freitas has one weakness: vinyl. He owned around 3,000 records before graduating from high school, and went on to study music composition in college before taking over the family business, a bus company. Now, he has a 25,000-square-foot warehouse containing, at his best guess, over several million albums. This NYT Magazine piece uncovers Freitas’ fascination with buying all of the records in …