Simon's sign of the times

By Simon van Oldenbeek

This newsletter shares a sign of the times in the world of brands, culture & tech. Please read it 🐌, it’ll be worth your time.

Previous issues

📥 #52; strategy from '57, Google Duplex and the art of a well-lived life.

#52 Jul 5, 2018

📥 #51; usage vs purchase brands and what's next in messaging, tech and design

#51 Apr 17, 2018

📥 #50; the next-in-tech issue

#50 Feb 27, 2018

#49

Jan 23, 2018

📥 #49; the importance of fiction, centaur design & WeWork
#48

Dec 18, 2017

📥 #48; music from 2017, trends for 2018 and the world as it is right now
#47

Nov 13, 2017

📥 #47; Jonathan Harris, underwater restaurants & ten bulllets
#46

Oct 18, 2017

📥 #46; Innovation in fashion, WeTransfer on music and a history lesson on attention
#45

Sep 25, 2017

📥 #45; FastCo's Innovation awards, the concept of Time & Facebook
#44

Sep 6, 2017

📥 #44; The color factory, emoji url's & ways to better up your strategy skills
#43

Aug 10, 2017

📥 #43; a change in work life, Christopher Nolan, Wine from Amsterdam & WeTransfer – First things first: a notable change has come in my work life. After being fully part of team Festina
#42

Jul 24, 2017

📥 #42; Michel Gondry, Tim Kook, the history of the entire world and more
#41

Jun 8, 2017

📥 #41; Your camera, startup graveyard & timeless websites
#40

Apr 19, 2017

📥 #40; Morii, R/GA's new office and Leadership tips
#39

Mar 28, 2017

📥 #39; MENU, Mercedes-Benz, smart fashion & Chateau Session #1
#38

Mar 7, 2017

📥 #38; ThijsTea, Made in Europe and a 👌 list of innovative companies
#37

Feb 7, 2017

📥 #37; Chateau, Vine, 100+ Makers And Mavericks & Island Songs
#36

Dec 24, 2016

📥 #36; FutureLab, Data Detox Kit and JWT's trend report – Hello you, reader. You good? I hope you had a year full of vivid wonder, loving thoughts and creative
#35

Dec 1, 2016

📥 #35; CNN buying into the internet, newwork and why Adidas is cool (again)
#34

Nov 11, 2016

📥 #34; filled with future letters, future libraries and more.
#33

Oct 27, 2016

📥 #33; back, but different. – I'm back from a holiday break. Back, but different. I've changed the overall purpose of this newslett
#32

Sep 21, 2016

📥 #32, a holiday announcement. – Due to a holiday stuffed with books, beers and tropical temperatures, in combination with the absence
#31

Sep 14, 2016

📥 #31, incl; 0-100, relevant stuff on branding & art in the '80's
#30

Sep 7, 2016

📥 #30, incl; design and food stuff from Google, A.I. and Bali
#29

Aug 31, 2016

📥 #29, incl; A reason for art museums, a solution for procrastination & The Creative Independent
#28

Aug 24, 2016

📥 #28, the easy goings issue. – I had some busy times lately, which is great because it made me feel alive. But in order to bring bac
#27

Aug 17, 2016

📥 #27, incl; an app for the blind, a city called Shenzhen & an HQ filled with Headspace
#26

Aug 10, 2016

📥 #26, incl; The Internet, Airbnb's Samara, superhumans and Frank Sinatra
#25

Aug 3, 2016

📥 #25, incl; A millenial research tool, an explanation on strategy and a Netflix kijktip by Tony Robbins – A short note from the editor in chief, haha.I really enjoy doing these weekly mailings. So after #25
#24

Jul 27, 2016

Issue #24, incl; talks with chef's, love & comedians in cars getting coffee
#23

Jul 20, 2016

#23, incl; Happyplaces, a definition on music, 5 Why's and Wabi Sabi – This weeks newsletter is slightly different. Instead of just sharing a selection of articles and such
#22

Jul 13, 2016

#22, incl; inspiring lunchtalk, IKEA alternatives and Bill Murray
#21

Jul 6, 2016

#21, incl; Ryan Holiday, Skittles, the future of branding agencies, Oprah & summer mixtapes
#20

Jun 29, 2016

#20, incl; why WeTransfer get's it, why Cannes matter & a report on the future of work
#19

Jun 22, 2016

#19, incl; a new NYCgo.com, Snapchattttt and some shower thoughts
#18

Jun 15, 2016

#18, incl; feeling stuck, power windows and a 24h timepiece – I've decided to do an ultra visual newsletter this week. Not because I'm lazy but because I felt doin
#17

Jun 8, 2016

#17, incl; Ali, electricity from plants and WeWork
#16

Jun 1, 2016

#16; my favorite issue so far, click and find out why. – Why is this my favorite issues so far? Because it truly touches the stuff I care about, work around a
#15

May 25, 2016

#15, incl; bots, a film on the art market & theSkimm
#14

May 18, 2016

#14, incl; the dull men's club, arty fashion stuff and gardening gangsters
#13

May 11, 2016

#13, incl; content a la Google, hear advancers and food – Question: would you rather have a static email-subject or do you like reading a preview on what to ex
#12

May 4, 2016

#12, incl; sunspiration, shocking figures on boredom & mezcal
#11

Apr 27, 2016

#11, incl; lessons from 2pac, next level brand commitment & growing concepts 🌴
#10

Apr 20, 2016

📥 Simon's internet goodness #10 – Sorry for the amount of text in this week's digest, and the (possible) typos that went along with it.
#9

Apr 13, 2016

📥 Simon's internet goodness #9
#8

Apr 6, 2016

📥 Simon's internet goodness #8 – Hi! How are you? This week's newsletter is a good one. It's filled with talks on business (empathy an
#7

Mar 30, 2016

📥 Simon's internet goodness #7 – Thank you all for sharing your morning rituals last week. It showed two frequently recurring answers:
#6

Mar 23, 2016

📥 Simon's internet goodness #6
#5

Mar 16, 2016

Simon's weekly digest of internet goodness 📥#5 – First things first, I'm looking for a new 🏚, either shared with one or a solo studio. Preferably in t
#4

Mar 9, 2016

Simon's weekly digest of internet goodness 📥#4
#3

Mar 2, 2016

Simon's weekly digest of internet goodness 📥#3 – ☞ Last week was fairly random, that's why I haven't made a proper categorization for this week's news
#2

Feb 24, 2016

Simon's weekly digest of internet goodness 📥#2
#1

Feb 17, 2016

Revue issue #1