Ep. 48: Planting the internet ft. Nika Simovich Fisher

25/06/2025 1h 1min
Ep. 48: Planting the internet ft. Nika Simovich Fisher

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This week on Tasteland, Daisy and Francis are joined by design strategist, writer, journalist, and educator, Nika Simovich Fisher.__Nika Simovich FisherWebsiteLinkedInInstagram__Links & ReferencesMore about Nika's Hard Pack pieceNika's piece on Digitizing and Preserving Cyrillic Typefaces in SerbiaNika's website, WildflowersNika's piece on The evolution of the trash icon__Timestamps00:00 Intro01:41 Berlin fragrance experience05:49 The design of modern political campaigns15:06 The relationship between midcentury design and skiing22:12 Digitizing and preserving Cyrillic typefaces in Serbia27:34 The parallels between gardens and websites33:15 Digital memorializations42:40 Drawing conclusions from digital footprints46:01 Data is litter50:15 The impact and legacy of Kate Spade's death53:55 Invisible nightlife__Our intro song, Night Life, is written by Nakisso Peralta and performed by Chillers.