9. David Friedman: The Thinker


  • Who? "Ironic Sans" was David Friedman's imagined idea for a font title, but instead he chose to give the name to his blog instead. A photographer (but, really, more of a "visual artist") based in New York, Friedman is clearly a brainy guy -- not necessarily a pretentious intellectual-type, but a cool dude who probably keeps to himself, saving all the good stuff rolling around inside his head for his blog which tackles a wide array of smartypants content from gadgets and art to design, photography and urban sprawl.
  • Mancrushin': Friedman is the ultimate "idea guy," that person bubbling with original ideas that make you angry for not thinking of it first (although you both know that never would have happened). Check out the most popular bar not yet built in Silicon Valley, at least according to David Friedman.