▁design ▁was ▁developed ▁into ▁a ▁book ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁by ▁Pr inc eton ▁Arch itect ural ▁Press ▁entitled ▁Spe ck : ▁A ▁Cur ious ▁Collection ▁of ▁Un common ▁Things . ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ation , ▁Buch an an - Smith ▁worked ▁at ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁art ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Op - Ed ▁page ▁for ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁and ▁P aper ▁magazine , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁cre ative ▁director ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁design ▁director ▁for ▁Isaac ▁M iz ra hi ' s ▁fashion ▁house ▁and ▁has ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Mai ra ▁Kal man , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁designed ▁the ▁illustrated ▁re - issue ▁of ▁Str unk ▁& ▁White ' s ▁classic ▁grammar ▁text , ▁The ▁Element s ▁of ▁Style . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Gram my ▁for ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁Wil co ’ s ▁best - s elling ▁album ▁A ▁Ghost ▁is ▁Born . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Buch an an - Smith ▁founded ▁New ▁York ▁City - based ▁design ▁firm ▁Buch an an - Smith ▁L LC , ▁which ▁produces ▁brand ing , ▁pack aging , ▁and ▁ident ities . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁founded ▁Best ▁Made ▁Co ., ▁a ▁company ▁that ▁develop s ▁art is anal ▁tools ▁and ▁advent ure ▁products ▁after ▁moving ▁to