baɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn fˈaʊndɚ spˈiːkɚmən hæd lˈɛft tə ɹˈʌn hɪz ˈoʊn pɹˈɑːdʒɛkts fˈɔːɹmɪŋ ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd dɪzˈaɪnɚz nˈɛtwɜːk ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː wˌɪtʃ fˈɔːɹmɚli bɪkˌeɪm ɹᵻbɹˈændᵻd æz spˈiːkɚmən ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪts ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən.
By 2001 founder Spiekermann had left to run his own projects forming the United Designers Network in 2002–2003 which formerly became rebranded as Spiekermann Associates in 2007.