Eric Jackson-Forsberg, UncommonGoods Copywriter
My hometown is…
Boonville, NY. Named for Gerrit Boon of the Holland Land Company. He had plans to establish a huge maple sugar “plantation” in that part of Northern New York (which never panned out). Home of the NY State Woodsman’s Field Days, which involves axe throwing and beard competitions. If you’re looking for REAL lumbersexuals, that’s the place.
My favorite project that I’ve worked on at UncommonGoods is…
Headlines for the home page and catalog covers. Fewer words = more challenge.
I’m inspired by…
Typography, modern design, Wes Anderson, and hops.
My guilty pleasure is…
Space: 1999 and U.F.O., two craptastic Gerry Anderson TV shows from the 70s. Between him and Wes, I guess I like all things Anderson! Let’s see…Gillian Anderson? Check!
An uncommon fact about me…
With a friend from High School, I developed a pilot for a sitcom/movie review show called Zack’s Video Shack, which we pitched to Gary Coleman (for the role of Zack). It never got off the ground, but the meeting with Gary was priceless.
My favorite place to hang out in New York City is…
The High Line.
If I could travel back in time, I would…
Visit Vienna in 1900, and see if I could spot Freud, Klimt, and Mahler. Maybe buy them a round of coffee or absinthe and try to start an argument. And I’d take a lot of photos.
Since working at UncommonGoods I’ve learned…
The brand is difficult to pin down, but that’s the essence of the brand! Also, that Tech has no windows, so they must visit the Creative studio periodically for vitamin D production.
Would you rather…only speak and write in clichés for an entire day, or ride a tricycle to work through the snow?
The tricycle in the snow may not be a cliché, but it does sound like a metaphor for the awkwardness of life, so I’ll go with that one.
3 Comments
Hey there! Not sure who wrote the copy describing the Graffiti Necklace and Cufflinks, but you got it way wrong. The cross sections of paint are NOT graffiti — does that even make sense?? No. The scrapings come from the walls of the old car-painting booths that were used in Detroit factories back in the day.
You are forgiven, not being a shop rat yourself.
Don’t worry, Siri, our copy is correct. The radiant colors in the Graffiti Jewelry pieces really do come from actual fallen graffiti. You can check out the full story here: https://www.uncommongoods.com/blog//2014/graffiti-jewelry-collection/
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Cassie | UncommonGoods
Is this the same Eric Jackson-Forsberg who has lately written two opinion letters to the Jamestown Post-Journal, correcting the misleading and outright false statements of the Rev Mel McGinnis? If so, thank you! And regardless of that answer, did you possibly play Dixieland trombone in Bulgaria in connection with Jim Beatty! If so, he was my cousin, and I would love the chance to talk to you via email or text!