“I’m Erik Spiekermann from Berlin”

Yes, he is Mister Typography. Yes, he is our Golden Boy. Yes, he writes books and articles, he teaches and tells everybody,  everything on design in detail and yes, he gave interviews before. But:

What does he have in his pockets?
Who made him who he is?
Does he know any good jokes?

Things you really really wanted to know about Erik asked in a really really beautiful way by FormFiftyFive.