Michael Bierut

Michael Bierut|Essays

Jerry Della Femina, Mad Men, and the Cult of Advertising Personality

A review of Jerry Della Femina’s From Those Wonderful Folks Who Gave You Pearl Harbor, published in a new edition on the occasion of the debut of the fourth season of the AMC series Mad Men.

Michael Bierut|Essays

Gestalten NYTimes

Michael Bierut|Slideshows

The Bones of Francois Robert

Francois Robert has spent hundreds of hours arranging the bones of a single human skeleton into a series of striking iconic shapesto create a series he calls "Stop the Violence."  

Michael Bierut|Essays

Designing the Unthinkable

For more than fifty years, there have been arguments against nuclear proliferation. The Doomsday Clock translates all the arguments to a simple visual analogy.

Michael Bierut|Audio

Episode 52: Dictator Style

Peter York on autocrat chic, Sunday in the Park with George, BBC interview with Robert Kelly, Jessica Dimmock’s The Convention

Michael Bierut|Audio

Episode 102: The Long View

Black hole image, Dyson Airblade, Titus Kaphar, Liz Jackson, Comic Sans takeover

Michael Bierut|Audio

Episode 55: Sea and Sky

Earth Day, the March for Science, EPA Graphic Standards Manual, Design and Exclusion, Big Little Lies, Five Came Back

Michael Bierut|Audio

S6E10: Bon Ku

Dr. Bon Ku is assistant dean for health and design at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.

Michael Bierut|Audio

Episode 56: All the Presidents’ Libraries

Presidential libraries, Dieter Rams’ Ten Principles for Good Design 2017 Tech Industry Edition, Ai Weiwei, I.M. Pei

Michael Bierut|Audio

S6E12: Todd Bracher

Todd Bracher is founder and creative director of Todd Bracher Studio.

Michael Bierut|Audio

Episode 60: Everyman and Ariane

The new Ken dolls, Tonl and diversity in stock photography, Zillow threatens McMansion Hell, InspiroBot

Michael Bierut|Audio

From the Archive: Lee Moreau

Lee Moreau is Vice President of Design at EPAM Continuum, a global design and innovation consultancy based in Boston. He is also a visiting lecturer at MIT where he teaches design strategy and innovation.