The Editors

The Editors|Miscellaneous

Julie Lasky & Ernest Beck Join Design Observer

Now in our fifth year, Design Observer is taking another step forward. It is with great pleasure we announce that Julie Lasky and Ernest Beck will be joining the Design Observer team as our website makes a major editorial expansion to …

The Editors|Miscellaneous

Books Received: Winter 2009

New books keep piling up here at Design Observer. During this winter season, we thought we'd share some of the many recently published titles we have received over the past couple of months. Maybe you'll find a surprise or two...

The Editors|Miscellaneous

10 Reasons to Buy a Design Observer T-Shirt

1. You're shopping on a budget this year.2. Global warming being what it is, who needs sweaters?3. You already have an Obama T-shirt.4. You can't afford anything at Moss, anyway.5. Goes with everything black.6. Not on the Core77 Gift List, …

The Editors|Miscellaneous

Design Observer T-Shirt

Design Observer T-ShirtIn a tanking economy, what better way to spice up your wardrobe than with something, well, affordable? Like a T-shirt.Never mind that it's made from 100% fine jersey cotton, is combed for softness and comfort and is …

The Editors|Miscellaneous

Books Received: Holiday List 2008

New books have been piling up again at Design Observer. For the holiday season, we thought we'd share some of the many recently published titles we have received over the past couple of months. Maybe you'll find a surprise or two...

The Editors|Miscellaneous

People's Design Awards

The People's Design Awards, part of the National Design Awards from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, are happening as we speak — with public voting for a single winner open until only Tuesday 6pm, October 21st. We are currently …

The Editors|Slideshows

Winners of the Chicago Poster Biennial

Chicago International Poster Biennial, poster design by Yann Legendre, 2008In the face of relentless competition from the even more ephemeral world of new media, posters continue to obsess us. And that obsession has a new home in the …

The Editors|Miscellaneous

Design Observer's Aniversary Party: 11.05

Design Observer will celebrate five years with a party in New York City on Wednesday, November 5. The party will take place at Element (the beautiful 19th century bank building that became the Jasper Johns studio), located at 225 East …

The Editors|Essays

Books Received: Fall 2008

New books have been piling up again at Design Observer. For the Fall season, we thought we'd share some of the many recently published titles we have received over the past couple of months. Maybe you'll find a surprise or two...

The Editors|Miscellaneous

Books Received: Summer 2008

New books have been piling up again at Design Observer. We thought we'd share some of the many recently published titles we have received over the past couple of months — with a few older titles just stumbled upon. Maybe you'll find a …

The Editors|Miscellaneous

Books Received: Spring 2009

New books continue to pile up at Design Observer. Again, we want to share the fifty-plus recently published titles we've received over the past few months. We are happy to support the many design writers and publishers who create these …

The Editors|Miscellaneous

National Design Awards

National Design Award, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, trophy design by Winterhouse, 2000It is a great honor here on Design Observer to recognize the achievement of our peer, Michael Bierut. We have been design friends and …