The Editors

The Editors|Essays

Remembering Hugh

It is with great sorrow that we share the news that Hugh Weber—network theorist, design advocate, and one of our industry’s most evangelical believers in the power of design and community—has died.

The Editors|Interviews

Ritesh Gupta + Useful School

Useful School is the world’s first pay-what-you-can online product design school for people of color.

The Editors|Books

Woman Made

A new story of women product designers is told in Woman Made.

The Editors|Terms of Service

Terms of Service: June 2021

In advance of this weekend’s second annual Where Are The Black Designers conference, we are pleased to share this interview with some of their members.

The Editors|Collections

Ridendo

Covers from Ridendo, a humor magazine distributed to French physicians.

The Editors|Terms of Service

Terms of Service: February Edition

We’d love for people to start every day by slowing down and being more present in whatever way works best for them.

The Editors|Watch This Space

Design Observer Community Session: Barbara Glauber

This month, we welcome graphic designer and design educator Barbara Glauber.

The Editors|Terms of Service

Terms of Service : September Edition

Visual history is social history. Social history is human history. And human history is us.

The Editors|Watch This Space

Design Observer Studio Sessions November 12

The Design Observer Studio Sessions continue our long-term commitment to hosting intimate and influential gatherings where we look together at the impact that design has on our lives and on the world around us.

The Editors|Terms of Service

Terms of Service | August Edition

As many of you—in whatever fashion—head back to school in these late summer weeks, our thoughts turn to students and educators.

The Editors|Terms of Service

Terms of Service : July Edition

The first edition of our new monthly Terms of Service

The Editors|Terms of Service

Terms of Service