Category: Miscellaneous

The Editors|Miscellaneous

New Season of Design Matters with Debbie Millman

Announcing Season Six of Design Matters with Debbie Millman will premiere on Observer Media this Friday at 3pm with a legendary guest — Massimo Vignelli.

The Editors|Miscellaneous

New Season of Design Matters with Debbie Millman

Announcing Season Six of Design Matters with Debbie Millman will premiere on Observer Media this Friday at 3pm with a legendary guest — Massimo Vignelli.

Meena Kadri|Miscellaneous

Two Rupees Worth

Now that the dust has settled on India's launch of their rupee symbol we are starting to see its application beyond the initial fanfare.

Vera Sacchetti|Miscellaneous

Virtue Rewarded: Design and Social Innovation Prizes

Descriptions of nine awards programs that regularly give out $100,000 for design and social innovation projects.

The Editors|Miscellaneous

Humanitarian Design vs. Design Imperialism: Debate Summary

Bruce Nussbaum started a firestorm with the question "Is humanitarian design the new imperialism?" — and the conversation has spread through the blogosphere. Here, a digest of essays and related posts on this subject.

Jessica Helfand|Miscellaneous

Happy Birthday, Steven Heller

A tribute to Steven Heller on his Birthday!

The Editors|Miscellaneous

Yves Béhar Wins Second INDEX Award

Yves Béhar Wins Second INDEX Award for VerBien (See Better to Learn Better).

William Drenttel|Miscellaneous

Design Matters Wins People’s Choice Design Award

Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum announced the People's Choice Design Award — and Design Observer's own Debbie Millman, the creator of the popular Design Matters series of podcast interviews, was the surprise winner.

Observed|Miscellaneous

Dear Bonnie

Announcing Dear Bonnie, a new truth-telling weekly advice column from Bonnie Siegler.

The Editors|Miscellaneous

Our Mothers, Our Selves

“Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world,” wrote James Joyce, “a mother's love is not.” Herewith, a Mother’s Day celebration of designers and their mothers.

Observed|Miscellaneous

We Don't [Heart] NY at Moments Like These

Japanese-born designer Takeshi Mikayawa was arrested over the weekend by New York police for "planting false bombs" — which were not bombs at all but light sculptures in plastic bags.

Observed|Miscellaneous

Week in Review: 09.15.12

This week on Design Observer: remembering Bill Moggridge, women in architecture, photograpy collages, 2012 Design Ethos, Shangri La, ephemera and OBlog.