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Ken Gordon|Essays
In the Future, Life Online Could Be “The Trial”—Unless We Design Something Better
The Trial is seen as prophetic by many.
Lily Hansen|Interviews
“Let’s Do Business our Way”: How Director Rob Petit Forges his own Path
“Without risks, you end up making stuff that’s grey and disappears.”
Michael Bierut|Audio
Episode 95: Back to Basics
Distinctive brands choose minimalist logos, remembering David Pease, Nicholas Rougeux revives Byrne’s Euclid, The Favourite
Lily Hansen|Interviews
Toy Designer Luc Hudson Explains Why Openness Fuels Innovation
“When you’re unafraid to share you don’t really get stuck.”
Lilly Smith|Interviews
Chain Letters: Melissa Deckert + Nicole Licht
"We really enjoy the ideation stage of a project because it is where we can be thoughtful and considered, but also allow ourselves to entertain crazy ideas."
Debbie Millman|Audio
Sarah Kay
Debbie talks to performance poet Sarah Kay about teaching people to write. “People should be less afraid of writing bad poems.”
Michael Bierut|Audio
Episode 94: Women of the Year
Elena Ferrante’s My Beautiful Friend on HBO, Olivia Jaimes’ Nancy, Esperanza Spalding, Tierra Whack, Aretha Franklin’s Amazing Grace, Max Richter, Henry Cobb: Words and Works, Oddityviz, The True Size, Dunkin’, …
Lilly Smith|Interviews
Chain Letters: Victor Melendez
This December, we’re elevating the act of gift giving by pondering the items inside the box: examining design as craft, poring over process, and picking the brains of designers whose technical skill turn products into objets …
The Editors|Collections
Design Observer 2018 Holiday Gift List
Move past that annual gift giver’s creative block with the help of the people who know.
Lily Hansen|Interviews
London Interview: Eliza Poklewski
Michael Bierut|Audio
Episode 92: Polite Sociopaths
The Design of Business | The Business of Design conference, Apple CarPlay and talking cars, HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey, Justin Timberlake, dogs watching TV, Visual Capitalist
Steven Heller|Books
My Pre-Holiday Dystopia Reading List
Steven Heller’s pre-holiday dystopia-lit reading list for people, like him, who can cope with the high anxiety these books will trigger.
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