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Michael Bierut|Audio
Episode 96: Wither the Magazine
Adam Moss, Tina Brown, and the future of print magazines; Rookie, Design Sponge, and the future of online magazines; Karen Green’s Frail Sister; Anni Albers at the Tate
Steven Heller|Essays
Devine Intervention
Steven Heller on childhood heros.
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
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