Arts + Culture

Michael Bierut|Audio

Episode 49: My First Tattoo

Tattoos, Type 1 diabetes, ID cards, taking MBA students to the art gallery, Kerry James Marshall, Mark Rothko, Mike Mills, the 2017 Citizen Designer Pledge

Steven Heller|Essays

Bad Design, Great Signs

The signs held by participants of all the women’s marches that took place throughout the world were not designed to win awards. They were made to convey truths.

Cheryl Heller|Essays

The American Dream in Black and White—Designing a Just Economy

Social design is based on finding the right question to ask, rather than looking for the best person to blame.

Michael Bierut|Audio

Episode 48: Lella and La La

Lella Vignelli, John Berger, Second Avenue Subway, Jackie, La La Land

Mariana Amatullo|Essays

People to People ­­: Fresh Eyes on a Changing Cuba

The power of visual metaphor and design’s aesthetic dimension as a way forward for cultural rapprochement and social transformation.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Design Matters: Best Of 2016

Debbie highlights some of her favorite conversations of 2016, including Alison Bechdel, Alain de Botton, Lisa Congdon, Chris Anderson, Krista Tippet, Eileen Myles, and Amanda Palmer.

The Editors|Collections

The Ten Most Popular Essays of 2016

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The Editors|Collections

Our Ten Most Popular Podcasts of 2016

For your listening pleasure, we’ve pulled together the ten podcasts you liked the most.

Michael Bierut|Essays

And May All Your Christmases Be Carefully Staged So As To Appear White

A backstage story from Balanchine’s The Nutcracker 

Michael Bierut|Audio

S1E10: Danny Meyer and Paula Scher

Danny Meyer is the founder of Shake Shack. Paula Scher designed its graphic identity.

Michael Bierut|Audio

Episode 47: True Colors

Pantone’s color of the year, Time’s Person of the Year, Arrival, The Hater’s Guide to the Williams-Sonoma Catalog, Seinfeldia

Lucienne Roberts|Books

Looking Good

A visual guide to the nun’s habit.