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Debbie Millman|Audio

Dave Eggers

McSweeney’s Founder Dave Eggars is also the author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, You Shall Know Our Velocity! and What Is The What.

Mark Lamster|Essays

How We Decide

In the latest episode of CBC's WireTap, "The Deciders," host Jonathan Goldstein walks me through one of those difficult decisions we all are faced with at some point: Should I go to the doctor?

Debbie Millman|Audio

Dee Dee Gordon

Dee Dee Gordon is a renowned youth culture expert whose research has been featured in numerous media outlets including The New York Times Magazine.

Steven Heller|Essays

How Much Is That Artifact in the Window?

Design and Style #3, cover by Seymour ChwastMany of us have bought design objects for pleasure or scholarship. We’ve paid big bucks or a pittance. But what determines the value? Is it simply supply and demand or some abstract idea of …

Debbie Millman|Audio

Allan Chochinov

On this episode of Design Matters with Debbie Millman, Debbie speaks with Allan Chochinov, editor-in-chief of Core77.com, the widely read design website.

Mark Lamster|Essays

Friendship's Offering

Behold the first known book jacket, for an 1829 literary anthology. It was discovered at Oxford's Bodleian Library, minus the book it once encased.

Steven Heller|Essays

Father of Shrek, Grandfather of Tweet

The cover of William Steig's book CDBWilliam Steig (1907-2003), was often way ahead of the curve. His book of drawings, The Lonely Ones (1942), prefigured the now common practice of satirizing personal neurosis; his children’s book, …

Mark Lamster|Essays

Curse of the Bambino Strikes Again!

Good Lord! Is the new house jinxed?

The Editors|Miscellaneous

13th Annual Webby Awards

We are pleased to announce that Design Observer has been nominated for two Webby Awards, for Best Culture Blog (our third consecutive year in this category) and Best Writing (second consecutive year). This year, we’re proud to be in …

The Editors|Miscellaneous

Books Received: Summer 2009

New books have been piling up again at Design Observer. For the summer, we thought we'd share some of the many recently published titles we have received over the past couple of months. Maybe you'll find a surprise or two...

Debbie Millman|Audio

Dan Pink

Dan Pink is an entrepreneur, speaker and the author of three groundbreaking books on the changing dimensions of the workplace. 

Debbie Millman|Audio

Daniel Formosa

Daniel Formosa, a founder of Smart Design, is a member of the design team that developed IBM’s first personal computer, the OXO Good Grips kitchen tools and XM Satellite Radio.