Product Design

Lee Moreau|Audio

The Futures Archive S1E9: The Mask

On this episode of The Futures Archive Lee Moreau and David Sun Kong discuss the mask, microbes, and the importance of designing with the microbiome not against it.

Lee Moreau|Audio

The Futures Archive S1E7: The Ball

On this episode of The Futures Archive Lee Moreau and Saeed Arida discuss the ball, play, and learning.

Lee Moreau|Audio

The Futures Archive S1E5: The Uniform

On this episode of The Futures Archive designer Lee Moreau and this episode’s guest host, Grace Jun, discuss the notion of a uniform, and the importance of inclusivity in human-centered design.

The Editors|Books

Woman Made

A new story of women product designers is told in Woman Made.

Lee Moreau|Audio

The Futures Archive S1E4: The Chair

On this episode of The Futures Archive Lee Moreau and Judith Anderson discuss the history and design of the chair, and the importance of prototyping.

Lee Moreau|Audio

The Futures Archive S1E3: The Bottle

On this episode of The Futures Archive designer Lee Moreau and this episode’s guest host, Jamer Hunt, discuss the design and production of the plastic bottle.

Lee Moreau|Audio

The Futures Archive S1E1: The Passport

On this inaugural episode of The Futures Archive podcast Lee Moreau and guest host Natasha Jen discuss passport design, which leads them to ask “who is the human is in human centered design?” With insights from Ellen Lupton, …

Harriet Gridley|Terms of Service

Terms of Service: March Edition

Harriet Gridley, UK director of No Isolation, makes the case for a technological solution to loneliness.

Laura Scherling|Essays

How Micromobility Vehicles are Redesigning Global Transportation Systems

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to disrupt business-as-usual, a micromobility revolution is quietly moving forward.

Steven Heller|Interviews

Carla Diana, Mother of Robots

Carla Diana, a product designer and technologist who chairs the 4D Design Department at Cranbrook, discusses the increasingly more nuanced ways of introducing robots into everyday life in her new book My Robot Gets Me: How Social Design …

Dr. Lesley-Ann Noel|Terms of Service

Terms of Service: October Edition

I got a bit quieter and listened a bit more, noting blindspots about critical theory, pedagogy, identity, and inclusivity. As I listened, I researched critical theory, anthropology, and social justice concepts I thought could improve …

Jessica Helfand|Audio

S7E3: Sara Hendren

Sarah Hendren is an artist, design researcher, and professor at the Olin College of Engineering.