The Observatory Newsletter
Come for the inspiration, stay for the joy. Curated by Design Observer editors and contributors for our community of more than 20,000 makers, thinkers, leaders, and wayfinders, this weekly roundup features essays, news, opinion, global insights, and pithy observations on design and life. It’s guaranteed to stir the creative spirit.
More Articles
Ellen McGirt
The failed promise of big tech might be prompting a cultural revival
For brands, it's an opportunity to strategize
Ellen McGirt
"The future does not need more speed; it needs more meaning"
Ashley Lukasik on the impact of meaningful convening ͏ ͏
Ellen McGirt
The man who built the $7 billion Jordan Brand had a secret
Ellen McGirt
Protestors at "No Kings" rallies are making their mark.
The crown joins a long history of resistance symbols
Ellen McGirt
Systems are failing. Just ask airport staff.
When a major tech platform goes down for any reason, a meme typically circulates as the online masses gleefully imagine the panic of the incompetents as they rush to find the problem.
Ellen McGirt
If you have good taste and excellent discernment, this is your time to shine.
Last month OpenAI president Greg Brockman wrote on X that "Taste is a new core skill." Sam Altman, posting before both OpenAI’s latest $110 billion funding round and controversial Pentagon contract, agreed. "We believe the best …
Observed
View all
Observed
Recent Posts
Wayne Suiter Matamoros|Peru's Sacred Valley
Looking to Latin America for the future design innovation Pope Leo XIV weighed in on the AI conversationJessica Helfand|The Icarus Diaries
20: Deus ex Machina Nina Katz’s answer to growing anti-trans rhetoric: nine larger-than-life portraits of the people she wants you to meetLatest Podcasts
View all
