Michael Bierut, Jessica Helfand|Audio
March 30, 2017
Episode 53: On Writing Well
The 2017 Design in Tech report emphasized that writing is an essential skill for designers. How do designers hone their writing skills? Michael and Jessica talk about some of their favorite guides, including William Zinsser’s On Writing Well; Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird; and the New Yorker magazine.
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By Michael Bierut & Jessica Helfand
Jessica Helfand is an artist and writer based in New England. A former critic at Yale School of Art and one of the founding editors of Design Observer, she is the author of several books on visual culture including Self Reliance, Design: The Invention of Desire, and Face: A Visual Odyssey. jessicahelfand.com
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