
Michael Bierut, Jessica Helfand|Audio
April 13, 2017
Episode 54: Egos, Eggs, and Half an Onion
Even as the design profession is focused on inclusion, more than 700 vendors have expressed interest in working on a border wall between the United States and Mexico. The nicer design solutions are the more insidious ones, Michael says, and they point to
the frightening power of design, where we can take a questionable idea and, through our talents and imagination, make it seem more acceptable and more appealing.
Spoiler Alert: at 22:30 Michael and Jessica discuss the final episode of Mad Men.
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