Jessica Helfand on Listen Close

From Listen Close: “Jessica Helfand is a firm believer that graphic design is more than just typography or branding. A partner at Winterhouse, senior critic at Yale, and founding writer of Design Observer, Jessica talks about how she has changed as a designer, and how design has changed along with her.”

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