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Michael Bierut, Jessica Helfand|Audio

September 23, 2015

Moving Pictures

To begin this week’s episode, Michael and Jessica discuss the photograph of 3-year-old Syrian refugee Aylan Kurdi and the changing role of photography and photojournalism.

Also mentioned:

  • Paolo Pellegrin, Desperate Crossing, New York Times Magazine
  • Brendan O’Neill, Sharing a photo of a dead Syrian child isn’t compassionate, it’s narcissistic, The Spectator
  • Airline Visual Identity, 1945-1975
  • Revolution of the Eye at the Jewish Museum
  • Thirty at the Cooper Union

    Thanks to Designers & Books for sponsoring this episode.

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