Michael Bierut, Jessica Helfand|Audio
March 12, 2015
The Observatory: FYI We Are Graphic Designers
This week, Michael and Jessica talk about graphic designers on screen, inspired by FYI I’m a Graphic Designer, a supercut by Central St. Martins students Ellen Mercer and Lucy Streule. They also talk about highlights from Design Observer’s What Design Sounds Like symposium, and Michael’s trip to Design Indaba.
• Mike Errico
• It’s Nice That’s Rob Alderson on TED and Design Indaba
• Roy Choi
• Sindiso Khumalo
• Interactive videos by Yoni Bloch: Like a Rolling Stone; Pretend to Be Happy
• The Christmas party scene from Kramer vs. Kramer
• CBC on Spocking the Canadian $5 bill
And here is Lena Dunham’s concept for a graphic design web series featuring Jessica and family:
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