Business

Ken Gordon|Essays

Why the Gettysburg Address Is a Call to Bring Design into Government

How might we improve the level of dialogue between the people and their representatives? With design.

Michael Bierut|Audio

S1E10: Danny Meyer and Paula Scher

Danny Meyer is the founder of Shake Shack. Paula Scher designed its graphic identity.

De Andrea Nichols|Essays

Creative Will

What it takes to shift creative organizations and industries toward greater racial equity

Jessica Helfand|Audio

S1E9: Jay Parkinson

Dr. Jay Parkinson is the founder of Sherpaa, an online medical practice.

Jason Grant|Essays

Against Branding: Part 2 — Design and Happiness

In commercial design, anxiety, fear, and self-doubt are often summoned towards the distant promise of happiness.

Michael Bierut|Audio

S1E8: Leslie Koch

Leslie Koch was the president and CEO of the Trust for Governors Island.

Jason Grant|Essays

Against Branding: Part 1 — Design and Conflict

Graphic design relates to conflict in at least two important ways. The first is by destructively concealing it. The second is by productively revealing it.

Michael Bierut|Audio

S1E6: Douglas Powell

Douglas Powell is a Distinguished Designer at IBM. He directs a global effort to bring human-centered design to IBM.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Pierluigi Serraino

Debbie talks to architect Pierluigi Serraino about some of the things creative people have in common.

Michael Bierut|Audio

S1E4: Barry Nalebuff

Barry Nalebuff teaches at the Yale School of Management. His specialty is game theory and its application to business strategy.

LinYee Yuan|Observer Quarterly

Easy Being Green

In the United States, over a third of the food that we produce goes to waste.

Michael Bierut|Audio

S1E2: Molly Barton and Julian Yap

Molly Barton and Julian Yap are cofounders of Serial Box Publishing, which develops original episodic fiction.