Business

Observed|Essays

Selling Shame

Southern California artist Cynthia Petrovic has collected vintage body-shaming advertisements geared toward women.

John Thackara|Essays

Shoe City vs Sole Rebels

Two radically opposed models of development are being born in Ethiopia at the same time. One is small, local, socially fair, and ecologically respectful. The other takes the globalisation of fashion to a new and more destructive level.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Amanda Michel + Amy Webb

Debbie Millman talks to Spark Camp founders Amanda Michel + Amy Webb about redesigning the traditional conference and its lasting effect on participants.

Gideon Amichay|Books

No, No, No, No, No, Yes

In this excerpt from his book No, No, No, No, No, Yes. Insights From A Creative Journey, Gideon Amichay pushes past no to yes.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Bob Gill

Legendary designer Bob Gill talks about design in the 1950s, working with the Beatles and the problem with so many designers today.

Adam Harrison Levy|Essays

Designer’s Cookbook: Jake Tilson

Only in the layered, interconnected culinary world of graphic designer, artist, cookbook author Jake Tilson could huevos rancheros eaten in Los Angeles inspire someone to cook Baid Masus, or Baghdad Special Eggs, a 13th-century Arab dish.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Matteo Bologna

On this episode of Design Matters with Debbie Millman, Debbie talks to Matteo Bologna about his early years in Italy, his addiction to typography and the question of self-confidence.

Liz Gerber|Essays

The Trifecta of Feedback

The value of feedback and a proposal for the best ways to receive it.

Bonnie Siegler|Dear Bonnie

Dear Bonnie: Interested in India + Window Dressing in Wisconsin

This week Dear Bonnie tackles online vs. offline design studios, client retention and the future of retail window dressing.

John Thackara|Interviews

Ecuador, Open Knowledge, and ‘Buen Vivir’: Interview With Michel Bauwens

John Thackara interviews Michel Bauwens, founder of the P2P Foundation, is to lead a strategic policy project for Ecuador’s government called Free/Libre Open Knowledge (FLOK), also known as the social knowledge economy project.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Alex Center

Lead designer for CocaCola's Vitaminwater and Powerade Alex Center talks about his love of brands.

John Thackara|Essays

Dementia: Care Before Cure

The downside of declaring war on a disease like dementia is to diminish social solidarity. But there are solutions.