Business

Daniel Stephens|Video

Aspen Design Summit: Film

This short film by GoodFocus Films captures participant perspectives at the Aspen Design Summit in November 2009.

Julie Lasky|Projects

DesigNYC

DesigNYC is the latest grass-roots organization to match socially minded designers with nonprofits.

Meredith Davis|Essays

Who Owns Student Work?

The prevailing opinion at many design schools is that faculty and the university have some “ownership rights” in the output of any class. In other words, students don't own their own work. An opposing viewpoint.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Hands-On: The Gropius Touch

I couldn’t believe no one else had noticed that Ati Gropius Johansen was coming to the MoMA, and it seemed like a piece of history.

Tony Whitfield|Opinions

Prepared for Haiti

Tony Whitfield meditates on the assistance designers should give in Haiti following the earthquake, and in future catastrophes.

Adrian Shaughnessy|Slideshows

Logorama

A world colonized by brands is the theme of a new film, Logorama, by French designers and filmmakers H5.

Observed|Essays

A Public Service Announcement: Collecting Air

A public service spot for the American Lung Association, “Alvin Grimes, Air Collector,” features him with his collection.

Teddy Blanks|Video

Design Observer: Ten Years

A short film from Teddy Blanks and Andrew Sloat celebrating the last ten years of Design Observer.

Gideon Amichay|Essays

Cannes Dispatch: Old Media + New Technology

Our final dispatch from Cannes focuses on two projects that symbolize the growing hybrid of old media with new media technologies.

Michael Bierut|Audio

S5E10: Eddie Opara

Eddie Opara is a multidisciplinary designer and a partner at the design firm Pentagram.

Observed|Miscellaneous

Dear Bonnie

Announcing Dear Bonnie, a new truth-telling weekly advice column from Bonnie Siegler.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Dana Arnett

VSA's Dana Arnett on getting kicked out of design school and making the transition from designer to CEO.