Design Matters

Debbie Millman|Audio

Louise Fili

Louise Fili discusses the importance of sketching, her obsession with typography and why she prefers working with small organizations.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Rafael Esquer

Rafael Esquer discusses growing up on a farm, working with the city and what it takes to make it in the design business.

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Austin McGhie

Debbie Millman talks to her colleague Austin McGhie, who explains why brand could be a four letter word.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Aaron Draplin

In this audio interview with Debbie Millman, Aaron Draplin talks about being comfortable in his own skin, midwestern pragmatism and why Oregon beats the shit out of SoCal.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Scott Stowell

In this audio interview with Debbie Millman, Scott Stowell discusses using color separation in elementary school, interning at M&Co and the importance of language in design.

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Chris Ware

In this audio interview with Debbie Millman, Chris Ware discusses his influences – including sending a Valentine to Charlie Brown – and explains why empathy figures so heavily into his work.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Chris Ware

In this audio interview with Debbie Millman, Chris Ware discusses his influences – including sending a Valentine to Charlie Brown – and explains why empathy figures so heavily into his work.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Ken Carbone

In this audio interview with Debbie Millman, Ken Carbone discusses meeting his design heros, his celebrated sketchbooks and journals and what he really thinks about his relationship with his corporate clients.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Khoi Vinh

Khoi Vinh on his role as design director at NYTimes.com, spending spring break in college setting type and the online relationship between publisher and consumer.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Roman Mars

Radio producer Roman Mars discusses the connection between ’zines and radio, why he ditched science and the reason he named his show “99% Invisible”.

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John Flansburgh

John Flansburgh on being the son of a modernist architect, designing album covers for They Might Be Giants and of course, making music.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Maria Popova

In this audio interview with Debbie Millman, Maria Popova discusses growing up in Bulgaria, the evolution of Brainpicker and inventing the curator’s code.