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The Editors|Competitions

50 Books | 50 Covers of 2016: Call for Entries

AIGA + Design Observer are pleased to announce the 50 Books | 50 Covers competition for books published in 2016.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Gail Bichler

Debbie talks to New York Times Magazine design director Gail Bichler about magazine design and the role of the magazine cover in the digital age.

Julie Anixter|Books

Design Observer Holiday Reading List

Looking for something to read this holiday season? Look no further!

Lucienne Roberts|Books

Looking Good

A visual guide to the nun’s habit.

Michael Bierut|Audio

Episode 46: TV Party

TV party: Search Party, The Crown, Fleabag, Crisis in Six Scenes, Highston, I Love Dick, Daniella Zalcman, the fallout shelter sign

Steven Heller|Essays

Paul Rand: The Last Word

Design was Paul Rand’s overwhelming reason for being.

Michael Bierut|Audio

S1E5: Bruce Cohen

Bruce Cohen is an Oscar-winning film producer and president of the board of directors of the American Foundation for Equal Rights

Debbie Millman|Audio

Steven Watson

Debbie talks to Stack Magazines founder Steven Watson about the passion behind the independent magazines that he loves.

Jessica Helfand|Essays

A Good Pan Is Hard To Find

On baking a cheesecake and becoming a better designer: it’s one big balancing act of artistry and skill.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Design Matters from the Archive: Eli Horowitz

Debbie talks to editor and digital novelist Eli Horowitz about the virtues of collaboration + more

Michael Bierut|Essays

In Praise of Slow Design

Is there a such a thing as slow graphic design? A look at 80 years of barely perceptible design changes at The New Yorker.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Gretchen Rubin

Debbie talks to author Gretchen Rubin about happiness and the power of habit.