Product Design

Steven Heller|Interviews

Probable Improbabilities

Steven Heller talks to “Possibilitist” Steven M. Johnson about the reality of his absurdity and his new book Vehicles of the Imagination.

Lily Hansen|Interviews

Toy Designer Luc Hudson Explains Why Openness Fuels Innovation

“When you’re unafraid to share you don’t really get stuck.”

The Editors|Collections

Diagramming Mechanisms

John Pass portrays the inner mechanical workings of apparatuses through his eye for diagrammatic design in these colorful, early-nineteenth century engravings.

Linda Florio|Books

Finding Marguerita

With her designs, Marguerita Mergentime was stirring up conversation, provoking human interaction, and providing a visually compelling backdrop to socializing long before today’s concept of user experience had evolved.

Michael Bierut|Audio

S2E10: Robert Brunner

Robert Brunner is a founder of Ammunition, a design firm based in San Francisco. He has designed products from the Apple PowerBook to Beats by Dre headphones.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Jonathan Adler

On this episode Debbie talks to Jonathan Adler about how his pottery defined his aesthetic.

Tucker Viemeister|Essays

Beautiful Midcentury!

The beginning of industrial design set the stage for arguably the most influential era in design history: midcentury modernism.

LinYee Yuan|Observer Quarterly

Easy Being Green

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

Steven Heller|Essays

User-Friendly Paul Rand

Paul Rand did not coin the term “user-friendly.” He would have hated its trendy sound.

Rick Poynor|Exposure

Exposure: Domestic Interior by Nicole Bachmann

Design for everyday life?

Debbie Millman|Audio

Robin Petravic + Catherine Bailey

Debbie talks with Robin Petravic and Catherine Bailey about running Heath Ceramics.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

Mechanical Mysteries

Drawing widgets in the sixties