Michael Bierut, Jessica Helfand|Audio
November 4, 2014
The Observatory: Epidemics and Theater
On this episode of The Observatory, Jessica and Michael talk about design, performance, and fear of Ebola. Referenced in the episode:
- Anti-Ebola posters and protective equipment protocols from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- That woman who made her own hazmat suit
- An instructional poster from the 1918 influenza epidemic
- The Book with No Pictures, by B.J. Novak, and a video trailer with pictures of the book
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, an adaptation of Mark Haddon’s novel, now on Broadway
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By Michael Bierut & Jessica Helfand
Jessica Helfand, a founding editor of Design Observer, is an award-winning graphic designer and writer and a former contributing editor and columnist for Print, Communications Arts and Eye magazines. A member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale and a recent laureate of the Art Director’s Hall of Fame, Helfand received her B.A. and her M.F.A. from Yale University where she has taught since 1994.
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