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Liz Danzico is part designer, part educator, and full-time dog owner. She is the creative director for NPR, overseeing and guiding both the visual and user experience across NPR-branded digital platforms and content. On this episode of Design Matters, Debbie Millman talks to Liz about writing and designing, life in NYC, and why it’s so important to keep learning (and re-learning).

Design Matters With Debbie Millman: Liz Danzico

Debbie talks to Noah Brier about brands, design, and content in the ago of social media. "If you had said 'What was marketing?' 30 years ago, it would have been a tevlevision ad, mostly. And if you say 'what is marketing in three years?' it will be a piece of content in Facebook."

Design Matters From The Archive: Noah Brier

Debbie talks to Timothy Goodman about how, after barely getting through high school, he went on to a very visible career that he is still in the process of defining. "I still don't consider myself an illustrator, it's weird....I consider myself a designer."

Design Matters With Debbie Millman: Timothy Goodman

Debbie Millman talks to Simon about the fruits of good leadership: "To see your team achieve more than they thought they were capable of, that they will advance the organization further than you even imagined — because they believe, and they are greatful, and they're inspired — it's all worth it. All the sacrifices. It always is."

Design Matters With Debbie Millman: Simon Sinek

Debbie Millman talks to Target’s Chief Creative Officer Todd Waterbury about how technology is changing consumption and about how smart phones have raised our expectations for how companies should interact with us.

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Todd Waterbury

Debbie Millman talks to composer Nico Muhly about his music and about the musicians who interpret it.

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Nico Muhly

Debbie talks to graphic design guru Steven Heller about how to deliver social critiques with a punch.

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Steven Heller

Debbie talks to the head and curator of TED, Chris Anderson, about how the TED conference has helped change the way we learn.

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Chris Anderson

In this week’s episode: The new study refuting the so-called “obesity paradox,” plus the world gathers to formulate a response to the HIV epidemic, and why light pollution could make spring arrive earlier.

This Week in Health: The dangers of excess weight

Debbie Millman talks to Tiffany Shlain about her films, about starting the Webby Awards, and about the growing presence of technology in our lives.

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: 2009-2016

Design Matters from the Archive: Tiffany Schlain

Fernando Reimers, professor at HGSE, shares a curriculum that is designed to empower global citizens around the world. 

The World Course

The World Course | Harvard Graduate School of Education

On this podcast Debbie talks to Mike Rigby about his international career in design and branding and how to stay creatively engaged. “Every event you go to, every person you meet, everything you do is fuel for your next idea.”

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: 2009-2017

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Mike Rigby

On this podcast Debbie Millman talks to Rochelle Udell about her very creative professional life. "The strength of creative people is to be the outside observer of ordinary things. That's the strength of the creative person, so you've gotta stay outside a little bit."

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Rochelle Udell

Debbie talks to Connie Birdsall about designing some of the most successful brands of our time and what to do when a meeting with clients is not going well.

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Connie Birdsall

On this episode Debbie Millman talks to Jonathan Adler about how his pottery defined his aesthetic. “It’s about craft and luxury mixed with a sense of optimism and cheekyness.”

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Jonathan Adler

Debbie talks to poet Elizabeth Alexander about the journey of her extraordinary life and how death makes us think about what we truly value.

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Elizabeth Alexander

Design Matters by Debbie Millman features interviews with designers, artists and cultural leaders, including Lawrence Weiner, Barbara Kruger, Malcolm Gladwell, Eric Kandel, Stefan Sagmeister, John Maeda, Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones, Michael Arad, Milton Glaser, Massimo Vignelli, Paula Scher, Steven Heller, Jonah Lehrer, among others.

In 2011, Design Matters received the People’s Design Award from the prestigious Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards.

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