Name: Episode 36: A Seat at the Table by Design Observer in The Observatory
Duration: 31 min 14 s
Description: Why we need a U.S. Secretary of Design, Yale SOM, Emma Cline’s The Girls, Holy Hell, Silicon Valley

Michael Bierut and Jessica Helfand on design, current events, and current enthusiasms.

The Observatory

Why we need a U.S. Secretary of Design, Yale SOM, Emma Cline’s The Girls, Holy Hell, Silicon Valley


Episode 36: A Seat at the Table

Tattoos, Type 1 diabetes, ID cards, taking MBA students to the art gallery, Kerry James Marshall, Mark Rothko, Mike Mills, the 2017 Citizen Designer Pledge

Episode 49: My First Tattoo

The Women’s March, Parker Palmer, The Young Pope, Oreos, Girl Scout Cookies

Episode 50: What Democracy Looks Like

Behance Design Trends of 2017, George Nelson’s How to See, Michael K. Williams, W.E.B. Du Bois’ infographics

Episode 51: Vintages

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

Neri Oxman leads the Mediated Matter research group at the MIT Media Lab.

S2E2: Neri Oxman

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

Bobby C. Martin, Jr., is a founding partner of the agency OCD | The Original Champions of Design.

S2E3: Bobby C Martin Jr

Peter York on autocrat chic, Sunday in the Park with George, BBC interview with Robert Kelly, Jessica Dimmock’s The Convention

Episode 52: Dictator Style

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

David Rockwell is the founder and president of the architecture and design firm the Rockwell Group and a theatrical set designer.

S2E5: David Rockwell

#trypod, Dan Brown cover contest, Design in Tech, writing for designers, The Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened, Wes Anderson’s Bar Luce

Episode 53: On Writing Well

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

@the-observatory-1: Michael Bierut and Jessica Helfand on design, current events, and current enthusiasms.

@designmatters with Debbie Millman: thought-provoking conversations with industry-leading graphic designers, change agents, artists, writers, and educators. 

Episode 36: A Seat at the Table

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