Design Matters

Dana Arnett is the CEO of VSA Partners and has established a 30-year career steeped in design leadership, business and brand consulting, and policymaking. He is a 2014 AIGA medalist. In his current role at VSA, Dana leads enterprise activities including strategic planning, growth initiatives, people development and the integration of the firm’s diverse capabilities. Under his leadership, the firm has developed significant scale, capability, and reputation, leading to VSA’s profile as one of the industry’s leading brand agencies. Recognized internationally by multiple organizations for his contributions to design and design thinking, Dana continues to guide VSA in the creation of brand programs, digital and interactive initiatives, and marketing solutions for a diverse roster of world-class clients.

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Dana Arnett

Jessica Walsh is a designer, illustrator, and art director, and half of Sagmeister & Walsh in New York City. Timothy Goodman is a designer, illustrator, and art director also based in New York City. Together they created the 40 Days of Dating blog, which is now a book, and will soon be a movie. 


Design Matters With Debbie Millman: Timothy Goodman + Jessica Walsh

Debbie Millman talks to Design Observer co-founder Michael Bierut about why he thinks graphic design is so cool: It all goes back to high school and designing the poster for the school play, "There were other people acting in the play, and that's one way to go, I suppose, but doing the poster for the play, my god..."

Design Matters With Debbie Millman: Michael Bierut

Debbie talks to type designer Tobias Frere-Jones about his career and why typefaces are like the air we breathe.

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: 2009-2016

Design Matters from the Archive: Tobias Frere-Jones

ID magazine has called Stefan's work: "Distilled, intense, cunning, evocative and utterly complete. His inventions have set a new standard." A candid and revealing discussion with the master of design. (06.29.05)

On Design Observer: http://observermedia.designobserver.com/audio/stefan-sagmeister/8967/

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/design-matters-debbie-millman/id328074695

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Stefan Sagmeister

Paula Scher studied at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and began her graphic design career as a record cover art director at both Atlantic and CBS Records in the 1970s. In 1984 she co-founded Koppel & Scher, and in 1991 she joined Pentagram as a partner. She is arguably the most successful and influential woman working in design today. (07.15.05)

On Design Observer: http://observermedia.designobserver.com/audio/paula-scher/8947/

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/design-matters-debbie-millman/id328074695

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Paula Scher

Rick Valicenti is the founder and principal of the design firm Thirst, where he has been creating and designing for over twenty years. His work has been featured in every major graphic design publication and he is also author of the book Emotion As Promotion. (01.13.06)

On Design Observer: http://observermedia.designobserver.com/audio/rick-valicenti/10117/

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/design-matters-debbie-millman/id328074695

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Rick Valicenti

Christoph Niemann's pictures paint a thousand witty words, Niemann claims to have only one trick. The New-York based humorist calls it: "sitting in front of a white piece of paper and thinking, staring and drawing until my head hurts." The end result, often excoriating political commentary, have caused others, in places like the White House for instance, a few headaches. (03.10.06)

On Design Observer: http://observermedia.designobserver.com/audio/christoph-niemann/9027/

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/design-matters-debbie-millman/id328074695

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Christoph Niemann

John Maeda, was head of the MIT Media Lab. Currently he is the president of Rhode Island School of Design. (06.30.06)

On Design Observer: http://observermedia.designobserver.com/audio/john-maeda/9177/

On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/design-matters-debbie-millman/id328074695

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: John Maeda

Jessica Walsh is a designer, art director, and illustrator working in New York City. She is a partner at the New York based design studio, Sagmeister & Walsh and teaches at the School of Visual Arts. Her work has won numerous design awards from the Type Director’s Club, Art Director’s Club, SPD, Print, and Graphis. She has received various celebrated distinctions including Computer Art’s “Top Rising Star in Design”, an Art Director’s Club “Young Guns” award, and Print Magazine’s “New Visual Artist”.

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