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Design As

Design As

by Design Observer

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Design As Season Finale | Design As ft. Patrick Whitney

About this podcast

Who does design belong to, and who is it for? How does it serve us—all of us—and how can we learn to better understand its future, and our own?

On Design As— podcast from Design Observer—we’ll dig into all of this and more, in conversation with design leaders, scholars, practitioners, and a range of industry experts whose seasoned perspectives will help illuminate the questions as well as the answers. In our first season, we considered the topics of Culture, Complexity, and Citizenship in terms of their impact on the design practice and also in terms of how they themselves are being shaped by design today. In season two, recorded at the Design Research Conference 2024 in Boston, we gathered new round tables to discuss Design As Governance, Care, Visualization, Discipline, Humanity, and Pluriverse. Plus, our bonus episodes are exclusive recordings of conference panels!

Episodes

The newest 20 of 27 episodes

  • Design As Season Finale | Design As ft. Patrick Whitney · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 7Design As Season Finale | Design As ft. Patrick Whitney features Lee Moreau in conversation with Patrick Whitney. Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even more…
  • Design As Creation | Design As Consumption · 45 min · Season 3 Episode 6Design As As Creation | Design As Consumption features Lee Moreau in conversation with Anamitra Deb, Jessica Meharry, and Anne H Berry. Follow Design Observer on Instagram to…
  • Design As Short | Design As Long · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 5Design As Short | Design As Long features Lee Moreau in conversation with Anijo Mathew, Grace Colby, Brandon Schauer, and Ashley Lukasik. Follow Design Observer on Instagram to…
  • Design As Control | Design As Collaboration · 48 min · Season 3 Episode 4Design As Control | Design As Collaboration features Lee Moreau in conversation with Liz Danzico, Jai Shekhawat, Liz Gerber, and Kevin Bethune. Follow Design Observer on…
  • Design Beyond Silicon Valley · 49 min · Season 3 Episode 3Design Beyond Silicon Valley features an exclusive panel from the Shapeshift Summit featuring Ruth Kikin-Gil, Responsible AI Strategist at Microsoft; Liz Danzico, VP of Design…
  • Design as Trust | Design as Doubt · 49 min · Season 3 Episode 2Design As Trust | Design as Doubt features Lee Moreau in conversation with TB Bardlavens, Ryan Powell, Terry Williams-Willcock, and Ellie Kemery. Follow Design Observer on…
  • Design As Fast | Design As Slow · 54 min · Season 3 Episode 1Design As Fast | Design As Slow features Lee Moreau in conversation with Ruth Schmidt, Albert Shum, David McGaw, and Ruth Kikin-Gil. Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep…
  • Design As S3: Trailer · 3 min · Season 3Design As is back! Starting September 9th Design As will release episodes weekly. Joining host Lee Moreau to speculate on the future of design through a range of different…
  • FEED DROP Design As With Intent · 30 min · Season 3Design As is coming back for a third season! Watch our feed where the trailer will drop September 2nd, followed by a new episode every Tuesday. Until then, check out this episode…
  • FEED DROP Design As Technical Difficulties · 52 min · Season 3Design As is coming back for a third season! Watch our feed where the trailer will drop September 2nd, followed by a new episode every Tuesday. Until then, check out this episode…
  • Design As S2: Finale ft. Don Norman · 34 min · Season 2 Episode 7In this finale episode of Design As, host Lee Moreau reflects on the season, and also includes an exclusive interview with famed designer Don Norman, recorded at the Design…
  • Design As Pluriverse · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 6Design As Pluriverse features Lee Moreau in conversation with Renata Marques Leitão, Frederick van Amstel, and Lesley-Ann Noel. Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and…
  • Design As Humanity · 47 min · Season 2 Episode 5Design As Humanity features Lee Moreau in conversation with Susan Fabry, Laura Forlano, Mahsa Ershadi, and Sheng-Hung Lee. Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see…
  • BONUS Design As Research · 55 min · Season 2Design is well positioned as a driving force in many business organizations, large corporations especially, codified in roles like Chief Design Officer or Head of Design. Design…
  • Design As Discipline · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 4Design As Discipline features Lee Moreau in conversation with Mariana Amatullo, Elizabeth Christoforetti, and Maria Risueño. Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and…
  • Design As Visualization · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 3Design As Visualization features Lee Moreau in conversation with Dietmar Offenhuber, and Paolo Ciuccarelli. Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even more…
  • BONUS Design As Recovery · 1 h 5 min · Season 2In this bonus episode of Design As you’ll hear information designer and Pentagram partner Giorgia Lupi who will share her unique and, at times, deeply personal data visualization…
  • Design As Care · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 2Design As Care features Lee Moreau in conversation with Jadalia Britto, Rachael Dietkus, Sofie Hodara, and Giorgia Lupi. Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see…
  • Design As Governance · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 1Design As Governance features host Lee Moreau in conversation with guests Shin-pei Tsay, Geoff Mulgan, and Chelsea Mauldin. Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see…
  • Design As S2: Trailer · 3 min · Season 2Design As is back! Starting January 7th Design As will release episodes weekly. Joining host Lee Moreau to speculate on the future of design through a range of different…

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