Special guest and paper expert Matthew Scharf joins to the program to remind us all that print is wonderful and analog makes us feel good.
Jan 2024
Episode Six: On Space | Rachel Whiteread & Briony Fer
The year 1993 marked a watershed for the famous Turner Prize, when it was awarded for the first time to a woman. That artist was Rachel Whiteread and the work was House in East London. In On Space, Whiteread is in conversation with the art historian Briony Fer. Together, they dis ... Show More
35m 45s
May 2021
Adam Rogers, "Full Spectrum: How the Science of Color Made Us Modern" (Houghton Mifflin, 2021)
From kelly green to millennial pink, our world is graced with a richness of colors. But our human-made colors haven’t always matched nature’s kaleidoscopic array. To reach those brightest heights required millennia of remarkable innovation and a fascinating exchange of ideas betw ... Show More
1h 23m
May 2022
From the Archive: Beyond the Word: Designing Type
This episode originally aired on October 14, 2021. How does type affect the brand identity? In this week’s episode, we learn about the power of typography to transform the voice of a brand. Sam is joined by Blake Goodwin, the Founder and President of Proportion Design, a Boston-b ... Show More
47m 37s
Sep 2023
89. London Design Festival Special #2 - Colourful, Convivial Design Collaborations
<p>In episode two of our series of mini-episodes reporting from the London Design Festival, an annual event that takes over the UK capital every September, we visit some of the exhibitions on show in the west side of town at <a href="https://bromptondesigndistrict.com/" target="_ ... Show More
25m 37s
Jul 2019
305: From Team to Solo Designer (feat. Michie Cao)
This week, we welcome to the show Michie Cao, formerly of Twitter and currently the sole designer at Sisu. Michie tells us all about her experience of working at both a large corporation and a small startup, and she shares some pros and cons of each situation along with some grea ... Show More
56m 14s
Sep 2023
David Sedaris: How observation and prototyping shapes his work
Welcome to the first episode in our Design Better series on the creative process. In this series, we’re going beyond the confines of design to speak with some of the most creative people in the world, to learn how they approach collaboration, come up with innovative ideas, and ov ... Show More
47m 44s