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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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Exploring Rick Rubin’s production discography is like taking a tour through the commanding heights of American music over the past few decades. From Run-DMC to Jay-Z to Adele, the record producer joins to talk about his legendary career making classic songs with the best musicians in the world.
Known for her elaborate paintings composed of rhinestones, acrylic, and enamel, Mickalene Thomas draws on art history and popular culture to create a contemporary vision of female sexuality, beauty, and power.
Ai Weiwei joins to discuss his new memoir “1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows,” depicting a century-long epic tale of China told through a story of his family.
New York Times bestselling author and journalist Suleika Jaouad began writing her Emmy Award-winning column, “Life, Interrupted,” from her hospital room, chronicling her experiences as a young adult with cancer. She joins to discuss her remarkable life, career, and bestselling memoir, Between Two Kingdoms.
Working in painting, bookmaking, illustration, collage, performance, and sculpture, Oliver Jeffers joins to talk about his career making art and telling stories. His new book, Begin Again, explores humankind’s impact on itself and our planet, asking the big question: Where do we go from here?
For decades, Rosanne Cash has soared through the ranks of music with her powerhouse poetic skills and wistful reflections on her past. She has released 15 albums, won four Grammys, and authored four books, including a best-selling memoir. She joins to talk about her life and legendary career as a singer, songwriter, and author.
Isaac Fitzgerald has been a firefighter, worked on a boat, and was once given a sword by a king. He is also the New York Times bestselling author of Dirtbag, Massachusetts, a coming of age memoir recounting his early years in Boston, an ongoing search for forgiveness, and a more expansive definition of family and self.
Digital visionary, bestselling author, founder of the popular Cool Tools website, and Co-Founder and Senior Maverick of Wired magazine—Kevin Kelly joins to talk about his career, his new book, and his radical optimism about the future of our world and humanity.
For over sixty years, Gloria Steinem has been at the center of American culture and political life, where she has been instrumental in shaping our ideas about feminism, humanity, and equal rights for all people. She joins to talk about her legendary career as an award-winning journalist, New York Times best-selling author, co-founder of one of the most significant magazines of the 21st century, and an activist whose work has impacted the place women and girls now have in the world.
Pride 2024

Pride 2024

2024-06-2435:07

Carrie Brownstein, Megan Rapinoe, Lucy Sante, Kara Swisher, and Kirsten Vangsness reflect on their journeys and careers in this special Pride episode of Design Matters.
Scott Dadich

Scott Dadich

2024-06-1701:21:071

Scott Dadich is a designer, magazine editor, and filmmaker. Formerly the Editor-in-Chief of WIRED Magazine, he now runs Godfrey Dadich Partners, a brand strategy and design company, where he is the Co-Founder and CEO. He joins to discuss his illustrious career and the multi-Emmy nominated series he created and produced, Abstract: The Art of Design.
Judy Chicago

Judy Chicago

2024-06-1053:09

During her often tumultuous, challenging, and sometimes controversial career, Judy Chicago pioneered Feminist art and art education. She joins to talk about her memoir Revelations, a radical retelling of human history in the form of an illuminated manuscript.
Brooke Hopper

Brooke Hopper

2024-06-0355:101

Principal Designer at Adobe, speaker, and champion for artists, Brooke Hopper’s passion is designing better experiences for some of the most talented people in the world. She joins live at SXSW to discuss the role of machine intelligence and new technologies in creativity.
Anne Morriss and Frances Frei are best-selling authors and among the world’s most influential thinkers, speakers, and advisors. Their clients range from Fortune 10 companies to tech founders to political leaders working to build national competitiveness. They join to talk about their new book, Move Fast and Fix Things, outlining a practical process leaders can implement to drive change.
Kathleen Hanna

Kathleen Hanna

2024-05-2045:23

Punk singer, artist, and the front-woman of the bands Bikini Kill and Le Tigre, Kathleen Hanna has spent the last three decades as a trailblazer in the punk feminist movement. She joins guest host Roxane Gay to talk about her new memoir and storied career making art and music.
Adam Moss

Adam Moss

2024-05-1301:03:31

Adam Moss is widely known as one of the great magazine editors of his generation, remaking and reshaping The New York Times and New York magazine into the most significant print and digital publications of our time. He joins to discuss his illustrious career as an author, editor, and artist.
Suzan-Lori Parks

Suzan-Lori Parks

2024-05-0649:57

Named one of TIME magazine’s “100 Innovators for the Next New Wave,” Suzan-Lori Parks is the first African American woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Topdog/Underdog. She joins to discuss her long and illustrious career as a playwright, musician, and novelist.
Emily Nagoski

Emily Nagoski

2024-04-2901:21:28

New York Times bestselling, award-winning author and educator Emily Nagoski is one of the most exceptional minds at work today on the science of sexual connection, intimacy, and arousal. She joins to discuss her remarkable career and new book, “Come Together.”
Amy Lin

Amy Lin

2024-04-2201:06:08

Writer Amy Lin deconstructs grief in her new memoir ‘Here After,’ a beautifully visceral and emotionally intimate depiction of young widowhood. She joins to discuss the science of grief and how she coped in the wake of her inexplicable loss.
Nell Irvin Painter

Nell Irvin Painter

2024-04-1501:17:56

Throughout her prolific writing career, Nell Irvin Painter has published works on such luminaries as Sojourner Truth, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Malcolm X. Her unique vantage on American history pushes the boundaries of personal narrative and academic authorship and asks readers to reconsider ideas of race, politics, and identity. She joins to discuss her legendary career as a distinguished historian, award-winning author, and artist.
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Mona Peterson

I've been a fan of 'Design Matters' for a while, and it never disappoints! Debbie Millman's interviews are always insightful, bringing fresh perspectives and deep dives into the world of design. https://hubhopper.com/episode/creative-popcorn-packaging-ideas-on-a-budget-1721984964/32647384

Aug 2nd
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Pezhman Hosseini

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Feb 8th
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Jan 29th
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Rosa Alden

Wonderful interview!

Jul 12th
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Gabo

one of the most temperamental, and thought-provoking, guests Debbie has had so far.

Feb 9th
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Gabo

Borinnnnnnnng

Jun 16th
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Ilya Kondratev

what is a book?

Feb 9th
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Jennifer Wong

Wonderful interview! Thoughtful questions and Esther is riveting.

Oct 31st
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Bahar Alagheband

👌👌👌

Sep 23rd
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Anina

what was the singers name? I'm trying to find her online but I have no idea how it's spelled

Jul 10th
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Matuesz Ginta

Funk

Jan 3rd
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Matuesz Ginta

Elo

Jan 3rd
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Rich Hutka

At the 41 minute mark this episode went from analyzing the swastika to calling Trump supporters racist and having nazi tendencies... disappointing.

Nov 20th
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Anina

11:30 what's the name of the designer mentioned? Edward who?

Sep 23rd
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Gabo

Boring

Jun 15th
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Amin Jefferson

now I have someone I can lookup to thanks Debbie for making this possible thumbs up Eddie

May 5th
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Gabo

He is sooooo boriiiiing

Jan 5th
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Trung Duong

like

Dec 20th
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Merissa Lyons

46

Nov 29th
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Merissa Lyons

43!!!

Nov 29th
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