Design Matters
Design Matters
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. Subscribe to Design Matters for free on iTunes, where new episodes are uploaded weekly: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/design-matt...
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Jul 6, 2026
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Episodes
Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Tiffany Shlain 09.12.2019 47:32
On this episode Debbie talks to Tiffany Shlain about cell phones have taken over our lives.
Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Michael Dorf 02.12.2019 49:42
On this episode Debbie talks to music impresario and restaurateur Michael Dorf.
Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Lisa Congdon 25.11.2019 46:48
On this episode, a conversation with artist and illustrator Lisa Congdon about getting started creatively.
Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Saeed Jones 18.11.2019 1:03:39
A conversation with poet Saeed Jones about his memoir and about memory.
Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Malcolm Gladwell 11.11.2019 1:01:39
On this episode a conversation with Malcolm Gladwell about why it is so easy to be fooled by dishonest people.
Steven Heller 08.11.2019 49:06
A conversation with Steven Heller, about the long and troubled history of the swastika.
Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Chris Ware + Chip Kidd 04.11.2019 59:29
On this episode Debbie talks to designer Chip Kidd and his good friend, graphic novelist Chris Ware.
Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Lynda Barry 28.10.2019 52:25
On this episode cartoonist Lynda Barry talks to Debbie about learning how to draw, and the damaging effects of one’s own opinion.
Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Warren Lehrer 21.10.2019 54:47
Writer, artist, and designer Warren Lehrer talks to Debbie about the intersection of images and letters and about the future of books.
Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Elissa Altman 14.10.2019 1:04:27
On this episode Elissa Altman talks to Debbie about life, food, love, and the new book she wrote on the difficult relationship she has with her mother.
Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Derren Brown 07.10.2019 1:00:25
Debbie talks to Derren Brown about his risky stage performances as a mentalist and illusionist.
Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Lisa Taddeo 30.09.2019 46:57
Debbie talks with writer Lisa Taddeo about sex and desire.
Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Brian Rea 23.09.2019 53:24
Debbie talks to illustrator Brian Rea about the Grim Reaper: “Having the Grim Reaper is a complete cliche. It’s an archetype that everyone has a vision of what it is. But it really is a reminder that time is precious.”
Design Matters From the Archive: Simon Doonan 17.09.2019 47:04
On this episode, Debbie talks to Simon Doonan about his unlikely career and his formula for creative window displays.
From the Archive: Amy Sherald 10.09.2019 57:38
On this archival episode, Debbie talks to portrait painter Amy Sherald about her emotionally evocative work.
Design Matters From the Archive: Pete Souza 26.08.2019 41:33
Debbie Millman talks with Pete Souza about his years as the Obama administration official photographer.
Design Matters From the Archive: Chrisoph Niemann 19.08.2019 1:08:12
Debbie talks to illustrator Christoph Niemann about his singular career as an artistic superhero.
Design Matters with Debbie Millman: David Lee Roth 12.08.2019 1:24:43
On this epsiode Debbie talks to David Lee Roth about his childhood, about his long career and his new skincare business, and about how he has avoided crashing, like so many other rock stars. “To be perfectly fair, I’ve had my wild excesses.”
Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Austin Kleon 05.08.2019 44:26
Debbie talks with Austin Kleon, who describes himself as 'a writer who draws'.
Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Zoe Mendelson 29.07.2019 50:37
Debbie talks to writer and activist Zoe Mendelson about the importance of sexual knowledge for women.
Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Lori Gottlieb 22.07.2019 1:12:39
Debbie talks with author and therapist Lori Gottlieb about the importance of emotional awareness.
Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Stephen Gates 15.07.2019 1:08:08
On this episode, Debbie talks with designer Stephen Gates about why it’s important for a brand not to be liked by everybody.
Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Seth 08.07.2019 1:06:19
Debbie talks with Seth, the artist behind the book Palookaville, about why his generation of cartoonists broke away from fantasy.
Tea Uglow 17.06.2019 1:14:47
Debbie talks with Tea Uglow about experimental digital projects that are pushing the boundaries of tech and art.
Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Elizabeth Gilbert 27.05.2019 33:03
Debbie talks with Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of Eat, Pray, Love about the love of her life and her latest book City of Girls.
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