Design Matters with Debbie Millman Archive: 2005-2009
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Design Matters with Debbie Millman is an opinionated and provocative internet talk radio show. The show combines a stimulating point of view about graphic design, branding and cultural anthropology. In a business world dependent on change, design is one of the few differentiators left.
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Milton Glaser Podcast Interview | Podcast interview with Milton Glaser, graphic designer, illustrator, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient from the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, and 2010 recipient of the National Medal of Arts. | 10/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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2 |
Nicholas Blechman | Nicholas Blechman, former Art Director of the New York Times Op-Ed page, now runs Knickerbocker. | 8/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Andrew Zolli | Andrew Zolli, founder of Z + Partners, a foresight think-tank, discusses the future of mass culture. | 8/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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4 |
Virginia Postrel | Virginia Postrel, author of The Substance of Style, also writes for The New York Times business section. | 8/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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5 |
Dave Eggers | Founder of McSweeny's and author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, You Shall Know Our Velocity! and What Is The What. | 5/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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6 |
Dee Dee Gordon | Dee Dee Gordon, renowned youth culture expert. Featured on PBS's Frontline Special Merchants of Cool. | 5/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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7 |
Gary Hustwit | Gary Hustwit, independent filmmaker, has produced six feature documentaries, including Helvetica. | 5/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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8 |
Allan Chochinov | Allan Chochinov, editor-in-chief of Core77, Coroflot.com and DesignDirectory.com. | 5/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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9 |
Dan Pink | Dan Pink is an entrepreneur, speaker and author. | 4/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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10 |
Daniel Formosa | Daniel Formosa, Ph.D. is a consultant in product design and research, and a founder of Smart Design. | 4/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Gong Szeto | Gong Szeto, director of design and product design at Peak6 Investment. | 3/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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12 |
Patrick Coyne | Patrick Coyne, editor of Communication Arts, with special guests Milton Glaser and Cheryl Heller. | 2/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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13 |
Natalia Ilyin | Natalia Ilyin is a design critic and educator. | 2/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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14 |
Joe Duffy & Nate Voss | Nate Voss interviews Joe Duffy, creative director, whose clients include: Aveda, Coca-Cola and Sony. | 2/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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15 |
Steve Heller & Lita Talerico | Lita Talarico and Steven Heller, co-founders of the MFA Design as Author program at SVA (School of Visual Arts). | 2/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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16 |
Neville Brody | Neville Brody, British designer and art director, has been at the forefront of design for two decades. | 1/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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17 |
Jessica Helfand | Jessica Helfand is a partner at Winterhouse and author of Scrapbooks: An American History. | 1/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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18 |
Spoken Word Broadcast | All spoken word show featuring poems, prose and a short story. | 4/24/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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19 |
Robynne Raye & Michael Straussberger | Robynne Raye & Michael Straussberger are graphic designers and co-founder of the acclaimed firm Modern Dog. | 4/18/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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20 |
Michael Hodgson | All music show with DJ and designer Michael Hodgson, co-founder of the design firm Ph.D. | 4/11/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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21 |
Abbott Miller | Abbott Miller, partner at Pentagram and art director of 2wice magazine. | 3/28/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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22 |
Laurie Rosenwald | Laurie Rosenwald is a graphic designer, artist, illustrator, writer, television actress and author. | 3/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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23 |
Gordon Hull | An all music show with DJ and designer Gordon Hull, co-founder of the firm Surface to Air. | 3/7/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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24 |
Stefan Bucher | Stefan Bucher is a graphic designer, illustrator and author, and creator of the Daily Monster. | 2/29/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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25 |
Petrula Vrontikis | Petrula Vrontikis is a graphic designer and educator at Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. | 2/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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26 |
Jonah Lehrer | Jonah Lehrer, editor-at-large for Seed Magazine, and contributor to NPR's Radio. | 2/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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27 |
Vaughan Oliver | Vaughan Oliver is a graphic designer, artist and author. | 2/8/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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28 |
Kurt Andersen | Kurt Andersen is an award-winning journalist, author and host of the Peabody-winning NPR program Studio 360. | 2/1/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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29 |
Eric Kandel | Eric Kandel is a psychiatrist, neuroscientist and professor at Columbia University. | 1/25/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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30 |
Chip Kidd | Chip Kidd, award-winning book designer, musician and author. | 1/18/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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31 |
Shepard Fairey | Shepard Fairey is a designer and illustrator and author of Supply and Demand: The Art of Shepard Fairey. | 6/29/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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32 |
Bad Boys of Design IV | Designers Marc Alt, Mike Essl, Alberto Rigau and others. | 6/15/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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33 |
Josh Liberson & Ethan Trask | Josh Liberson and Ethan Trask are the designers and founders of the firm Helicopter. | 6/8/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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34 |
Alan Dye | Alan Dye is the creative director at Apple, previously he was the design director at Kate Spade. | 6/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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35 |
Jan Wilker & Hjalti Karlsson | Jan Wilker & Hjalti Karlsson of karlssonwilker are designers and authors of Tell Me Why. | 5/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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36 |
Alice Twemlow | Alice Twemlow is a design critic, SVA educator and author of What Is Graphic Design For? | 5/18/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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37 |
Luke Hayman | Luke Hayman is a designer and partner at Pentagram Design. | 5/11/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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38 |
Janet Froelich | Janet Froelich, former creative director at The New York Times Magazine, is currently design director at Real Simple. | 4/20/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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39 |
Barbara Kruger | Barbara Kruger is an artist whose work has been exhibited in major museums throughout the world. | 4/13/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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40 |
Jeffrey Keyton | Jeffrey Keyton is the senior vice president, On-Air Design and Off-Air Creative, MTV. | 4/6/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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41 |
Luba Lukova | Luba Lukova is a designer and illustrator. | 3/30/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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42 |
Maira Kalman | Maira Kalman, a remarkable, magical, designer, illustrator, educator, author and national treasure. | 3/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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43 |
Not David Carson | A special interview about David Carson, featuring guest vocalist Simon Lince. | 3/16/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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44 |
Jakob Trollback | Jakob Trollback is a designer, filmmaker and DJ. | 3/9/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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45 |
Andrea Deszo | Andrea Deszo is a designer, artist and educator. | 3/2/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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46 |
Minda Gralnek | Minda Gralnek is the executive vice president, creative at the Target Corporation. | 2/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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47 |
Marty Neumeier | Marty Neumeier is a brand consultant and author of Brand Gap, Zag and The Brand Dictionary. | 2/16/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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48 |
Elliott Earls | Elliott Earls, designer, performance artist, and head of graphic design at Cranbrook Academy of Art. | 2/9/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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49 |
Doyald Young | Doyald, typographer and author of The Art of the Letter and Logotypes. | 2/2/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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50 |
Designers, Writers & Magazines | Joyce Rutter Kaye of Print; Michela Abrahms, of Dwell; Barbara DeWilde of House Beautiful; Laetitia Wolff of Surface. | 1/26/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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51 |
Ze Frank | Ze Frank is a writer, designer and host of The Ze Frank Show. | 1/19/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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52 |
Seth Godin | Seth Godin is the author of Purple Cow and All Marketers Are Liars. | 1/12/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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53 |
Malcolm Gladwell & Joyce Gladwell | Malcolm Gladwell, author New York Times bestseller The Outliers and Joyce Gladwell, author of Brown Face. | 1/5/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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54 |
John Maeda | John Maeda, was head of the MIT Media Lab, and currently is president of Rhode Island School of Design. | 6/30/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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55 |
Steve Sikora, Thomas R. Wright and Charlie Lazor | Steve Sikora, Thomas R. Wright and Charlie Lazor, talk pre-fab houses and modern design. | 6/23/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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56 |
Stanley Hainsworth | Stanley Hainsworth, former Design Director at Starbucks, currently founder of Tether in Seattle. | 6/16/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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57 |
Paola Antonelli | Paola Antonelli is a curator in the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art. | 6/9/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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58 |
Ann Willoughby | Ann Willoughby is the creative director of Willoughby Design Group. | 6/2/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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59 |
William Lunderman | William Lunderman is the Vice President, Global Design, Colgate-Palmolive Company. | 5/26/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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60 |
Todd Pruzan & Sam Potts | Todd Pruzan is an editor and writer, and Sam Potts is designer and writer. | 5/19/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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61 |
Gael Towey | Gael Towey is the editor and founding creative director at Martha Stewart Living. | 5/12/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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62 |
Bad Boys of Design III | This group of Bad Boy designers are: Josh Chen, Manuel Toscano, Alan Dye and Layne Braunstein. | 5/5/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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63 |
Brian Collins | Brian Collins, led the brand innovation division of Ogilvy & Mather and then founded Collins. | 4/28/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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64 |
Ed Fella | Ed Fella, artist and graphic designer whose work has influenced contemporary typography and art. | 4/21/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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65 |
Jessica Helfand and William Drenttel | Jessica Helfand and William Drenttel work in partnership at Winterhouse and are founders of Design Observer. | 4/14/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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66 |
Steven Heller & Veronique Vienne | Veronique Vienne, writer, and Steven Heller, art director and author, talk books. | 4/7/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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67 |
Art Chantry | Over a few decades, Art s ideas and personal style have branded the look of popular culture | 3/31/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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68 |
Peter Buchanan-Smith | Peter Buchanan-Smith, founder of Buchanan-Smith LLC and the author of Speck and The Wilco Book. | 3/24/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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69 |
Kenneth FitzGerald | Kenneth FitzGerald, artist, witer, and educator at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. | 3/17/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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70 |
Christoph Niemann | Christoph Niemann, New York based illustrator and humorist. | 3/10/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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71 |
Grant McCracken | Grant McCracken PhD, author and a research affiliate at MIT. | 3/3/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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72 |
Carin Goldberg | Carin Goldberg was a staff designer at CBS before establishing her own firm, Carin Goldberg Design. | 2/24/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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73 |
Hillman Curtis | Hillman Curtis, motion graphic designer: clients include MTV, Rolling Stone and Adobe. | 2/17/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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74 |
Paul Sahre | Paul Sahre, graphic designer and illustrator. | 2/10/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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75 |
Bill Grant | Bill Grant, founder of the Grant Design Collaborative in Atlanta. | 2/3/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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76 |
Jonathan Hoefler & Tobias Frere-Jones | Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones, work with brand leaders, developing original typefaces. | 1/27/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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77 |
Ellen Lupton | Ellen Lupton, writer, graphic designer and a curator of contemporary design at the Cooper-Hewitt. | 1/20/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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78 |
Rick Valicenti | Rick Valicenti, founder of the design firm Thirst and author of the book Emotion As Promotion. | 1/13/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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79 |
Chip Kidd | Chip Kidd, award-winning book designer, musician and author. | 1/6/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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80 |
Emily Oberman | Emily Oberman, senior designer at M&Co, now partner of Number Seventeen, a New York design firm. | 8/12/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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81 |
Bad Boys of Design II | A new group of (very) bad boys: Rodrigo Corral, Marc English, Tan Le, Bennett Peji, Felix Sockwell and John Zapolski | 8/5/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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82 |
Paula Scher | Paula Scher, co-founded Koppel & Scher in the 1970s and is now a partner at Pentagram. | 7/15/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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83 |
Stefan Sagmeister | Stefan Sagmeister, a candid and revealing discussion with the design master. | 6/29/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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84 |
Andrew Geller, Alastair Gordon & Jake Gorst | Andrew Geller, Alastair Gordon and Jake Gorst, talk about Jake's documentary Leisurama. | 6/24/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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85 |
David Barringer | David Barringer, talks about his new book and his views on the state of graphic design today. | 6/17/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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86 |
Design Blogs: The Good, the Bad and the Nasty | Rick Poyner, Armin Vit, Bryony Gomez-Palacio, Jen Beckman, Adrian Hanft and Bennett Holzworth, talk blogging. | 6/15/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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87 |
Eames Demetrios | Eames Demetrios, grandson of Charles and Ray Eames, discusses new innovations from the "House of Eames." | 6/10/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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88 |
Sean Adams & Noreen Morioka | Sean Adams & Noreen Morioka: their client list includes MTV, VH1, Sundance and Nickelodeon. | 6/3/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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89 |
Live From Las Vegas with Rossi Ralenkotter | Rossi Ralenkotter, President/CEO for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Susan Benjamin, Emmy Award nominated Set Designer. | 4/22/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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90 |
Brand Consulting | A discussion about branding, design and cultural anthropology with leading practitioners in each discipline. | 4/15/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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91 |
Michael Bierut | Michael Bierut, Pentagram partner, started at Vignelli Associates. | 4/8/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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92 |
Marian Bantjes, Alexander Gelman & Michael Surtees | Marian Bantjes, typographer, Alexander Gelman, designer extraordinaire & Michael Surtees of DesignNotes. | 4/1/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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93 |
Grant McCracken, Part 2 | Grant McCracken PhD, author and a research affiliate at MIT. | 3/18/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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94 |
Grant McCracken, Part 1 | Grant McCracken PhD, author and a research affiliate at MIT. | 3/11/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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95 |
Steven Heller | Steven Heller, art director, educator and author of over 100 books on design. | 3/4/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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96 |
Bad Boys of Design | Designers Michael Ian Kaye, Mark Kingsley, Petter Ringbom, James Victore and Armin Vit. | 3/1/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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97 |
Cheryl Swanson | Cheryl Swanson, founder of Toniq, applies her background in anthropology and psychology to branding. | 2/11/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 97 Episodes |
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