Design Matters

Debbie talks to type designer Tobias Frere-Jones about his career and why typefaces are like the air we breathe.

Debbie talks to writer and illustrator Maira Kalman about how ordinary objects inspire her art, and about her collaborations with the likes of Mark Morris and Issac Mizrahi.

Su Mathews Hale is the president of AIGA, and a senior partner in design in Lippincott’s New York office. You want to hear what she has to say.

Debbie Millman talks to psychology writer Maria Konnikova about her career and her fascination with con artists. She explains why so many people fall prey to confidence games.

Debbie Millman talks to editor and digital novelist Eli Horowitz about the virtues of collaboration + more

Debbie talks to illustrator Roz Chast about how she earned a coveted spot as a cartoonist for The New Yorker magazine, and how her art is informed by the brutal reality of life. "You know I don't bound out of bed thinking 'This is just another great day in my endless great life.'"

One of our faves! Debbie talks to Timothy Goodman about how, after barely getting through high school, he went on to a very visible career that he is still in the process of defining.

Debbie Millman talks to Tiffany Shlain about her films, about starting the Webby Awards, and about the growing presence of technology in our lives.

Debbie Millman talks to photographer Brandon Stanton about his ongoing project “Humans of New York” and why total strangers open up to him.