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Design As

Design As

By: Design Observer
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Who does design belong to, and who is it for? How does it serve us—all of us—and how can we learn to better understand its future, and our own?

On Design As— podcast from Design Observer—we’ll dig into all of this and more, in conversation with design leaders, scholars, practitioners, and a range of industry experts whose seasoned perspectives will help illuminate the questions as well as the answers. In our first season, we considered the topics of Culture, Complexity, and Citizenship in terms of their impact on the design practice and also in terms of how they themselves are being shaped by design today. In season two, recorded at the Design Research Conference 2024 in Boston, we gathered new round tables to discuss Design As Governance, Care, Visualization, Discipline, Humanity, and Pluriverse. Plus, our bonus episodes are exclusive recordings of conference panels!

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Episodes
  • Design As S2: Finale ft. Don Norman

    Design As S2: Finale ft. Don Norman
    Feb 18 2025

    In this finale episode of Design As, host Lee Moreau reflects on the season, and also includes an exclusive interview with famed designer Don Norman, recorded at the Design Research Society 2024 Conference hosted in Boston in June 2024.


    A full transcript of the show, plus more bonus content, can be found here

    Looking to be the site of the next season of Design As? Get in touch here!


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    34 mins
  • Design As Pluriverse

    Design As Pluriverse
    Feb 11 2025

    Design As Pluriverse features Lee Moreau in conversation with Renata Marques Leitão, Frederick van Amstel, and Lesley-Ann Noel.

    Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even more Design As content.

    A full transcript of the show can be found here

    Hear more from Lesley-Ann Noel and Frederick van Amstel on Season 1 of Design As

    Season two of Design As draws from recordings taken at the Design Research Society 2024 Conference hosted in Boston in June 2024.
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    43 mins
  • Design As Humanity

    Design As Humanity
    Feb 4 2025

    Design As Humanity features Lee Moreau in conversation with Susan Fabry, Laura Forlano, Mahsa Ershadi, and Sheng-Hung Lee.

    Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even more Design As content.

    A full transcript of the show can be found here

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    Season two of Design As draws from recordings taken at the Design Research Society 2024 Conference hosted in Boston in June 2024.
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    47 mins

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