Typography II, Journal: April 7
Debbie Millman is the host of a weekly podcast, “Design Matters,” on which she interviews prominent graphic designers. I appreciated her introductions as well, which are—or have been on the few that I've listened to—self-contained anecdotes or essays that might not even be directly related to design (“I try to work science into [the show],” she commented after opening with a talk about evolution). I found the interviews to be interesting, but not especially insightful or revealing. Of course, I only listened to the first halves of them...
Nevile Brody had a few interesting things to say about the line between art and design—that artists are the ones who can commission themselves, whereas designers are commissioned. Not that shocking, but an interesting way to phrase it.
Chip Kidd mostly talked about the origins of his book, “The Learners,” which is about the Milgram experiments (if you haven't heard of them, look it up). Again, nothing too insightful as an interview, but of course Kidd was entertaining.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
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There are several that pretty interesting and it is a huge source for current industry leaders and changers. Next time you see a piece of work that inspires you, check out the podcasts and see if that person was interviewed. It is always cool to hear why people design the way they do.
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