Announcing The Observatory

Here is a preview of The Observatory, a new podcast we’re developing at Design Observer. In each episode, Jessica Helfand and Michael Bierut talk about a few things going on in the world of design that have caught their attention. On this pilot episode, they talk about:

A sign on the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago and new regulations it inspired.
The demolished Kentile Floors sign in Brooklyn
Sam Potts’ critique of The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst
The Crystal Goblet, by Beatrice Warde
The New York City Transit Authority Graphic Standards Manual
Stamp designer Howard Paine (1929–2014)

Have a listen, and stay tuned for a new episode every month!

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Well done Michael and Jessica"!" We would love it if you started transcribing the Observatory and Design Matters. "SpeakerText combines artificial and human intelligence to offer low-cost, high-quality video and audio transcription." http://speakertext.com/ Thank you. CWS

Carl W. Smith
10.16.14
08:58

Design Observer was founded by Michael Bierut, and Jessica Helfand.

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