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— po...
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 hereLooking to be the site of the next season of Design As? Get in touch here!
18/2/2025
34:29
Design As Pluriverse
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 hereHear 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.
11/2/2025
43:27
Design As Humanity
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 hereCheck out the Design Observer hosted job board.Season two of Design As draws from recordings taken at the Design Research Society 2024 Conference hosted in Boston in June 2024.
04/2/2025
47:09
BONUS Design As Research
Design is well positioned as a driving force in many business organizations, large corporations especially, codified in roles like Chief Design Officer or Head of Design. Design is directly involved in, and often leading, the process of shaping the vision and the strategy of a company. Still, design is often intended more as a practice—at different levels, from new product development to design thinking—and less as a systematic, both fundamental and applied, research approach, thus limiting its potential for long term, radical innovation.In this bonus episode of Design As you’ll hear Lee Moreau in conversation with Jadlia (Jada) Britto, Mahsa Ershadi, and Susan Fabry discussing: What is a working definition, and a potential role, for design research, or research through design, in the business context? How can universities, research centers, companies and other organizations partner to shape meaningful, viable, sustainable, and socially relevant innovation?This audio was recorded live at the Design Research Society 2024 Conference hosted in Boston in June 2024.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
31/1/2025
55:00
Design As Discipline
Design As Discipline features Lee Moreau in conversation with Mariana Amatullo, Elizabeth Christoforetti, and Maria Risueño. Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even more Design As content. A full transcript of the show can be found hereCheck out another show from Design Observer, The Design of Business | The Business of Design, soon launching its 12th season! Season two of Design As draws from recordings taken at the Design Research Society 2024 Conference hosted in Boston in June 2024.
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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