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The Most Thought-Provoking Design Book You Haven’t Read
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of A Process Philosophy Of Signs, we're republishing James Dyer's 2020 conversation with its author, James Williams.
Feb 10
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Honey & Bunny’s Sonja Stummerer and Martin Hablesreiter on why food is the most important design object.
The duo's work across art, performance, photography, writing, and video explores our relationship to food and food's relationship to culture.
Feb 4
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February 2026: CCA Closes, The importance of making, the relationship between music and design
Plus conversations about short books on architecture and ten years of NY-based PAU.
Feb 2
Sightlines, a new book series, features essays on architecture from a particular point of view
MACK, the famed photo book publishers, are launching a new series of short books on architecture.
Jan 27
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Otto von Busch thinks design is “a hellmouth of disappointment”
His new book, The Design Comedy, riffs on Dante's epic poem to explore where design went wrong. And how to move forward.
Jan 21
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Michael Bierut on the enduring influence of Theo Crosby
Dec 4, 2025
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Jeffrey Schnapp on what we can still learn from Bruno Munari
Jan 16, 2025
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Vishaan Chakrabarti on 10 years of PAU
Jan 13
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How Ian Lynam wrote a history of Japanese Graphic Design
Mar 20, 2025
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Honey & Bunny’s Sonja Stummerer and Martin Hablesreiter on why food is the most important design object.
The duo's work across art, performance, photography, writing, and video explores our relationship to food and food's relationship to culture.
Feb 4
1
Otto von Busch thinks design is “a hellmouth of disappointment”
His new book, The Design Comedy, riffs on Dante's epic poem to explore where design went wrong. And how to move forward.
Jan 21
3
Sam Valenti on how music and design shape culture
The founder of the acclaimed record label Ghostly International talks about the visual side of music and creating a cultural brand.
Jan 7
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Thomas Weaver wants better design writing
The editor, writer, teacher, and critic on subverting our expectations for architecture and design writing.
Dec 10, 2025
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Carlo Ratti on the Venice Biennale and the Senseable City
The curator of this year's Biennale reflects on the exhibition, how architects engage with technology, and why design can connect multiple…
Nov 26, 2025
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Vishaan Chakrabarti on 10 years of PAU
The architect, urbanist, and writer reflects on the first decade of the studio he founded to connect architecture and urban design.
Jan 13
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Michael Bierut on the enduring influence of Theo Crosby
A conversation about the Pentagram co-founder on what would have been his 100th birthday.
Dec 4, 2025
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Julia Watson on the intelligence of water
In the follow-up to her popular book, LO-TEK, the designer and researcher returns with a field guide that blends ancestral wisdom and digital…
Nov 11, 2025
Inside Mitch Goldstein’s Studio Practice
The designer, educator, and author reflects on the recent evolution in his work and where it's heading next.
Sep 23, 2025
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February 2026: CCA Closes, The importance of making, the relationship between music and design
Plus conversations about short books on architecture and ten years of NY-based PAU.
Feb 2
January 2026: Better design writing, Designers on Sofas, and New Year's Resolutions
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Jan 5
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December 2025: The Invention of Design, The Intelligence of Water, The Venice Biennale
This month we had conversations about design history and architectural intelligence and published stories about experimental graphic design and what we…
Dec 1, 2025
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November 2025: Podcasts for People and Plants
Plus, my new essay on Bruno Munari, mapping architecture discourse, and a handful of new books that arrived in the studio.
Nov 3, 2025
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The Most Thought-Provoking Design Book You Haven’t Read
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of A Process Philosophy Of Signs, we're republishing James Dyer's 2020 conversation with its author, James Williams.
Feb 10
1
Sightlines, a new book series, features essays on architecture from a particular point of view
MACK, the famed photo book publishers, are launching a new series of short books on architecture.
Jan 27
2
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