Episodes 27
Avg. Duration 43m
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Since Nov 2023
Latest Episode Oct 2025

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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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S3E7 Design As Season Finale | Design As ft. Patrick Whitney

Oct 28, 2025 30m Transcript

Design As Season Finale | Design As ft. Patrick Whitney features Lee Moreau in conversation with Patrick Whitney.Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even more Design As content. A…

S3E6 Design As Creation | Design As Consumption

Oct 21, 2025 44m Transcript

Design As As Creation | Design As Consumption  features Lee Moreau in conversation with Anamitra Deb, Jessica Meharry, and Anne H Berry. Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even…

S3E5 Design As Short | Design As Long

Oct 07, 2025 41m Transcript

Design As Short | Design As Long features Lee Moreau in conversation with Anijo Mathew, Grace Colby, Brandon Schauer, and Ashley Lukasik. Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even…

S3E4 Design As Control | Design As Collaboration

Sep 30, 2025 47m Transcript

Design As Control | Design As Collaboration features Lee Moreau in conversation with Liz Danzico, Jai Shekhawat, Liz Gerber, and Kevin Bethune. Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see…

S3E3 Design Beyond Silicon Valley

Sep 23, 2025 48m Bonus Transcript

Design Beyond Silicon Valley features an exclusive panel from the Shapeshift Summit featuring Ruth Kikin-Gil, Responsible AI Strategist at Microsoft; Liz Danzico, VP of Design for Microsoft AI and…

S3E2 Design as Trust | Design as Doubt

Sep 16, 2025 48m Transcript

Design As Trust | Design as Doubt  features Lee Moreau in conversation with TB Bardlavens, Ryan Powell, Terry Williams-Willcock, and Ellie Kemery. Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and…

S3E1 Design As Fast | Design As Slow

Sep 09, 2025 54m Transcript

Design As Fast | Design As Slow features Lee Moreau in conversation with Ruth Schmidt, Albert Shum, David McGaw, and Ruth Kikin-Gil. Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even more…

S3 Design As S3: Trailer

Sep 02, 2025 3m Trailer

Design As is back! Starting September 9th Design As will release episodes weekly. Joining host Lee Moreau to speculate on the future of design through a range of different perspectives.  This season…

S3 FEED DROP Design As With Intent

Aug 26, 2025 29m Bonus Transcript

Design As is coming back for a third season! Watch our feed where the trailer will drop September 2nd, followed by a new episode every Tuesday. Until then, check out this episode of With Intent, from…

S3 FEED DROP Design As Technical Difficulties

Aug 19, 2025 51m Bonus Transcript

Design As is coming back for a third season! Watch our feed where the trailer will drop September 2nd, followed by a new episode every Tuesday. Until then, check out this episode of Technical…

S2E7 Design As S2: Finale ft. Don Norman

Feb 18, 2025 34m Transcript

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…

S2E6 Design As Pluriverse

Feb 11, 2025 43m Transcript

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…

S2E5 Design As Humanity

Feb 04, 2025 47m Transcript

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…

S2 BONUS Design As Research

Jan 31, 2025 55m Bonus Transcript

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…

S2E4 Design As Discipline

Jan 28, 2025 28m Transcript

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…

S2E3 Design As Visualization

Jan 21, 2025 28m Transcript

Design As Visualization features Lee Moreau in conversation with Dietmar Offenhuber, and Paolo Ciuccarelli. Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even more Design As content. A full…

S2 BONUS Design As Recovery

Jan 17, 2025 1h 5m Bonus Transcript

In this bonus episode of Design As you’ll hear information designer and Pentagram partner Giorgia Lupi who will share her unique and, at times, deeply personal data visualization work, focusing on…

S2E2 Design As Care

Jan 14, 2025 43m Transcript

Design As Care features Lee Moreau in conversation with Jadalia Britto, Rachael Dietkus, Sofie Hodara, and Giorgia Lupi.Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even more Design As…

S2E1 Design As Governance

Jan 07, 2025 41m Transcript

Design As Governance features host Lee Moreau in conversation with guests Shin-pei Tsay, Geoff Mulgan, and Chelsea Mauldin. Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even more Design As…

S2 Design As S2: Trailer

Jan 03, 2025 2m Trailer Transcript

Design As is back! Starting January 7th Design As will release episodes weekly. Joining host Lee Moreau to speculate on the future of design through a range of different perspectives. This season…

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