Design Matters
{{Short description|Interview podcast}}
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| language = English
| provider = Observer Omnimedia
| website = {{URL|https://designobserver.com/podcast-design-matters.php}}
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Design Matters is a podcast founded and hosted by American writer, educator, artist, and designer Debbie Millman. Founded in 2005, Design Matters is considered "the first and longest running podcast about design".{{Cite news|url=http://adcglobal.org/awards/adc-young-guns/jury/debbie-millman/|title=Debbie Millman|work=ADC • Global Awards & Club|access-date=2017-04-04|language=en-US}} It is now hosted on Design Observer, which is published in partnership with AIGA.{{Cite news|url=http://designobserver.com/feature/aiga--design-observer/39399|title=AIGA + Design Observer|work=Design Observer|access-date=2017-04-04|language=en}} Debbie Millman has interviewed over 250 guests including Amanda Palmer, Chris Ware, Malcolm Gladwell, Massimo Vignelli, Steven Heller, Marian Bantjes, Tina Roth Eisenberg, Alain de Botton, Alison Bechdel, and Stefan Sagmeister.{{Cite web|url=http://www.debbiemillman.com/designmatters/about-the-show/|title=About the Show on|last=Millman|first=Debbie|website=www.debbiemillman.com|language=en|access-date=2017-04-04|archive-date=April 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405073535/http://www.debbiemillman.com/designmatters/about-the-show/|url-status=dead}}
Design Matters won a Cooper Hewitt National Design Award in 2011{{Cite web|url=https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2011/12/09/2011-national-design-awards-peoples-design-award-design-matters-on-design-observer/|title=2011 National Design Awards: People's Design Award – Design Matters on Design Observer Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum {{!}} Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum|date=December 9, 2011|website=Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum|access-date=2017-04-04}} and was named one of iTunes Best Podcasts of 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.debbiemillman.com/designmatters/about-the-host/|title=About the Host on|last=Millman|first=Debbie|website=www.debbiemillman.com|language=en|access-date=2017-04-04}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.inc.com/business-insider/best-podcasts-of-2015.html|title=Apple's List of the Best Podcasts of 2015|date=December 29, 2016|work=Inc.com|access-date=2017-04-04|language=en}} The podcast has also been on top of the charts by a number mainstream media publications, such as Business Insider,{{Cite web|url= http://www.businessinsider.com/45-best-podcasts-in-the-world-2016-4?r=UK&IR=T |title= These are the best podcasts you should be listening to right now |work= Business Insider |date= 2016-04-21 |access-date=2018-04-26}} HGTV,{{Cite web|url= https://www.hgtv.com/design-blog/design/design-podcasts-to-listen-to |title= 10 Design Podcasts to Listen to Right Now |work= HGTV |access-date=2018-04-26}} Architectural Digest.{{Cite web|url= https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/best-design-architecture-podcasts |title= The Best Architecture and Design Podcasts |work= Architectural Digest |date= 2014-12-31 |access-date=2018-04-26}}
Format
Design Matters is hosted by Debbie Millman and features personable, in-depth conversational interviews with "industry-leading graphic designers, educators, authors, change agents and thinkers".{{Cite news|url=http://www.creativebloq.com/design/best-podcasts-designers-12121517|title=The 12 best graphic design podcasts|work=Creative Bloq|access-date=2017-04-04|language=en}} Episodes are published approximately 30 times a year and generally range in length from 25 to 60 minutes. The show ends with the signature tagline, "And remember: We can talk about making a difference, we can make a difference, or we can do both."{{Cite web|url=http://www.debbiemillman.com/designmatters/how-to-listen|title=How to Listen on|last=Millman|first=Debbie|website=www.debbiemillman.com|language=en|access-date=2017-04-04|archive-date=April 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405171152/http://www.debbiemillman.com/designmatters/how-to-listen/|url-status=dead}}
History
The podcast began in 2005 as an internet talk radio show airing on the Voice America Radio Network.{{Cite news|url=http://www.adweek.com/digital/seven-questions-for-debbie-millman/|title=Seven Questions for Debbie Millman|access-date=2017-04-04|language=en-US}} After the first 100 episodes, Design Matters began to be published by Design Observer, a design website. In September 2020, it was announced that Design Matters would be joining the TED podcast family.{{Cite web |title=TED announces an exciting new slate of podcasts {{!}} TED Blog |url=https://blog.ted.com/ted-announces-an-exciting-new-slate-of-podcasts/ |access-date=2020-11-05 |language=en-US |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122171949/https://blog.ted.com/ted-announces-an-exciting-new-slate-of-podcasts/ |url-status=dead }}
Awards
As of January 2023, Design Matters has won 11 podcast industry honors and 4 wins,{{Cite web |date=January 10, 2024 |title=Design Matters Entry on IMDB |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20601018/awards/?ref_=tt_awd |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=Internet Movie Database}} including the 2023 Webby for Best Creativity and Marketing Podcast.{{Cite web |title=NEW Webby Gallery + Index |url=http://winners.webbyawards.com/2023/podcasts/individual-episodes/arts-culture-ind-episodes/253244/design-matters-with-debbie-millman |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=NEW Webby Gallery + Index |language=en}} The show has also been named an iTunes Best Podcast of the Year (2015). In 2011, Design Matters won a Cooper Hewitt National Design Award.
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External links
- {{Official website|http://designobserver.com/podcast-design-matters.php}}