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Design is no longer just about aesthetics—it's shaping the way we live, work, and interact with the world. Join ‘Fast Company’ senior editor Liz Stinson and global design editor Mark Wilson as they dive into the latest innovations in the world of user experience and product and architectural design. ‘By Design’ focuses on the macro impacts of design trends, covering topics like the future of wearable technology, how AI is affecting product design, and, more broadly, how design intersects with business, tech, politics, and culture.
Unknown Host hosts By Design, a arts show with 15 episodes published.
If you’re extra focused on hitting your macros, Peter Rahal has more to do with it than most other people. He’s the co-founder of RXBAR and, more recently, David Protein. With David, Rahal and his team have figured out h
As you’ve probably heard, The Onion is in the process of taking over InfoWars, the platform started by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. How is this a design story, you may ask? Well, we’ve got an interview with
It’s a jam-packed episode of By Design—and for good reason. First, we’ll share some big news of our own before moving onto the design world’s latest. We look at how Claude Design caught Anthropic’s collaborators (and com
Tyler Hays has made a career working with his hands. Making everything from couches to jigsaw puzzles to guitars, the BDDW founder and lead designer says he has now fallen for AI. “I'm absolutely obsessed with it,” Hays
We’re taking a trip to the Bay Area on this very special episode of By Design. We’ll start off by discussing a very big question: What is a design job in 2026? The answer, in part, can be found in San Francisco and Silic
With the Oscars coming up quickly, we spoke with the woman behind the design landscape for Sinners: Hannah Beachler. She’s been director Ryan Coogler’s go-to production designer for several films, including Fruitvale Sta
It’s a packed first episode of the year at By Design and we have a big guest: Ikea’s Juvencio Maeztu gives his first major interview since taking over as CEO. It’s a deep, candid conversation about his philosophy on affo
What defined design in 2025? For our December episode, we look back at the seven most significant design trends of the year. This time, Liz and Mark are joined by some special guests, as they discuss growing movements ra
As AI companies pour trillions of dollars into building infrastructure like data centers, one non-tech sector is seeing a boom of its own: Architecture. This month on By Design, our guest is Jordan Goldstein, the co-CEO
You might not know the name Tyler Evans, but you’ve definitely seen his work. He designed Zorhan Mamdani’s iconic campaign poster, led design for Bernie Sanders’ campaign, and was the Teamster’s creative director. Now th
Brian Niccol is on a mission to change how you get your morning coffee, and on this episode, we learn how in Niccol’s first public interview since taking over as Starbucks CEO a year ago. We also run down the latest news
President Trump just created the National Design Studio and tapped Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia to lead the charge. Cracker Barrel has offended or enraged just about everyone with its new logo. Figma hit Wall Street with
There have been 11 Superman films released in the past 50 years. How do you make a new one that stands out? On this episode of By Design, hosts Liz Stinson and Mark Wilson interview the production designer for the latest
Welcome to the first episode of By Design, our new show for news, interviews, and criticism from the wide world of design. Our first guest is Michael Bierut. He has been the brains behind some of the most iconic design w
Design is no longer just about aesthetics—it's shaping the way we live, work, and interact with the world. Join ‘Fast Company’ senior editor Liz Stinson and global design editor Mark Wilson as they dive into the latest i
Tim Heidecker
musician and host of Office Hours, On Cinema, and lots more
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Mauro Porcini
senior vice president and chief design officer · PepsiCo
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Liz
the Queen of Halloween · Open Bionics
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Mark
student pursuing massage therapy · Super*Review
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Dr. Tyler Evans
creative director · Department of Mathematics and Data Science
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Mark Wilson
Legal Assistant/Policy Associate · Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand
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