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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Design As is hosted by Design Observer. The show has published 27 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Design As Season Finale | Design As ft. Patrick Whitney" (28 October 2025, 31 minutes), "Design As Creation | Design As Consumption" (21 October 2025, 45 minutes), and "Design As Short | Design As Long" (7 October 2025, 42 minutes).
Design As publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 27 episodes.
Booking probability for Design As is 23%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Design As requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Design As's contact route on record: verified email.
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Episode #7
<p>Design As Season Finale | Design As ft. Patrick Whitney features Lee Moreau in conversation with Patrick Whitney.</p><p>Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even more Design As content. </p><p>A...
Episode #6
<p>Design As As Creation | Design As Consumption features Lee Moreau in conversation with Anamitra Deb, Jessica Meharry, and Anne H Berry. </p><p>Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even more Design...
Episode #5
<p>Design As Short | Design As Long features Lee Moreau in conversation with Anijo Mathew, Grace Colby, Brandon Schauer, and Ashley Lukasik. </p><p>Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even more Design...
Episode #4
<p>Design As Control | Design As Collaboration features Lee Moreau in conversation with Liz Danzico, Jai Shekhawat, Liz Gerber, and Kevin Bethune. </p><p>Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even more...
Episode #3
<p>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 Founding Chair of...
Episode #2
<p>Design As Trust | Design as Doubt features Lee Moreau in conversation with TB Bardlavens, Ryan Powell, Terry Williams-Willcock, and Ellie Kemery. </p><p>Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even...
Episode #1
<p>Design As Fast | Design As Slow features Lee Moreau in conversation with Ruth Schmidt, Albert Shum, David McGaw, and Ruth Kikin-Gil. </p><p>Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even more Design As...
Design As
<p><b>Design As is back!</b> 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 you’ll hear...
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<p>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. </p><p>Until then, check out this episode of With Intent, from the...
Design As
<p>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. </p><p>Until then, check out this episode of Technical Difficulties...
Episode #7
<p>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...
Episode #6
<p>Design As Pluriverse features Lee Moreau in conversation with Renata Marques Leitão, Frederick van Amstel, and Lesley-Ann Noel. </p><p>Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even more Design As...
Episode #5
<p>Design As Humanity features Lee Moreau in conversation with Susan Fabry, Laura Forlano, Mahsa Ershadi, and Sheng-Hung Lee. </p><p>Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even more Design As content...
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<p>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...
Episode #4
<p>Design As Discipline features Lee Moreau in conversation with Mariana Amatullo, Elizabeth Christoforetti, and Maria Risueño. </p><p>Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even more Design As content...
Episode #3
<p>Design As Visualization features Lee Moreau in conversation with Dietmar Offenhuber, and Paolo Ciuccarelli. </p><p>Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even more Design As content. </p><p>A full...
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<p>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 her ongoing...
Episode #2
<p>Design As Care features Lee Moreau in conversation with Jadalia Britto, Rachael Dietkus, Sofie Hodara, and Giorgia Lupi.</p><p>Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even more Design As content...
Episode #1
<p>Design As Governance features host Lee Moreau in conversation with guests Shin-pei Tsay, Geoff Mulgan, and Chelsea Mauldin. </p><p>Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even more Design As content...
Design As
<p><b>Design As is back!</b> 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 you’ll hear...
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