{{Short description|Interview podcast}} {{italic title}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2017}} {{Infobox podcast | title = Design Matters | image = Design Matters Podcast Cover.jpg | host = Debbie Millman | genre = Design | updates = Weekly | began = {{Start date and age|2005}} | language = English | provider = Observer Omnimedia | website = {{URL|https://designobserver.com/podcast-design-matters.php}} }} '''''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".<ref name="Debbie Millman">{{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}}</ref> It is now hosted on Design Observer, which is published in partnership with AIGA.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Debbie Millman has interviewed over 250 guests<ref name="Debbie Millman" /> including Amanda Palmer, Chris Ware, Malcolm Gladwell, Massimo Vignelli, Steven Heller, Marian Bantjes, Tina Roth Eisenberg, Alain de Botton, Alison Bechdel, and Stefan Sagmeister.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
''Design Matters'' won a Cooper Hewitt National Design Award in 2011<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref> and was named one of iTunes Best Podcasts of 2015.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{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}}</ref> The podcast has also been on top of the charts by a number mainstream media publications, such as Business Insider,<ref>{{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}}</ref> HGTV,<ref>{{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}}</ref> Architectural Digest.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
== 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".<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{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}}</ref>
== History == The podcast began in 2005 as an internet talk radio show airing on the Voice America Radio Network.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
== Awards == As of January 2023, ''Design Matters'' has won 11 podcast industry honors and 4 wins,<ref>{{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}}</ref> including the 2023 Webby for Best Creativity and Marketing Podcast.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The show has also been named an iTunes Best Podcast of the Year (2015).<ref name=":1" /> In 2011, Design Matters won a Cooper Hewitt National Design Award.<ref name=":0" />
== See also == * ''99% Invisible''
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== External links == * {{Official website|http://designobserver.com/podcast-design-matters.php}}
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