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The official podcast feed of AIGA, the professional association for design. We explore various facets of the design discipline, profession, and industry to help our listeners learn about the past and present and prepare for the future. The theme of our 2024-2025 season is "Design and Performance."

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In this episode, we speak with Lisa Gralnek, Managing Director of iF Design USA and Global Head of Sustainability and Impact at iF Design. We cover the scale and rigor behind the iF Design Award, one of the world's most recognized design competitions... more

In this episode, hosts Lee-Sean Huang and Giulia Donatello welcome distinguished professor, author, and creativity expert Robin Landa. Recently honored with the 2025 Stephen Heller Prize for Cultural Commentary, Landa discusses her prolific career as... more

In this episode of the AIGA Design Podcast, hosts Lee-Sean Huang and Giulia Donatello sit down with Giorgia Lupi to explore her journey from an architecture student and musician in Italy to a pioneer of data humanism and partner at Pentagram in New Y... more

In this episode, Lee-Sean Huang and Giulia Donatello host Andy Curson and Rob Slowe from Arctic Paper as they dive into sustainable papermaking, the role of print in a digital age, and collaborations with emerging designers. Discover how Arctic Paper... more

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Recent Guests

Lisa Gralnek
Managing Director of iF Design USA; Global Head of Sustainability and Impact at iF Design
iF Design
Episode: Sustainability, education, and the iF Design Awards with Lisa Gralnek
Robin Landa
Distinguished professor at Kean University; globally recognized expert in creativity, advertising and branding
Kean University
Episode: Branding as a Cultural Force with Robin Landa
Giorgia Lupi
Partner at Pentagram and designer focusing on data visualization and storytelling
Pentagram
Episode: Humanizing Data Through Design with Giorgia Lupi
Andy Curson
Marketing and business support manager at Arctic Paper
Arctic Paper
Episode: Why paper still matters in the age of digital and AI
Rob Slowe
Managing director at Arctic Paper UK
Arctic Paper UK
Episode: Why paper still matters in the age of digital and AI
Aleksey Fedorov
Director of Global Brand Marketing at Microsoft
Microsoft
Episode: Designing for the World We Live In: Aleksey Fedorov on Meaning, Performance, and Brand Impact
Devika Menon
Service Design and Delivery Lead at the City of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia
Episode: The Human Element People First: Devika Menon on Participatory Service Design
Kevin Flores
Product and design leader, founder and coach based in San Jose, California
Episode: Shaping Your Path: Kevin Flores on Career Growth, AI and Design Leadership
George Aye
Co-founder and Co-executive Director of Greater Good Studio
Greater Good Studio
Episode: Balancing Anger and Hope: George Aye on Pissed Off Optimism in Design

Hosts

Lee-Sean Huang
Co-Executive Director of Learning and Programs at AIGA; longtime organizer and host with a focus on design education, community, and industry-facing programming.
Giulia Donatello
Design Competitions and Events Manager / Senior roles at AIGA, with a focus on programming, competitions, and community engagement.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 24 ratings
  • Insightful Conversation

    Love the different conversations on this podcast — especially the recent episode with Ritesh Gupta. It’s great to hear from various members of the design (and design adjacent) community.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    emmalee16
    United States4 years ago
  • Thought Provoking, easy listening

    Thought provoking, yet easy to listen to. A lot more interesting than some of the other, more vanilla conversations around design. I’d recommend starting with the Jack Roberts episode.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    ysa2103
    United States6 years ago
  • Highly Recommend

    This has been really sparking great discussions and conversations amongst my friends in design!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    MuseumDocent
    United States6 years ago
  • A fresh take on the design industry and profession

    There are plenty of design podcasts out there that talk about tools and follow trends, but this podcast explores mindsets and our very identity as designers, as we continue to evolve and create in a time of disruption.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    HEPNOVA
    United States6 years ago

Listeners Say

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Listeners appreciate the emphasis on human-centered, inclusive design and practical career guidance for designers at different stages.
Guests bring diverse viewpoints from design, technology, and civic spaces, making episodes feel thoughtful and provocative.
Insightful conversations with a design-forward perspective that goes beyond tooling, often highlighting mindsets and identity in design.
The show is praised for exploring design as performance and its societal implications, not just aesthetics.

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#114
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#76
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Apple Podcasts
#50
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Apple Podcasts
#98
Poland/Arts/Design
Apple Podcasts
#103
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#107
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Talking Points

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Sustainability, education, and the iF Design Awards with Lisa Gralnek
Q: Can you share how the Academy envisions teaching AI in design without compromising creativity and critical thinking?
The AI course is designed as a one-week sprint led by industry experts to help leaders evaluate opportunities, assess organizational readiness, and credibly discuss AI in any setting, while prioritizing human-centric design and critical thinking.
Sustainability, education, and the iF Design Awards with Lisa Gralnek
Q: Why is embedding sustainability into the main criteria so important for iF Design?
Embedding sustainability into the core criteria ensures designers address real-world impacts rather than ticking boxes, and it aligns with the broader mission to elevate design's role in solving global problems.
Sustainability, education, and the iF Design Awards with Lisa Gralnek
Q: What makes the iF Design Academy different, and what kinds of courses do you offer?
The Academy is a design-institute-focused initiative that teaches leadership, business fluency, and now AI strategy for design leaders through online, modular courses that are accessible to designers at all levels.
Sustainability, education, and the iF Design Awards with Lisa Gralnek
Q: You mentioned the backstage of the iF Design Award process—how does the jurying actually work given the volume of entries?
Entries are juried online by subject-matter experts, with a two-step process and about 134 jurors assessing 300–500 entries per category; sustainability contributes 20 percent of the score and jurors receive detailed feedback and category comparisons.
Shaping Your Path: Kevin Flores on Career Growth, AI and Design Leadership
Q: What advice do you have for designers to responsibly integrate AI into our processes?
Identify your own criteria for responsible AI use, understand its environmental impact, and maintain human involvement in the decision-making process.

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What is AIGA Design Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The show consistently centers design as a performance-driven discipline, exploring how design intersects with data, technology, branding, and public services. Recent episodes foreground human-centered approaches to data storytelling, the enduring value of print in a digital-first world, the societal impact of brand design, and the role of inclusive, participatory practices in both the design industry and public sector. Guests range from designers and strategists to civic designers and industry leaders, with recurring emphasis on ethics, culture, and the future of design—especially how AI, storytelling, and cross-disciplinary collaboration shape meaningful outcomes for audiences and organizations. A standout pattern is the focus on design's ... more

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