
Ellen McGirt
Editor-in-Chief at Design Observer
EIC @designobserver. Alum: Fortune, Fast Company, the world. Busier elsewhere.
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1 week ago |
designobserver.com | Ellen McGirt
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3 weeks ago |
designobserver.com | Ellen McGirt |Susan Morris
Welcome to AI Observer Artificial intelligence is changing everything. But who is shaping it, and how should we respond? AI Observer is a new editorial channel from Design Observer dedicated to exploring the cultural, ethical, and aesthetic dimensions of artificial intelligence. We look beyond the hype to examine how AI intersects with design, power, labor, identity, and imagination.
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2 months ago |
designobserver.com | Delaney Rebernik |Ellen McGirt
In this installment of “Jet Fuel” — er, “Design Juice” — the first-gen immigrant and second-gen architect says the best airports for our brave new world will blend wayfinding, cultural context, and, sometimes, a smaller footprint. We ground-bound humans love winging about. Global air travel has not only rebounded from peak-pandemic plunges, but also hit record-high demand last year, up 10.4% from 2023 and 3.8% from 2019.
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2 months ago |
designobserver.com | Tony Bynum |Ellen McGirt |Sheena Medina
Tony Bynum is bilingual. He can speak the language of both business and design, a skill that makes him a unique leader in our industry. Tony is the director of the Institute for Design’s new ID Academy, where he is also a professor of practice. Previously, he founded the Northwestern Mutual Design Thinking Center of Excellence in Milwaukee, WI where he was Principal Senior Director of Experience Design.
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Mar 28, 2025 |
designobserver.com | Delaney Rebernik |Ellen McGirt
We are the humans. We speak for the trees. Sometimes, out both sides of our mouths. Forests have always borne our mark, carved as indelibly as initials on a tree trunk.
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