Lee Moreau

1 month ago | designobserver.com | Ellen McGirt |Sheena Medina |Alexis Haut |Lee Moreau

Tara Nathan is the EVP of Digital Solutions for Development at Mastercard and the founder of Mastercard’s Community Pass– a digital infrastructure that connects remote agricultural communities to governments, NGOs and the private sector. Community Pass currently serves 6 million farmers across India and East Africa and has an ambitious plan to reach 30 million by 2027.

1 month ago | designobserver.com | Ellen McGirt |Sheena Medina |Alexis Haut |Lee Moreau

Welcome to the 12th season of DB|BD. This season we are Designing for the Unknown. Michael Eliason, founder of Larch Lab, is an architect, researcher, writer and urbanist, and architect based in Seattle He’s a self-described activist for dense, livable, affordable, and sustainable cities and the author of Building for People: Designing Livable, Affordable, Low-Carbon Communities.

1 month ago | designobserver.com | Alexis Haut |Delaney Rebernik |Lee Moreau

On the cusp of Oscar Sunday, we’re talking award-winning makeup that gets under the skin. Mike Marino is a storyteller. And his medium is makeup. For nearly 25 years, Marino has been designing makeup for films and television series like Saturday Night Live, Black Swan, I Am Legend,and True Detective. His work is both hyper-realistic and imaginative. He can encapsulate a character’s backstory while communicating their current desires using just silicone, latex, and other practical effects.

2 months ago | designobserver.com | Alexis Haut |Delaney Rebernik |Lee Moreau

With Apple’s most beloved show back on the airwaves after three long years, DO’s film columnist pens a Valentine’s Day love letter to the ways season one used red to spell Innie liberation. Editor’s note: This essay contains spoilers for Severance season 1.

2 months ago | designobserver.com | Lee Moreau |Adina Karp |Ellen McGirt

Subscribe to Design As on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player. In this bonus episode of Design As you’ll hear Lee Moreau in conversation with Jadlia (Jada) Britto, Mahsa Ershadi, and Susan Fabry discussing: What is a working definition, and a potential role, for design research, or research through design, in the business context?