Paula Scher looks back at a life in design (she’s done album covers, books, the Citibank logo …) and pinpoints the moment when she started really having fun.
via Ted
Designers
chase jarvis LIVE: Ramit Sethi
You should watch this. Chase Jarvis talks with business guru Ramit Sethi in The Garage and shares his advice for what it takes to be a successful artist.
Aleksandar Macasev
This is a Pretty Cool People Interview piece from a while back with artist / designer Maćašev.
Maćašev sees it as his duty to wake up his fellow citizens from their slumber of indifference.
Wim Crouwel’s “New Alphabet”
Wim Crouwel explains his “Proposal for a New Alphabet”. This is part of the Helvetica film.
Steve Jobs on Paul Rand
This is an interview done with Steve Jobs
 back in 1993 about Paul Rand. Directed by Doug Evans and Alan Pottasch of AMP Films.
The Origins of the PBS Logo
This is taken from the MEDIA PROBES episode about design. Here, Herb Lubalin is being interviewed about the origin of the PBS logo. During his interview, we see some humorous animation depicting the logo’s phases.
What makes a brand iconic?
This video via Erica Gorochow explains it pretty well.
Dieter Rams
Video – SFMOMA
Dieter Rams -Â 10 Principles of Good Design
Good design is innovative
The possibilities for innovation are not, by any means, exhausted. Technological development is always offering new opportunities for innovative design. But innovative design always develops in tandem with innovative technology, and can never be an end in itself.