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Scratching the Surface

Scratching the Surface is a podcast about design, theory, and creative practice. Hosted by Jarrett Fuller, each episode features wide-ranging conversations with designers, architects, writers, academi... Read more

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105. Kate Wagner

105. Kate Wagner

Kate Wagner is the creator of the viral blog McMansion Hell and has written about architecture, design, and culture for ... Read more

9 Jan 2019

53mins

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142. Mary Banas

142. Mary Banas

Mary Banas is a graphic designer and educator. Her independent creative practice, Yes, is More, spans research, teaching... Read more

4 Dec 2019

52mins

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139. Lucinda Hitchcock

139. Lucinda Hitchcock

Lucinda Hitchcock is a book designer, typographer, and educator. She's on the faculty at RISD, where she's currently the... Read more

30 Oct 2019

59mins

Ranked #4

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05. Michael Bierut

05. Michael Bierut

Michael Bierut needs no introduction. As a partner at Pentagram since 1990, he's worked on projects ranging from logos a... Read more

23 Nov 2016

53mins

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13. Prem Krishnamurthy

13. Prem Krishnamurthy

Prem Krishnamurthy is a designer, curator, and writer. He is a founding principle, with Adam Michaels, of the New York d... Read more

25 Jan 2017

44mins

Ranked #6

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30. Abbott Miller

30. Abbott Miller

Abbott Miller is a designer, writer, and a partner at Pentagram where he leads a team designing identities, exhibitions,... Read more

31 May 2017

58mins

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50. One Year Special with Michael Bierut

50. One Year Special with Michael Bierut

In a special one-year anniversary episode, Michael Bierut returns to the show and turn the tables to interview me. One y... Read more

25 Oct 2017

48mins

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23. Louise Sandhaus

23. Louise Sandhaus

Louise Sandhaus is a designer, educator, and writer based in Los Angeles. She teaches a variety of courses at CalArt and... Read more

12 Apr 2017

58mins

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34. Ellen Lupton

34. Ellen Lupton

In the final episode of my June series on my professors, I talk to the co-director of MICA's MFA graphic design program ... Read more

28 Jun 2017

37mins

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40. Mr. Keedy

40. Mr. Keedy

Mr. Jeffery Keedy is a designer, writer, and educator. He studied at Cranbrook and since 1985, has been on faculty at Ca... Read more

16 Aug 2017

1hr 11mins

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51. Elliott Earls

51. Elliott Earls

Elliott Earls is a graphic designer, performance artist, and the artist-in-residence in Cranbrook's 2D Design program. H... Read more

8 Nov 2017

1hr 15mins

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78. Silas Munro

78. Silas Munro

Silas Munro is a designer, educator, and writer based in Los Angeles. He's currently an Assistant Professor in Communica... Read more

30 May 2018

1hr 7mins

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85. Mindy Seu

85. Mindy Seu

Mindy Seu is a designer, educator, and researcher. She is currently a student at the Harvard Graduate School of Design a... Read more

25 Jul 2018

43mins

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114. Reinier de Graaf

114. Reinier de Graaf

Reinier de Graaf has been a partner at OMA since 1996. He co-founded the studio's think tank AMO and has overseen projec... Read more

13 Mar 2019

41mins

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21. Helen Armstrong

21. Helen Armstrong

Helen Armstrong is a designer, educator, and writer. She's published two anthologies of design theory as well as a book ... Read more

29 Mar 2017

38mins

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132. Jenny Odell

132. Jenny Odell

Jenny Odell is a multidisciplinary artist and writer based in Oakland, California. She's the author of How To Do Nothing... Read more

11 Sep 2019

54mins

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76. Rudy VanderLans

76. Rudy VanderLans

Rudy VanderLans is a graphic design, type designer, and co-founder of Emigre, the type foundry and magazine he created w... Read more

16 May 2018

1hr 19mins

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70. Joe Potts

70. Joe Potts

Joe Potts is a graphic designer, educator, artist, and writer working with found and synthesized images, sound, typograp... Read more

28 Mar 2018

55mins

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22. Francisco Laranjo

22. Francisco Laranjo

Francisco Laranjo is a graphic designer based in Portugal and publisher of Modes of Criticism, a journal and research pl... Read more

5 Apr 2017

54mins

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04. Michael Rock

04. Michael Rock

On this week's episode, I talk with the designer and writer Michael Rock. Michael is the co-founder and creative directo... Read more

16 Nov 2016

51mins

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