Design Has Power

Who’s ready for a post-election pep talk? This week on Overtime, past Meg offers present-day Meg some words of encouragement and an important reminder that design is still important—no matter what happens this week. Plus, Airbnb tries to help freelance illustrators, and it ends up backfiring—we unpack why. Then, let’s take a look at how 2020 is making us more pragmatic through sustainable purchases in tech and fashion. Let’s go!

 

• [00:09] Host Meg Lewis introduces the episode
• [01:43] Tyrus: Airbnb’s digital toolkit (https://tyrus.design/) 
• [07:55] Fast Company: Tech’s Age of Excess is Done. Welcome to the New Design Pragmatism (https://tinyurl.com/y4scagr7) 
• [14:46] Why design will continue to matter after the election
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• Links mentioned in this episode:
  • Hoodzpah’s “Freelance, and Business, and Stuff: https://tinyurl.com/y2zrzy42
  • Dropbox Design: https://dropbox.design/
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