Design Matters is a podcast founded and hosted by American writer, educator, artist, and designer Debbie Millman. Founded in 2005, Design Matters is considered "the first and longest running podcast about design".^[1] It is now hosted on Design Observer, which is published in partnership with AIGA.^[2] Debbie Millman has interviewed over 250 guests^[1] including Amanda Palmer, Chris Ware, Malcolm Gladwell, Massimo Vignelli, Steven Heller, Marian Bantjes, Tina Roth Eisenberg, Alain de Botton, Alison Bechdel, and Stefan Sagmeister.^[3]

Design Matters won a Cooper Hewitt National Design Award in 2011^[4] and was named one of iTunes Best Podcasts of 2015.^[5][6]The podcast has also been on top of the charts by a number mainstream media publications, such as Business Insider,^[7] HGTV,^[8] Architectural Digest.^[9]

Design Matters is hosted by Debbie Millman and features personable, in-depth conversational interviews with "industry-leading graphic designers, educators, authors, change agents and thinkers".^[10] Episodes are published approximately 30 times a year and generally range in length from 25 to 60 minutes. The show ends with the signature tagline, "And remember: We can talk about making a difference, we can make a difference, or we can do both."^[11]

The podcast began in 2005 as an internet talk radio show airing on the Voice America Radio Network.^[12] After the first 100 episodes, Design Matters began to be published by Design Observer, a design website. In September 2020, it was announced that Design Matters would be joining the TED podcast family.^[13]

As of January 2023, Design Matters has won 11 podcast industry honors and 4 wins,^[14] including the 2023 Webby for Best Creativity and Marketing Podcast.^[15] The show has also been named an  iTunes Best Podcast of the Year (2015).^[6] In 2011, Design Matters won a Cooper Hewitt National Design Award.^[4]

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