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Draw the Line

Ellen McGirt

Episode 1: The lines we draw

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John Ball

The Smithsonian was ordered to flag “inaccurate information.” I designed a poster series that required complicated truths.

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“Design Observer has maintained the same clear vision for more than two decades: to expand the definition of design in service of a better world.” — Ellen McGirt, Editor-in-Chief

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Chris Mele|Commentary

Radical collaboration requires friction

10 do’s and don’ts on getting collaboration right, from Siberia co-founder and managing partner

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Ellen McGirt|Books

“What book made you a better designer?”

Your summer reading list

Civic Life

Jessie McGuire|Commentary

Power is designed

The Epstein files expose how systems are built to shield the influential from scandal. Accountability requires a different blueprint: making power visible and open to scrutiny.

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Ellen McGirt

Design As Governance

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Lee Moreau

Design As S1E5: Citizenship Part 1

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Design As S1E6: Citizenship Part 2

Ellen McGirt

The Supreme Court case Louisiana v. Callais gutted the Voting Rights Act and rewrote the rules of American democracy. Draw the Line spends ten episodes telling the inside story of Louisiana’s fight over power, maps, and who gets left off them. As goes Louisiana, so goes the rest of the country. Who’s fighting for your vote? First episode drops … Continued

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