Graphic Design

The Roundup: Lessons on typography from Tom Foley, Ellen Lupton, and Jonathon Hoefler

Tips and tricks for beginner, intermediate, and advanced typographers

Oct 23 • Eli Woolery

How Milton Glaser set design quality standards

Lessons from a conversation with Randy Hunt, former head of design at Notion and Etsy.

Oct 9 • Aarron Walter

Rewind: Aarron Draplin: DDC founder on showing up, staying prolific, and never forgetting the crappy jobs

Jul 8 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter

49:34

The Roundup: Design history in jazz records

How great music inspired great design.

Jul 3 • Aarron Walter

Chris Entwisle and Mark Havens: authors of WAIL on the constraints that led to timeless designs for Prestige Records

Episode 183 of the Design Better Podcast

Jul 1 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

41:39

Luis Mendo: Designer turned illustrator on making things that could only come from you

Episode 171 of the Design Better Podcast

Apr 8 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter

51:56

Aaron Draplin: DDC founder on the work ethic he learned from his parents, and why being prolific isn’t about perfection—it’s about…

Episode 157 of the Design Better Podcast

Dec 17, 2025 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter

49:23

Rewind: Paola Antonelli: How design shapes culture

Design Better has been on the road recently, recording a live episode in Manhattan for design search firm Wert & Co’s 30th anniversary.

Oct 1, 2025 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

56:23

Rewind: Jonathan Hoefler: Typography legend on type history, philosophy, and entrepreneurship

Dec 24, 2024 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

1:00:02

Celene Aubry: 100+ years of designing for legendary musicians at Hatch Show Print

Episode 101 of the Design Better Podcast

Jun 18, 2024 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

36:33

Ellen Lupton: Thinking With Type

Episode 92 of the Design Better Podcast

Mar 12, 2024 • Aarron Walter, Eli Woolery, and Ellen Lupton

47:51

Jonathan Hoefler: Typography legend on type history, philosophy, and entrepreneurship

Episode 91 of the Design Better Podcast

Feb 26, 2024 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

1:06:51

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