D.J. talks about his thesis proposal draft which was due on this day (2/22/21), how neoliberalism and design erode community (see Dean and Julier), why we feel we’re doing good (Affect theory), and steps D.J. will take to engage with his neighbors as a model for other design studios (using tools from Design After Capitalism, ethnographic methods, cooperative principles.

Episode 23: Design for Community not Consumption

D.J. talks about one year of the pandemic, keeping pace when the finish line keeps changing, and a potential focus area for his thesis topic.

Episode 21: Brands as Receptionists

D.J. talks about brands as the feminine face of mediocre white male-led companies, being neoliberal, Nomadland (hulu), Little Fires Everywhere (hulu), and Design After Capitalism.

Episode 19: Design Activism

D.J. talks about design activism, worker cooperatives, capitalism, snowboarding, ethical surplus, and type.

Episode 18: Decolonizing my Practice

D.J. talks about reflexivity, positionality, decolonization, liberalism, time and space, thesis proposal, and teaching typography to first-year designers.

Episode 17: Inhale and Exhale

D.J. talks about thesis topics, white supremacy, governmentality, ethnographic methods, teaching type, and enjoying all of the input (while trying to stay afloat).

Episode 16: InDesign and Ideologies

D.J. talks about type resources, doing ethnography, fields of beauty, Sapiens, thesis ideas, Design after Capitalism, and various ideologies.