Speakers

Julie Lasky

Julie Lasky

Editor, Change Observer

Julie Lasky is editor of Change Observer, a forthcoming online magazine devoted to design for social impact that is affiliated with the popular website Design Observer (http://www.designobserver.com). Prior to that she was editor-in-chief of I.D., the award-winning magazine of international design. A widely published writer and critic, she has contributed to the New York Times, Metropolis, Dwell, Architecture, Slate, Surface, The National Scholar, and NPR, and she is the author of two books: Borrowed Design: Use and Abuse of Historical Form (written with Steven Heller) and Some People Can’t Surf: The Graphic Design of Art Chantry.