Michael Bierut on the Enduring Power of Simplicity
Graphic designer and design critic Michael Bierut, a partner at the firm Pentagram since 1990, talks with Andrew about the integral practice of keeping notebooks throughout his life; the deep groundedness of his nearly lifelong relationship with his wife and high-school sweetheart, Dorothy Kresz; and why the “why” of design is far more important to him than the “how.”