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Deem is a global platform focused on design as social practice. We create space for vital and transformative conversations. Our editorial approach highlights a multitude of voices, beyond traditional industry gatekeepers, to engage in dialogue about design futures. Our community of contributors and readers spans a range of identities, disciplines, geographies, and generations.

Print PublicationOur annual print publication. Our editorial approach highlights a multitude of voices, beyond traditional industry gatekeepers, to engage in dialogue about design futures. Our community of contributors and readers spans a range of identities, disciplines, geographies, and generations.
WebsiteOur website allows us to expand on the themes we explore in print. We publish a combination of new content alongside select stories from print, leveraging audio, video, and live-streamed moments.

AudioDeem Audio is an exploratory approach to interview formats, oral histories, and storytelling. This includes an ongoing series of podcast programs exploring topics of design at the intersection of various critical social issues.

Public ProgramsThrough our public programs, we create live moments for designers, and the design curious, to explore their practices together. With the Deem Symposium, Reference Room, and Forum Series, we have been able to expand beyond print and provide opportunities for our community to interact in real time.


Staff

Co-founder/Editor at LargeAlice Grandoit
Co-founder/Creative DirectorNu Goteh

Co-founder/ContributorMarquise Stillwell

Executive EditorIsabel Flower

Graphic DesignJun Lin
Cody Cano

Executive Producer Amy Mae Garrett


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