04. Erik Carter

Erik Carter is a graphic designer and art director running an independent practice based in New York City. He's previously worked as an art director at Google, a senior designer at MTV, an art director for The New York Times, and as a designer at the Office of Paul Sahre. His clients include The New Yorker, The New York Times, Verso Books, and New Directions. He is currently a visiting professor at Pratt Institute and has taught at the California College of the Arts. He also writes about "Typography. Color. Capitalism. Chaos." in his newsletter Design Harder.

In this conversation, we discuss graphic design's rooting in capitalism and how that impacts how we teach design in the classroom. As well as how we are helping design students think critically about their work's impact on culture.