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Lines on a map determine who holds power. Who gets heard. Who gets erased.

At Design Observer, we've spent over two decades examining how design decisions shape the world around us: the built environment, visual culture, and the systems we move through every day...

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Design Observer

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13 May

Draw the Line is our new 10-part podcast, hosted by @emcg.bsky.social. It begins in Louisiana, where a battle over redrawn district maps made its way to the Supreme Court — part of an unraveling of the Voting Rights Act that has fundamentally redesigned the architecture of American voting rights.

Design Observer

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13 May

This series turns that same lens on American democracy, where the act of drawing a line on a map carries consequences that reach into every community in this country. Coming soon, wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to our newsletter for updates: designobserver.com/newsletters/

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