Backstage Talks brings together a collection of design luminaries to provide their thoughts on what they do and why they do it.

In this issue:

• Illustrator Jean Jullien on building a life-long career in the industry obsessed with newness
• Gail Bichler on her fast-paced, ambitious, and experimental role as the Design Director of The New York Times Magazine
• An interview with Rory Sutherland, vice chairman of Ogilvy UK
• Why we shouldn’t assume people act rationally