# Design Theory: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

Markdown version of https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/ from vidIQ YouTube Stats. Link to that page, not to this file.

As of 2026-10-28, Design Theory has 808,000 subscribers, 40,366,531 total views, and 137 videos. It ranks #92,912 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [Design Theory](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for Design Theory is “Designing the Perfect Scam”, a long-form video published Oct 28, 2026.
- These are Design Theory’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Jul 12, 2023 and Oct 28, 2026 (26 long-form videos and 22 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 40,868. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “How Brands Use Design & Marketing to Control Your Mind” (3,413,891 views, Jul 12, 2023). Least viewed: “Constructivism and Soviet Propaganda” (6,979 views, Aug 3, 2026).
- Median length: 30:03 for 26 long-form videos; 0:57 for 22 Shorts.
- In this sample, Design Theory’s consecutive uploads were a median of 13 days apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 120 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 29, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Designing the Perfect Scam](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/bjE6HYuEA1k/) | 2026-10-28 | Long-form | 53,640 | 29:51 | 1.1x |
| [Why They Redesigned Surveillance To Look Harmless](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/XmT4SMO_1q8/) | 2026-09-30 | Long-form | 335,286 | 34:49 | - |
| [Why Nothing Looks Cool Anymore](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/HgjXjPP_p3s/) | 2026-09-10 | Long-form | 1,932,834 | 34:55 | 1.94x |
| [Authority Figures and Smoking](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/iNCwrf6xdUk/) | 2026-08-27 | Short | 13,163 | 0:54 | - |
| [Scarcity and Cars](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/YHRKlE_4B-U/) | 2026-08-26 | Short | 13,670 | 1:00 | - |
| [Authority Figures](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/_XneoHPoyP0/) | 2026-08-26 | Short | 13,749 | 0:49 | - |
| [Nike Kaepernick](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/ZY56DNOo9-k/) | 2026-08-24 | Short | 7,993 | 1:00 | - |
| [How Brands Create Meaning](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/2Jn8YK5iXrc/) | 2026-08-23 | Short | 9,247 | 0:56 | - |
| [Celebrity Social Proof](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/rksIEsJIVf8/) | 2026-08-22 | Short | 11,310 | 0:57 | - |
| [Cult Companies](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/iCrskZNGzoE/) | 2026-08-21 | Short | 50,007 | 0:57 | 3.08x |
| [Design Manipulation](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/7qsTOtH2nX4/) | 2026-08-20 | Short | 8,390 | 0:51 | - |
| [“Most Popular” Social Proof Example](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/VivgFYRT6Mo/) | 2026-08-18 | Short | 24,496 | 0:52 | 1.65x |
| [Toothpaste Stripes & Branding](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/bWeln0O0Lg0/) | 2026-08-17 | Short | 27,508 | 0:44 | 1.85x |
| [Brand Manipulation](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/QQM9lSaXjwY/) | 2026-08-16 | Short | 18,446 | 0:59 | 1.24x |
| [Napoleon Propaganda](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/7L58-e-gnOs/) | 2026-08-11 | Short | 23,663 | 0:55 | 1.57x |
| [US Government Funding Abstract Art](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/DWpcox7HIs8/) | 2026-08-10 | Short | 8,486 | 1:00 | - |
| [US Government Funding Abstract Art](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/JvnP20tlk8I/) | 2026-08-09 | Short | 10,130 | 0:55 | - |
| [Midcentury Modernism](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/L1AuSMVQDuQ/) | 2026-08-08 | Short | 10,316 | 1:00 | - |
| [Edward Bernays & Propaganda](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/tvvn_FbnfWM/) | 2026-08-07 | Short | 13,927 | 0:39 | - |
| [Shocking Propaganda Posters](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/lspQZyewCJE/) | 2026-08-06 | Short | 12,925 | 1:00 | - |
| [Socialist Realism](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/GKKPw1P9N_E/) | 2026-08-05 | Short | 16,042 | 0:59 | - |
| [Lincoln Penny & Propaganda](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/b0yAptN2exQ/) | 2026-08-04 | Short | 19,582 | 0:32 | - |
| [Toasters Are Impossible To Make](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/Va-LWRGuFtU/) | 2026-08-03 | Short | 30,985 | 1:00 | - |
| [Useless Silicon Valley Products](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/1O4sRpNIOdw/) | 2026-08-03 | Short | 31,728 | 1:07 | - |
| [Constructivism and Soviet Propaganda](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/DNc-KAqbfWE/) | 2026-08-03 | Short | 6,979 | 1:00 | - |
| [How Brands Use Sound to Hack Your Brain](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/T1I2MFn60G0/) | 2026-07-31 | Long-form | 182,571 | 23:36 | - |
| [Silicon Valley's Billion Dollar Design Scams](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/hDvAQf1cnr8/) | 2026-04-02 | Long-form | 817,827 | 35:42 | 1.09x |
| [The Deadliest Design Mistakes in History](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/uFbxUPbZovM/) | 2026-02-28 | Long-form | 677,741 | 30:15 | 1.03x |
| [The System That Punishes Beautiful Design](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/4haFPDNSuPY/) | 2026-02-04 | Long-form | 624,264 | 26:41 | 0.99x |
| [How to Design a Warning To Last 10,000 Years](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/5a88lZuadoQ/) | 2025-12-16 | Long-form | 514,979 | 23:18 | 0.57x |
| [The Most Hated Designer of the 20th Century](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/SVo7H3EheMY/) | 2025-11-14 | Long-form | 1,572,209 | 28:42 | 1.33x |
| [Why Simple Everyday Objects Are Impossible to Make](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/pj0ze8GnBKA/) | 2025-10-09 | Long-form | 1,618,102 | 26:01 | 1.37x |
| [Why Some Things Just Look Beautiful](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/AofrZFwxt2Y/) | 2025-08-28 | Long-form | 1,166,743 | 24:39 | 1.14x |
| [Why Creative Success Destroys People](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/0xWQMbEEQ-A/) | 2025-07-26 | Long-form | 1,202,666 | 37:04 | 1.16x |
| [Convenience is Destroying Culture](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/o4OOLmvjzjs/) | 2025-06-12 | Long-form | 638,945 | 26:12 | 0.66x |
| [Everything Valuable is Just a Cultural Lie](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/63oErn-gKfU/) | 2025-04-10 | Long-form | 529,705 | 19:41 | - |
| [I’m Tired of Playing the YouTube Game](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/CGLHXXPHn3o/) | 2025-04-07 | Long-form | 73,122 | 3:47 | - |
| [Why Right to Repair Is Hard, Even for Companies That Want It](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/nrv45bvP8qo/) | 2024-12-11 | Long-form | 331,441 | 27:41 | - |
| [How Luxury Brands Get You to Buy Into Their Hype](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/S64fYFDqJlU/) | 2024-09-27 | Long-form | 1,500,496 | 37:05 | 1.01x |
| [Why Western Designs Fail in Developing Countries](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/CGRtyxEpoGg/) | 2024-06-30 | Long-form | 1,764,334 | 27:36 | 1.32x |
| [Daylight Computer: Design and Hardware Q&A](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/7TdBub1B9QQ/) | 2024-06-06 | Long-form | 19,472 | 35:56 | - |
| [Why Some Designs Are Impossible to Improve: Quintessence](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/DEg5u1kyNEs/) | 2024-04-26 | Long-form | 2,951,482 | 33:03 | 2.6x |
| [How Governments Use Design & Propaganda to Control You](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/9h2Z0I2jxRU/) | 2024-02-17 | Long-form | 878,936 | 42:21 | 0.85x |
| [Bad Design Challenge 2023 Judging + Winners Announced](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/ntJJOvMgYA4/) | 2023-10-20 | Long-form | 12,664 | 2:22:49 | - |
| [Eastern & Western Design: How Culture Rewires The Brain](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/8UAsN9wvePE/) | 2023-10-04 | Long-form | 1,528,795 | 36:32 | 1.47x |
| [Bad Design Challenge 2023 Kickoff + Q&A](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/ZiK_CxfcBGI/) | 2023-08-10 | Long-form | 11,636 | 52:25 | - |
| [Minimalism is Getting Absurd: Updating Dieter Rams' 10 Principles](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/p5InhRf2JrU/) | 2023-07-28 | Long-form | 1,067,965 | 23:57 | 1.35x |
| [How Brands Use Design & Marketing to Control Your Mind](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@design.theory/videos/p6aF5ma7BiM/) | 2023-07-12 | Long-form | 3,413,891 | 40:26 | 4.32x |

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