Design Observer, the must-read almost-blog launched by Pentagrammer Michael Bierut and his Winterhouse pals Jessica Helfand and William Drenttel, just announced that they’ve co-opted the work-life couple of I.D. editor Julie Lasky and freelance design and architecture writer Ernest Beck to launch Change Observer this summer. Officially, then, they’ll be doing this:

Change Observer will monitor and report on developments in the burgeoning area of design and social change — people and projects, ideas and initiatives. The goal is to professionally report on this topic, covering successes and failures, new models, places for engagement by NGOs and design firms, inspirational stories and critical appraisals, as well as summaries and guides to resources, tools and related news across the web.

Unofficially, we hope this means more unedited Lasky and Beck. She’s gotten bunches of crunches of awards during her tenures at Interiors and Print, and Beck is one of those people who knows about more than one thing and can therefore connect previously unseen dots between subjects like money and buildings, the city and the universe. Having read some of their co-bylined work, we’re curious to see more. Keep us posted, you crazy guys!

Julie Lasky & Ernest Beck Join Design Observer[Design Observer]