Fail. Hard. with Will Hall

What does it mean to be a professional enthusiast? In this episode, Artist and Creative Director Stephen Pulvirent sits down with host Will Hall to discuss his early days at the luxury watch site Hodinkee, the brand's evolution, the art of risk-taking, and what it's like to start a creative agency.   CREDITS Guest: Stephen Pulvirent https://stephenpulvirent.com/ https://www.instagram.com...

How do you make a passion into a career? In this episode, Daniel Marcello of Brooklyn Coachworks, the premier Land Rover builder, shows how he left the design and advertising industries to start the brand.  CREDITS Guest: Daniel Marcello // Brooklyn Coachworks https://www.brooklyncoachworks.com/ https://www.instagram.com/brooklyncoachworks/ Host: Will Hall https://www.willhall.co https://www.insta...

From his early days working with Brand Jordan and Converse to being a Creative Director at Frog to running his own firm, Michael DiTullo has designed pretty much everything. Michael sits down with host Will Hall to discuss his love of craft and passion for all things design.  CREDITS Guest: Michael DiTullo http://www.michaelditullo.com/ https://www.instagram.com/d2lo/ https://www.youtube.com/micha...

Season two is almost upon us. Let's set the table.  CREDITS Host: Will Hall https://www.willhall.co https://www.instagram.com/willhall.co/ Engineer: Martin Nayeri https://kariom.art/ https://www.instagram.com/kariomart/ Music: Spencer Bernstein https://www.instagram.com/spencerer_/ Sponsored by Adobe.

In this short update, host Will Hall teases Season 2.   CREDITS Host: Will Hall https://www.willhall.co https://www.instagram.com/willhall.co/ Engineer: Martin Nayeri https://kariom.art/ https://www.instagram.com/kariomart/ Music: Spencer Bernstein https://www.instagram.com/spencerer_/ Sponsored by Adobe.

Debbie Millman is a highly accomplished designer, author, podcaster, and educator. From establishing the world's first Masters in Branding program at SVA to hosting one of the oldest and most respected podcasts, Design Matters, Debbie has been a part of so many industry firsts, and she's just getting started.  In this second part of a two-part interview, host Will Hall sits down with Deb...

Debbie Millman is a highly accomplished designer, author, podcaster and educator. From establishing the world's first Masters in Branding program at SVA to hosting one of the oldest and most respected podcasts Design Matters, Debbie has been a part of so many industry firsts, and she's just getting started.  In this first part of a two-part interview, host Will Hall sits down with Debbie...

When first released in 2013, many thought that Google Glass was going to change the world. Everyone from Oprah to Beyonce endorsed the product, but now, nearly a decade later, Glass is little more than a footnote... or is it? In this episode, host Will Hall explores the legacy of Glass and the virtues of rapid prototyping... even when done in public.  CREDITS Host: Will Hall https://www.willhall.c...

Millions of people worldwide use Adobe Creative Cloud to express themselves, make great projects, and get work done. In this week's episode, Adobe's VP of Design Eric Snowden sits down with host Will Hall to discuss how their products have evolved over the years, the art of iteration, and the role of software in the creative process.  CREDITS Eric Snowden https://twitter.com/ericsnowden...

With over a quarter-million employees worldwide, IBM is living up to the name "Big Blue." And facilitating meaningful collaboration both internally and with clients is a top priority. In this episode, IBM Design Principle Oen Michael Hammonds sits down with host Will Hall to discuss design thinking at scale.  CREDITS Guest: Oen Michael Hammonds  https://www.ibm.com/design/ https://www.in...

What started as a passion for music has evolved into a thriving design practice. In this episode, Don Clark of Invisible Creature sits down with host Will Hall to discuss how the studio got its start, the importance of passion in creative work, and how to design your own life.  CREDITS Guest: Invisible Creature // Don Clark https://www.invisiblecreature.com/ https://www.instagram.com/icreature/ In...

Emoji has become the fastest-growing language ever. In this episode, type designer and emoji expert Paul D. Hunt sits down with host Will Hall to discuss how emoji has evolved, the challenges of inclusive representation, and the tension between control and freedom. Aunt Violet also stops by to steal the show.  CREDITS Guest: Paul D. Hunt https://fonts.adobe.com/designers/paul-d-hunt Host: Will Hal...

Ian Robertson is a professor, prolific author, and one of the world's leading neuroscientists. In this episode, Ian sits down with host Will Hall to explore the effects of failure on the creative mind, how group creativity works, and how to get ideas unstuck.  CREDITS: Guest: Ian Robertson https://ianrobertson.org/ Host: Will Hall www.willhall.co https://www.instagram.com/willhall.co/ Enginee...

Over the past 50 years, plastic has quickly become one of the most ubiquitous building materials in the world. It's in nearly everything and is creating countless health and environmental problems.  In this episode, host Will Hall sits down with Architect Alison Mears, co-director of Parson's Healthy Materials Lab, to discuss new processes and materials that are having a profound impact...

Back in the early 80s, Atari was the hottest company in the world. Their games established an entire industry from seminal games like PacMan, Space Invaders, and Yar's Revenge. Then overnight, it was all taken away, thanks to everyone's favorite alien, E.T.  In this episode, host Will Hall sits down with E.T.'s designer Howard Scott Warshaw to discuss this epic collapse and how fail...

Season 1, Episode 002 of Fail. Hard. a By Design podcast sponsored by Adobe.  Host Will Hall sits down with Designer and educator Martin Venezky. In this episode, they discuss Martin's time at Cranbrook, how he started Appetite Engineers, as well as his photographic works called The New Machinery.  To find out more about Martin, check out his site: www.appetiteengineers.com or his Instagram: ...

Season 1, Episode 001 of Fail. Hard. a By Design podcast sponsored by Adobe.  In this pilot episode of Fail. Hard. host Will Hall establishes the premise of the show and invites listeners to come along for the journey.