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Episode 175 This week on Design Recharge, we invite back long-time friend and frequent guest Brooke Scherer to talk about her whirlwind european design tour. She was teaching Design History while consuming original paste-ups, sketches of typefaces, grid system galore, street art and that is just a few of the things Brooke and her students from University of Tampa saw. We will talk about why seeing...

Aired Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Episode 47 Meena Khalili walks us through her recent design project, Chuck Scalin’s “Body of Evidence” where she discusses the choices that made quality and craftmanship key.

Aired Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Episode 46 Zach Smith is a young and rising designer with a lot of wisdom for his years. Zach shares with us how he got started with hand lettering and design, what inspires him, and how he markets himself.

Aired Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Episode 45 Illustrator, Letterer, and Educator, Biljana Kroll shares her passion of lettering and tells us how she found her calling an illustrator.

Aired Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Episode 44 Contracts and other legal issues designers should know about before starting a business and/or taking on a new project.

Aired Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Episode 43 John O’Neill founder and director of Thinkhaus, a socially conscious design firm fostering social change & community advancement by supporting the growth of sustainable businesses, talks to us about what drives him to think differently and design to help others.

Aired Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Episode 42 Answering any questions about design and talking about topics for upcoming episodes.

Aired Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Episode 41 Keith Tatum will amaze you with his hand-drawn type, his ipad sketches, and his incredible designs. Want to know how he gets inspired? Watch this episode to find out how Keith uses Pinterest for researching design, type, and illustration. Get ready to be BLOWN away.

Aired Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Episode 40 Mike Rohde, author of “The Sketchnote Handbook” shares with us how taking notes using simple drawings “to amplify and clarify ideas.” Anyone can improve retention of information using these simple techniques, you don’t have to be an artist or a designer.

Aired Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Episode 39 Donna Farrugia from The Creative Group shares with us what makes a winning portfolio as well as how to arrange your portfolio depending on the firm you are interviewing with.

Aired Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Episode 37 Oklahoma native & designer, Nathan loves using his hands to create masterpieces out of hand-drawn type.

Aired Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Episode 38 Bethany Heck is a lover of Baseball and a problem solver. She runs the Eephus League, a site “dedicated to bringing all the disparate threads of baseball intricacies together in one place.” The site shares Baseball Minutiae and allows members to contribute to this rich history no matter how small the fact.

Aired Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Episode 36 Joey Ellis talks about how he got started in the industry, how keeps himself and his clients happy, and about the launch of his new book “Sketch Bookery, Vol. 1.”

Aired Wednesday, February 27, 2013. Episode 35 Building long-lasting business relationships with my clients has been a key part of my success as a designer. These are business tips every designer can implement which will build partnerships with clients that will last for decades.

Aired Wednesday, February 20, 2013. Episode 34 Sterling Hundley, painter and former illustrator shares his thought processes behind his new exhibition, funded through kickstarter and opening March 1st at Ghostprint Gallery, “The Spoils of Saint Hubris.”

Aired Wednesday, February 6, 2013. Episode 33 Nikki Villagomez started an AIGA Chapter in South Carolina and shares with us the ins-and-outs of establishing a chapter.

Aired Wednesday, January 30, 2013. Episode 32 Writing about Design with April Greer April Greer writes for Graphic Design Blender on a weekly basis. Sharing her passion for design and tips for design businesses.

Episode 174 This week it is my pleasure to introduce my friend, Brian Manley. Brian is conceptual designer and has the ability to communicate layered messages through his photography and his funky and retro-inspired collage work. He works in a variety of styles and with a variety of clients. He is an independent freelance designer who has a love for people and builds relationships with clients and...

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Aired Wednesday, January 16, 2013. Episode 30 Designer and Professor, Charles Jeffcoat talks about his design process from ideation and concept development through the production stage.

Aired Wednesday, January 9, 2013. Episode 29 Printmaker and Designer, Nikki Vahle-Schneider shares her process from ideation and creation to cutting the blocks to the printing process.

Laura Drapac of Triple Threat Press talks about her love of printmaking and how she combines her graphic design and printmaking talents.

Aired Wednesday, December 19th, 2012. Episode 27 Kim Spencer of Protozoa Design talks about why this aspect of design is important.

Aired Wed, Dec. 12, 2012. Episode 26 Doug Bratton, creator of Pop Culture Shock Therapy, is a daily cartoonist, who’s comic is distributed daily in newspapers and an app. Doug has authored a book with a unique twist that showcases his comics. We had some technical difficulties with this episode and will be re-recording this. But if you can suffer through there is some great content.

Thinking of moving to a new city? Moving with a job or finding one once you get there? Meaghan Dee and Kaytalin Platt share their experiences about moving and how they connected with other designers and landed some great jobs.