Design Atlas

In this episode we explore a different side of the crew travelling at sonic speeds above the earth as we sit down with NASA astronaut Nicole Stott. Order Nicole Stott's book on Amazon Titled: Back to Earth: What Life in Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet―And Our Mission to Protect It To learn more about Design Atlas, please visit ⁠⁠www.linktr.ee/DesignAtlas⁠⁠ . To get in touch with us, DM u...

This season we will explore the intersection of design, science, and engineering from a creative perspective, and highlight exactly how creativity helps the space industry as a whole. Through an extensive line-up of guests from organizations like NASA, the European Space Agency, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Google, and many others, we are excited to take you on the journey of discovery through t...

Welcome to season 3 on the Design Atlas Podcast. This season we will be rocketing ourselves into the vastness of outer space but also keep things real here on planet Earth. Subscribe now so you don't miss our upcoming episodes. Episodes launch weekly starting May 5, 2022.   If you’d like to support the show or to learn more about Design Atlas, please visit www.designatlaspod.com. To get...

Are you curious about all the work that went into creating our international episodes for season two? In this bonus behind the scenes podcast episode, Jens and Megan discuss everything from the challenging times to the good times and everything in between. They also share the things they learned, and the general podcasting process  used to create the narrative and storytelling episodes of season t...

Photography is all about capturing the moment. From events, to landscape to scenery, wildlife and more, a photographer's goal is to always tell a story through still and moving images.  This is our 10th and final episode of season 2 on Design Atlas, and to celebrate, we’re going to take you somewhere extremely cold - and I mean really cold - and that location my friends is Antarctica. Meeting...

In this episode we meet Edvinas Reika, a freelance graphic designer most notable for his design work on his instagram account @edreika. Originally from Lithuania, Ed was always interested in studying and living abroad. He graduated at the University of Greenwich in London in 2020 receiving his bachelor's degree in graphic design shortly after the pandemic began.  As the world of social media c...

Located in Tampa, Florida, Nolan is a self-taught UX designer and front-end developer. He also has experience in business management and technology. For many designers the process of collecting feedback and iterating upon it - can be very time consuming. But what if there was an alternative to getting feedback from users? Well today, we’ll show you how Nolan Perkins is doing just that. Nolan has b...

As creatives we have the power to create change.  Our industry continues to evolve, but at the central core of design is this hunger to make change with great impact. In this episode we meet with Bashar Al Ja’Bari, an extremely talented creative who uses his skills to bring awareness to humanitarian concerns through content creation for UNICEF Jordan. From visiting refugee camps in the area to cap...

Have you ever wanted to know what it's like to run your own design studio? In this episode, we meet with Valeria Moreiro, owner and creative art director at NotReal, a design and animation studio in Buenos Aires Argentina.  Valeria was introduced into the design medium at a very young age. From having grown up with two journalist parents who worked within the newspaper industry, she was truly...

We head over to Krakow, Poland, and meet up with Dorota Lichtanska, a creative producer at Studio Pigeon, an animation studio that produces various short and long animation stories and content for a variety of local and international clients. Dorota’s story is inspirational, as she enjoys both artistic pursuits in her free time, as well as organising and planning creative projects during her worki...

In today’s episode we’ll visit Cape Town and meet up with Al Luke, a brand identity designer and owner of Black Sheep design studio. With over 19 years experience in the design industry, Al has worked with numerous clients in the local region. Our interview with Al is jam-packed with valuable tips for all design enthusiasts and also for those interested in starting a design agency on their own.  T...

Julie Bonnemoy is a freelance graphic designer originally from France but currently living in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Her story is truly unique, as she’s not only travelled the world, but also moved with her family every 2-5 years during her childhood. She’s lived in places like Thailand, Gabon in Africa, and even Columbia. And we asked her how these experiences growing up have really influenced h...

This week Jens and Megan travel to Sydney, Australia to meet up with Award-winning Graphic Designer Josie Young. While it’s easy to focus on simply the negative aspects of our lives during such extreme and challenging times, our interview today will show you that even while things still aren’t how they used to be before the pandemic, we can remain positive, upbeat, and persevere to get us through...

Alan Hay works as designer at adidas headquarters within the brand design team in Herzogenaurach, Germany. He shares his story with Design Atlas about how he found his way in the design field from an early age. Through finding freelance work during his university years to working for the Aberdeen Football Club, Alan’s story showcases how he intersected his passion for sport with his love for graph...

In season 2, Jens and Megan meet with designers and creatives from all over the world, located on all seven continents. Join them as they grow their global understanding of graphic design from hearing stories of unique and culturally diverse designers making a positive change in the world. Be sure to be the first to subscribe to get the latest episodes in your feed. Season 2 begins May 6th, 2021. 

Have you ever wondered how to meet like-minded designers? Have you heard of AIGA? In this episode, we meet Caitlyn Hoffmann, a graphic designer from Appleton, Wisconsin. She has earned her design degree from the University of Wisconsin-Stout in 2018 and loves building identity systems to help small businesses reach their true potential. Caitlyn also loves listening to podcasts and is an avid liste...

Travel with us to Germany and England with Johanna Wegerich. Johanna is a graphic designer based in Frankfurt, Germany. We got to know each other during our time studying abroad at the Hochschule Darmstadt in Germany, and we are so extremely happy today to have her here on the show.   She currently works as the art director for Frittenlove, a hip restaurant and company in the Frankfurt area. She a...