GATSBY FRIDAYS

We are back, and we want better! On our Season 4 premiere, we discuss taking back our power. We talk about how we find purpose and balance and upend notions of a “work first" life. This is GATSBY FRIDAYS!

We celebrate the Pop Culture Legacy of the one and only Dolly Parton! We talk about her legacy as a visual icon and how her image endures today. Join us in our love-fest for Dolly, this is GATSBY FRIDAYS!

Today we talk about the process of writing and collaborating with visual creatives with special guest, Victor LaValle. Writing is an important part of the creative process. Visual artist’s sometimes face challenges finding words to express themes and ideas. We discuss ways writing has impacted our creative lives professionally and personal. Hang with use as we find The Write Practice, this is GATS...

Does your age effect how you work at your creative job and your career path? Join us as we discuss ways in which ageism has effected our careers for better and worse and how we are fostering a more age friendly working environment. This is GATSBY FRIDAYS!

From sitting on a park bench or a café to the halls of your favorite museum, where do you go to recharge? We talk about how environments, natural or manmade influence our creative process. We discuss our favorite places that move us and why in this weeks episode: Places & Spaces. This is GASTBY FRIDAYS!

In the summer of 2020 the world got put on hold because of a pandemic and we found ourselves in a moment no longer possible to hold our words in. One year, 3 seasons and 36 episodes later, we find that there is still more work to be done. More words to put out into the world to change it for the better. And we always raise a glass to cherish the good moments and the people we get to share it all w...

There’s no one right way when it comes to creative process. As the great Mike Tyson said, “Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth.” This week we dive into the unexpected challenges life throws out in order to find creative breakthroughs. This is GASTBY FRIDAYS!

What does it take to create a great design team?  What are the roles?  Why is the Creative Director not a design position?  We talk about the titles and roles and how sometimes those lines blur.  Join us as we put on many hats in: Blurred Lines 101. This is GATSBY FRIDAYS!

Are we at the start of a roaring twenties revival? Why are the 90’s hot again? This week we go back in time to unlock design trends from the past as we look forward to our post pandemic future. This is GATSBY FRIDAYS!

For professionals of all stripes, seasoned or just starting out, we dig into strategies we use to set ourselves apart and find success. We talk about being vulnerable and our own challenges. Plus, we share our take on why it’s essential to nurture your own passions through your journey. This is GATSBY FRIDAYS!

What makes a good creative partnership? Can we work with our friends? This week join us as we delve into what forged our creative partnership and how we keep up the momentum. Stay with us as we power up, as Dynamic Duos! This is GATSBY FRIDAYS!

Today we turn inwards and ask ourselves how reinvention informs our creative paths, with special guest Hani Furstenberg. We discuss what are catalysts for reinvention, and how that reflection shapes our lives. So hang with us as we take on Reinvention! This is GATSBY FRIDAYS!

Walk with us as we talk how SoHo was a center for art and creativity before turning into its commercial version today, like an outdoor mall. We go back to last summer how the protests and boarded up store windows turned the streets into an open air art gallery, returning SoHo to its creative roots. This is GATSBY FRIDAYS!

Find-out how we find space to be flexible with our process, carve out time for creative thought and partnerships.. This week, we "Roll With It!" This is GATSBY FRIDAYS!

Come with us as we walk the galleries and immerse ourselves in nature, art and sound. This week we head north of the city to Dia:Beacon to fill our creative well. This is GATSBY FRIDAYS!

This week we review our personal connections to the books we have in our libraries. We discuss how design books have changed narratives over time in light of our new cultural awareness. We ask how have they aged. This is GATSBY FRIDAYS!

This Friday is Movie Night! We go back to '99, as the Wachowskis changed the genre of sci-fi with The Matrix. We examine how The Matrix parallels our world today and explore its philosophical debate. Grab your favorite snack and as we “jack into” The Matrix! This is GATSBY FRIDAYS!

We look back at the year that changed the world and how it effects our daily lives and creative approach. What are the lessons learned? What are we keeping and what are we leaving behind? Listen in to our Quarantine Anniversary special. This is GATSBY FRIDAYS!

This week we come to grips and struggle with how to reexamine three controversial artists' legacies and what their work means to us now. Can we truly separate an artist from their work? Stay with us as we dive deep into this week's conversation. This is GATSBY FRIDAYS!

We want MORE! This week in our Season 3 opener, we discuss the changing face of our political, social and cultural media landscape. Stay with us as we get into why image and representation matters. This is GATSBY FRIDAYS!

In our Season 2 finale we continue our series, Pop Culture Legacy. We discuss the notebook, from composition to tablet. Stay with us as we mark up a few pages! This is GATSBY FRIDAYS!

What is home? This week we discuss the immigration experience, and many ways a sense of place merges with emotion to make home and belonging — personal and communal practice. Join us, this is GATSBY FRIDAYS!

This week we venture out to Chelsea, the art center of NYC, where art and creative is still thriving. We walk the High Line and end up at our favorite spot to discuss our day, as we always do. Listen to a whole day of art and fun as we walk Chelsea In Three Acts. THIS IS GATSBY FRIDAYS!

We get into our book obsessions through food and fashion to reveal the connections between story-telling, design and how they help our creative process. Feed your soul, and throw on a cozy sweater as we talk books! This is GATSBY FRIDAYS!

We turn the lens in and play “How It started, How It’s Going.” This week we discuss the ups and downs as creatives navigating what the challenges of producing a podcast are.  Join us and find out “How It Started, How It's Going.” This is GATSBY FRIDAYS!