Dan Alan

Graphic Design Is Fun.

Arts EN ↓ 20 episodes

Conversations with people who love graphic design.

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Dan Alan

Episodes

Aaron Beebe — From Self-Taught Designer to Creating Plastikcomb Magazine 17.07.2023 38:54

Aaron Beebe is a Maryland-based designer, collage artist, and creator of Plastikcomb Magazine. Connect with Aaron Plastikcomb Magazine website Plastikcomb Magazine Instagram Shote Notes David Carson Ray Gun magazine Massimo Vignelli {th ink} 2 {ths} Thomas Schostok BEAST Magazine Ben Courtice Aaron Draplin Stefan Sagmeister Rudy VanderLans Emigre magazine If you enjoy the podcast, you can support...

Dr. Melisa Morales — Designing Graphics for Science 27.05.2023 30:09

Melisa Morales is a graphic designer and founder of Science Graphic Design. She is a biologist and palaeontologist from Mexico currently based in the UK. Connect with Melissa Science Graphic Design website ⁠Science Graphic Design Instagram Science Graphic Design Twitter Shote Notes Ko-fi BioRender If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leav...

Dorota Pankowska — Art Director, Product Designer, and the Most Creative Person I Know 05.05.2023 38:52

Dorota Pankowska is a Toronto-based art director and founder of Wask, an online store where she sells quirky and conceptual products. Connect with Dori Dori’s Website Dori’s Blog ⁠Wask Website Dori’s Instagram Show Notes ⁠VSauce Video⁠ Pro Bono Promo Something Block If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review. Get in touc...

Mitch Goldstein — Design Education, Creative Process, Art vs. Design, Inspiration, Curiosity, and Writing His First Book 25.03.2023 51:29

Mitch Goldstein is a designer, artist, educator, and author based in upstate New York. Mitch’s new book How to Be a Design Student (and How to Teach Them) is available at mitchgoldstein.com Connect with Mitch Mitch’s Twitter Mitch’s Instagram Mitch’s website Show Notes Rochester Institute of Technology ⁠Michael Bierut Princeton Architectural Press Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Lif...

Cymone Wilder — Custom Lettering, Balancing Full-Time Work With Freelance, Finding Her Style, and Charging What You’re Worth 11.03.2023 24:12

Cymone Wilder is a designer and lettering artist based in Nashville, Tennessee Connect with Cymone Cymone’s Instagram Simon and Moose website Show Notes Jessica Hische Erik Marinovich Co-Loop If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review. Get in touch @graphicdesignisfun on Instagram with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts...

Ben Courtice — Why You Should Make Shitty Art, Learning to Draw, and Using Social Media Without Losing Your Soul 24.02.2023 48:19

Ben Courtice is Toronto-based illustrator, graphic designer, and founder of creative studio and online store Boring Friends. Connect with Ben  Boring Friends Instagram Boring Friends Website If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review. Get in touch @graphicdesignisfun on Instagram with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts a...

Phoebe Todd-Parrish — Printmaking & Letterpress 27.01.2023 36:06

Phoebe Todd-Parrish is the founder of Flycatcher Press, a printmaking and letterpress studio in Toronto, Canada. Connect with Phoebe Flycatcher Press Instagram Flycatcher Press Website Field Notes Letterpress Mini-Doc If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love for you to follow and leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to help others discover the show. You can send a message to @graphicd...

Timothy Leong — Learning One New Skill A Year + Starting a Side Business as a Graphic Designer 06.01.2023 22:06

Timothy Leong is a Toronto-based graphic designer at Mill Street Brewery and founder of small-batch chili oil company, Da Jiujiu. Connect with Timothy DA JIUJIU website DA JIUJIU Instagram BlogTO article If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love for you to follow and leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to help others discover the show. You can send a message to @graphicdesignisfun on Inst...

Emunah Winer — Visual and Verbal Identity, Embracing Creative Constraints, and Developing your Skills as a Designer 09.12.2022 34:34

Emunah Winer is an Israel-based creative director and co-founder of the branding agency, Nihilo. Connect with Emunah Nihilo website Nihilo Instagram Emunah's Instagram Show Notes Nihilo Process Deck Ira Glass Quote OLAMI Case Study Day Job AUFI If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review. Get in touch @graphicdesignis...

Oliver Schöndorfer — How to Choose and Pair Typefaces 24.11.2022 40:47

Oliver Schöndorfer is a user interface designer and educator from Baden, Austria. Connect with Oliver PimpMyType website PimpMyType YouTube channel Oliver's Instagram Oliver's Twitter If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review. Get in touch @graphicdesignisfun on ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠with any feedback, ideas, or t...

Diana Varma — A Career In Teaching Graphic Design, Podcasting, Embracing Failure, and Graphic Design Associations 27.10.2022 34:21

Diana Varma is a Toronto-based lecturer and host of the podcast Talk Paper Scissors. Listen to the second part of this conversation all about learning graphic design here . Connect with Diana Talk Paper Scissors on Apple Podcasts Talk Paper Scissors on Spotify Talk Paper Scissors website Talk Paper Scissors Instagram If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts...

Sean Wolcott — Learning from Massimo Vignelli, Design Discourse, Fetishizing Modernism, Working at Microsoft, Starting a Studio, and Making Music 07.10.2022 32:51

Sean Wolcott is a graphic designer and the founder of Rationale, a design studio in Seattle, USA. Connect with Sean Rationale website Sean's Instagram Rationale Instagram Soundview Analog website Show Notes Tom Geismar Ellen McFadden Burton Kramer Milton Glaser Massimo Vignelli Wim Crouwel Design Canada Greg Durrell The Vignelli Canon (PDF) If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by...

Hayden Burgess — Business, Sales, and Mindset for Graphic Designers and Creative Business Owners 29.09.2022 41:29

Hayden Burgess is a designer, illustrator and business coach based in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. Connect with Hayden Pitchr. website Hayden's Instagram Show Notes Seth Godin The Practice: Shipping Creative Work How to Win Friends and Influence People Ryan Holiday If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review. Get in touc...

Aaron Draplin — Designing Logos for Obama, Getting Paid in Burritos, Working on a Train in Alaska, and Why Canada is Better at Graphic Design 22.09.2022 44:33

Aaron James Draplin is a graphic designer, entrepreneur, and author based in Portland, Oregon. Watch clips of this episode on YouTube Connect with Aaron Draplin Design Co. Website DDC Merch Store Aaron's Book Aaron's Skillshare Courses Aaron's Instagram Field Notes If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review....

Scott Fuller — The Studio Temporary, Discovering Design, Getting Evicted, Work-Life Balance, Atlanta Designers, and Favourite Design Books 14.09.2022 41:46

Scott Fuller is the founder and sole designer at The Studio Temporary, currently based in Atlanta, USA. Connect with Scott The Studio Temporary website Scott’s Instagram Show Notes Alan Fletcher Pentagram HOW Design Conference Chip Kidd Steff Geissbuhler Brand New Conference Alex Center Britt Davis Brian Steely RetroSupply Co GoodType Positype CSA Design Milton Glaser James Victori Unimark Massimo...

Danica Mitchell — Starting a Studio, Studying Industrial Design, RISD, Moving to Japan, and Pros and Cons of Specializing as a Designer 31.08.2022 29:21

Danica Mitchell is a designer and founder of Finletter Creative, currently based in Washington, DC, USA. Connect with Danica Finletter Creative website Danica's Instagram Danica's Twitter Danica's Dribbble Show Notes RISD SPY Okinawa Honnold Foundation When Did Design Stop Being “Multidisciplinary?” Brand New Chobani, Four Years Later If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show...

Joseph Hillenbrand — Modernism, Learning Graphic Design, Working in Different Styles, and Balancing Work and School 30.08.2022 33:52

Joseph Hillenbrand is brand identity designer based in Minnesota, USA. Joey’s website Joey’s Instagram Magic Wand Podcast Zimri Mayfield The Sasha Group Cargo Brand New

Shane Harris — Graphic Designer, Illustrator, and Art Director 10.08.2022 17:21

Shane Harris is a graphic designer, illustrator, and art director based in Melbourne, Florida, USA. Shane’s website:  shaneharris.me Shane’s Instagram:  instagram.com/shaneharris Shane’s Dribbble: dribbble.com/shaneharris

Sergio Toporek — Are designers creating more problems than they solve? 03.08.2022 28:12

Sergio Toporek is a designer, artist, documentarist, activist, and educator from Mexico City, Mexico, currently residing in Spain. Topo's website: toporek.com Topo's documentary: bewareofimages.com

Todd Beeby — Identity Design from Hospitality to Taxidermy 27.07.2022 15:38

Todd Beeby is a brand identity designer and illustrator based in Auckland, New Zealand. Todd's website: toddbeeby.net Todd's Instagram: instagram.com/todd_beeby