Just a Chat With

In this episode we sat down to chat with Ben Radcliffe who is a digital artist and Media & Entertainment Technical Specialist currently working for Unity. With over 20 years’ experience in CG Feature Animation, Television Animation, and VFX, Ben has worked across the globe with a variety of high-end studios, including Dreamworks Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Walt Disney Feature Animatio...

In this episode we sat down to chat with Franki Goodwin who is Creative Director at Saatchi & Saatchi. Franki is also the CBO of Western Edge Pictures and Gennaker Group. A graduate of Glasgow School of Art, Franki spent the first part of her career running boutique film marketing agency 'Franki&Jonny', making ground-breaking campaigns for the film industry. Since then, she’s worked across...

Season 2 of Just a Chat With is finally here! To kick things off, we sat down with the amazing Debbie Millman who is a writer, designer, educator, artist, and curator who is also well-known as the host of the podcast ‘Design Matters’. Debbie has over 20 years of experience in the industry, working with 200 of the world’s largest brands including Procter & Gamble, Nestle, Kraft, Liberty Mutual,...

Given all that’s happening with COVID-19, we’ve decided to shift our focus for from brand and design for this episode and talk about how all of us in the creative industry can look after our mental health. With this in mind, we had Kate Harris on the show. Kate is the Regional Director at NABS , which is a support organisation for the advertising and media industry based here in the UK.  Lear...

In this episode we sat down to chat with James Greenfield who is the Creative Director and Co-Founder of branding agency, Koto, which is in its fifth year and has offices in Berlin, Los Angeles, and in London. James has 18 years of experience in the industry, working with brands such as Skyscanner, Fanta, Venmo, Airbnb, and many more. James is also a global speaker and frequent writer on branding...

In this episode we sat down to chat with James White in the brand new MadeBrave studio here in Glasgow in Scotland (which is now complete with a new Just a Chat With neon sign!). James is an absolutely amazing and very well-known digital artist, designer, and speaker. He is also the founder of Signalnoise Studio which is based in Newcastle.  James has gained loads of recognition in the indust...

In this episode we sat down to chat with Michael Wolff at his home in London. Michael is a world-renowned graphic designer and consultant on brand and corporate identity. In 1965, Michael partnered with Wally Olins to create Wolff Olins which is a brand consultancy with offices in London, New York City, and San Francisco—suffice it to say their client list includes a very long list of iconic brand...

In this episode we sit down to chat with Gavin Strange who is a Director & Designer at Aardman Animations who are the creators of Wallace and Gromit. Gavin also goes under the alias of JamFactory, working on side-projects from filmmaking to toy design and illustration to photography. Gavin's a keynote speaker, the 'annoying best mate' on CBBC's Art Ninja, and author of a book called 'Do-Fly' w...

In this episode we sit down to chat with Claudine O’Sullivan who is a world-class artist and freelance illustrator. Recently moved from London to Glasgow, Claudine has gained the industry spotlight for her distinctive hand drawn illustrations, notably featured in the Apple Pencil launch campaign, which won a World Illustration Award in 2017. Claudine has also worked with established brands such as...

In this episode we sit down to chat with Viktorija Grigorjevaite and Marius Janciauskas, co-founders of Sane Seven which is an award winning portrait and advertising photography duo that formed in 2014. They’re well known for their creative portraits of philanthropists, entrepreneurs, and business leaders from brands like Tesco, Liverpool FC, Rolls Royce, Bentley, and many more. Sane Seven have al...

In this episode we sit down to chat with Jude Ower who is the Founder and CEO of PlayMob - which is a technology platform that connects games with purpose driven brands in a very clever way. Jude has over 13 years of experience working in the gaming industry with brands like Unilever, RB, the UN, Niantic, EA and Rovio. Jude has been voted one of the top 100 women in Tech in Europe, Top 100 women i...

A multi-award winning designer, creative, writer, and speaker, Jack is the Founder and Creative Director at Jack Renwick Studio which is an independent branding and design agency based here in Whitechapel, in London. Jack has over 21 years of experience in creative, working for brands like Amnesty International, British Heart Foundation, Royal Mail, Stella McCartney, Prince Harry and Sir Elton Joh...

In this episode we sit down to chat with Simon Coley, who is a designer, a creative, and marketeer. A Kiwi native, Simon co-founded Karma Cola with Chris and Matt Morrison after a successful career in advertising. Named as one of the world's most ethical companies, in the words of Karma Cola they may just be a Fizzy Drinks but they’re serious about looking after the people who grow ingredient...

In this episode we sit down to chat with Thomas Høegh who is an investor, entrepreneur, and artist. Thomas is also a co-founder of LoveFilm and founder of Met Film School in London, Growth Street, and Arts Alliance Ventures which backs over 50 startups. Together we discussed Thomas' start in radio, where keeping the audience front-of-mind is so essential, and how this has influenced his vario...

In this episode, we sit down and chat with Marty Neumeier author of 'The Brand Gap', designer and Director of CEO Branding at Liquid agency. Thought leader Marty is known for constantly challenging the way we do things and creating 'charismatic brands' that go beyond just creativity or strategy... together we discussed everything from Marty's early artistic influences to his journey to 'The Brand...

In the first ever ‘Just a chat with …’ episode we talk to Noah Klocek. Noah is an artist and writer who works as a film designer by day at Pixar, and picture book author and illustrator by night. We talk about his childhood with hippy parents, his entry-level role into matte painting at ILM, through to how he changed careers to become an artist at Pixar, why your own work is the secret to you...