Low-Key Legends

Just the tip[s] no fluff, but we love the fluff here. This is a buffet-style tasting of all the episodes aired in February. A beautiful set of interviews that range from entrepreneurship, branding, creating digital experiences, and pricing creative work. Chapters: 00:00:48 The Entrepreneurial Spirit with Erin Hines 00:16:38 Branding 101 with Jowey Roden 0:40:19 Web Experiences & Creating Emoti...

We sit down with the studio that brings all the people to the yard - Milkshake; partners Alex and Simon talk all things digital branding, sprint-based pricing, food, dad jokes, and zombie apocalypse strategy. We go deep into the modern world of branding and how you're biggest brand asset is your website. Today all brands are digital and need to be online with a website that showcases their val...

In this episode, I sit down with Claudio Guglieri, the designer and creative director. With 20+ years in the creative and design industry. We dive into the power of play, the impact of ideas, craft, creativity, leadership, team building, hiring, and more. Our focus for this podcast is on how to lead a creative life and have creative longevity in the design industry, to stay relevant and in an ever...

Sitting down to chat with Jowey Roden was a pure treat, in this episode, Jowey shares his journey of building Koto Studio with his two co-founders through the lens of Optimism, Co-Creation, and Craft. This episode is for everyone interested in learning what it takes to create a world-class #branding and design studio or those who want to hone their craft in branding. Jowey reveals the secrets of h...

In this episode of Low-Key Legends, I sit down with Erwin Hines an artist, designer, and creative director. He is the founder of Open Gym a hospitality group that focuses on building sustainable ecosystems of change within communities through the power of Space, Food, and Wellbeing. As well as the founder of FUTURE IS COLOR® Erwin’s solo research studio focused on using design to create space for...

In this episode, I talk with Sofia Papadopoulou about the world of immersive tech, all things AR and VR. We dive into the possibilities with this technology and what the future might look like. Sofia is an art & creative director working with global teams & clients, crafting impactful brand & immersive activation concepts as a partner to movers & shakers in the digital space. Chapt...

In this episode, I sit down with Amy and Jen Hood the founders of Hoodzpah, a brand identity and type design studio based in sunny California. We dive into what makes the Hoodzpah studio special, where their style comes from, the method they used to grow the studio, and more. BREAKING NEWS: Check out Jen Hood's Album Now On Spotify Bad Trifle Chapters: 0:01:51 Breaking News 0:04:30 Dream Jobs...

In this episode, I share my top 5 lessons that I learned throughout 2023 that you can take away and apply to your creative practice in 2024. We drive into past interviews to bring you some highlights and wise words so you can crush the rest of 2024. Lessons: [00:25] Lesson 01: Always Be Growing [10:09] Lesson 02: Find Inspiration Outside of the Screen [13:52] Lesson 03: Be Yourself, It's The K...

In this episode of Low-Key Legends, I sit down to chat with the 3 partners of Alright Studio diving into their team structure, their philosophy around culture building, and how they run their studio. Alright prides itself on its ability to make best-in-class work for any client: Big or small, established or upstart, commercial or otherwise. No house style, nor an allegiance to medium or method. Al...

In this episode of Low-Key Legends, I have the pleasure of talking with Haruko Hayakawa , the illustrative CG artist crafting whimsical work for your favorite brands like Google, Fly by Jing, Bon Appetit Magazine, Cometeer Coffee, and so many more. She has a deep passion for the world of consumer products and how brands shape our culture, leaving a lasting imprint in our memory. She aims to create...

Design and code are only tools. Collaboration is essential. In this episode, we dive deep into what makes for successful design projects and it seems to boil down to four things for Dust Leblanc, creative director at Locomotive - Vision, Culture, Collaboration, and Killing Your Ego. Find Locomotive Online: → Locomotive Site → Locomotive Store → Twitter → Instagram

In this episode of Low-Key Legends, we chat with Jason Debiak co-founder of PaperTiger a digital agency focused on creating Distinctly human work for distinctly human brands. Our far-winding conversation takes us down the path of talking about how Paper Tiger formed out of working with New Jersey bands and discovering the world of web design. We talk in-depth about mental health Jason's renewe...

On this episode of Low-Key Legends, we chat with Michelle Mattar the founder of Practice Inc. a brand-building studio in Brooklyn about how creating fake brands helped her to launch her highly successful business. _ Buy Dirt Baby Shirts HABIBI - GRAPHIC NOVEL _ Find Michelle Online: Twitter Practice Waste Not: Sustainable Packaging Resources Creative Boom Article Feature

What a treat, in this episode, we sit down with Karyll Catubig to have an epic conversation about doing van life, traveling, and how to design your ideal life. We talk about how Karyll stumbled into photography, his gear, and his passion for creating. Follow Karyll's adventures on Instagram Karyll's Design Work

In this episode of Low-Key Legends, I sit down with my friend and mentor Mike Kern the founder of WeLikeSmall which was acquired by ThinkingBox in 2019. We dive into a wide range of topics from how to build and grow an agency, the challenges involved with growing from 2 million to 5 million in revenue, the reasons for selling his agency, and much more. Let's Get Social: → Twitter/ X → LinkedIn...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Bill Kenney, the Co-Founder of Focus Lab - a branding agency that focuses on shaping some of the world's leading B2B brands. During our conversation, we talked about what sets a brand apart, Bill's journey in design and leadership, his new book, hot sauce, and much more. Buy Bill's Book: Conquer Your Rebrand Let's Get Social: → D...

In this episode of Low-Key Legends, I have the opportunity to sit down with Kaitlyn Barclay to learn about her unconventional path in starting ScoutLab a purpose-driven marketing agency focused on human and planetary health. We talk about building brands that advance humanity forward, books, linguistics, the importance of values in business, and so much more. Let's Get Social: ScoutLab Site Tw...

In this episode of Low-Key Legends, I chat with Louis Paquet about his process for creating amazing interactive experiences, leveraging motion design to create emotion, and working to combat imposter syndrome and burnout. Louis Paquet is the creative director of Tux Creative House a full-service creative agency in Montreal and Los Angeles. Sign up for Louis's Master class - Link Here Learn Mot...

In this episode of Low-Key Legends, we dive into how Michael Janiak is building an agency culture that rewards creative thinking and pushing through boundaries in eCommerce design. How to take smart risks, Michael's team's design process, noticing a lack of design heroes in present-day culture, surfing, getting hot-boxed by Seth Rogan, and much more. Michael Janiak is the co-founder of Pat...

In this episode, we dive into vulnerability, imposter syndrome, food, and the power of finding your cultural identity with Jackie Kao. Jackie Kao is a freelance brand/digital designer with an emphasis on visual identity, art direction, and illustration. As a self-taught designer with a fine art and urban planning undergrad degree, she tends to source inspiration from atypical places away from the...

A far-ranging conversation with Ben Johnson the owner and Creative Director of Elegant Seagulls a digital creative agency focused on merging creative and conversions. In this episode, we talk about Ben's journey from snowboarding to growing a design agency. We talk about hobbies like knife making, staying inspired, and how fatherhood changes you as a person. Ben started Seagulls 17 years ago w...

In this episode of Low-Key Legends, I chat with Libby Connolly. Libby is a Chicago-based Creative Director building visually captivating, emotionally resonant brands under her namesake practice Studio Libby Connolly. In this episode, we dive into how a place affects our creative work and life, taking risks, getting vulnerable, and her new mentorship program. If you are interested in working 1:1 wi...

David Lubofsky was born and raised in Louisiana, he got into computers early but had to leave the South to pursue his dreams of helping nice people build nice products. He made his way to a few big cities, ending up in New England, where he is now. He has spent the better part of his adult life working to build killer web products for advertising agencies. In 2019, a coworker and David started a d...

In this episode of Low-Key Legends, we chat with Patrick Torres the Partner and creative director at Studio Freight. In this wide-ranging conversation, we talk about the importance of self-education, the power of open source, growing a remote team, their internal studio process, music, art and so much more. More about Patrick: At an early age, Patrick developed a passion for skateboarding, punk ro...

Welcome to Low-Key Legends. A show where we share epically casual conversations from legends in the creative industry on the business of creativity, culture, art, and ways to level up your creative practice. I'm your host Britton Stipetic an over-caffeinated founder of Rogue Studio. Join me as I chat with the legends in the creative industry from design, music, and entrepreneurship - learning...