Rob Johnston

Meet the Creatives

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I'm Rob Johnston, a designer and photographer based in New York City. I am also the founder of Meet the Creatives - a podcast that seeks to bridge the gap between entry-level creative professionals and the industry's best. Through the podcast, live events and various social platforms, I am building a community that connects thousands of entry-level creatives from around the world. The show has featured guests from companies like Facebook, Google, Snapchat, Twitter, Disney, Nike, Huge, Sesame Street, 20th Century Fox, Pentagram and more. Learn more: www. Linktr.ee/MeettheCreativesNY

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Rob Johnston

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How to Create Your Own Work with Art Streiber, Photographer 18.04.2024 9:17

How to Create Your Own Work with Art Streiber, Photographer 🎙️ Connect with Rob Johnston and Explore Meet the Creatives! 🌐 Dive into the world of creativity and inspiration with Meet the Creatives and its founder, Rob Johnston! Here's how you can stay connected: - 🖥️ Meet the Creatives Website: www. MeettheCreatives.org - 📸 Rob Johnston's Instagram: Follow @_robjohnston - 🌐 Meet the Creatives L...

'Dealing with Difficult Clients' Brian Collins x Chris Do Q&A Session – Recorded at COLLINS: in Brooklyn, New York 11.04.2024 8:38

'Dealing with Difficult Clients' Brian Collins x Chris Do Q&A Session – Recorded at COLLINS: in Brooklyn, New York 🎙️ Connect with Rob Johnston and Explore Meet the Creatives! 🌐 Dive into the world of creativity and inspiration with Meet the Creatives and its founder, Rob Johnston! Here's how you can stay connected: - 🖥️ Meet the Creatives Website: www. MeettheCreatives.org - 📸 Rob Johnston's In...

'How to Get a Job in the Lighting/Production Space' with Sooner Routhier, Lighting Designer for Coldplay. Production Designer for Panic at the Disco, The Weeknd, The Lumineers, Rhianna, and More. 11.04.2024 10:09

🎙️ Connect with Rob Johnston and Explore Meet the Creatives! 🌐 Dive into the world of creativity and inspiration with Meet the Creatives and its founder, Rob Johnston! Here's how you can stay connected: - 🖥️ Meet the Creatives Website: www. MeettheCreatives.org - 📸 Rob Johnston's Instagram: Follow @_robjohnston - 🌐 Meet the Creatives Linktree: Explore Linktree - 🎥 Meet the Creatives YouTube Ch...

Best of MTC: Aaron I Butler, 2x Emmy Winning Editor for EUPHORIA 11.04.2024 51:52

Best of MTC: Aaron I Butler, 2x Emmy Winning Editor for EUPHORIA 🎙️ Connect with Rob Johnston and Explore Meet the Creatives! 🌐 Dive into the world of creativity and inspiration with Meet the Creatives and its founder, Rob Johnston! Here's how you can stay connected: - 🖥️ Meet the Creatives Website: www. MeettheCreatives.org - 📸 Rob Johnston's Instagram: Follow @_robjohnston - 🌐 Meet the Creati...

Best of MTC: Colin Watkinson, Director of Photography on The Handmaid's Tale 03.04.2024 39:32

Best of MTC: Colin Watkinson, Director of Photography on The Handmaid's Tale 🎙️ Connect with Rob Johnston and Explore Meet the Creatives! 🌐 Dive into the world of creativity and inspiration with Meet the Creatives and its founder, Rob Johnston! Here's how you can stay connected: - 🖥️ Meet the Creatives Website: www. MeettheCreatives.org - 📸 Rob Johnston's Instagram: Follow @_robjohnston - 🌐 Mee...

'Working with Martin Scorsese on Goodfellas and Having Dinner with His Parents' with Barry Wetcher, Motion-Picture Stills Photographer for Iconic Movies like I Am Legend, Sherlock Holmes, and More! 🎞 📸 🎙️ Connect with Rob Johnston and Explore Meet the Creatives! 🌐 Dive into the world of creativity and inspiration with Meet the Creatives and its founder, Rob Johnston! Here's how you can stay conn...

'Fear is a Friend Who's Misunderstood' 10 Ways in Which Fear is Stopping You from Unlocking your Creative Potential 🧡 16.03.2024 13:40

BEST OF MTC – 'Fear is a Friend Who's Misunderstood' 10 Ways in Which Fear is Stopping You from Unlocking your Creative Potential 🧡 🎙️ Connect with Rob Johnston and Explore Meet the Creatives! 🌐 Dive into the world of creativity and inspiration with Meet the Creatives and its founder, Rob Johnston! Here's how you can stay connected: - 🖥️ Meet the Creatives Website: www. MeettheCreatives.org - 📸...

'Color Theory & Shadows' with Malika Favre 11.03.2024 7:40

'Color Theory & Shadows' with Malika Favre 🎙️ Connect with Rob Johnston and Explore Meet the Creatives! 🌐 Dive into the world of creativity and inspiration with Meet the Creatives and its founder, Rob Johnston! Here's how you can stay connected: - 🖥️ Meet the Creatives Website: www. MeettheCreatives.org - 📸 Rob Johnston's Instagram: Follow @_robjohnston - 🌐 Meet the Creatives Linktree: Explore...

'The Crooked Path' with Lisa Smith, Executive Creative Director at Jones Knowles Ritchie 11.03.2024 8:52

'The Crooked Path' with Lisa Smith, Executive Creative Director at Jones Knowles Ritchie 🎙️ Connect with Rob Johnston and Explore Meet the Creatives! 🌐 Dive into the world of creativity and inspiration with Meet the Creatives and its founder, Rob Johnston! Here's how you can stay connected: - 🖥️ Meet the Creatives Website: www. MeettheCreatives.org - 📸 Rob Johnston's Instagram: Follow @_robjohns...

'All About Adobe' with Scott Belsky, Chief Product Officer at Adobe, Executive Vice President - Creative Cloud 11.03.2024 5:38

'All About Adobe' with Scott Belsky, Chief Product Officer at Adobe, Executive Vice President - Creative Cloud 🎙️ Connect with Rob Johnston and Explore Meet the Creatives! 🌐 Dive into the world of creativity and inspiration with Meet the Creatives and its founder, Rob Johnston! Here's how you can stay connected: - 🖥️ Meet the Creatives Website: www. MeettheCreatives.org - 📸 Rob Johnston's Instag...

'The Songwriting Process' with Jeremiah Fraites, Co-Founder of The Lumineers 11.03.2024 13:45

'The Songwriting Process' with Jeremiah Fraites, Co-Founder of The Lumineers 🎙️ Connect with Rob Johnston and Explore Meet the Creatives! 🌐 Dive into the world of creativity and inspiration with Meet the Creatives and its founder, Rob Johnston! Here's how you can stay connected: - 🖥️ Meet the Creatives Website: www. MeettheCreatives.org - 📸 Rob Johnston's Instagram: Follow @_robjohnston - 🌐 Mee...

MICHAEL BIERUT RETURNS!!! The Season 8 Premiere of Meet the Creatives 01.03.2024 39:16

The Season 8 Premiere of Meet the Creatives with Michael Bierut, Partner at Pentagram. Michael Bierut studied graphic design at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning, graduating summa cum laude in 1980. He worked for ten years at Vignelli Associates before joining Pentagram as a partner in 1990. His clients at Pentagram have included The New York Times, S...

Best of MTC: Josh Telles, Photographer 28.02.2024 42:48

Josh Telles, Photographer 🎙️ Connect with Rob Johnston and Explore Meet the Creatives! 🌐 Dive into the world of creativity and inspiration with Meet the Creatives and its founder, Rob Johnston! Here's how you can stay connected: - 🖥️ Meet the Creatives Website: www. MeettheCreatives.org - 📸 Rob Johnston's Instagram: Follow @_robjohnston - 🌐 Meet the Creatives Linktree: Explore Linktree - 🎥 Mee...

Best of MTC: Paula Scher, Partner at Pentagram 23.02.2024 25:36

Best of MTC: Paula Scher, Partner at Pentagram www. MeettheCreatives.org 🎙️ Connect with Rob Johnston and Explore Meet the Creatives! 🌐 Dive into the world of creativity and inspiration with Meet the Creatives and its founder, Rob Johnston! Here's how you can stay connected: 🖥️ Meet the Creatives Website: www. MeettheCreatives.org 📸 Rob Johnston's Instagram: Follow @_robjohnston 🌐 Meet the Cre...

Best of MTC: 'Concept to Concert' with Sooner Routhier, Lighting Designer for Coldplay. Production Designer for Panic at the Disco, The Weeknd, KISS, Imagine Dragons, The Lumineers, Rhianna, Pentatonix, Jay-Z, Halsey and More. 🎙️ Connect with Rob Johnston and Explore Meet the Creatives! 🌐 Dive into the world of creativity and inspiration with Meet the Creatives and its founder, Rob Johnston! Here...

Best of MTC: 'The Unlikely Success of The Goosebumps Series' with Illustrator Tim Jacobus 21.02.2024 12:15

'The Unlikely Success of The Goosebumps Series' with Illustrator Tim Jacobus 🎙️ Connect with Rob Johnston and Explore Meet the Creatives! 🌐 Dive into the world of creativity and inspiration with Meet the Creatives and its founder, Rob Johnston! Here's how you can stay connected: - 🖥️ Meet the Creatives Website: www. MeettheCreatives.org - 📸 Rob Johnston's Instagram: Follow @_robjohnston - 🌐 Mee...

Best of MTC: Vanessa Joy, Photographer 21.02.2024 25:41

Vanessa Joy, Photographer 🎙️ Connect with Rob Johnston and Explore Meet the Creatives! 🌐 Dive into the world of creativity and inspiration with Meet the Creatives and its founder, Rob Johnston! Here's how you can stay connected: - 🖥️ Meet the Creatives Website: www. MeettheCreatives.org - 📸 Rob Johnston's Instagram: Follow @_robjohnston - 🌐 Meet the Creatives Linktree: Explore Linktree - 🎥 Mee...

Rob Johnston on Portfolio Research, Inspiration and the Case for Why You SHOULD Use Pinterest 📌 12.02.2024 5:02

In a podcast episode, Rob Johnston emphasizes the importance of learning from existing creative portfolios to develop one's design skills. He suggests creating an inspiration board, using tools like Pinterest, to broaden one's visual vocabulary by exploring and remixing established designs. Rob underscores that drawing inspiration from a wide range of sources is crucial for innovation and personal...

The Time Machine 🕰 06.02.2024 3:20

In this episode of Meet the Creatives, Rob shares his personal journey of battling self-doubt, overcoming failure, and the constant need to prove himself. He highlights the importance of self-compassion and reflection, emphasizing that life can be both a letdown and surprisingly beautiful. Rob's key message revolves around humility, patience, and finding the silver lining in failures. He discusses...

From Backyard Visions to Photographing Taylor Swift's Album 'Lover': Valheria Rocha's Photographic Journey 02.02.2024 13:50

In this insightful episode with Photographer Valheria Rocha, the conversation not only explores the challenges of starting in photography but also delves into Valheria's remarkable journey that led her to photograph the album cover for Taylor Swift's 'Lover.' Valheria shares personal experiences, emphasizing the importance of embracing limitations, getting creative, and starting with whatever tool...

Cat Wrangling with Gemma O'Brien 02.02.2024 7:08

In this Meet the Creatives Live episode from 2020, Rob and artist Gemma O'Brien share insights on overcoming setbacks and experimentation. They also introduce their cats, who may or may not be related. 🎙️ Connect with Rob Johnston and Explore Meet the Creatives! 🌐 Dive into the world of creativity and inspiration with Meet the Creatives and its founder, Rob Johnston! Here's how you can stay conne...

Overcoming Networking Fears: Julie Zhuo's Advice 31.01.2024 5:57

Rob Johnston and Julie Zhuo, former VP of Design at Facebook discuss the challenges of building connections in large corporate environments like Facebook. They address the fear and assumptions that hinder individuals from seeking mentorship, emphasizing the importance of overcoming these barriers. Julie encourages proactive initiatives, stressing that many professionals are willing to help when ap...

Finding Balance: A Journey of Sobriety and Self-Discovery with Jean Batthany and Rob Johnston 31.01.2024 21:54

In this clip from Meet the Creatives, Jean Batthany and Rob Johnston engage in a conversation about their personal journeys during the pandemic. They touch on themes of prioritizing family and making positive life changes. Both discuss their paths to sobriety and the impact it had on their lives. The conversation also delves into the importance of vulnerability, self-care, and authentic leadership...

Beyond Imagination: Navigating Nostalgia and Business with Jean Batthany 31.01.2024 3:20

In this clip with Jean Batthany, former VP of Global Creative at Walt Disney Parks, Experiences, and Consumer Products, the discussion centers around the intrinsic value of nostalgia in storytelling and creativity. Jean shares insights from her Disney experience, highlighting the need for a balance between left-brain and right-brain thinking, where creativity is not only an artistic pursuit but al...

LIVE Q&A in Los Angeles Featuring Neri Rivas, VP of Creative Advertising at 20th Century Fox 30.01.2024 28:00

LIVE Q&A in Los Angeles Featuring Neri Rivas, VP of Creative Advertising at 20th Century Fox Neri Rivas is an award-winning Creative Director whose background includes work on global and domestic marketing campaigns for theatrical film and Hispanic advertising for brands such as NIKE, HONDA, Jack In The Box and the NBA. His passion for graphic design and the arts grew from his childhood love of mo...