Spotlight Sessions

Creative entrepreneur Curtis Ying opens up about his long and determined journey to land a role at Adobe, sharing what it took to stay motivated, stand out, and ultimately get hired as a UX designer on the Adobe Express team. ---- Check out Curtis Ying's ⁠⁠ website⁠⁠ , his clothing company , or connect with him over on ⁠⁠ LinkedIn⁠ . ---- Connect with Justin Bamforth on his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website...

Netherlands-based photographer Winish Chedi shares his journey of reporting on diverse aspects of the human experience, capturing the essence of people and their stories through his camera lens. ---- Check out Winish's work on his ⁠ website ⁠, his Instagram , or connect with him over on ⁠ LinkedIn . ---- Connect with Justin Bamforth on his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠...

Alba Ceide, comic book artist, illustrator, and instructor at the Royal College of Art, shares the creative process behind her stories and what it takes to get published. ---- Check out Alba's work on her website or connect with her on LinkedIn . ---- Connect with Justin Bamforth on his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . ---- Check out the brand new ⁠⁠⁠Adobe Creative...

Digital artist and image retoucher, Dennis Dunbar, shares his process for creating compelling images for the advertising and entertainment industries. ---- Check out Dennis's work on his website or connect with him on social media . ---- Connect with Justin Bamforth on his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . ---- Check out the brand new ⁠⁠Adobe Creative Apprenticeship⁠⁠ p...

Branding consultant, art director, and graphic designer Jamie Victor shares what it takes to be successful in the field and how to make freelancing a full-time career. ---- Connect with Jamie on ⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠ or his website . And be sure to listen to his music with Alright Junior and Fossils from the Future! ---- Connect with Justin Bamforth on his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠...

Timothy Schmidt, Director of Design Operations at Mastercard, shares insights into his creative process, UX design, and his career with Mastercard and PayPal. ---- Connect with Tim on ⁠⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ . ---- Connect with Justin Bamforth on his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . ---- Check out the brand new Adobe Creative Apprenticeship program and join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Adobe Creative Caree...

3D generalist, Adobe Community Expert, and Adobe Creative Career mentor Kyle Jamison discusses the crossroads of creativity and technology in 3D design. ---- **Note: Due to a connection issue during recording, you may notice brief audio quality fluctuations at the beginning of this episode. Thanks for your understanding.** ---- At the time we recorded the episode, Kyle was working for Tate Inc., b...

Former Creative Director at The White House, Meena Yi, talks about designing for President Joe Biden and behind-the-scenes life when the United States of America is your number one "client." ---- See some of the work Meena created for the now archived Instagram accounts for the White House and President Joe Biden . ---- Visit Meena's Instagram , or connect with her on ⁠ LinkedIn ⁠. -...

Senior Manager of Marketing Strategy at Disney, Sean Brown, reveals how to spark and sustain the creative mindset. ---- Visit Sean's website, Ignite the Mind , check out his inspiration report, Brainstorm in a Box , or connect with him on LinkedIn . ---- Connect with Justin Bamforth on his ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or Discord (jbam). ---- Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Adobe Creative Career Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

California-based digital creator Katrina Torrijos talks about her life as an Adobe Express evangelist and her journey as a content creator on YouTube and Instagram. ---- Visit Katrina Torrijos' ⁠ website⁠ . ---- Connect with Justin Bamforth on his ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ , or Discord (jbam). ---- Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Adobe Creative Career Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠ to connect with a great community and be part of...

Poland-based illustrator and poster artist Bartosz Kosowski talks about creating artwork for clients like Disney, Lucasfilm, Legendary Pictures, Apple, Netflix, HBO, Electronic Arts, The New Yorker, Entertainment Weekly, and yes, even the king, LeBron James. ---- Visit Bartosz Kosowski's website . ---- Connect with Justin Bamforth on his ⁠⁠website⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ , or Discord (jbam). ---- Join th...

Emmy-nominated art director, digital artist, and illustrator Sasha Vinogradova (a.k.a Melaamory) talks about her career working on productions like Game of Thrones and True Detective and for companies like Apple and The Mill. ---- Visit Sasha's website or follow her on Instagram . ---- Connect with Justin Bamforth on his ⁠website⁠ , ⁠LinkedIn⁠ , or Discord (jbam). ---- Join the ⁠⁠Adobe Creativ...

Creative director and Adobe mentor Richard Irving talks about his career in graphic design, which has included work on brands like Hollister, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Old Navy. ---- Visit Richard Irving's website or message him on Discord (richardirvingmentor). ---- Connect with Justin Bamforth on his website , LinkedIn , or Discord (jbam). ---- Join the ⁠Adobe Creative Career Discord⁠ to...

Spotlight Sessions is a podcast offering exclusive insights into the creative industry through conversations with top professionals. Join host Justin Bamforth for personal stories, practical tips, and inspiration, all recorded live in the Adobe Creative Career Discord. ---- Join the Adobe Creative Career Discord to listen and participate in the conversation!