The Dadsigner Podcast

Tom Cox started his design career at Coca-Cola which launched him on a career full of learning and developing a process he puts into book form. Tom is a father of 2 kids, an author, and brand designer. He’s designed things almost every single human on earth has seen. I’m grateful Tom took the time to sit down with me and talk about his new book, What the Hell is This?, and also go deep on caring f...

In this episode of the Dasigner Podcast , I’m good friend, KC Clark, a creative entrepreneur, dad, and owner of Legacy Creative . The conversation delves into KC’s journey through creativity, fatherhood, and his shift from being a primary designer to mentoring and coaching other creatives. With a deep dive into his agency’s mission and personal life, Casey shares insights on building a legacy, col...

Scott Fuller father of 2 kids and designer at The Studio Temporary joins me on the podcast this week. In this episode, we talk about his work for McNeil Signs, Bankhead Seafood, and the Atlanta Hawks. As well as Scott’s collaboration with Mitchell Bat Company. Scott reflects on his work balancing improving from his first kid to his second and getting the chance to have a second chance. Scott can b...

In this episode, Daniel Swartz, better known online as Hoosier Type Company, sits down to discuss block press printing and fatherhood. Daniel has fully embraced the analog art of wood block letterpress and is making beautiful things. Balancing being a dad with running a small business and using the time we each have to do our best is a theme throughout. We discuss Tim Urban’s Life in Weeks calenda...

Chris is a designer living in Saratoga Springs, NY. After years of working at agencies big and small, he moved his wife and two boys from Tennessee back to upstate NY. Chris has a breadth of work from his time at both Vayner Media (Gary V’s agency) to Wendy’s commercials while at a video agency. His focus now is balancing freelance brand development work with his family responsibilities. In this e...

The guest this week is Dan Cash. Dan is a dad and branding designer in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. In this episode, we talk about being a self-taught designer and turning that into a career. Dan shares tips on sketching, talks about being active on social media, and how each child poses their own learnings and challenges. Dan’s work can be found at dancashdesign.com and he’s on social me...

The guest this week is Peter Deltondo. Peter is a dad, product designer, and people leader. He co-runs the annual design conference, Creative South , and is also a partner in the agency, Heyo . In this episode, we talk about raising kids you like to spend time with, how Creative South is like a giant family reunion, and dive a bit into some of the work that Heyo does. It’s evident if you spend any...

Iquan is a father of 3 boys and a partner in the agency Artoiholiks . In our conversation, we discuss raising creative kids and leaning into their interests and skills. Two of his boys are interning or helping out with creative pursuits. Everything from photography to logo design. Iquan talks about some of his familial influences on his art and dives into a couple of his favorite projects. You can...

Jason is a father of 2 boys and runs 2 creative agencies. One with his wife called Caldeira Co. and a second with a more robust team called Nerve Collective . In this episode we talk a good amount about Jason’s small Chicago home and how intentional they are with design and order. We also dive into Jason’s design work and balancing that with being a dad. It’s a great conversation and Jason’s inten...

This week Michael Asire joined me on the podcast. Michael and I went to college together and so it was great to connect again over this conversation. We dive into 2 side projects that Michael has created in the last 10 years, Typeblocks and some abstracted creatures made out of basic shapes. We also dive into quite a bit of conversation about textbook design. An area Michael has invested his caree...

Guest Randy Plemel is a Public Sector designer living in Queens NY with his wife and 2 kids. In this episode we dig into Randy's experiential design projects, including how he encourages his kids to get involved. We dive deep into a project called Block Builders where Randy illustrated and printed stickers for New Yorkers to build their own ideal version of a city block. Randy promotes curiosity i...

Jason Frosthold joined me this week. He's a branding designer and design professor in Mobile, Alabama. He has two teenage boys and runs a design studio with his wife. In this episode we dive into teaching his boys design principles and cover a bunch of Jason’s work. Everything from his Grad thesis work to bringing humans forward in an engineering marketing campaign. Here are some links to things w...

Stevie Rodgers is the guest this week. He's a UX designer living in London. And while we can't dive into the specifics of a lot of his work due to privacy issues, we talk a great deal about design and how it impacts our parenting. Some books Stevie recommends throughout the episode are: Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design by Kat Holmes Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World made for Men...

On episode 3 of the Dadsigner podcast, I sit down with Joe Baron of Branded Baron. Joe is the dad of one toddler son and runs his own brand design agency. On this episode, we talk about some personal projects he's worked on for his son. Things like mascots, apparel, and coloring books. Joe talks about being a dad and balancing that with his work. You can find Joe's work at brandedbaron.com or @bra...

Andrew Bly, New York-based designer and father of one, sat down and chatted about his design work, being a dad, and how the two intertwine. We discuss how we met via @nycpalette on Instagram, and how that project became a labor of love that got a lot of attention. We also talk through Andrew's design work with several food and beverage companies. Fresh Fizz, Fabalish, and Temple Bar. Other compani...

Episode 1 of the Dadsigner Podcast featuring Mike Meulstee (@artisticdork). In this episode, I sit down with Mike to talk about parenting and design. We cover topics like why some super markets are terrible, collaborating with other designers for fun, and how Pentagram's Reddit Snoo was borrowed from Mike's original. Mike also shares about his current favorite kids book illustrator: Vashti Harriso...