The Quickie - Conversations with Designers

Today's guest is Ben Mottershead. He is a brand strategist and designer under Ben Designs in London England. Ben has had the opportunity to work for Nike and Vice and is a very talented guy.  During this interview we talk about: -his childhood in the Lake District in London and how his original career path was into some sort of professional sport.  -how design didn't catch up with him un...

Today's guest is me...your host of The Quickie Podcast. Yeah...Host and Guest today. This is Saturday Bonus episode 1 of 4. For the next 4 Saturdays, I'm going to teach you a little something about print.  During this episode "I" talk about: -Why Printing? Where does print fit right now in this digital world? -How to build a network of printers to every kind of print project and the questions...

Today's guest is Sami Christianson. She is the CoFounder and Design Director at Best Studio in Vancouver BC. She is also the author of an adult guide to lettering book called "Please don't do coke in the bathroom". During this episode we talk about: -her creative childhood and the Grade 10 marketing course that introduced her to exactly what graphic design was and how it lit her creative fire. -th...

Today's guest is Chelsea Burkett. She is putting together amazing work over at Chelsea Burkett Designs but is also a designer at Motivated Marketing in Charleston SC.  During this episode we talk about: -her move the Carolina's and why. -her creative childhood and "designing" while she was younger but not really knowing it.  -how she fell into design by following her gut. -how design can...

Today's guest is Geoff Donegan. He is a Creative Director and Partner at Tank Design in Boston MA.  During this interview we talk about: -his younger years and moving around. Born in Dublin, Highschool in Amsterdam, Art School in Brighton, and then moved to London.  -his time at a digital agency in London.  -how he was doing typography and artwork as early as Grade 2, but he didn't...

Today's guest is Ben Connolly. He is the founder and creative director of Angel & Anchor in Belfast Ireland. He is also part of Final Final which is a studio supply brand for designers.  During this episode we talk about: -his creative child hood and his calling to design. -how he didn't follow that calling and went into youth work instead. -the circumstances of him getting out of youthwo...

Today's guest is Rob Johnston. He is a graphic designer, photographer, DJ, and host of Meet the Creatives Podcast.  During this episode we talk about: -his very creative child hood. It involves an empty basement, Santa, Christmas Lights, Disneyland, and Nascar. -how he felt disconnected from design while trying to choose what career direction to go in and how he really questioned if he wanted...

Today's guest is Steve Raboin. He is the Creative Director at Raboin Creative Co. in Hartford CN. During this episode we talk about:  -his smalltown childhood where he admits he was not a great student but we always loved drawing.  -his time in the Marine Corps and what that taught him.  -the influential group and conferences that he has experienced and what they did for him. ...

Today's guest is Laura Beauparlant. She is the Founder and Creative Director at Lab Creative, a Keynote Speaker, and the Author of the book Brand Chemistry. During this episode we talk about: -her time living overseas in Europe after graduation and how that inspired and influenced her career direction and business. -where her business started and where it is now. -the Lab Creative process. -the pr...

Today's guest is Austin Dunbar. He is the Janitor, HR, and Waterboy at Durham Branding Co. in Covington KY. During this episode we talk about: -growing up overseas in Japan. -his mom being a curator of a Japanese art gallery, hanging -out with artists and how that must have rubbed off on him.  -his huge love for interior design and where he thinks he picked that up.  -how and why print h...

Today's guest is Taylor Cashdan. He is a Principal Designer at Fidelity Investments, the cofounder of Black Soul Club with Tara Victoria(Episode 105), and a public speaker in Raleigh NC.  During Part 2 of this interview we talk about:  -the importance of leaning into your community to help you through challenges. -a story about being a very ambitious junior designer and a project he was...

Today's guest is Taylor Cashdan. He is a Principal Designer at Fidelity Investments, the cofounder of Black Soul Club with Tara Victoria(Episode 105), and a public speaker in Raleigh NC.  During Part 1 of this interview we talk about:  -his childhood where his mom was a fashion designer and later owned a pottery store and how those brought creativity into their lives.  -the school n...

Today's guest is Zach Newton. He is a Senior Graphic Designer at Hallmark Greeting Cards and also the HMFIC at Newton Design Co in Kansas City MO.  During this episode we talk about: -how his journey to be a designer at Hallmark Greeting Cards started in Grade 4, what happened, and how he landed the job 15 years later.  -the project where he brought Anthem Singing greeting cards back fro...

Today's guests are Lauren DiRusso and Larry White of Duo Design Partners in Fort Worth TX.  During this episode we talk about: -Laurens 15+ years at Hornall Anderson in Seattle. -Larry's design career with studios but mostly as a freelance designer.  -their recent move from Seattle to Fort Worth TX in an old VW Beattle with no AC.  -the designs that have been really influential to t...

Today's guest is Danielle Evans. She is a Dimensional Typographer at Marmalade Bleue in Columbus OH. She has worked with clients like Target, Kellogs, Disney, McDonalds, (RED), Cadillac and more. During this episode we talk about: -her experience politely pointing out to a fellow artist that she felt they were crossing the line from being inspired by Danielle's work, to copying, and how it turned...

Today's guest is Danielle Evans. She is a Dimensional Typographer at Marmalade Bleue in Columbus OH. She has worked with clients like Target, Kellogs, Disney, McDonalds, (RED), Cadillac and more. During this episode we talk about: -how she was raised in a non-privileged household with taught her to be creative and resourceful in finding things to be creative with.  -her journey to find her de...

Today's guest is Rahul Bhogal. He is the Designer at Nothing based in Toronto ON.  During this episode we talk about:  -his early life being born in Bahrain in the Middle East and how he was always drawing and loved making things look good.  -the one piece of architecture that has influenced his design thinking and stuck with him. -corporate design life and why he felt called to sta...

Today's guest is Ellen Bruss. She is the Creative Director and studio Owner at EBD in Denver CO.  During this episode we talk about: -her rock n' roll days and intro to design. -where she finds her design inspiration. -an incredible lecture series that she had the opportunity to create the invitations for and how she made them incredibly memorable.  -the talented creative that ran the le...

Today's guest is Lisa Cain. She is a designer working as Lisa Cain Design in Chicago IL.  During this episode we talk about: -how she has been designing for 22+ years and started before design software was a thing.  -the one book that introduced her to creativity and lit a creative fire within her.  -the career path change she made after starting work in a different direction. ...

Today's guest is Brendan Bayard. He is the Creative Director at Tilt in Baton Rouge LA.  During this episode we talk about: -where he first started seeing design. -his first job in the design and print world. -how he got fired from his first design job and ended up a partner with the guy who fired him 15 years later. -the learning curve he faced when he first joined TILT.  -a start to fi...

Today's guest is Hank Washington. He is a designer and illustrator working as Hank Designs out of Birmingham AL.  During this episode we talk about:  -where he was first introduced to illustration and the website that really opened his eyes to graphic design and what design was.  -sports design and the exciting football print project he got to cut his print design teeth on.  -a...

Today's guest is Ben Crick. He is the Creative Director at COLLINS in San Francisco CA.  During this episode we talk about:  -his move from Australia to NY and now to SF and why. There was also a little stint in Canada in there.  -the moment that design clicked for him and what it caused him to look back on.  -the SPOTIFY rebrand that he was a part of at COLLINS and why it was...

Today's guest is Mark Hirons. He is the owner and designer at Blue Deer Design in Surrey UK. Mark is also the host of the Creative Waffle Podcast. With the podcast he is currently on a 2 month road trip all around the UK interviewing talented Designers and Creatives.  During this episode we talk about:  -growing up a huge sports fan, being involved in sports, and how that inspired his lo...

Today's guest is Nick Miner. He is a Freelance Graphic Designer under Miner Design Co. out of Baton Rouge LA.  During this episode we talk about: -his early love for building and creating things. Specifically with K'nex, but also halfpipes and skateboard jumps.  -the logo that he loved that made him look closer and deeper into becoming a Graphic Designer. -the amazing custom box and prod...

Today's guest is Matthew Clark. He is the Founder and Creative Director at Subplot in Vancouver BC. *Full Disclosure, this episode is more of a Quickie-ish, but its soooo worth it* During this episode we talk about: -how design was not his original career path. -the one question he was asked that changed the course of his career and direction he was going in.  -how he entered the design field...