Graphic Design Is Fun.

Conversations with people who love graphic design.

Aaron Beebe — From Self-Taught Designer to Creating Plastikcomb Magazine

Aaron Beebe is a Maryland-based designer, collage artist, and creator of Plastikcomb Magazine. Connect with Aaron Plastikcomb Magazine website Plastikcomb Magazine Instagram Shote Notes David Carson Ray Gun magazine Massimo Vignelli {th ink} 2 {ths} Thomas Schostok BEAST Magazine Ben Courtice Aaron Draplin Stefan Sagmeister Rudy VanderLans Emigre magazine If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review. Get in touch @graphicdesignisfun on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts about the episodes. Thanks for listening!

07-17
38:54

Dr. Melisa Morales — Designing Graphics for Science

Melisa Morales is a graphic designer and founder of Science Graphic Design. She is a biologist and palaeontologist from Mexico currently based in the UK. Connect with Melissa Science Graphic Design website ⁠Science Graphic Design Instagram Science Graphic Design Twitter Shote Notes Ko-fi BioRender If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review. Get in touch @graphicdesignisfun on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts about the episodes. Thanks for listening!

05-27
30:09

Dorota Pankowska — Art Director, Product Designer, and the Most Creative Person I Know

Dorota Pankowska is a Toronto-based art director and founder of Wask, an online store where she sells quirky and conceptual products. Connect with Dori Dori’s Website Dori’s Blog ⁠Wask Website Dori’s Instagram Show Notes ⁠VSauce Video⁠ Pro Bono Promo Something Block If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review. Get in touch @graphicdesignisfun on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts about the episodes. Thanks for listening!

05-05
38:52

Mitch Goldstein — Design Education, Creative Process, Art vs. Design, Inspiration, Curiosity, and Writing His First Book

Mitch Goldstein is a designer, artist, educator, and author based in upstate New York. Mitch’s new book How to Be a Design Student (and How to Teach Them) is available at mitchgoldstein.com Connect with Mitch Mitch’s Twitter Mitch’s Instagram Mitch’s website Show Notes Rochester Institute of Technology ⁠Michael Bierut Princeton Architectural Press Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life RISD If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review. Get in touch @graphicdesignisfun on ⁠Instagram⁠ with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts about the episodes. Thanks for listening!

03-25
51:29

Cymone Wilder — Custom Lettering, Balancing Full-Time Work With Freelance, Finding Her Style, and Charging What You’re Worth

Cymone Wilder is a designer and lettering artist based in Nashville, Tennessee Connect with CymoneCymone’s InstagramSimon and Moose website Show NotesJessica HischeErik MarinovichCo-Loop If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review. Get in touch @graphicdesignisfun on Instagram with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts about the episodes. Thanks for listening!

03-11
24:12

Ben Courtice — Why You Should Make Shitty Art, Learning to Draw, and Using Social Media Without Losing Your Soul

Ben Courtice is Toronto-based illustrator, graphic designer, and founder of creative studio and online store Boring Friends. Connect with Ben
Boring Friends InstagramBoring Friends Website If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review. Get in touch @graphicdesignisfun on Instagram with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts about the episodes. Thanks for listening!

02-24
48:19

Phoebe Todd-Parrish — Printmaking & Letterpress

Phoebe Todd-Parrish is the founder of Flycatcher Press, a printmaking and letterpress studio in Toronto, Canada. Connect with Phoebe Flycatcher Press InstagramFlycatcher Press WebsiteField Notes Letterpress Mini-DocIf you enjoy the podcast, we'd love for you to follow and leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to help others discover the show. You can send a message to @graphicdesignisfun on Instagram with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts about the episodes. Thanks for listening!

01-27
36:06

Timothy Leong — Learning One New Skill A Year + Starting a Side Business as a Graphic Designer

Timothy Leong is a Toronto-based graphic designer at Mill Street Brewery and founder of small-batch chili oil company, Da Jiujiu. Connect with Timothy DA JIUJIU website DA JIUJIU Instagram BlogTO article If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love for you to follow and leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to help others discover the show. You can send a message to @graphicdesignisfun on Instagram with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts about the episodes. Thanks for listening!

01-06
22:06

Emunah Winer — Visual and Verbal Identity, Embracing Creative Constraints, and Developing your Skills as a Designer

Emunah Winer is an Israel-based creative director and co-founder of the branding agency, Nihilo. Connect with Emunah Nihilo websiteNihilo InstagramEmunah's Instagram Show Notes Nihilo Process DeckIra Glass QuoteOLAMI Case StudyDay JobAUFI If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review. Get in touch @graphicdesignisfun on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts about the episodes. Thanks for listening!

12-09
34:34

Oliver Schöndorfer — How to Choose and Pair Typefaces

Oliver Schöndorfer is a user interface designer and educator from Baden, Austria. Connect with Oliver PimpMyType websitePimpMyType YouTube channelOliver's InstagramOliver's Twitter If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review. Get in touch @graphicdesignisfun on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts about the episodes. Thanks for listening!

11-24
40:47

Diana Varma — A Career In Teaching Graphic Design, Podcasting, Embracing Failure, and Graphic Design Associations

Diana Varma is a Toronto-based lecturer and host of the podcast Talk Paper Scissors. Listen to the second part of this conversation all about learning graphic design here. Connect with Diana Talk Paper Scissors on Apple PodcastsTalk Paper Scissors on SpotifyTalk Paper Scissors websiteTalk Paper Scissors Instagram If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review. Get in touch @graphicdesignisfun on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts about the episodes. Thanks for listening!

10-27
34:21

Sean Wolcott — Learning from Massimo Vignelli, Design Discourse, Fetishizing Modernism, Working at Microsoft, Starting a Studio, and Making Music

Sean Wolcott is a graphic designer and the founder of Rationale, a design studio in Seattle, USA. Connect with Sean Rationale websiteSean's InstagramRationale InstagramSoundview Analog website Show Notes Tom GeismarEllen McFaddenBurton KramerMilton GlaserMassimo VignelliWim CrouwelDesign CanadaGreg DurrellThe Vignelli Canon (PDF) If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review. Get in touch @graphicdesignisfun on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts about the episodes. Thanks for listening!

10-07
32:51

Hayden Burgess — Business, Sales, and Mindset for Graphic Designers and Creative Business Owners

Hayden Burgess is a designer, illustrator and business coach based in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. Connect with Hayden Pitchr. websiteHayden's Instagram Show Notes Seth GodinThe Practice: Shipping Creative WorkHow to Win Friends and Influence PeopleRyan Holiday If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review. Get in touch @graphicdesignisfun on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts about the episodes. Thanks for listening!

09-29
41:29

Aaron Draplin — Designing Logos for Obama, Getting Paid in Burritos, Working on a Train in Alaska, and Why Canada is Better at Graphic Design

Aaron James Draplin is a graphic designer, entrepreneur, and author based in Portland, Oregon. Watch clips of this episode on YouTube Connect with Aaron Draplin Design Co. WebsiteDDC Merch StoreAaron's BookAaron's Skillshare CoursesAaron's InstagramField Notes If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review. Get in touch @graphicdesignisfun on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts about the episodes. Thanks for listening!

09-22
44:33

Scott Fuller — The Studio Temporary, Discovering Design, Getting Evicted, Work-Life Balance, Atlanta Designers, and Favourite Design Books

Scott Fuller is the founder and sole designer at The Studio Temporary, currently based in Atlanta, USA. Connect with Scott The Studio Temporary websiteScott’s Instagram Show Notes Alan FletcherPentagramHOW Design ConferenceChip KiddSteff GeissbuhlerBrand New ConferenceAlex CenterBritt DavisBrian SteelyRetroSupply CoGoodTypePositypeCSA DesignMilton GlaserJames VictoriUnimarkMassimo VigneliMalcolm GreerLance WymanUnit Editions If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review. Get in touch @graphicdesignisfun on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts about the episodes. Thanks for listening!

09-14
41:46

Danica Mitchell — Starting a Studio, Studying Industrial Design, RISD, Moving to Japan, and Pros and Cons of Specializing as a Designer

Danica Mitchell is a designer and founder of Finletter Creative, currently based in Washington, DC, USA. Connect with Danica Finletter Creative websiteDanica's InstagramDanica's TwitterDanica's Dribbble Show Notes RISDSPYOkinawaHonnold FoundationWhen Did Design Stop Being “Multidisciplinary?”Brand NewChobani, Four Years Later If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review. Get in touch @graphicdesignisfun on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts about the episodes. Thanks for listening!

08-31
29:21

Joseph Hillenbrand — Modernism, Learning Graphic Design, Working in Different Styles, and Balancing Work and School

Joseph Hillenbrand is brand identity designer based in Minnesota, USA. Joey’s website Joey’s Instagram Magic Wand Podcast Zimri Mayfield The Sasha Group Cargo Brand New

08-30
33:52

Shane Harris — Graphic Designer, Illustrator, and Art Director

Shane Harris is a graphic designer, illustrator, and art director based in Melbourne, Florida, USA. Shane’s website: shaneharris.me Shane’s Instagram: instagram.com/shaneharris Shane’s Dribbble: dribbble.com/shaneharris

08-10
17:21

Sergio Toporek — Are designers creating more problems than they solve?

Sergio Toporek is a designer, artist, documentarist, activist, and educator from Mexico City, Mexico, currently residing in Spain. Topo's website: toporek.com Topo's documentary: bewareofimages.com

08-03
28:12

Todd Beeby — Identity Design from Hospitality to Taxidermy

Todd Beeby is a brand identity designer and illustrator based in Auckland, New Zealand. Todd's website: toddbeeby.net Todd's Instagram: instagram.com/todd_beeby

07-27
15:38

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