September 4, 2017
78-CHRISTIAN HELMS-FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF HELMS WORKSHOP
Christian Helms is the founder and creative director of Helms Workshop, in Austin, Texas. Check him out on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Born and raised a southerner, Christian discovered design during his final years at University of North Carolina. Following his design epiphany he headed to the Portfolio Center in Atlanta to brush up on the skills he needed to become an expert designer. After taking a brief stint for an internship with Pentagram in New York City, he headed down to Austin, fell in love with the city, and began his own agency, Helms Workshop.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Origin story
- Work in the beer industry
- Internship with Michael Bierut
- Helms Workshop
- Proudest moment as a designer
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
- Helms Workshop culture
- Simcoe
- Walt Whitman
- Pentagram
- Michael Bierut
- Paul Rand
- Portfolio Center
- Native Boutique Hostels
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Our theme music is a track from Kazi Jo called, "Matchbox Girl."
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