Ian Paget

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Ian Paget

September 11, 2017

79-Ian Paget-Lead Creative Designer at Advansys Ecommerce Solutions and Freelancer for Logo Geek

Ian Paget is the lead creative director at Advansys Ecommerce Solutions and a freelancer for Logo Geek in Manchester, England. Check him out on Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin. 

Ian Paget landed into design, oddly, through a warehouse job. After being recognized by the owner as “good at drawing” he began creating promotional posters for their sales team. From there he self-taught himself Adobe Indesign and his career took off. Now he works as the lead creative designer at Advansys Ecommerce Solutions and a freelancer for Logo Geek.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Origin story
  • Logo Geek
  • His podcast
  • Freelancing and agency

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Christian Helms

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Christian Helms

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

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Alex Wier and Daniel Stewart

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Alex Wier and Daniel Stewart

August 28, 2017

77-Founders of Wier/Stewart

It started over a burrito, and now here they are...

This week, Josh sits down with Alex Wier and Daniel Stewart, Creative Director and Studio Director of Wier/Stewart in Augusta, Georgia to catch up.

You can follow them on Twitter here.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Why they decided to open an agency together.
  • What they love about design and branding.
  • Where Wier/Stewart is today. 
  • Good and bad clients.

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Joseph Kalinowski

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Joseph Kalinowski

August 21, 2017

76-Joseph Kalinowski-CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF CONTENT MARKETING INSTITUTE 

Joseph Kalinowski is the creative director at Content Marketing Institute (CM). Check him out on Twitter @jkkalinowski and Instagram @jk_kalinowsk.

Joseph Kalinowski, better known as JK, began his career in Cleveland by cutting his teeth in production and printing. Later in life, at a PTA bowling event, he struck up a conversation with the owner of Content Marketing Institute, Joe Pulizzi, which led to his role as creative director for CM. When he’s not searching for the latest Star Wars action figures he’s busy at work planning for the next Content Marketing World.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • His background
  • Content Marketing Institute
  • His design hero
  • His favorite action figures

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Tom Ross Part 2

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Tom Ross Part 2

July 14, 2017

75 - TOM ROSS - FOUNDER AND CEO OF DESIGN CUTS

Tom Ross is the founder and CEO of Design Cuts in London, England. Check him out on Instagram @tomrossmedia.

By the time Tom was twelve he had already begun to dabble in the realm of graphic design. He entered his designs into online contest where he began to make a name for himself. After what he calls his “right of passage,” he found an amazing community of designers from all different backgrounds and formed his company, Design Cuts.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • His story 
  • Starting Design Cuts 
  • Honest Designers Show 
  • What he most obsessed with today

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Our theme music is a track from Kazi Jo called, "Matchbox Girl."

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5 of the World’s Best Female Designers Share Their Advice

Today we’ll hear from Paula Scher, Debbie Millman, Amy & Jennifer Hood, Robynne Raye, and Danielle Evans. Let me know if you like these kinds of episodes, and if so, we might do more of them.

So without further ado, please enjoy my conversation with 5 of the world’s best designers.

“What conversations could I have forever and never get bored?” This was the question that I asked myself constantly as I developed the concept for my new podcast, Obsessed With Design. From the time I heard my first podcast—ironically enough, Design Matters with Debbie Millman, a woman I would later interview for my own podcast—I knew I wanted to host my own someday. The tricky part was figuring out my subject matter.

That’s when I looked inward. I spent the past 14 years running a branding agency in Indianapolis, and the idea of talking to the world’s best design minds across multiple disciplines was fascinating to me. I wanted to get inside their heads and figure out what makes them tick.

Still in its infancy, my podcast has allowed me to interview dozens of great designers, including several of the most influential female designers in the world. Surprisingly, this wasn’t intentional. I didn’t go out of my way to find the best women in the industry. I didn’t even think about how I could get a mix of men and women. I just wanted to talk to the best designers I could, and it turned out that many of them were great, talented women.

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Val Head

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Val Head

July 31, 2017

74 - Val Head - Design Evangelist of UX Innovation for Adobe

Val Head is a design evangelist of UX innovation for Adobe. Check her out on her website, newsletter and twitter @VLH.

Val Head launched into design when her rock band was in need of a website. Quickly, she realized how much she liked web design and that it payed the bills. From there she put her rocker past behind her and began her career in design.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Her origin story 
  • Adobe
  • Adobe XD
  • Being an author

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ADOBE EXPERIENCE DESIGN (XD) RESOURCES:

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Maurice Cherry

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Maurice Cherry

July 24, 2017

73 - Maurice Cherry - FOUNDER AND PRINCIPAL OF LUNCH

Maurice Cherry is the founder and principal of Lunch in Atlanta, Georgia. Check him out on his website, Twitter @mauricecherry, Tumbler and Linkedin. 

Maurice began coding at an early age and with every new technology he refined his skill. Captain of the math team turned designer, his passion for design grew in college when he began freelancing web design for miscellaneous clients. After working for the State of Georgia and a few start-ups he decided it was time to create his own company, Lunch.  

In this episode, we discuss:

  • His story
  • Lunch
  • What makes a great client
  • Revision Path 

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Chris Do

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Chris Do

July 17, 2017

72 - CHRIS DO - FOUNDER AND CEO OF BLIND 

Chris Do is the Founder and CEO of Blind, in Santa Monica, California. Check him out on Twitter @theChrisDo , Instagram @thechrisdo, and Facebook Chris Do: Business Designer. 

In high school Chris was known as, "the guy that can draw anything."  In the 80s he worked at a silkscreen shop where he was introduced to graphic design. From there, he found his "calling" and entered into a four year art program and would later start his agency in 1995, Blind.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • The Futur
  • Blind
  • What makes great clients and bad clients 
  • What he's most obsessed with 

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Tom Ross Part 1

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Tom Ross Part 1

July 10, 2017

71 - TOM ROSS - FOUNDER AND CEO OF DESIGN CUTS

Tom Ross is the founder and CEO of Design Cuts in London, England. Check him out on Instagram @tomrossmedia.

By the time Tom was twelve he had already begun to dabble in the realm of graphic design. He entered his designs into online contest where he began to make a name for himself. After what he calls his “right of passage,” he found an amazing community of designers from all different backgrounds and formed his company, Design Cuts.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • His story 
  • Starting Design Cuts 
  • Honest Designers Show 
  • What he most obsessed with today

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Our theme music is a track from Kazi Jo called, "Matchbox Girl."

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Brad Flowers

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Brad Flowers

July 3, 2017

70 - BRAD FLOWERS - CO-FOUNDER OF BULLHORN

Brad Flowers is the Co-founder of Bullhorn in Lexington, Kentucky. Check him out on Twitter or email him at brad@bullhorncreative.com.

Before Brad discovered branding he discovered the power of reading. As a teenager he became an avid reader which led to his degree in literature. From there, he went to manage a bicycle shop where his love for bikes grew into the formation of an agency, Bullhorn.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • How he became a writer
  • Starting Bullhorn
  • What makes a great client
  • What he's most obsessed with 

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Bullhorn  

Broke Spoke

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Biography

Bike Lexington

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Season Two - Coming Soon

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Season Two - Coming Soon

May 29, 2017

GET READY FOR SEASON TWO OF OBSESSED WITH DESIGN. 

Long-time listeners know that I interview designers of all types: architects, graphic designers, product designers, interior designers, process designers, and anyone with designer in their title, who are a little obsessed with their craft and industry. Our show explores the common threads that tie designers together, how they got started in the design world, and what makes them tick.

I've had the honor of interviewing some of the best in the business: Debbie Millman, Michael Bierut, David Carson, Paula Scher, and Armin Vit just to name a few. 

Tweet to @obsessedshow or @joshmiles and let us know who you'd like to hear on season two.

Thanks for listening, and we'll see you next time!

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Michael Jefferson

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Michael Jefferson

May 22, 2017

MICHAEL JEFFERSON - DESIGN DIRECTOR

Michael Jefferson is a Design Director at Fjord, located in the Bay Area.

Michael found his love for design as a curious kid, being interested in making things and taking things apart, and photography. To quote Michael, he has an "engineering mindset without the math skills." Find out more about Michael and view his work on his website: www.earthtomj.com. 

In this episode, we discuss:

  • What does "service design" really mean? 
  • His favorite client challenges

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Fjord

Fjord Trends 2017

Living Services: Fjord

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Chase Turberville

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Chase Turberville

May 15, 2017

CHASE TURBERVILLE - BRAND DESIGNER

Chase Turberville is a brand designer at Focus Lab in Savannah, Georgia. Check out his work on Dribble and Instagram.  

Chase discovered his love of design and branding as a teenager playing in a grunge cover band. From there, he began his official design career at Realtree, where he learned that anything can be wrapped in camo. He then spent time interning at Hatch Show Print and credits those three months as being some of the most transformative in his career. 

In this episode, we discuss:

  • How he got his start in the design world
  • What makes a great client
  • What he's most obsessed with today

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Focus Lab

SCAD

Creative South

Hatch Show Print

Kern and Burn

Sidecar

Song Exploder

CHASE'S DESIGN HEROES

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Matt Stevens

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Matt Stevens

May 8, 2017

Creative Tinkerer

Matt Stevens is a designer, illustrator, speaker, and creative tinkerer from North Carolina. His work has been featured by the biggest names in sports, tech, and even fast food. Matt's biggest goal is always to do thoughtful and unforgettable work for amazing brands and make the whole process a pleasure. You can follow him on Twitter here.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • How he got his start in a middle school logo design contest.
  • His experience working with big brands, and advice he'd give to young designers starting with big brands.
  • The importance of "side gigs" and how they have spurred his professional development.

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Amy and Jennifer Hood

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Amy and Jennifer Hood

April 24, 2017

Amy and Jennifer Hood - Founders of Hoodzpah

These two are not only brilliant creatives and founders of a branding firm, they're also twins.

Mentioned in this Episode:

Hoodzpah Design

Odds and Sods

Amy and Jennifer's CreativeMornings Talk

Creative South

Amy and Jennifer's Design Heroes

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James Biber

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James Biber

April 10, 2017

Partner, Biber Architects

James Biber is an architect and partner in the firm Biber Architects, based in New York. James is responsible many of his firms most notable projects. 

Biber's most recent project is the USA Pavilion for Expo Milano 2015. Biber’s career has also included the design of the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, 2008; oceanfront houses in Montauk, NY; a restoration of the 1934 Sten-Frenke house in Santa Monica, by Richard Neutra; along with projects at Celebration, Florida; store, suites and lounges in the Arizona Cardinals Football Stadium (by Peter Eisenman) in Phoenix, Arizona; Headquarters for the Muzak corporation in Fort Mill, SC.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • His background
  • How he got into the world of architecture with a background in art in science
  • What he's most obsessed with today

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Karen Kurycki

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Karen Kurycki

April 3, 2017

AKA CMYKaren

Meet a woman who shows her true (water) colors through her activism...

Karen Kurycki is a designer/illustrator in Jacksonville, FL. Design is her passion and she loves to combine illustration with design in her commercial work. You can follow her on Twitter here.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Her attraction to water color
  • Why she loves water color as a medium
  • Some of her recent projects in the social activism space

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    James Connelly

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    James Connelly

    March 27, 2017

    Emmy-Award-Winning Set Designer, Founder of JPConnelly

    He's literally setting the stage for "Bill Nye Saves The World"

    James has worked as a production designer, art director, and set decorator since moving to Los Angeles from New Jersey after he graduated college in the early 2000's. He founded the creative design company JPConnelly at the age of 30, where he serves as the principal creative force and production designer.

    JPConnelly boasts an eclectic resume that includes 48 TV shows, 10 live awards events, nine feature films and 50+ digital integrations. In addition to work in the entertainment industry, JPConnelly also produces events and activations for companies like Twitter, Snapchat, and Dubsmash, where the company uses experiential production design and storytelling concepts and techniques to creative innovative environments.

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    Todd Berger & Lucian Föhr

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    Todd Berger & Lucian Föhr

    March 20, 2017

    Founders of Ello, Berger & Föhr

    Their social network, like this interview, is uncensored...

    Todd Berger & Lucian Föhr are the Founders of Berger & Föhr, a graphic design agency based out of Boulder, Colorado. They also recently started Ello, a social network designed to be censor-free. 

    Ello is the only network designed for creators, by creators. A robust and growing community of artists, designers, musicians, illustrators, photographers, architects, GIF makers - creators, who understand that our process, practice, values and passions can push the world forward in a better direction.

    Unlike the status quo advertising platforms that masquerade as social networks, Ello is not in business to harvest as much of your personal data and sell you as many ads as possible. As a Public Benefit Corporation, Ello has a legal mandate to never sell ads or personal data to third parties.

    In this episode, we discuss:

    • Their social network, Ello.
    • Why they have their agency on pause.
    • All of the challenges and joys of creating a product in the startup environment.

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