Graphic Design Is Fun.

Dan Alan

Conversations with people who love graphic design.

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20 episodes
Updated Jul 17, 2023
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Jul 17, 2023 · 38 min
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!
May 27, 2023 · 30 min
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!
May 5, 2023 · 38 min
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!
Mar 25, 2023 · 51 min
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!
Mar 11, 2023 · 24 min
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 Cymone Cymone’s Instagram Simon and Moose website Show Notes Jessica Hische Erik Marinovich Co-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!
Feb 24, 2023 · 48 min
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 Instagram Boring 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!
Jan 27, 2023 · 36 min
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 Instagram Flycatcher Press Website Field Notes Letterpress Mini-Doc 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!
Jan 6, 2023 · 22 min
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!
Dec 9, 2022 · 34 min
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 website Nihilo Instagram Emunah's Instagram Show Notes Nihilo Process Deck Ira Glass Quote OLAMI Case Study Day Job AUFI 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!
Nov 24, 2022 · 40 min
Oliver Schöndorfer — How to Choose and Pair Typefaces
Oliver Schöndorfer is a user interface designer and educator from Baden, Austria. Connect with Oliver PimpMyType website PimpMyType YouTube channel Oliver's Instagram Oliver'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!
Oct 27, 2022 · 34 min
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 Podcasts Talk Paper Scissors on Spotify Talk Paper Scissors website Talk 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!
Oct 7, 2022 · 32 min
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 website Sean's Instagram Rationale Instagram Soundview Analog website Show Notes Tom Geismar Ellen McFadden Burton Kramer Milton Glaser Massimo Vignelli Wim Crouwel Design Canada Greg Durrell The 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!
Sep 29, 2022 · 41 min
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. website Hayden's Instagram Show Notes Seth Godin The 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!
Sep 22, 2022 · 44 min
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. Website DDC Merch Store Aaron's Book Aaron's Skillshare Courses Aaron's Instagram Field 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!
Sep 14, 2022 · 41 min
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 website Scott’s Instagram Show Notes Alan Fletcher Pentagram HOW Design Conference Chip Kidd Steff Geissbuhler Brand New Conference Alex Center Britt Davis Brian Steely RetroSupply Co GoodType Positype CSA Design Milton Glaser James Victori Unimark Massimo Vigneli Malcolm Greer Lance Wyman Unit 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!
Aug 31, 2022 · 29 min
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 website Danica's Instagram Danica's Twitter Danica's Dribbble Show Notes RISD SPY Okinawa Honnold Foundation When Did Design Stop Being “Multidisciplinary?” Brand New Chobani, 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!
Aug 30, 2022 · 33 min
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
Aug 10, 2022 · 17 min
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
Aug 3, 2022 · 28 min
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
Jul 27, 2022 · 15 min
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

Graphic Design Is Fun.

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

Dr. Melisa Morales — Designing Graphics for Science

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

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

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

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

Phoebe Todd-Parrish — Printmaking & Letterpress

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

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

Oliver Schöndorfer — How to Choose and Pair Typefaces

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Shane Harris — Graphic Designer, Illustrator, and Art Director

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

Todd Beeby — Identity Design from Hospitality to Taxidermy