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We’re back and beyond excited to share this fascinating conversation between Jasmin, CEO of Innocean Australia and Founder of Fck the Cupcakes, and Kevin from TheSumOf — friend of the podcast and branding expert.

Listen in as they talk the culture of conferences, commercialising creativity and the silent war between design and advertising departments. Ultimately, the episode is about breaking down barriers, having more valuable exchanges and creating a willingness to learn.

And of course, a big thank you to Matt for setting us up with our guests from The Design Conference 2023.

Tune in to a conversation between BATE and Martin, founders of ⁠By Fiction⁠, and Casey, the founder of ⁠Play⁠.

They really get into the nitty-gritty of starting and scaling a studio — with plenty of practical insights throughout.

Thank you BATE, Martin and Casey, and thank you to ⁠The Design Conference⁠ (TDC) for having us.

If you liked this episode please leave us a review or share this with a friend 💙

Listen in as Arielle Bodenstein, Senior Storyteller chats with Claudia Henderson, Strategy Director. These two co-workers/friends dive into everything from handling perfectionism in creative work to acknowledging problems and their importance — plus an insider’s view on life at For The People.

Make sure to check out their conference talks via The Design Conference website.

If you liked this episode leave us a review, or get in touch with us directly at hello@ausdesignradio.com.

Part two in ‘what makes a great design teacher’ and this time, Matt and co-host, Stephanie Foti, are talking to Felix Oppen from Tiliqua Press and Tiliqua Studio, makers of the award-winning Ligature Journal.

Felix has taught in Universities for over 10 years and has a passion for teaching traditional techniques, specifically where type is involved. He’s concerned with making sure students understand the knowledge, but more importantly, are able to use it. And this is why he’s gravitated to teaching people in his studio, on the letterpresses, so they can get their hands dirty and smell the ink.

As always, a big thank you to Streamtime, our supporting partner, always finding ways to give back to the Australian design industry. Give them a try with a 20% discount, you won't be sorry you did.

On this final episode of our ⁠The Design Conference⁠ '24 series tune in to hear Anzac Tasker founder and executive creative director of ⁠Guardians⁠ an agency led by intention, that was born out Aotearoa, New Zealand, speak with Nu Goteh the principal of ⁠Room For Magic⁠, a community-centric research and creative studio based in Los Angeles that instigates equitable exchange.

Their conversation gets into the really big questions: what design is, how we think about it as well as its potential, and how we quantify its value.

A huge thank you to Nu and Anzac for taking the time to record with us, and to The Design Conference team for having us!

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review or share it with a friend 💙

Listen in as Tarra van Amerongen, Head of Design at Atlassian, chats with Patrick Guerra, Founder & CEO of Re, and APAC Lead at M&C Saatchi Consulting.

They dish out some quick fire home truths about the industry, as well as discussing leadership of creatives, dealing with urgency from clients, fostering the space for creativity while steering clear of burnout, as well as getting personal about their own mental health journeys.

Stay tuned next week for another one!

Check out:

Atlassian

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Recorded at The Design Conference 2024

In episode two of our mini-series asking 'How can design be used to tackle disconnection?' we’re speaking with Leah Heiss, a Melbourne-based designer and the Besen International Research Chair in Design at Monash University.

Through collaborative projects, Leah has brought human-centred design to technology to improve and save lives.

We speak to Leah about her work on technologies for combating isolation and loneliness, expanding notions of connection, building communities of practice across disciplines and lots more.

Listen in as Robyn & Campbell Butler discuss starting a studio, branding process, remote collaboration and much more. Robyn & Campbell are the founders of Lovework Studio, a branding and digital design studio based in Redcliffe Australia.
They’re two incredibly talented creatives and it’s fascinating to hear them share their journey with Lovework. We dive into the collaborative approach they adopt for working with clients and as a team.

Recorded at The Design Conference 2023. If you liked the episode please leave a review, we’d love to hear from you!

In this episode, we hear from Rob Duncan and Dominic Hofstede, Creative Directors and Partners at Mucho. They explore a variety of topics including the perception of Australian Design, challenges with decision-makers and uncertainty, and their insights into wayfinding, with some fun facts on airports 🛫

Special thanks to Rob and Dominic for taking the time to chat with us at the very end of the conference, and to The Design Conference team for having us!

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review or share it with a friend 💙

Listen in as Julie Solvstrom, Illustrator and lettering artist chats to Guillermo Flores, art director, illustrator and graphic designer.

They discuss setting and crossing boundaries as a creative practitioner, building support systems and the importance of community, and being a part of something bigger than yourself.

Check out Julie's work:

juliesolvstrom.com

Julie's instagram

Check out Guillermo's work:

orbeh.com

Guillermo's instagram

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Australian Design Radio is hosted and produced by Matt Leach, Amaani Thassim, Myla Yeomans, and Grace Pointon.

Big thanks to Josephmark for allowing us the use of their recording space this series, and Tae Young for editing and recording support.

This time we’re doing something a little different, with our first ReIssue. This means rewinding to an old episode, pulling out a few soundbites, and getting the original guest to comment on them.

The original guest in question is Christopher Doyle who joined us way back at the start, on our 2nd show. Chris has been an ADR guest a few times so it was a real pleasure to talk with him and explore what’s changed in the 130 episodes since we first recorded.

We cover the growth and success, but also how he’s needed to scale back to find his happiness again. Chris is, as always, extremely honest and open and it’s a fascinating look into what’s next for him and the studio he’s spent so long building.

As always, a big thank you to Streamtime, our supporting partner. Give them a try at streamtime.net

Our Adobe MAX21 mini-series rolls on with co-host, Sumita Maharaj interviewing Kris Andrew Small on his backstory, how his process is changing and what it means to be a role model for younger creatives.

Having worked for many large clients like Nike, Apple, Adidas, Channel 4, WeTransfer, Reebok and more, he’s also exhibited internationally at institutions like V&A and The Louvre. Yes, that’s right folks, The Louvre.

Make you check out his talks at Adobe MAX, where he’s doing a number of different sessions. Details in the show links below.

As always, a big thank you to Streamtime, our supporting partner, always giving moments of joy to the Australian design industry. Give them a try at streamtime.net

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Links

Kris’s website: https://krisandrewsmall.com/home

Adobe MAX 2021: https://max.adobe.com/speakers/

MTS9 - Meet the MAX Speaker: Kris Andrew Small: https://portal.adobe.com/widget/adobe/am21/sessions?search=MTS9

MB111 - CJ Hendry: Creative Inspiration (with Kris): https://portal.adobe.com/widget/adobe/am21/sessions?search=MB111

Kris Insta: https://www.instagram.com/krisandrewsmall/?hl=en

The Bloom by TDC. Ep 01: Jo Hook and Kris Andrew Small: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMp4DG1rzSQ

Ocean Bottle: https://oceanbottle.co/pages/earth-day

Kris Interview on The design Kids: https://thedesignkids.org/interviews/kris-andrew-small/

Streamtime: https://streamtime.net/adr2020

And we’re back! We’ve had a bit of a break while we started new full-time work, parented, and thought about what the future of ADR might look like. One of the big changes we’ve made is a new format that explores one topic over three episodes with three different guests.

On this episode, Matt is joined by Stephanie Foti to interview our favourite creative nomad, Frankie Ratford. We explore the question, ‘what makes a great design teacher,’ a perfect question for Frankie who has been holding Designers Bootcamps all around the world, allowing people to question what it is they want from their career and hit the reset button if they need to.

As always, a big thank you to Streamtime, our supporting partner, always finding ways to give back to the Australian design industry. Give them a try with a 20% discount, you won't be sorry you did.

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Frankie’s website / Frankie’s Insta / Designer’s Bootcamp / The Design Kids / The Aframe

In this episode we sat down with Mary Faber, brand & product designer at Josephmark, ahead of her talk at AtypI Brisbane 2024.

Mary speaks with co-hosts Amaani Thassim and Grace Pointon about the evolution of design inspiration, the font design process, how AI shapes up in generating fonts today, and how it might impact the future of the discipline - and much more.

As always, let us know what you think, we love hearing from you!

In this episode, we sit down with two well-loved creatives and content creators - Kel Lauren and Elliot Ulm.

Listen in as they discuss the graphic design content space, the balance between success and self-worth when collaborating with big names, and reminisce about their favourite design software over the years.

This episode was recorded at Canva Create earlier this year, in our signature Designer x Designer format. Kel & Elliot enjoyed this format so much that their started their own podcast called Kelliot! - so if you enjoyed this make sure to check it out, it’s an absolute blast 🌟.

And as always don’t forget to let us know what you think, we’d love to hear from you!

In this episode we hear from Alistair McCready, founder of Monolith, a typographic design practice based out of Auckland, New Zealand. Alistair speaks with co-hosts Frankie Young and Matt Leach about about what type designers are like and the momentum you need when designing type.


It’s a fascinating and wide ranging chat, covering everything from awards to embracing place and how ‘where you are’ feeds into the work. 



This episode was recorded last year at The Design Conference. If you haven’t already snapped up your tickets for this year, now is a great time to do it!

This episode, listen in as Studio Emmi founder Emmi Salonen, chats with mindcoach, Corine Roesner about creative leadership and management skills, as well as diving deep on burnout - from their own personal experiences with it, to crafting environments that might better prevent it, and the importance of addressing the root issues.

Thank you to Emmi & Corine for joining us!

Learn more about our guests:

Studio Emmi

Roes Coach

Our last episode on positivity (as part of Adobe MAX 2021) has Sumita and Matt talking with Ve Dewey in London about how she’s remained positive in her squiggly-line career.

Ve has worked for Adobe, Mattel, ReDesign Business and most recently as co-creator for Never Not Creative. In this discussion we look at how she ended up in London, being a ‘servant-leader’ and how the design industry still needs to grow up.

As always, a big thank you to Streamtime, our supporting partner, always finding ways to give back to the Australian design industry. Please give them a try at streamtime.net

Links
Ve's website: https://www.vedewey.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vandewcandew/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/vandewcandew

Articles and podcasts by Ve: https://nevernotcreative.org/posts/tag/Ve+Dewey

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhartha_(novel)

This is our final episode in the mini series on ‘how design can help combat stigma’ with co-host, Myla Yeomans. This time we have the pleasure of talking with Olivia Chen and Sam Wearne about the work they do with Studio ChenChen.

We spend a bit of time talking about Chattii, a dating app that prioritises humanity and safety in rejecting the stigma of disability and letting all people find love. This project really sums up Studio ChenChen nicely, where they really immerse themselves in understanding the client and what their needs are. It’s rare that you meet a design team that integrates themselves so completely in their clients. As Olivia says, they effectively become in-house designers.

As always, a big thank you to Streamtime, our supporting partner, a constant rock to the Australian design industry. Give them a try at streamtime.net

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Links

Studio ChenChen https://studiochenchen.com/
Chattii website https://www.chattii.com/
Studio ChenChen Instagram https://www.instagram.com/studiochenchen/
The Design Kids interview with Olivia: https://vimeo.com/582332826
Streamtime: https://streamtime.net/

Today we’re hearing from Evi-O & Yah-Leng Yu at The Design Conference in 2023. Evi-O is a multidisciplinary designer and artist at Evi-O.Studio and Yah-Leng Yu is the creative director of Foreign Policy.
Listen in as they discuss connection and how we can foster a healthy, safe, and flourishing design industry. They cover a lot, from perceptions and myths around Australian design culture to shifts within the industry as a whole and how it can improve and grow.
It’s been great to get feedback on this series and format, please keep it coming! You can reach out directly or leave a review on Spotify or Apple podcasts, or even send in a voice message.

I really love doing ReIssue episodes. Pulling old soundbites and getting original guests to comment on them — it’s like digging up a time capsule.

This episode we have Jo Roca and Jason Little from For The People looking at our 5th episode. Jo was just ‘the girlfriend’ and Jason had just opened a studio with two mates. In the time between, FTP has gone on to become one of Australia's most awarded agencies, recently named 4th in D&AD design studio polls.

It hasn’t all been smooth sailing though. Jo and Jas are the first to admit their mistakes and the roads they wished they’d not taken. In this very frank and honest episode, we look back at the ups and downs of running a business and why they never stop learning and trying to improve.

As always, a big thank you to Streamtime, our supporting partner. Give them a try at streamtime.net

For our last episode in the series, we’re speaking with Alex Naghavi, Partner and Executive Creative Director at Josephmark.

In this episode, we dig into Josephmarks evolution and practical strategies to foster connection in a remote work environment; we talk about leadership and the importance of trust, as well as diving into Josephmark’s work with the Future of Sex Lab and their project Wheel of Foreplay.

Today we are hearing from Jessica Watson, independent user experience consultant for the built environment. This episode is the start of a new mini-series featuring co-host, Pip Kennedy who asks 'How can design be used to tackle disconnection?'.

Jess is on a mission to revolutionise the way we design and build our places based on radical inclusion and belonging, fostering a strong sense of identity in places and spaces that resonates for generations to come.

When we spoke with Jess she was working FreeState in Experience Direction & Creation. The episode questions traditional approaches and ways of working in the field, and emphasises the importance of understanding the systems we work in and our ability to shift and change them.

This is our 2nd episode in a mini-series that looks at how design can help combat stigma.

For this episode we are again at the Design Conference in Brisbane, sitting on the turbine hall stage chatting with Peter Brennan, Founder & Creative Director of Electric & Analog and co-founder and head of brand for non-alcoholic beer Heaps Normal.

Pete has had an amazing career, right across the globe, from art directing for Quicksilver in South Africa, directing innovation at ATOMIC 212° in Australia and working at top agencies in the UK, he has had a wide range of experience across all parts of the industry.

It was through a few discussions that we thought Pete would be perfect for this mini-series, specifically around the role that Heaps Normal is taking in the alcohol category, where they are promoting mindful drinking, being conscious about what’s normal for you and trying to promote a sustainable change to Australia’s drinking habits. Their ad this July really caught a lot of attention where they suggested doing your best, cutting back, rather than complete abstinence — acknowledging that different things work for different people. 

As always, a big thank you to Streamtime, our supporting partner, always finding ways to lift up the Australian design industry. Give them a try at streamtime.net

Listen in as Mat Bogust, Design & Managing Director of Think Packaging, chats with Kelvin Soh, founder of DDMMYY.

They share their experiences in packaging design, reflect on the early days of their careers, and discuss the challenges of planning projects that aim to last from 100 to 1000 years.

Make sure to check out their conference talks via The Design Conference website.

If you liked this episode leave us a review, or get in touch with us directly at hello@ausdesignradio.com.

Listen in as Richie Meldrum, the founder of Bare Brand Strat, chats to Paul Balfe and Kiel Tillman from Pennybridge Creative. Join them as they talk about all things brand and strategy - from their ways of managing client feedback, to sharing stories in advertising.

Thank you Richie, Paul and Kiel for being a part of it, and to Matthew Haynes and The Design Conference for having us 💜

If you liked this episode we'd love for you to leave us a review, or get in touch with us at hello@ausdesignradio.com and let us know what you think!

Listen in as Carmen Angelillo, co-founder and creative director at Niceshit studio, chats with type designer and animator Mat Voyce.

Join them as they discuss their work, how they sustain or regain motivation in both personal and client projects as well as the ways they manage frustration, and the red and green flags they look for in a project.

Thank you Carmen and Mat for joining us to record in the midst of the creative, and inspiring whirlwind that is The Design Conference 💙

If you liked this episode, please share it and or leave us a review. You can get in touch directly on hello@ausdesignradio.com.

In our last episode with Co-host, Stephanie Foti, and her mini-series on ‘what makes a great designer teacher,’ Steph and Matt talk to Nicki Wragg, the Chair of Communication Design at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne.

If you work in design education in Australia, there is a good chance you’ve come across Nicki. She is a leader in the field of teaching design and, as you’ll hear, has been doing it for more than two decades. One of the things she’s best known for is leading the team that managed to get Swinburne's Design course online. A momentous task that allowed people all over the world to experience that renowned course. She inspires both her students and her colleagues. And, has been a huge advocate for increasing the public's awareness of the value of design.

As always, a big thank you to Streamtime, our supporting partner—always giving back to the Australian design industry. Give them a try at streamtime.net At the beginning of the episode Andy Wright mentions an article where he spoke to Blair Enns, find it here.

In our final episode of the TDC 2023 series, we hear from three heads behind digital product company, Nightjar.
Listen in as Co-Founders Ahmed Meer, Christine Sultana & Bonnie MacTavish, discuss their studio processes, working towards effective collaboration across disciplines, detail their work on THE ICONIC, and more.
Don't forget to let us know what you thought! We’ll be releasing new episodes and series soon.

In this episode we’re dropped into a conversation between two friends, Annette Harcus and Andrew Ashton. Annette is the founder, CEO and Creative Director of Harcus Design and Andrew is the CD of Ashton Design, previously with Edison Agency, Work-Art-Life and Studio Pip and Co. Their chat took us places you wouldn’t usually get in a design podcast.
It’s a great conversation recorded at The Design Conference in 2023. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the episode and designer x designer format in general. You can leave a review or even send in a voice message, right here.

The start of a new mini-series, where co-host, Myla Yeomans, asks the question, ‘how can design help combat stigma?’

In this first episode, we speak to Keisha Leon, Founder and Director at Leon Design. Keisha cut her teeth in magazine design before taking up a senior position at Lorna Jane. In 2018 she moved to Carbon Creative before deciding it was time to do her own thing.

Being a Waanyi and Kalkadoon woman, Leon Design is a First Nations owned and operated creative consultancy, specialising in conceptual design. We get into the what, why and how in the interview.

As always, a big thank you to Streamtime, our supporting partner, consistently giving back to the Australian design industry. Give them a try at www.streamtime.net

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Links

Leon: www.leondesign.co

Keisha LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keisha-leon/

Cancer Australia: https://leondesign.co/projects/cancer-australia/

Family Planning: https://leondesign.co/projects/family-planning-nsw/

Streamtime: https://streamtime.net/

1st episode in a new mini-series based on Adobe MAX and their 2021 theme of positivity. Co-host Sumita Maharaj interviews Josie Young about her work, living with chronic illness and stepping away from Christopher Doyle & Co. to start her own thing.

Go here to listen.

Make sure you tune into her presentation at Adobe MAX, aptly titled, ‘Notes on Invisible Illness and Making Work Work for You’ available live Thursday, Oct 283:30 PM - 4:00 PM AEDT and check out Josie’s new site to see her amazing work.

As always, a big thank you to Streamtime, our supporting partner, always trying to give back to the Australian design industry. Give them a try at streamtime.net

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Links

Josie Young Website

Adobe MAX 2021

Design Atlas 012: Josie Young: Staying positive in difficult times

Adobe LIVE: Branding: The Exploration Before the Presentation with Josie Young

Adobe LIVE: Branding: The Presentation After the Exploration with Josie Young

Sydney Design Festival — International Women’s Day “Gentlemen Welcome” — Josie Young

Streamtime

In this episode we spoke to Dr Sam Bucolo, design strategist and executive chair of The Australian Design Council. Sam is based in Brisbane and it was during a lockdown so apologies in advance for the bad audio quality. What we spoke about was amazing though, everything from what Sam’s PhD was all about, to his book about design leading the way and of course The Australian Design Council, why it’s been reformed and what they are planning to do with it. Sam has an absolute wealth of knowledge in design and where it fits in within Australia. So, expect a number of tangents that focus on how we can help raise the value of design in the eyes of the public and decision makers. As always, a big thank you to Streamtime, our supporting partner, helping keep the lights on in these strange times. Give them a try at streamtime.net Links Streamtime: https://streamtime.net/ Australian Design Council: http://australiandesigncouncil.org/ Are we there yet book: https://www.bispublishers.com/are-we-there-yet.html Good Design Australia: https://good-design.org/about/design-council/

This episode we got to speak to James (Gilmore) Duru, Creative Director at DesignStudio — a branding and digital agency, originally from London, now all over the world, with James running the Sydney studio. You’ll know their work when you think about some of their clients like AirBNB, deliveroo, English Premier League and British Airways, just to name a few. We’ve actually had the founders, Paul Stafford and Ben Wright on previously, way back on episode 66. This episode we focused on James, how he and DesignStudio ended up in Australia, his thoughts on leadership in design, what he thinks about the Australian design scene and why he’s passionate about teaching the next generation of designers. As always, a big thank you to Streamtime, our supporting partner, always trying to give back to the Australian design industry. Give them a try at streamtime.net ___ Links DesignStudio: https://design.studio/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-duru-559a9912/ Semi-P: https://semipermanent.com/profiles/james-gilmore-semi-permanent-design-festival-2018 5 Things I wasn’t Taught at Uni: https://www.shillingtoneducation.com/blog/5-things-wasnt-taught-uni-james-gilmore/ Streamtime: https://streamtime.net/

This episode we chatted with Joyce N Ho, Associate Creative Director at BUCK in New York. If you had to describe what Joyce does, which is incredibly diverse, you’d probably settle on creative direction and motion design, but we’d suggest going and checking out her personal website, joycenho.com — just to see the range of stuff she’s been involved in. Many people in Australia will know her from her time at JosephMark and Breeder in Brisbane, where she started as a junior designer working her way up to creative lead before leaving for New York. Joyce’s position at Buck is pretty new when we recorded this interview, so we chat a little about how different it is from her freelancing gigs, of which she is best known for and has been doing in the States for nearly five years. We also have a chance to delve into some of her projects for Riot Games, Patriot Act and Semi Permanent. As always, a big thank you to Streamtime, our supporting partner, not just for the support they give us but for the support they give the whole Australian design industry. Give them a try at streamtime.net/adr2020 and get a 20% discount just for being an ADR listener. ___ Links Joyce Web: https://www.joycenho.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/joyce.n.ho/ Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/joycenho Joyce’s artwork: vsual.co/shop/joycenho Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joycenho/ Buck: https://buck.co/ SP Workshop: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/workshops/abstraction-meets-radical-collaboration Breeder: https://breederstudio.com/ JosephMark: https://www.josephmark.com.au/ Streamtime: https://streamtime.net/adr2020

In this, the very first episode of Australian Design Radio, we talk with Frankie Ratford Founder of The Design Kids. Frankie is one of the most active people in the design industry, having founded TDK in 2009 she's worked all over Australia including traveling tours in the TDK bus and more recently jumping from city to city for the TDK Fourplay exhibitions.

In this episode, we spoke with Chris Doyle of Christopher Doyle and Co. In 2009 Christopher was named one of InDesign Magazine’s Top Ten Faces before going on to set up his own studio: Christopher Doyle & Co. His work has won numerous awards both in and out of Australia and he regularly speaks on the design industry. Among the many topics covered Christopher talks about seeing Sons & Co. as part of the AGDA National tour and what comfort he found in famous web designers admitting they didn’t know code as much as they know design. Do we need to be jack-of-all-trades or can we just get really good at a specific area?

In this episode, we spoke with Kevin Finn Founder of TheSumOf, DesignNerd, and Editor and Founder of Open Manifesto. For fans of lateral thinking and The Six Thinking Hats, Kevin talks about what it was like to have de Bono Global as a client and how, Collaborating with Amanda Mobbs (CEO of de Bono Global) he developed a brand and visual language around Edward de Bono's life's work. If you haven’t already seen it check out Kevin’s work for the de Bono 56 book collection.

In this episode, we spoke with Mark Stott of Common Creative. Stott started Common in 2005 as a boutique design agency concentrating on brand and visual solutions. Mark originally started out in London working for the Designer’s Republic – the poster studio for a whole generation of designers. In ’97 Mark moved to the Attik before immigrating to Australia to set it up over here. 11 years ago though he decided to go out on his own and he’s been running his own studio ever since. In this conversation we get into all sorts of topics including design process, how designers can give back, finding time and even tinnitus due to an ill-spent youth.

In this episode, we spoke with Jason Little, Co-Founder of For the People. Jason is known for a lot of things but mostly branding, in fact he’s been featured by D&AD multiple times for his branding and even been picked to be in the Graphis Branding annual. He’s been the Creative Director of Landor, not just here but also in Paris, still is AGDA NSW Chairman and up until recently was heading up Re: in Sydney. We spoke about his new agency which he founded recently with Andy Wright and Damian Borchok, their own podcast called By the People, technology, start-up and agency culture and much more.

In this episode, we spoke with Tim Buesing, Executive Creative Director at Reactive. Tim has over 20 years experience in digital design and has worked for agencies such as BBDO, Publicis, Razorfish and MetaDesign. For the last three years, he’s been known as a Creative Director of Reactive, editor of Adverblog contributor to Australian in Front and speaker at numerous events around the World. Tim talks through his approach to design, why he’s excited by digital experiments and the importance of collaboration. In our regular slot, we also pass on a question from our previous guest and ask Tim what he’s doing to encourage and help young designers. This leads into a listener email about mentors, how to get one and what to expect.

In this episode, we spoke with Chris Billing Founder and Director of the Foundry. The Foundry, a start-up collective devoted to bringing a larger spotlight to the creative communities of Tasmania. In this discussion, we spend some time looking at the Tasmanian design scene and the good and bad of being an island. We talk about the ‘main-brain-drain’ where creative talent feels the need to move to the mainland and we touch upon David Walsh and Mona’s ever-present influence on Tasmanian culture.

In this episode, we spoke with Amy Sheppard the Digital Creative Director of Australia Post. Amy has had a long history of working both in and out of client-side so she’s the perfect person to give both sides of the story. As you’ll guess from her accent, Amy has only been in Australia for about two years. Previously working for Deloitte in both Sydney and Melbourne she hails from New York where she worked for corporate giants such as Johnson & Johnson and Weight Watchers when they were just a start up. Because of her recent arrival she was also the right person to answer last week’s question from Chris Billing when he asked about distinctly Australian design. Amy talks about what she knew about Australian design before arriving and what she knows now that she’s been immersed in it.

In this episode, we spoke with Julie Faktor freelance design writer and Co-Founder/Creative Director of Yonder. Along with her business partner, Benjamin Gay Yonder creates a hybrid service bringing advertising and design together under one roof. This is a good analogy for Julie as well who throughout recent years has sought to bring more awareness to each side in the advertising/design divide through her work with the AGDA and AWARD councils. We spend some time in this conversation talking about living in San Francisco and working with the legendary Goodby Silverstein & Partners. Julie was in San Francisco during not only the Dot Com Boom but also for its Bust so we discuss what the city felt like in its peak and after the dust settled.

In this episode, we spoke with each other. We kick the conversation off by listing off the designers we would love to chat to during the next season before heading into the Hillary Clinton logo meme - it’s making World news at the moment and if you haven’t already read the stories then Milton Glaser’s piece on the AIGA blog is well worth a look. We discuss the Apple Watch and why Matt bottled out at the last second and bought a record player instead (knowing full well he will look at Flyn’s wrist with jealousy) and we examine some of the design events happening during VIVID Sydney at the end of May. Finally, we talk about being part of the Jack Winter event next month and how on earth we are going to do a live event.

In this episode, we spoke with Ian Haigh computer guy/video guy/bon vivant from motion graphics company Ketchup. Ian runs his own business Ketchup which is a small company that uses film and animation to tell stories of brands – and the people behind them. He also wrote the script for Ease and Wizz. This episode was recorded live on stage at an event in Sydney called Jacky Winter Gives You The Business. We were invited to record a live episode on stage and cover 'How and when do I talk about money with a client?'. A challenging topic and we so in true ADR style we invited someone who knows about this stuff.

In this episode, we spoke with Nick Gower Co-Founder and Director of Mentally Friendly. Nick founded Mentally friendly in 2004 with Jon Christensen and since then it has grown to over 50 staff based in Sydney and London. Today they help companies design and grow profitable digital businesses through planning, UX/UI design, product development, product growth and content & community. We spoke with Nick about traditional agency models and other ways to work, navigating a digital agency with emerging technologies, cross-platform retail, creating his own products vs agency process and creating a fun and collaborative work environment for designers and staff.

In this episode, we spoke with Nathan Leong, Founder and Managing Director of The Distillery and Rockstar Memoirs. The Distillery is well known by just about every designer in Sydney and many interstate Australian designers. Nathan is also the Founder and owner of Rockstar Memoirs who caters specifically for high school graduate yearbooks. We spoke about how great things happen with initiative, the human aspect of wanting to help people, running a business, hiring people you trust, expanding to south-east Asia, letterpress and how much an original Heidelberg weighs.

In this episode, we spoke with Matt Hopper, Director and Founder of Melbourne based video content studio Compulsive. Over the past decade, Matt has produced creative projects across both big and small screens for international brands, boutique creative teams as well as government & institutional clients. This work includes television commercials, branded content, original web-series, and education/training content. We spoke about his ambitious side project Inframe TV, his creative process, commercial shoots, traction (that'll make sense later), earthquakes and angering Japanese spirits.

In this episode, we spoke with Tim Kotsiakos, Creative Director & Founder of Mass. A studio based in Melbourne, Mass designs rational and expressive digital experiences through design thinking. Before starting Mass, Tim K worked with the folks at Reactive (part of Accenture). In this conversation, we discuss why he decided it was time to start his own thing, how he came up with the name and what it feels like to be back on the tools. He also delves into the Paradox of choice and the importance of building resilience through presenting your work.

In this episode, we spoke with Jenni Doran, Design Director of Landor Associates. Jenni has over 12 years experience in consumer brand identity and FMCG design. At the time of recording she was working with Landor Associates in Sydney and since then has Co-Founded Creative Agency Our Revolution. We spoke about packaging, mainly talking about home brands, and schools not really teaching packaging anymore. We spoke a bit about the new iTunes streaming platform, the expectation and image packaging as specialisation or career and lots more.

In this episode, we spoke with Rich Davy, Design Director of Lowe Profero. Rich is a well-known entity in Australian digital agencies with his LinkedIn page reading like a who’s who of the industry; DT, Deloitte Digital, Reactive, Isobar to name a few. Since recording Rich has taken a new position as Associate Creative Director at Huge in NYC. In this conversation, we spend a lot of time talking through his design journeys in London and New York, Rich’s own studio, Red Afro and what insights he was able to bring back to the Oz industry. Obviously, UX featured a lot throughout the 45 minutes as we delved into digital transformation and the importance of language in design.

In this episode, we spoke with Buzz Usborne Product Lead at Prevue. Buzz (real name Pete) is well known in the digital design and user experience sectors having worked for digital giants such as Campaign Monitor, Mentally Friendly and Skype. He’s also the founder and product lead on Prevue, a much-loved presentation tool in many digital agencies. In this conversation we discuss the conception of Prevue and what it’s like to grow a digital product over the last eight years, how much the industry has changed in that time, and when he knew it was a sustainable product, not just a start-up.

in this episode, we spoke with Matt Jackson, owner of Drawing Book Studios and Founder of Affectors and Affectors Academy. Affectors facilitate highly interactive workshops with organisations and individuals to lift performance and inspire action. We dig deeper into his businesses and the difference between an effect and an affect, and why creatives need to be thinking more about the difference. Matt’s also just opened a school, Affectors Academy and we discuss how this came about and why it’s the right time for more specialised offerings in the Australian education industry.

In this episode, we speak with each other and reflect on the first two seasons of Australian Design Radio.

In this episode, we spoke with Nick Hallam, Director and Product Designer at Joan. Nick is one-third of digital product design company, Joan. They work with clients to help bring to life ideas that create value for their customers. They also build our own products. Most of their work is in product strategy, prototyping & user testing, and interface design. Nick also created international design competition Positive Posters and Design Conference Sex, Drugs and Helvetica. We covered plenty of ground in this one with a general focus on people coming before technology. We also talked about loving tech for what it can do rather than what it is, how amazing the internet is, grid systems in graphic design a must read design book, business vs design and creating value before you ask for value.

In this episode, we spoke with Justin Smith, Creative Director and Co-Founder of End of Work. End of Work is a Sydney-based studio working accross branding and design, communications, digital and film and interiors. Justin has two other businesses which are Get Commando Fit and The Online Chairman. We spoke about 'us' as a design industry here in Australia, free pitching, the value of design and loving what we do and being inspired to come to work. Justin also shared a personal experience with getting some particularly bad news and finding ways to turn that into a positive.

In this episode, we spoke with Jim Antonopoulos, Owner at Tank. www.wearetank.com.au Tank is a B Corp company based in Melbourne that is hard to describe since Jim and the team don't believe in hierarchy. Their multi-disciplined team includes storytellers, writers, designers, design researchers, producers and technologists. Jim himself has had a zig-zag career, jumping between many different specialisations and this gets us talking about the idea of Full-Stack Employees, although check out this article for a differing view of whether it’s just a generalist. Tank is well known for it’s written content with Hello Tomorrow, both on their blog and in printed journals they provide to clients and the lucky few. These journals bring together much of their learnings from projects and helps strengthen the relationship between studio and client.

In this episode, we spoke with Tony Prysten, Digital Director at Mccann in Melbourne. Originally an industrial designer, Tony evolved into the world of digital leading his own agency Igloo for 20 years. Tony has worked on significant digital strategies, campaigns and implementations for Metro, Mazda Australia, Cricket Australia, Quit Victoria, VicHealth, Cancer Council Australia and Red Cross Blood Service. We found out about Tony’s roots in industrial design and how he evolved from industrial to branding and graphics, then digital and now is championing digital design in the advertising world. Tony has unique perspective from running a design studio for two decades and then not only moving to advertising but also from employer to employee.

In this episode, we spoke with Michaela Webb, Creative Director at Studio Round. Michaela is an internationally recognised designer with over 18 years experience and has worked at some of the world’s leading brand and design agencies. Her work has won numerous local and international awards and appeared in feature articles for Idea Magazine, IDN and Visuelle. With a history of working for arts and cultural clients, we spend time talking through how creatives work for creatives and what sort of give-and-take is needed. Round also has a habit of linking clients together, creating something entirely new and different. One such venture is the pairing of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with another of their clients, Chef Andrew McConnell to produce a music/food sensory event - one of the most talked about events at The Melbourne Wine and Food Festival, yet another of their clients, last year.

In this episode, we spoke with Vince Frost, founder and Executive Creative Director of Frost*collective, Sydney. Vince is arguably one the most famous designers in Australia. Before starting Frost* Design in London in 1994, Vince was the youngest Associate Director at Pentagram. In 2004, he relocated to Sydney and, as Creative Director of Frost* Design, has lead a wide range of projects for clients such as Deutsch Bank, Qantas, Frasers Property and Sydney Opera House. We spoke with Vince about bringing The Nest into the Frost fold and expanding out Frost Design to include Urbanite, we covered his vision of 'Designing success by Inspiring Ideas to Life' and how this concept plays a part in the business vision. We also spent some time discussing The Alliance Graphique International of which Vince is a member and head of in Australia.

In this episode, we spoke with Chris Maclean, Creative Director for RE Sydney, part of M&C Saatchi. Formerly Executive Creative Director for Interbrand Australia, Chris has been a practicing designer for over 13 years. He's originally from Manchester in the UK but has been living in Sydney for over 10 years. We talk about working on the Telstra rebrand at Interbrand before moving to Interbrand and working on Optus. We also get the chance to hear the back-story on the Alzheimers Australia rebrand that not only changed public perception but also secured much-needed Government funding. This gives a great insight into Chris’ process and how the search for the problem always needs to take priority. We also wrestle with the idea of what a Creative Director needs to know, the unique skills and how they design through a team, rather than getting on the tools. How does the creative process change in this circumstance and how do you manage the inherent discomfort it brings.

In this episode, we spoke with James Noble, Co-Founder of Carter Digital. Carter is a multi-award winning service design, customer & user experience agency based in Melbourne. Regarded as industry leaders in UX, Carter is a carbon neutral studio securing clients such as Tourism Victoria, Australian Ballet, National Heart Foundation, The Royal Women's & Mercy Hospital, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, and the world's leading Cancer Research Institute Walter & Eliza Hall. We spoke about his studio which he co-founded with Paul Beardsell, we discussed hi attitude towards charity or special projects which do good or give back. We spoke about doing away with hierarchy (sometimes) when working with staff and clients. James has quite a bit of experience being behind the mic as a regular on radio station RRR and on a podcast we've mentioned a few times on the show this year Beers Blokes and Business. So we learnt a thing or two about the biz. We also covered unplugging from the digital world that surrounds us, mental fatigue and the art of doing nothing on weekends and of course we couldn't have James on the show without talking to him about digital stuff, and user experience.

In this episode, we spoke with David Trewern Chairman of DT and Tractor. David is a Founder of DT & Republica Education. Advisor, investor and innovator. David founded David Trewern Design (now DT) in 1996. Today DT is one of Australia's largest and most awarded digital agencies, with 200 employees across Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland. Clients include Tourism Australia, Honda, Bunnings, Optus and many others. David also co-founded leading brand design company Threefold (now Designworks Melbourne) and spun cloud based hosting company Haylix from DT in 2007. We spoke about his love for new tech, toys like kite surfing and drones, hanging out with Richard Branson on his island and so on. We talked about David's visit to prison to talk to inmates about entrepreneurship with Igniting Change. We covered his journey from DT to today and his transition into the education space. Some experiences bringing Hyper Island to Australia and lessons learned there. We talk about his role at DT today as Chairman or as David prefers – ’spiritual guide’.

In this episode, we spoke with Maggie Tang, Head of Brand Design at Ableton. Maggie made a real name by getting involved in the local industry, Sydney Creative Mornings and through working on large clients within Moon and then later at Frost before heading overseas to join Font Font, a foundry of the famous FontShop. Big believers in happenstance we were lucky enough to bump into our dear friend, Maggie Tang. Maggie was on holidays in Sydney from Berlin where she moved nearly three years ago, so we jumped at the chance to sit down and find out how it happened and what it’s been like living and designing in Germany. Maggie also talks to us about what it’s like to work for a company full of software engineers and developers devoted to sound. twitter.com/mmctang ableton.com/en

In this episode, we spoke with Jess Huddart, CEO at Josephmark. With offices in Brisbane, Sydney and Los Angeles, Josephmark was founded by Ben (Joseph) Johnston and Joshua (Mark) Capelin in 2004. They first gained national recognition when Twitter bought their music finding application, We Are Hunted but went on to best that by being handpicked to redesign Justin Timberlake’s MySpace. These days they balance their client work with a number of in-house ventures, the most recent being Vest, a site dedicated to shining a light on Australian start-ups. Jess joined Josephmark in 2005 and has been instrumental in their success. In 2014, she spoke at TedX SouthBank and wowed the audience with her open and honest account of vulnerability and dealing with people’s reactions when she started dating her boss (Ben). In this episode, we discuss her decision to go there, especially when public speaking is one of her least favourite things. Along the way we talk about Jess and Ben’s organic farm, Falls Farm, working in the States and growing in-house businesses.
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In this episode, we spoke with Chris Doyle, Creative Director and Founder of Christopher Doyle & Co. One of our most listened to shows from last year was the second episode with Christopher Doyle, and as it’s been nearly a year to the day we thought we’d have him back to fill us in on what he’s been up to. When we first started the podcast the plan was to have a few key people appear more than once so we could see how successful they had become after appearing on the show. That was a joke. Chris has been busy moving studios, employing new staff and hosting the AGDA Awards with his good friend Ian Haigh. We delve into all of this and explore the purpose of awards in an industry where it is just as important to have a following on Instagram as it is to win an award. We also look at the pitfalls of the hiring process and how it’s affected by social media. Chris is also appearing at Semi-Permanent Sydney this year off the back of a successful appearance in New Zealand where he got to hang out with Jessica Walsh and Michael Bierut, two people he hugely admires, so we spend a little time talking about them and how their work has influenced us. twitter.com/cd_and_co christopherdoyle.co

In this episode, we spoke with Gabby Lord, Designer at A Colour Bright. Australian born and bred, Gabby now lives and works in Berlin. Gabby won the New Star Fabrica award while she was at Uni (dubbed Gabrica, you’ll notice Gabby has a penchant for puns), which took her to Italy for two weeks of design experience at Fabrica. Since then he has worked with Houston and Christopher Doyle & Co before her move overseas. She was also an important member of the CreativeMornings/Sydney team for quite some time. We spoke about the work life balance there that seems to contrast our culture here in Australia vs Berlin, giving and taking advice, saying no! digital skills and her newsletter which you should definitely take a look at. twitter.com/gabbylord_ omglord.com/subscribe acolorbright.com

In this episode, we spoke with Mike Tosetto, Motion Designer at Never Sit Still. Quite possibly one of the most down to earth and nicest people we've spoken with on ADR, Mike Tosetto also happens to be a wildly talented motion designer, specialising in 2D and 3D motion graphics. Mike started his rise to prominence at Interbrand, in the company of some exceptionally talented individuals and friends of the show Chris Doyle and Chris Maclean. Waving the motion designer flag, Mike made a name for himself within the industry for helping communicate branding to clients and their audiences. We spoke about his transition from full-time studio life to starting his own business, making his first hire, his roller coaster of a career from playing the didgeridoo at Glastonbury to running tourist tours in the Northern Territory. twitter.com/MikeTosetto neversitstill.tv

In this episode, we spoke with Matt Haynes Founder of Analogue Digital Agency and The Design Conference Brisbane. Matt runs The Design Conference, an event experience, tailored to the creative industry. He also runs Analogue Digital, a global network of 30+ experts who work in collaboration to deliver creative solutions for businesses, councils and the community. Matt hails from sunny Queensland and a lot of what we spoke about centres around the culture in Brisbane, The Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast. Matt gave us an insight into the design scene in the north and what he and others are doing to create positive change. We also spoke about the upcoming design conference and some of the speakers attending the conference including Jessica Hische, Alex Naghavi of Joseph Mark and Timba Smits. au.linkedin.com/in/matthew-haynes-31934594 thedesignconference.com.au

In this episode, we spoke with Murray Bell, Director of Semi-Permanent. Semi-Permanent is an event many of us are familiar with and we spoke a lot about the early days of the conference, to where the platform of SP is now and where it's going in the future. We found out that some people sat next to Banksy and Shepard Fairey at one of the earlier conferences without even knowing it. [mind = blown] We covered time Murray spent creating Movement Magazine, growing up deaf, leaving design is kinky, and some of the obviously amazing folks speaking at SP this year like Industrial Light and Magic (amazing), Ethan Eismann, Jon Lax and more. au.linkedin.com/in/murray-bell-60a43824 beta.semipermanent.com

In this episode, we spoke with Nigel Macquet, Head of User Experience and Design for News Corp. Originally from South Africa, Nigel began his 16-year design career in print, but quickly made the move to digital and is probably best known for his award-winning work on the relaunch of SBS sites (over 100 of them) and their video on demand service which now runs on over 21 different platforms. This job led him to be noticed in the user experience circles and landed him a job at News Corp where he heads up product development, style guides, and design architecture. We talk about the biggest issues he’s facing, how he manages the day-to-day and what he’s planning for in the digital future. When we originally contacted Nigel, he was actually at a Mexico retreat with many of the Worlds largest news service UX leaders. So we get into a bit of what happened there (what he can tell us at least) and what it’s like being part of the UX Illuminati. On top of this, we geek out on StarCraft, GoT, and 100 other small tangents. au.linkedin.com/in/nigel-macquet-352b3121 newscorpaustralia.com sbs.com.au

In this episode, we spoke with Lara (Allport) Horsley, Founder and CEO of The National Grid and The Drawing Arm. Lara Horsley/Allport arrived in Australia in 1999 and found her start in niche publishing houses focused on sound and technology. It’s here she met Simon Barrett and formed a friendship that led to running and owning two influential design businesses together. On top of this, she’s a devoted Mum (of two boys under three) and an illustrator/artist in her own right. The National Grid has just turned 10, so we get a chance to explore what’s changed over that time and lessons learnt. In particular, we look at how to create a great environment for the team and the importance of work/life balance in an ever-busy industry. au.linkedin.com/in/lara-horsley-2807207 thenationalgrid.com.au thedrawingarm.com.au

In this episode, we spoke with Dave Foster of Foster Type. Dave is an independent designer based in Sydney who we all know about thanks to his typographic work through Foster Type. He draws typefaces and lettering for design studios, type foundries, brands and individuals around the world. We heard about how Dave became a type designer, and along the way, we find out what the difference is between a typographer, a letterer and a type designer is – he just happens to do all three. We also talk through some of his most recent jobs, working with Re: on the Optus rebrand and his personal project Tour De Fonts, where he designs a new typeface to match each stage of the Tour De France – within the time that it takes them to ride it (about 4 or 5 hours). twitter.com/fostertype instagram.com/fostertype fostertype.com jackywinter.com klim.co.nz imdb.com/title/tt1772925

In this episode, we spoke to each other. Every now and again, we like to take a moment to recap on some of the things we've learnt so far. We're usually too busy listening to our guests to really have a chat and digest some of the recent episodes. We spoke about the last ten episodes and some of the key takeaways, we discussed the rebrand and website launch and how it went down, thanked a bunch of amazing people who actually did all the work and more.

In this episode, we spoke with Linda Jukic, Creative Director at Hulsbosch. For the past two years, Linda has been Creative Director with Hulsbosch focusing on brand, strategy and design. She's also Vice Chair of the Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA). Before her current role, she was Creative Director at Moon for 10 years. We spoke about the differences between the Creative Director role vs designing in the trenches, what it's like to work for one studio for 10 years and moving to another, rebranding, designers, writing and finding out which 2016 predictions came true. lindajukic.com au.linkedin.com/in/linda-jukic-183a619 hulsbosch.com.au

In this episode, we spoke with Julian Melhuish Creative Director at Churchward/Melhuish. Churchward/Melhuish is a branding/design/ad agency in Sydney founded by Julian and business partner Joe Churchward in 2011. Both partners established themselves as industry leaders during their 15 years at Saatchi & Saatchi. In this episode, we spoke about language in design and how we should start all projects with words first, starting a studio at 50, what designers can learn from advertising, design and advertising awards and their relevance, we spoke about the Saatchi & Saatchi days and the bygone era of the advertising golden age. churchwardmelhuish.com goodreads.com/book/show/1440522.…_Change_Your_Mind_
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In this episode, we spoke with Christopher Gregson, General Manager at Space66 and organiser of Glug events in Sydney. Space66 started in the UK, has now arrived in Sydney and focuses on digital production and provides agile marketing support. Glug events are community get-togethers that kicked off recently in Sydney the day after this recording. We spoke about how something like Space66 works in building teams, creating content quickly and the need for multidisciplinary skills. We asked Chris about his views on agile marketing and in-house vs agency models before chatting about the first Glug event in Sydney and where it might go. www.space66.com glugevents.com twitter.com/chrissygregson agilemethodology.org

Andy Wright – Storytelling and Feelings In this episode, we spoke with Andy Wright of For The People. A design and strategy agency focused on getting businesses closer to people through design, storytelling and technology. Andy Founded FTP with Damian Borchok and Jason Little. We spoke about Andy’s history in history, his years in marketing in Slough (UK) through to working with R/GA in Sydney and finally with For the People. We touched on their book club and agency gaming breaks, hierarchy and flat organisational structure without the organising bit, his on-stage performance review at The Design Conference Brisbane and his CreativeMornings talk on Risk in which Andy spoke about recent health issues and shared some genuinely personal and powerful thoughts. twitter.com/adwrighty forthepeople.agency creativemornings.com/talks/andy-wright Books goodreads.com/book/show/48654.Story goodreads.com/book/show/23158207-how-google-works goodreads.com/book/show/18077903-creativity-inc goodreads.com/book/show/23317538-rising-strong goodreads.com/book/show/11.The_Hitchhiker_s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy

In this episode, we spoke with Andy Hoyne Principal of Hoyne. Hoyne is a design agency in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane specialising in corporate/retail branding and property marketing agency. We spoke about writing and making books, bringing 3D developers in the house, peacemaking, risk, passion, perseverance and grit. We also talk about his new Sydney space, designing and marketing for property and having your name on the door. hoyne.com.au au.linkedin.com/in/andrew-hoyne-1a5a02 static.ipaustralia.com.au/store3/7/39/739705.1.high.jpg The place economy https://www.instagram.com/p/BLuGBbZgi0R/ habitat.org.au

In this episode, we spoke with Chris Panzetta, Managing Director and co-founder of S1T2. S1T2 today stands for Story 1st Technology 2nd which is an apt name for a company that tinkers with new technology to tell stories. S1T2 operates from Surry Hills in Sydney and we focused on the Virtual Reality and emerging technology side of the business. We spoke about experiential technology and how people feel when they physically interact with physical installations and objects. We covered real time design and development, embedded systems, post rationalisation and reverse engineering projects and how it can be different to a typical brief and deliver process. s1t2.com.au twitter.com/S1T2 Sydney Swans Wrist Band tinyurl.com/hsjmd4k Kept VR Game Teaser keptgame.com

In this episode, we spoke with James K Lowe a Fashion Photographer from New Zealand. James is the first New Zealand creative to come on the show. We met James while visiting San Diego for the Adobe MAX Conference and found the time to sneak away for a chat. James is often referred to as a technical photographer and his work speaks for itself. We spoke about photographers that James gets inspiration from outside of the fashion world, building sets, giving up control vs delegating on projects, inventing sign language to communicate with models on a shoot, the dark side of social media and being on the other side of the camera. jamesklowe.com instagram.com/jamesklowe artnet.com/artists/philip-lorca-dicorcia derekhenderson.net davidwhitestudio.com echelman.com instagram.com/dailydougie

EP48 with Dan Stiles on Letting Things Unfold   In this episode, we spoke to designer and illustrator Dan Styles from Portland, Oregon.   This was recorded during the Adobe MAX conference where we were surrounded by some international superstars, so we broke some of own rules and made Dan our first non-ANZ guest. We also took the opportunity to give a quick run down of what we were seeing on the first day of the conference and how we were feeling about it.   Dan is best known for his music posters which have been recently collected into a book entitled ‘One thing leads to another’ which perfectly sums up his creative process and approach to life. We also speak about Portland and it’s creative community, the need to keep connected, children’s books and how terror keeps us going.   danstiles.com instagram.com/danstiles   Dan’s book danstiles.com/mainshop/anpggqyeioi3dnszrmxfi0tuttwkiq Dan Stiles Adobe MAX talk tinyurl.com/zs4axn8   Rocket Magazine historyoftherocket.wordpress.com   Art Chantry spd.org/2015/03/interview-art-chantry.php   Coop theartofcoop.com   Frank Kozik frankkozik.net   Put on your shoes danstiles.com/mainshop/put-on-your-shoes Draplin draplin.com

In this episode, we spoke to designer, author, illustrator, artist, experimenter Timothy Goodman from New York. Recorded during the second day of the Adobe MAX conference in San Diego we took some time away from activities to sit with Tim and talk through his recent projects and his thoughts on design as a practice, not a profession. Tim is well known for his collaborations with Jessica Walsh on the cult 40 days of dating and the more recent 12 kinds of kindness in which they explored projects to increase their understanding of empathy. Tim’s second book, The Sharpie Workshop explores his love of the permanent markers and how they have influenced his work and writing. Unfortunately, Flyn had to run for a flight but our good friend Frankie Ratford (from The Design Kids) was able to fill in. tgoodman.com instagram.com/timothygoodman Lynsey Addario lynseyaddario.com Janet Echelman echelman.com Quentin Tarantino tinyurl.com/jfpthm8 Collins wearecollins.com 40 days of dating fortydaysofdating.com 12 kinds of kindness 12kindsofkindness.com Sharpie Workshop tinyurl.com/gvnyxn9 The Design Kids thedesignkids.org

Episode 50 with Frankie Ratford on The Road Less Traveled In this episode, we catch up with our very first guest and good friend, Frankie Ratford from The Design Kids. We interviewed Frankie in our very first ADR episode and since then, Frankie has been on a mammoth two-year trip, covering New Zealand, the United States and Canada, connecting designers, building TDK cities and spreading the Aussie design love. When we sat down with her she had two days left before she headed back to her seaside shack in Tasmania for a much needed break. It was the perfect time to gather her thoughts about what she had achieved in that time and hear the crazy stories of what life on the road can be.   thedesignkids.org instagram.com/thedesignkids instagram.com/frankieratford Hitchhiking signs Search #tdkthumbsup on instagram Brand New Conference tinyurl.com/huk3whg Will Bryant willbryant.com instagram.com/willbryantplz Kate Bingaman Burt katebingamanburt.com instagram.com/katebingburt AIGA Conference
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In this episode, we spoke with Illustrator, Letterer, Artist and Designer Gemma O’Brien. Gemma is one of the most well known illustrators in Australia right now. Over the past five years or so, she has been constantly in demand for her murals, illustrations, artwork and speaking gigs here in Australia and also around the world. Her work takes on a variety of forms, from calligraphic brushwork, illustration and digital type. We spoke about the value of temporary works due to their fleeting nature, the challenge of keeping up with what the industry is craving, living in an experience driven age when it comes to cultural value, the inevitable commercialisation of authenticity and much more. Find Gemma instagram.com/mrseaves101 jackywinter.com/artists/gemma-obrien Andy Goldsworthy visualmelt.com/Andy-Goldsworthy Tracey Emin’s Bedroom saatchigallery.com/artists/artpages/tracey_emin_my_bed.htm Seb Lester the Calligrapher instagram.com/seblester David Jones davidjones.com.au/Campaigns/Youth/Artists/gemma-obrien Jacky Winter Group jackywinter.com/artists/gemma-obrien Levine/Leavitt levineleavitt.com/artists/gemma-obrien Who gives a crap au.whogivesacrap.org/pages/christmas Gemma speaking at Adobe Max 2016 video.tv.adobe.com/v/16654

EP52 Nick Rudenno on Subscribing to Life Nick is now Senior Designer at Interbrand Sydney after four years of running Nowhere Famous with business partner and best pal Mig Sicari. Nowhere famous is known for their tactile and craft based approach from a book about delivering content online for google to physical anamorphic projections. We spoke about not sleeping when you have a kid, how Nick went through his design career backwards to writing, naming your studio based on a Simpsons reference, taking the time to think about the problem and how sometimes to get to the good idea you need to over deliver. nickrudenno.com nowherefamous.com Anamorphic Projection behance.net/gallery/19881923/Project-Five-Volume-5 Interbrand Sydney standapart.com.au Design is Kinky http://designiskinky.net/ 123klan 123klan.com Empty Magazine emptymag.com Smith Journal smithjournal.com.au Paul Garbett Talk vimeo.com/199596967

In this episode, we spoke with Chris Laws, Managing Director of Born & Raised. Born & Raised, an agency that sits comfortably within branding, design and campaign driven projects. Enduring brand strategy and design craft underpins commercially-driven brands, campaigns, content and experiences. We spoke with Chris about his journey from backing himself through Award School and learning the graphic design ropes at Shillington College all while working full-time cutting his industry teeth. We spoke about the fabled Moon days where Chris was General manager working with many familiar names to ADR. Chris shared some tips on pitching, thoughts on education, running teams and working with good people. Born and Raised born-raised.com.au instagram.com/bornandraisedagency facebook.com/bornandraisedagency Stuart O’Brien linkedin.com/in/stuart-o-brien-06197526 houstongroup.com.au/about-us Brad Stevens behance.net/bradstevens KVB karlvonbusse.com Martin College martin.edu.au

In this episode, we spoke with Nick Bannikoff, Design Manager of Brand Culture. Starting as an industrial designer, Nick moved into environmental design and saw the transition from that slightly confusing name into how it is now known, as experiential design. Yep, nothing to do with sustainable green environment work with Greenpeace. As an experiential designer (the first we’ve had on the show), Nick is involved in the end-users experience of space and how they transition from place to place. This was a perfect chance for us (who have no idea about this stuff) to dig in and find more about what Nick does day to day and how these types of design decisions affect our engagement with space. Nick is also Co-Chair (along with Carlo Giannasca of Frost) of the Australian chapter of SEGD (The Society for Experiential Graphic Design), a not-for-profit professional association dedicated to increasing awareness of experiential design to the public and other design professionals. The chapter is only a few months old so we took the time to explore why Australia needs a professional body like this and what they plan to do in the near future. BrandCulture - brandculture.com.au SEGD - segd.org Carlo Giannasca - linkedin.com/in/carlo-giannasca-797b648 SEGD Sydney chapter - segd.org/chapters/sydney The Design Kids - thedesignkids.org/interviews/brandculture/ MediaBank Pam - pamwayfinding.com

This is the first episode of a new style of the show where we can catch up and talk about what's going on in our design world. We're still producing the guest episodes, but we want to do more. If you hate this idea or love it let us know!

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In this review, roundup...whatever... we spoke a bit about The Design Conference in Brisbane where we ran Q&A, our excitement that Damien Aistrope of Australian InFront is coming back to Australia, friends leaving (Mark Stott), some AGDA events in Australia, VIVID, UX Australia, Paper suppliers KW Doggett and BJ Ball merging and whatever happened to Desktop Magazine? Show notes Graphic Design Documentary graphicmeans.com/about desktopmag.com.au instagram.com/ausinfront mycreativeway.tv uxaustralia.com.au/conferences/uxaustralia-2017 offscreenmag.com/dispatch www.facebook.com/groups/FindaFindersFeeGLOBAL Search Find-a-Finder's-Fee in Facebook KW Dogett & BJ Ball Merger https://tinyurl.com/y7lck3jd

In this episode, we spoke with Ian Anderson Founder of iconic design studio The Designers Republic™. tDR is a graphic design studio based in Sheffield, England, founded in 1986 by Ian Anderson and Nick Phillips, best known for Electronic Music logos and album artwork. Flyn spoke to Ian about visiting Australia for the speaking tour through AGDA, his influences and methods towards design, breaking the rules, finding a visual language through music, people watching and why he prefers to work with a small team. thedesignersrepublic.com facebook.com/thedesignersrepublic Warp Records warp.net Aphex Twin twitter.com/AphexTwin Watchmen en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen The Shock of the New en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shock_of_the_New Wipeout en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wipeout_(video_game) Otaku en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otaku

In this episode, we spoke with Mark Gowing interdisciplinary artist working across communications, publishing and visual art and Founder of Formist. As big fans of Mark Gowings work over the years, we giddily spoke about his membership to AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale) and the impact it has had on him, publishing, inspiration and art objects, changes at Formist, working without clients and becoming self-generative. We also spoke about minimalism, reduction, restraint, starting with notes and drawing for projects and finding the balance between listening to yourself vs listening to clients. Formist formist.co formisteditions.co formistfoundry.co Alliance Graphique Internationale a-g-i.org David Lancashire Design davidlancashiredesign.com.au Lars Müeller lars-mueller-publishers.com Preservation Music preservation.com.au Vaughan Oliver en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughan_Oliver Peter Saville petersaville.info Neville Brody brody-associates.com Hopscotch markgowing.com/images/work/21/markgowing_hopscotch_3.jpg Klim Type Foundry klim.co.nz Dinosaur Designs dinosaurdesigns.com.au Gemma Smith gemma-smith.com

In this episode, we spoke with Graham Barton, creative director of Folk. Folk is a 30+ strong independent brand identity and UX design consultancy in Sydney. Graham’s focus is on brand strategy and its creative expression. Thoughtful design. Ideas and keeping things simple. Searching for the surprisingly obvious. Prior to his now six years at Folk, Graham was seven years as design director at Principals, plus other stints including The Partners and Enterprise IG (Horniak and Canny). We spoke about Folk’s 2016 Poster’d project, UX ‘design’ and visual design, AGDA, and the need for graphic designers to stand up and be heard. Graham shared his experiences of being prepared to look stupid, the ‘just right’ amount of ego, letting the back of the head do the thinking (and talking), and that everything always comes down to Spock and Kirk. All of which, yes, does sound illogical, captain. Graham’s website grahambarton.com.au Poster'd project 2016 www.folk.com.au/_clients/folkworks/posterd/index.html Jobs for NSW project www.folk.com.au/work/jobs-for-nsw Folk www.folk.com.au Graham’s Pecha Kucha agda.com.au/inspiration/agda-tv/how-creativity-saved-my-life-graham-barton

In this episode, we spoke with Lauren Carney, Freelance Illustrator and Artist from Brisbane. Lauren’s playful approach to her work is in stark contrast to her work savvy and approach to promotion and business acumen. She has an appreciation for all things arty, crafty and vintage which shows through her work. We spoke about Lauren’s approach to treating social media followers well by trying to reply to everyone, working in isolation from home to speaking onstage and interacting with new and existing audiences. We also spoke about Wacom’s Next Level Competition, The Design Conference Brisbane, freelance life and tuning out with music. www.instagram.com/dizzylittledotty www.studioghibli.com.au thedesignconference.com.au/breakouts/lauren-carney

In this episode, we spoke with Nuno Silva, Vice President of Product at Stocksy United and Commercial Photographer. We caught up with Nuno at The Design Conference Brisbane earlier this year and talked about his background in graphic design and how he transitioned into photography, we spoke about Stocksy and how Stocksy saw an opportunity to lift the whole profession it’s set up very much in the artists' favour. We spoke about his time travelling in Australia before getting a bit personal and spoke about battling cancer and his unique way of dealing with it. www.nunosilva.ca www.stocksy.com

In this episode, we spoke with Nicole Tung Photographer and Photojournalist. Warning, we talk about people and experiences in war zones and PTSD which may be triggering for some listeners. We were lucky enough to be at the Australian Adobe Make It conference and managed to get some time with Photographer, Nicole Tung. Flyn was involved with running the conference so we grabbed our good friend Ian Haigh to help co-host this episode. We spoke a lot about what she does, how she does it, and why she keeps doing it. Being shot at, dealing with PTSD and reintegrating into western society are just some of the topics we covered as we got a good insight into the life of a war photographer. One of the calmest, collected and open personalities we’ve had on the show. If you want more of Nicole there is a great NetFlix doco she features in called Conflict. You can see it here on RedFitz Films site: http://watch.redfitz.com/conflict www.nicoletung.com www.instagram.com/nicoletung twitter.com/nicoletung6 ketchup.net.au twitter.com/ianhaigh Nicole's talk at Adobe MAKE IT 2017 https://youtu.be/g1gw_2ZNyy4

In this episode, we spoke with Kitiya Palaskas, Craft-based Designer from Melbourne. We spoke about podcasting goths, goth dads and being a goth in the United Arab Emirates, yep, with Kitiya Palaskas you never know where the conversation will go. This episode was recorded at the Adobe Make It conference in Sydney. Ian Haigh sits in for Flyn, who was busy helping run the event. Kitiya has long been on our list of must-haves and she did not disappoint. In a wide-ranging conversation we discussed building signature styles and working out how to describe what you do, so clients can find you, even when you find it hard to describe yourself. She’s recently tried to sum it all up under ‘craft-based designer’ but, as she points out, the SEO stats aren’t great on that term. We also talked about working freelance, setting up a workspace and getting in the right frame of mind in order to create. Head to the ADR website to stream the episode or subscribe to ausdesignradio.com www.kitiyapalaskas.com www.instagram.com/kitiyapalaskas Her book: www.hardiegrant.com/au/publishing/bookfinder/book/pinata-party-by-kitiya-palaskas/9781741175295 Her talk at Adobe MAKE IT: https://youtu.be/KVK04zrHjUw

In this episode, we spoke with Beck Feiner, Art Director, Graphic Designer and Illustrator. Beck is an illustrator as well as a high-concept Art Director, with a work history with some of the top agencies in Sydney, today Beck follows her true passion, Illustration. We spoke about award school, the importance of connections and relationships in her career, her experience moving to London at the beginning of her career with no portfolio and ending up at Blink studio, working with amazing Directors before finally working as a Graphic Designer at Moon in London before making the move to Moon Sydney. We also covered some of her recent solo and partner projects including Mum’s Milestones and the Aussie Alphabet, the success of the projects going viral and the problems that come along with success. Beck Feiner www.instagram.com/beckfeiner_illustrations www.alphabetlegends.com www.facebook.com/AustralianAlphabet www.instagram.com/mumsmilestones