Lisa is a really amazing illustrator from South Africa. You may know Lisa from The Honest Designer's Show. She also sells graphics, she teaches online courses, and she's got the most amazing accent!! If I had to describe this interview in one word it would be cozy. Lisa is SO encouraging and it just left me feeling all warm and fuzzy. We talk about her transition from her graphic design business to illustrating full time, the frustration of not being able to create what's in your head, how...

This was a really fun episode because we all know each other from different things! It was really fun to just chat as design friends, we had a really great conversation! We talked about the reality and struggles that come with being a full-time working mother, the importance in defining success and what that looks like for you, her opinions on burnout and the shame that comes with it, the difference between failing and pivoting, recognizing when you are comparing yourself to others and moving...

Today we're talking to TRISHA ZEMP the queen of Stop Motion!! Trisha is one of those guests you probably already know who needs no introduction but just in case here we go: Trisha is a Stop motion animator, and co-founder of Golden Coil. She has worked with um well everyone haha including Conde Nast, Warner Brothers, Martha Stewart Living, Bath and Body Works, Netflix, Audible... and so many more! I don't know if you've heard of any of those. But more importantly she's just a really great...

Today, we're talking with the very cool Natalee Cooper Chilton!! Natalee is a full-time graphic designer by day and an amazing illustrator and freelancer by night. Something you need to know before listening to this interview: Natalie is extremely humble. She definitely downplays her artistic ability and if you click over to her website or Instagram, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. She's amazing. In this interview we talk about the process of creating and publishing her adorable...

Today we're talking to a fellow Lauren who is ALSO a surface pattern designer! Lauren Lesley is an independent artist and licensed textile designer. If you are at all interested in getting into the surface pattern design world this episode is going to be a reeeally amazing resource for you. And for those of you wondering what surface pattern design is, it's basically the artwork that goes on surfaces that are mass-manufactured. So think patterns that go on blankets, clothing, curtains,...

Today we are talking with Shelley Easter from Launch Party! Launch party is a strategy and design studio for product based businesses. She offers custom websites and two day intensives where you'll get a website in two days!!! Which kind of blows my mind. I met Shelley during Morgan Rapp's Design Biz Mastery program and I've always just been so inspired by the way she runs her business. It was really fun catching up with her and getting into the nitty gritty of her business! Tag us and share...

Can you believe we convinced Olivia Herrick to come on our podcast? If you're a graphic designer you probably already know who Olivia is, but if you don't Olivia is a graphic designer based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, best known for her playful, vibrant, and positive artwork. Though you will often find her glued to her computer at her studio, Olivia finds her greatest inspiration in the great outdoors. We had suuuch a good conversation with Olivia, she is SO well spoken! I always take...

This week we’re sharing our energetic discussion with local designer Holly Robinson, you might know her on Instagram as @whittonandwhite. She’s a self-taught creative with no intention of becoming a graphic designer currently working as an environmental graphic designer for Deseret Book and designing fun products for her own shop. She’s a big lover of pop culture and media and you can usually find her on Instagram sharing her current crushes of the week and her hot takes on tv shows and...

Welcome to Episode 10 of Design Beat! Where we share the stories of creative women who dance to the beat of their own drum. We hope you come away inspired, uplifted, and encouraged to go for it. We wanted to do something special for this our 10th episode, and a few of our recent guests have requested that we do our own episodes sometime, so we decided to do a mix of those ideas and do a little Q&A with the two of us! I won’t spoil it, but we go over things like what music we’re listening...

Today we're talking with the amazing Michelle Parascandolo!! Michelle is an amazing surface pattern designer and illustrator from New York city. In this interview, we talk a lot about Michelle's recipe for avoiding burnout in the form of doing work that you love, the reality of doing what you love while also paying the bills, and we also talk about living in New York and the challenges that came with living there during the pandemic. I have admired Michelle for a long time and as you will see...

For today’s episode we had the BEST time talking to Latesha Lynch of Atelier Latesha.  Latesha is a CEO, podcaster, designer and coach for designers, teaching women to believe in their abilities, raise their prices, and revolutionize the way we show up in our lives and businesses. In 2 years, Latesha went from charging less than $200 for a logo to charging $1600+, and eventually moving away from design and into coaching. In this episode we talk about what boxes to NOT put ourselves in when...

If you're just tuning in, this is the second half of our interview with Amy. Part 1 is called "Once Upon a Time in Silicon Valley". Amy is the Founder & CEO of Big Monocle, an award-winning creative agency that was recently named International Small Agency of the Year by the DMA Echo Awards. Big Monocle works with Fortune 500 brands and startups on branding, marketing and brand experiences. The logo they did for the Women’s March has created an identity for a global movement in support of...

Amy is the Founder & CEO of Big Monocle, an award-winning creative agency that was recently named International Small Agency of the Year by the DMA Echo Awards. Big Monocle works with Fortune 500 brands and startups on branding, marketing and brand experiences. The logo they did for the Women’s March has created an identity for a global movement in support of women everywhere. She's also the Co-founder of the Sego Awards™, and the YEC Women Entrepreneurs Chair! This interview was actually...

Steph and I got to interview Tanya Shyika! Tanya is an Illustrator and Multidisciplinary Designer based in NYC. She specializes in editorial and product illustration, digital and print design, packaging design, illustrated maps, book covers, and social media content. Basically just a very well-rounded amazing artist. She's worked with clients like The New Yorker Magazine and  Primary.com and been featured on CreativeBoom and BuzzFeed just to name a few... Today we're going to be talking...

Today’s incredible guest is Racheal Jackson of Banyan Bridges. She’s a self-taught muralist, champion of all things bold and colorful, DIY master, mom of 3 and pancake chef. In this episode we talk about what you need to be creative and artistic, how she started doing murals and getting clients, what she charges for her professional work, and what makes a project worth doing. We also go into how to lean into your subconscious to solve creative problems for you, how working as an artist makes...

We had the privilege of chatting with the amazing Betsy Petersen! Betsy is an artist, pattern designer and children's book illustrator. In this episode we talk about saying yes and figuring out the details later, using self compassion to combat imposter syndrome, and the advice given to her from a college English professor that motivates her to move forward whenever she gets into a creative rut. We also talk about her children's shop, Brighter Fun that she runs with her husband, and her new...

In this heart-full episode we’re excited to be talking to Jenna AKA Lady Bright of Lady Bright Studios. She’s a muralist, painter, and bright color exploratory artist and sketchbook master with the biggest heart and funnest personality. Like both Lauren and I she hails from the great state of Utah and is calling in from her garage studio. We talked about what truly drives her creativity, what it’s like trying to balance being a mom and wanting to design all the things all the time, and her...

Do-Hee is a self-taught, Korean-American designer of 8 years. She is the co-founder and web design partner at Shoppe Theory, a boutique design studio specializing in creative solutions for retail businesses. A fan of color, typography, and labors of love -- Do-Hee is based in San Francisco (but calling in from New York today!). In this interview we find out out how Do-Hee went from getting a double major in history and studio art to becoming the co-founder and web design partner of a design...

Hey! I'm Lauren Kunz, a surface pattern and web designer, and I'm Steph, a do-everything-creative graphic designer, and we're both fans of connecting those who are doing it with those who want to be doing it and sharing all the knowledge. Here on the Design Beat podcast we interview inspiring creative women in the design field to share their stories and encourage others to GO FOR IT.  In this episode we do some quick "favorites" questions and talk a little bit about who we are, what we do,...

Have you ever been scrolling on Instagram and you see a feed that stops you in your tracks? Their work is beautiful, they're doing exciting projects, and they're landing clients that just seem like a dream to work with. It makes you wonder how they got there. How did they start? How did they land that client? Is there a secret sauce they could share with the rest of us?? In this brand new podcast we ask all of these burning questions and many more! Tune in every Wednesday at 8 am MT for laid...