In this episode of The Quickie Podcast, Dave sits down with Sara Sun, a graphic designer, content creator, and illustrator based in Dallas, Texas. With experience spanning from boutique design studios in New Zealand to creating conceptual packaging and brand sponsorships on social media, Sara shares her journey of transitioning from traditional design roles to becoming a full-time content creator. Episode Highlights: Freelancing & Content Creation: Sara delves into her transition from...

In this episode of The Quickie Podcast, Dave chats with Michelle Muise, Art Director for the New England Patriots. With over 25 years of experience in graphic design and project management, Michelle shares her journey from discovering her passion for print and design at a young age to becoming a pivotal part of one of the most successful NFL franchises. Episode Highlights: Michelle’s Background: Michelle delves into her early fascination with vintage magazines and how that love for print...

In this episode of The Quickie Podcast, I chat with Cam Werner, also known as Canvas Cam, a self-taught graphic designer with a love for skateboarding, hardcore music, and comics. Cam shares his journey from starting a clothing brand during his skateboarding days to becoming a full-time freelance designer with Canvas Design Company. Episode Highlights: Cam’s Background: Cam discusses his early influences, including his dad, a sign painter, and how skate culture and hardcore music played a...

In this episode of "The Quickie Podcast," we sit down with Todd Wikle, a talented designer from Asheville, North Carolina. Todd shares his journey from youth pastor to graphic designer, highlighting the influence of family, the challenges of self-teaching, and the importance of creative community. We dive into his most proud project, discuss his inspirations, and explore how personal experiences shape his design approach. Todd also shares some of his favorite resources and insights for...

This weeks guest is Dustin Noden. He is the Creative Director at Lincoln Design Co. and cofounder of KernClub. During this episode we talk about his journey to the design field and how it wasn't through a traditional schooling path. He gets into his early inspirations, the random job offer he got because he knew Photoshop a bit, and the direction that job pointed him in.  We also talk about the excitement of being a new dad and the challenges of figuring all that out and finding a new...

This week's guest is Orlando Arocena, but you might know him as Mexifunk. He is a Mexican-Cuban-American Vector Artist. We met for the first time at Creative South, where we ended up recording this epic episode. He has done work for some names you might recognize...Lionsgate, Warner Brothers, Disney, Marvel, Netflix, Adobe, MGM, Hulu. Plus he is an 11-time Clio award winner.  You will find this episode to be loaded with stories.  Rolling the dice with Adobe stories Jack Nicholson...

My guest this week is Ben Pavey. He is a Graphic Designer and Team Lead of Brand Experience at OCAS out of Guelph ON. Fellow Canadian Gent! During this episode we talk about his early celebrity from being in an Olsen Twins movie and a mosaic moose that started his creative journey. But we also get into some of the hard-hitting story telling you are used to.  Including a website project that he was super proud to present, but was very quickly told "oofff, this isn't going to go well for...

My guest this week is Brad Stoneking. Owner and Designer at Piedmont Brand Co.  During this episode we dive into his journey from metal band guy to design dad. Including a conversation about why pivoting to working for himself was the toughest time in his career so far. We also talk about the design job he had where the walls were crumbling around him and what he did.  Brad also shares a story about a project where he had the opportunity to brand the town that he grew up in. Pretty...

My guest this week is Jake Paul. A self-taught Graphic Designer from the UK.  During this episode we talk about how he was pursuing a career in law or banking before making a hard right turn and becoming a graphic designer.  Jake shares some of his wins, his fails, and what his parents' response was when he told them he didn't want to pursue law or banking anymore. He also tells us about his time working for some of the most well-known teams out there like Formula 1, Red Bull Racing, and...

My guest this week is CJ Cawley. A super talented, kind, fun, energetic and amazing human from the UK.  During this episode we talk about his journey to freelance design and cooking it up in design school. You'll appreciate that sentence when you listen to the episode ;)  CJ also shares with us how the skateworld was his gateway to design and what he appreciated about it. He also talks about how breaking things, literally, helped him grow!  Then into a story about agency life eating away...

My guest this week is Ian Paget, but you might know his as @logogeek, or as an Author, or a Podcast Host, or as a talented designer. During this episode we talk about helping creatives make a living doing logo design and how he never intended to actually go full time freelance.  Ian also tells us about personal struggles that he was facing, how they weighed him down and why, and how he managed to continue with his career and business. He also shares a story about working with Cambridge...

My guest this week is Josh Kenyon, Owner and Creative Director at Jolby out of Portland OR.  During this episode we talk about why he wanted to work for Disney since he was 6 years old and the agricutlural design studio he worked at and how it has helped him in his career to this day.  Josh then talks about a diagnosis he received and what dealing with that was like. But also how design and creativity helped him through treatment. Loads of story telling in this episode from Josh's career...

My guest this week is Jason Snell. He is an artist, designer, motion designer, and all-around rad dude!  During this episode we talk about why Covid was such a tough time for him, the Run DMC project he was a part of, as well as early career mentors and inspirational design projects.  We also talk about movie posters, comic books, and an Amazon project he was a part of that went off the rails.  This episode is loaded with laughs and great stories from Jason's career so far. I first met him...

My guest this week is Abi Connick. She is a Brand Designer and a Design Content Creator based in the UK. She has an incredible YouTube channel delivering tonnes of value to Designers. Check the link below.  During this episode, we talk about how she was laid off early during Covid, what that meant for her, and the trajectory it put her on.  We also talk about understanding social media and content creation and what it can do for your design business. Abi then shares how she has been...

My guest this week is Tim O'Connor. He is the Graphic Designer at ChaosInked and the owner and Graphic Designer behind The Last Drop. A clothing company supporting people recovering from addiction.  During this episode, we get into Tim's story of struggling with addiction and how it affected his career, how meeting Aaron Draplin really inspired him, and why he started The Last Drop.  We also talk about how impactful networking and events are for your career, and our experience at Into the...

My guest this week is Amy Farrell. She is the co-founder of Times2Studio and owner of Designing Success where she teaches designers the business side of design.  During this episode we talk about growing up problem-solving, when she learned that graphic design is a real career, and why 2006-2007 was the most difficult time in her design career. Amy even shares why design business processes are so important.  We also talk about the booklet design project she was a part of that fell off the...

My guest this week is Christina Hall. She is the owner of Superlunar Design Co. and an all-around rad human.  During this episode we talk about MLMs, hiring VAs, not sleeping enough but still smiling, and of course all the usual awesome stories I like to get into. The wins, the fails, the mistakes, the lessons learned, the heartwarming and fulfilling project stories. All of it.  Christina has also been rocking the Instagram and TikTok worlds recently with her personality-filled content....

My guest this week is Will Paterson. He is a Logo + Brand Designer, Author, YouTube Content Creator, and now Course Creator.  Buckle up for a story telling extravaganza. These stories include the highs and lows of his very public YouTube channel, his design career, and some of the key projects where he felt incredibly fulfilled.  Plus loads of laughs! Don't miss checking out the links below too! Will Paterson Website: CLICK HERELogo Launch Course: CLICK HEREWill Paterson YouTube: CLICK...

My guest this week is Kenzie Green. She is the founder of Kenzie Green Design and the Co-Founder of The Brief Collective.  During this episode we talk about some lessons she has learned in her career, projects that went sideways, projects that she is proud of, what she is actively learning more of now, and so much more. Especially design business, there are a couple of stories in this episode about starting, growing, and running a design business that I think you will find really...

My guest this week is Sarah Wood. She is a Graphic Designer at Pepsi Co out of New York.  During this episode we talk about her design school days in Atlanta and her move to NYC, architecture and building design, why she won't do any design work for anyone she is dating, her first big trip to Europe, and what she discovered there.  Plus loads of other stories, laughs, and talk about her future in design. Ooooohhhhhh. Also a rad ask-it-forward question.  Sarah Wood Website: CLICK...

My guest this week is Alex Mera. He is a Senior Visual Designer at a little company you might have heard of, Zappos.com.  During this episode we dive into stories about how he and his friends built a Rollerblading Clothing Brand, why the last year has been so difficult for him, the luxury high fashion website project that did not work out, and the '6pm' Project he was a part of and why he is really proud of it! Plus a bunch more awesome stories. This one really is a Gem! Check out the links...

My guests this week are Massimo and Shawn from Z Factor. Also known as the Angry Designers from the Angry Designer Podcast.  This episode is an absolute riot! So much fun. There are jokes, laughs, and stories of wins and fails, some of them surprising. You could say that this was my first Swiss Triplet. Jump into this episode and hear from a couple of pros who have a bunch of years in the game. They aren't old...but they have loads of experience to share.  Really looking forward to hanging...

My guest this week is Kat Romulo, aka @edgykatrina on the socials! She is a talented multidisciplinary brand designer cranking out work for awesome D2C brands for Gen Z's and Millennials.  During this episode, we talk about how she passed on an awesome job offer to follow her gut, the flyer that really stuck with her and kinda pointed her toward design, her favorite agency, the project she was a part of, and why she is so proud of it, and way more. Oh, and we also talk about how she is...