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Victor Davila // Crafting Lovable, Illustrated Characters

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Aired Wednesday, February 1, 2017. Episode 201 [youtube id=”d4h83PU-OHw”] Victor Davila is an illustrator, a designer, and an educator. Victor lives in Orlando, Florida and has worked on character design projects, editorial illustrations, interactive games, and children’s books. Victor is flexible in his styles of illustration and is really humble. This episode will help creatives […]

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Joseph Carter-Brown // In Defense of Fear

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Episode 200! Aired Wednesday, January 25, 2017. [youtube id=”f_KyTTw5W0s”] Seriously stoked to record episode 200 with someone whom I met through Design Recharge, a long-time viewer and participant, Joseph Carter-Brown. I actually got to meet him in-person at the AIGA Leadership Retreat in Raleigh this past May. Meeting him in person was such a treat,

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Dan Lee // Hand Lettering Engineer

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Aired Saturday, January 21, 2017. Episode 199 [youtube id=”25uIa9knkjY”] This week on Design Recharge, I am interviewing the talented Dan Lee. Dan has a passion for design and lettering. He takes his mad skills and inspires the world with his inspirational messages. He is always pushing his skills and trying out new lettering styles as

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Jason Frostholm // Feeding my Inner Creative

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Aired, Wednesday, January 11, 2017. Episode 198 [youtube id=”YNhq47uY-sg”] This week on Design Recharge I am interviewing Jason Frostholm. Jason runs the Creative South Podcast and is going to talk about his journey of being a contestant winner to volunteering and getting involved. Jason is a solo designer at a corporate agency and we will

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Rapid Recharge // New Year = New Start

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Aired, January 4, 2017. Episode 197. I have been thinking about 2017 a lot more than I usually think about the new year. This time of year is one of reflection and inspiration for me. But in looking back, I have to be honest with myself about things I did not accomplish and at the

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Ben Hannam // Your Portfolio & the Job You Want

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Aired Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. Episode 196 (Last episode of 2016) [youtube id=”OZfk5Rf4E9o”] This week on Design Recharge I am interviewing my brother from another mother, Ben Hannam. Ben and I met in grad school and is now a published author working on his second book. Ben is driven to help others and prepares students

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When Side Projects Turn to Client Projects

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I am bringing you on my journey of how my illustrations have been getting me some work from clients. I regularly volunteer at my church and work the computer during the service, putting words on the screen during the songs and making sure the sermon slides are advancing properly. It is very rare that I

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Fabio Perez // Lightning Fast & a Love for Retro

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Aired December 7, 2016. Episode 195 [youtube id=”9ffxIV986eQ”] This week on Design Recharge I am interviewing my friend Fabio Perez. I am in deep envy and awe of Fabio’s talent and speed. His ability to take a project from concept to design to production at the speed and with a high level of quality leaves

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Type Ed // Type Lessons Make us Stronger

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Aired November 30, 2016. Episode 194. [youtube id=”dFW-BAhsgKs”] TypeEd began out of necessity. While running their design studio, teaching, and jurying design competitions both Rachel Elnar and Michael Stinson noticed a “lack of sensitivity” towards typography in design from designers in the industry. Typographic subtleties communicate magnitudes towards the overall interpretation of the piece

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