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Alex Lazaris // Mentoring Creatives

Episode 226. Aired on September 6, 2017 This week I am excited to have Alex Lazaris on the show. I started out being impressed by Alex’s designs and his creative eye, but the more I learned about him the more inspired I became. He is not only a talented designer, but he is also leading […]

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Joseph Carter-Brown // Dealers of Empathy

Episode 225. Aired August 30, 2017. This week I am proud to have my friend and long-time Design Recharge family member back on the show to talk about fear and empathy. We will talk about not feeling like you belong, and understanding how as designers we are communicators. That means we are sales people, we

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Pressing On // Digging into the Letterpress Phenomenon

Aired on June 21, 2017. Episode 216 [youtube id=”pFvHXGbkukU”] I am excited to have my first official documentary film makers on the show this week. They have made a documentary film about letterpress printing and the people who didn’t let it die. I hope you will join me for this inside look into the phenomenon

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Von Glitschka // Growth and Diversification

Aired June 7, 2017. Episode 215 [youtube id=”0lSRdG0_iBg”] I am so excited to welcome back the amazing illustrator and designer Von Glitschka. Von is creative director of Glitschka Studios a small boutique design firm located in the Pacific Northwest. His diverse range of illustrative design has been used by some of the most respected brands

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Blake Stevenson // Mining Cuteness

Episode 214. Aired May 31, 2017. [youtube id=”UQ48Vr2d2Ds”] Blake Stevenson is one of my heroes, because everything he makes has some sort of cuteness factor in it. I am always afraid of making something ugly and it is like he has a magic pen and with it everything he creates is cute, even his skulls

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Emily Carlton // Part 4 Sketch Noting Series: Sketch Noting Professionally

Episode 213. Aired May 3, 2017. [youtube id=”oGV940IUrqU”] This week on Design Recharge I am excited to have my friend, Emily Carlton on the show, wrapping up the sketch noting series. Emily has taken sketch noting from a hobby to a source of income. She will map out her journey, sharing when her confidence began

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Johnny Gwin // Part 3 Sketch Noting Series: The Evolution of a Sketch Noter

Episode 212, Aired April 26, 2017. [youtube id=”9gWBKPIslTU”] This week on Design Recharge I am excited to have my good friend, Johnny Gwin back on the show. Johnny started sketch noting a few years ago and has seen growth in his sketch noting abilities and he has uncovered a few tips for anyone who is

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Amarilys Henderson // Part 2 Sketch Noting Series: The Secret to Drawing Faces

Episode 211. Aired Friday, April 21, 2017. [youtube id=”MoGbSaJBbv4″] Friday, April 21 @ 2:30 pm ET / 11:30 am PT, I will be interviewing entrepreneur, watercolor artist, teacher, and illustrator Amarilys Henderson. She will tell us about how simplifying the face can make all the difference and give us some tips and common hangups when

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Noah Scalin // The Challenge of a Creative Sprint

Episode 210. Aired April 19, 2017. [youtube id=”xqgwf1w6wvM“] Wednesday, April 19 @ 2:30 pm ET / 11:30 am PT, Noah Scalin is coming back on the show to tell us about an activity that has revolutionized his professional work. Doing these creativity exercises on a regular basis has allowed him to push past the typical

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