exploration

Fabio Perez // Lightning Fast & a Love for Retro

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

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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Colin Tierney // Crayligraphy

Episode 186 Aired September 28, 2016. [youtube id=”JRY4JQT64qs”] This week on Design Recharge I am interviewing Colin Tierney. Colin runs a design firm that specialized in hand lettering, calligraphy, and branding. But he gets really jazzed about helping other people. He has a course that steps you into lettering in a simple and beautiful way.

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Nathan Yoder // Transitions & Inner Battles

Aired on Wednesday, August 3, 2016. Episode 179 [youtube id=”CkKX3UwwGxE”] Nathan Yoder always makes my face hurt. What! Yes, because every time I talk to him, I smile so big my face hurts after our conversations. Believe me it is a good thing. He has an infectious, positive energy not to mention his talent and

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Bethany Heck // Exposing a Commonly Held Typographic Belief

Episode 178. Aired Wednesday, July 27, 2016. [youtube id=”KwvPGRBABYo”] This week I interview my friend and one of the funniest designers I know, Bethany Heck. Bethany has a love for type and for organization, she wants to make things easy for users and thinks about ways to do this. Bethany is an Art Director at

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Brooke Scherer // European Design Tour

Aired Wednesday, June 29th, 2016. Episode 175 [youtube id=”mUunIIbADyw”]   Design History in Europe This week on Design Recharge, we invite back long-time friend and frequent guest Brooke Scherer. She is going to talk about her whirlwind European Design Tour. She was teaching Design History while consuming original paste-ups, sketches of typefaces, grid system galore,

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Brian Manley // Follow Your Weird

Aired Wednesday, June 22, 2016. Episode 174 [youtube id=”TGFb-UNfIPM”] This week it is my pleasure to introduce my friend, Brian Manley. Brian is conceptual designer and has the ability to communicate layered messages through his photography and his funky and retro-inspired collage work. He works in a variety of styles and with a variety of

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Kofi Opoku // Design for Social Impact

Aired Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Episode 171 [youtube id=”iVmTG9HHEdM”] Kofi Opoku is a designer and an educator with a passion for helping others. He uses his talents in animation, illustration, and design to create work that takes a society trending toward apathy on a path toward learned empathy. Kofi is originally from Ghana, West Africa

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Scott Biersack & Eric Friedensohn // Creative Compadres

Airs Saturday, May 21, 2016. Episode 170 [youtube id=”ivZzOQm-u7Q”] Eric Friedensohn and Scott Biersack have been roommates for almost a year. They are both designers, lettering artists, and really great men who are making a difference in the world. They both have embarked on new experiences this year and are part of a tight community

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