illustration

Meena Khalili // New in Lou 365 Project

Episode 235. Aired on November 8, 2017 Have you ever wanted to change up your style? Or get better at something in a fairly quick amount of time? Well it all takes time. Meena Khalili has been a regular guest on the show and I am stoked to have her back. Meena is an illustrator, […]

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Matt Vergotis // Versatile & Flexible PART TWO

Episode 232. Aired on Tuesday, October 17, 2017.   Matt and I will continue our conversation about branding and how he decides when to create hand drawn typographic marks vs computer-generated symbols and how he does that. Join us for the LIVE show and see what I mean about his versatility and how he has

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T.J. Harley // Flexible & Focused

Aired on August 9, 2017 Episode 223 This week’s guest is T.J. Harley. T.J. got his start working in a t-shirt shop while going to college at Clemson University. He worked whenever he didn’t have class and got a chance to learn and use Illustrator. After graduation T.J. got his start in the sports industry

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Amarilys Henderson // Stepping Out at Surtex

Aired June 30, 2017. Episode 218 My guest this week is Amarilys Henderson. You might remember her from a recent interview in April when she was part of the Sketch Noting series. Here is a link to her interview. You are probably thinking, whoa, diane I thought you had a show yesterday. Yes, I did

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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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