Our guest is educator, typographer, photographer, and interdisciplinary designer Nathan Matteson.

In this episode, Matteson speaks with host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Christian Solorzano⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ about his approach to graphic design that emphasizes the materiality of what we work with, his focus on typography as a tool of communication, his transition from painting into graphic design, and his skepticism of whether design can ever truly be solution-oriented. He shares with us his thoughts on craft and the consequences of plugins and templates used within the design process and offers us alternative ways through which we can approach our work as graphic designers.

Nathan on the web:

https://brut.ist/

https://skeptic.ist/

Music by the band ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Eighties Slang⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.