Design Together

On this episode of Design Together we chat with the leadership team at handsome. Hear from CEO John Roescher, President Jennifer Allen, and CCO Pablo Marques, as we discuss the evolution of handsome and learn what makes their unique agency model work.

Join us to discuss the behind-the-scenes of organizing a design conference. Our conversation with George Garrastegui Jr., Educator and Process Advocate, and Nakita Pope, Chief Chick of Branding Chicks, covers everything from planning the 2022 AIGA Design and Business Conference, to why joining a professional organization has value. This conference is all about the merging of business and design and is something we know our listeners will want to attend.

In this episode of Design Together, we connect with Clara Galan, Global Education Community Lead at Adobe, along with two members of the Adobe Education Leaders, Joseph Labrecque, Instructor of Technology at University of Colorado Boulder and Diane Keeler, Manager of Digital Production at Occidental College. This episode is great for educators, especially those interested in learning more about the education communities at Adobe.

In season's three opening episode we talk with Bill Kenney, Co-Founder and CEO at Focus Lab and Stephanie Taylor-Coleman, Brand Support Manager at Focus Lab. Bill shares Focus Lab's unique approach to presenting weekly updates to clients and how important client education is for their process. Stephanie joins us to share how she landed at Focus Lab and walks us through how the Brand Support team provides support to branding clients post a rebrand. This episode is great for anyone interested in branding and the design process.

In this bonus episode, we're joined by Ben Greengrass and D'Angelo Heyward, who met through the D&AD mentorship program. Ben is the Creative Director of the design agency ThoughtMatter, while D'Angelo is a designer and illustrator who was accepted into the D&AD Shift program last spring. The program includes an intensive night school led by industry experts and mentorship for self-made creatives without a college degree. Join us to hear how Ben and D'Angelo connected, worked together, and hint, hint, will continue to work together in the future!

On this episode of Design Together, Natalie Nixon, PhD, author of the award-winning book "The Creativity Leap" and Founder and Creativity Strategist at Figure 8 Thinking joins us to share her insights on creativity and what bridges creativity and collaboration. Natalie helps demystify creativity through wonder and rigor as we confront the barriers preventing many from taking their own creative leap.

What is community branding? How does research help inform creative decision-making? Whose voices are heard when designing a brand that will represent an entire community? And what happens when a newly elected official takes over mid-rebrand? Join us for a chat with RJ Thompson, an award-winning marketing and graphic design professional. RJ wears many hats, one being the founder of +Public, a company focused on community branding.

This week, Courtney Spencer, Global Head of Design at ZX Ventures, joins us to share her unique story of success. We'll discuss all of the folks she's collaborated with on her way to the top and how she's currently working with design teams across the globe. Courtney's excitement for life is contagious, whether walking into a board room or recording this show. This episode is great for those new to design and those hoping to work their way up.

David Schwarz, a founding partner from Hush, joins us to discuss leading with your gut, being naive enough to take the leap to become a business owner, and how to find the right partner with complementary goals. I'll give you a clue, it all comes down to a Banh Mi sandwich. David is an articulate, inspirational storyteller who will resonate with all of my listeners in both the design industry and academia.

Join us as we chat with Sara Hall, User Experience Practice Lead at the City of Philadelphia. Hear about how Sara's background in architecture and industrial design lead her to a career in user experience design and why she is so passionate about design for the public good. Learn what challenges you face when your stakeholders are an entire city of over one and a half million people.