Designstration with Ufot Ubon

Not every creative fits into one box.

In this episode of Designstration, we sit down with Edwin Anthony — a multidisciplinary illustrator and visual designer; to explore what it really means to build a career across design and illustration.

We talk about the realities of working across two disciplines, how creative work becomes sustainable, and the balance between personal expression and client demands.

This is a conversation about process, positioning, growth; and the discipline it takes to stay consistent in an ever-changing creative industry.

If you’re navigating your own path as a creative, this episode will give you something real to think about.

Press play… and step into the process.

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It’s been a minute.

We’ve seen the tweets.

We’ve seen people going back to old episodes, rewatching, relistening... asking for more.

So this is me saying — we’re back.

This episode is a quick reset.

What Designstration is.

What it has always been about.

And more importantly… what’s coming next.

This podcast is about the process.

The messy middle.

The thinking behind the work.

And this new phase?

It’s going deeper.

If you’re building, designing, creating, or just trying to figure things out — welcome.

Press play. Let’s get into it.

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Every designer, at some point in their career, has imagined what it would be like to work on a project that shapes brands at a global scale. The kind of project that makes headlines, defines industries, and leaves a lasting impact. But what does it really take to lead these massive, high-stakes design initiatives?In this conversation, we sit down with Mary Afolabi, Design Director at FourthCanvas, whose decade-long career has been defined by leading brands through transformative design processes — from Nigerian Breweries to Ventures Platform. Featured in the Best of Ife Art Hall of Fame (2015) and a Fine & Applied Arts graduate from Obafemi Awolowo University, Mary has built a reputation for delivering strategic, impactful design at scale.But beyond the work itself, she is also deeply passionate about mentorship — guiding fellow designers to grow in their careers — and is the author of Mae’s Book on Colours (2023), a resource on the power of color in design.For the design community — especially those with the ambition to work on agency-level, high-impact projects — this conversation offers a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the challenges, trade-offs, and skills required to operate at the highest level.How do large-scale design projects come to life? What does leadership look like when managing multiple stakeholders, evolving creative demands, and business objectives? And most importantly, how can ambitious designers position themselves to one day be part of, or even lead, such projects?This episode isn’t just a conversation — it’s a blueprint for those who dream of designing at scale.Connect with guest on X (formerly Twitter): ⁠⁠Mary Afolabi

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Oyeleye Ogunsanya popularly known as LeyeConnect is the Lead Designer at Risevest. A Senior designer who approaches design problems with high level of excellence; with every touch unique to the click of his mouse.

In this episode, we talked about Leye’s insightful journey into design as a rookie. The challenges he faces, his process, and the roadmap.

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Season 1 // Episode 18 - #DesignstrationPodcast

Usifo Murphy (Druids) is a Senior Product and Interaction Designer with Six Years of Experience Leading Design at Early Stage and Series A Web3 Companies.

In this episode, we talked about negotiation from both the client and designer’s perspective, we talked about the business of design, basically; money in general.

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Season 1 // Episode 2 - #makingmistakes

Making Mistakes is a series where we talk about Grave and Great Mistakes creatives make in their careers; and how we can manage and avoid such as we progress in our career.

In this episode, we are joined with Rukayat, Rue, Kems (co-host), and Ubon (host); discussing on mistakes they’ve made over the years in their career.

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Colins Donye heads the team at Rvysion Studio. A team of creatives that helps brands prepare for the market with intuitive design development.In this episode, we talked about managing creatives; the challenges and successes that comes with such heavy task.

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Our Stories is a series on the Designstration Podcast where we tell our stories.

In this episode, Ufot Ubon shared his childhood memories of his creating and flying kites with his friends; and the lessons he can deduce from that experience today.

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Oyeleye Ogunsanya popularly known as LeyeConnect is the Lead Designer at Risevest. A Senior designer who approaches design problems with high level of excellence; with every touch unique to the click of his mouse.In this episode, we talked about the business of design. The technical knowledge needed for beginner designers to breakout into the labour market in the Nigerian design industry; as well as working with clients and business owners.

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