Domestika Curious Minds

Memoirs add a tidy narrative arc to the messiness of life, but can you fully trust the truthfulness of the stories you find in their pages? We hear from New York Times bestselling author Meredith Hall about what it means to tell your story and from writer and journalist Gavanndra Hodge about how writing about your past can change it. Author and ghostwriter Tom Bromley shares what these individual stories can teach us all about creative expression. To find blogs and images related to each episode, go to domestika.org/podcasts. And to find online courses on hundreds of creative topics, go to domestika.org.

Color is everywhere, and it probably plays a bigger role in your life than you might realize. We speak with “The Color Bible” author Laura Perryman to learn how trends are born and how our brains react to color. Visual artist Niki Usagi and art director and photographer Michelle Norris reveal how color can communicate everything from the universal to highly personal, explaining why it’s time for you - yes you - to play with a whole new world of color. 

To find blogs and images related to each episode, go to domestika.org/podcasts. And to find online courses on hundreds of creative topics, go to domestika.org. 

This episode includes audio clips from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) by Victor Fleming and “Schindler's List” (1993) by Steven Spielberg.

To find blogs and images related to each episode, go to domestika.org/podcasts. And to find online courses on hundreds of creative topics, go to domestika.org. 

They tell us where to pee, where to go, and where to throw away our trash - pictograms are symbols that shape not just how we move through the world but also how we think about it. Design equity advocate Nick Ross reveals the power they have to change society, and designer Yang Liu and professor of visual communication Ashley Jane Booth explain how these tiny pieces of design create a universal language that can bridge cultural divides.

To find blogs and images related to each episode, go to domestika.org/podcasts. And to find online courses on hundreds of creative topics, go to domestika.org. 

In less than 100 years polymer clay has totally reinvented the possibilities of craft. A plastic based clay anyone can sculpt and bake at home, it’s captivated everyone from rocket scientists to casual crafters. We speak to polymer clay educator Ginger Davis Allman and polymer artists Zoe Rain, Gail Tan, and Bonnie Bishoff about the secret to successfully selling handicrafts in an industrial age, and discover the impact of quarantine crafting. 

To find blogs and images related to each episode, go to domestika.org/podcasts. And to find online courses on hundreds of creative topics, go to domestika.org. 

This episode includes an audio clip from It Costs That Much (2021) by Woah Dude.

To find blogs and images related to each episode, go to domestika.org/podcasts. And to find online courses on hundreds of creative topics, go to domestika.org. 

Is it shallow to judge a book by its cover? There are lots of good reasons - and not all of them have to do with looks. We speak with legendary Jurassic Park cover designer Chip Kidd about fitting an entire story into a single image, “Caustic Cover Critic” James Morrison about creating art that sells, and hear about the importance of reading and telling stories from a different perspective from designer and founder of Black and Brown Book Designers Dominique Jones and illustrator Lisa Perrin. 

To find blogs and images related to each episode, go to domestika.org/podcasts. And to find online courses on hundreds of creative topics, go to domestika.org. 

This episode includes an audio clip from You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover (1970) by Stevie Wonder.

Could doodling be the key to unlocking your creativity? Despite the stigma, we’ve all made an absent minded squiggle before, and with good reason says Sunni Brown, author of “The Doodle Revolution”. Professional illustrator Mattias Adolfsson and mind mapper Saher Kahn weigh in on how this innate creative impulse, and all the benefits it brings, prove why everyone - yes, even you - should consider themselves creative. 

To find blogs and images related to each episode, go to domestika.org/podcasts. And to find online courses on hundreds of creative topics, go to domestika.org.

In this new season we’ll dive into the world of book cover design, what it means to design for the future, how symbols can secretly shape your life, and if you can really call your vacation pictures travel photography. Curious Minds is an original podcast by Domestika dedicated to sharing and celebrating creativity in all of its forms. 

Why do artists make self portraits? And can there ever be any real rules about how you choose to express yourself? Painter Shane Wolf and mixed media artist Nneka Jones discuss how the genre gives them free reign to experiment, photographers Cristina Otero and Danny Bittencourt explain how they use self portraits to explore emotion rather than aesthetics, and graphic artist Ohni Lisle talks about what it means to see yourself reflected in your work. 

To find blogs and images for each episode, go to domestika.org/podcasts. And to find online courses on hundreds of creative topics, go to domestika.org. 

This episode includes audio clips from Francis Bacon (1988) directed by David Hinton, and America's Next Top Model, created and executive produced by Tyra Banks.