Legendary illustrator and art director Mike Yamada tells us about his education at Art Center and the decade he spent working with Dreamworks. Mike also shares his love for creative passion, some insight to the process and tools he uses, as well as some of his favorite books. We also discuss his experiences going to Comic-Con and a bit about his odd work/life balance.

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GUEST LINKS:

Mike’s Blog: http://mikeyamada.blogspot.com/

Mike’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/myamada1979/

Mike’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaelyamada

Big Hero 6: http://amzn.to/1IVFXcb

The Art of Big Hero 6: http://amzn.to/1IVFUgm

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SHOW NOTES:

The Wes Anderson Collection: http://amzn.to/1K1iokn

Primer: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390384/

Mary Blair: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Blair

Raymond Loewy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Loewy

Alexander McQueen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_McQueen

Kyle T. Webster’s Brushes: http://www.kyletwebster.com/portfolio/brushes/

Motive Artworks: http://www.motiveartworks.com/

Outliers: http://amzn.to/1Wy0bjb

“If you don’t [love what you’re doing], then there’s a point where you’re going to be this weird, dated shell of an artist. You won’t be relevant anymore, you won’t make anything that makes anyone excited.”

-Mike Yamada

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