EP115 with Andrew Ashton

When it comes to the Australian design industry, there are few as supportive and as accomplished as Andrew Ashton. Across his 30+ professional years, he has consistently advocated on behalf of Aussie creatives and built an international reputation that has seen him awarded many times over. At 34, Andrew was made one of the youngest members of the prestigious Alliance Graphique Internationale, at that time, only the 8th Australian to be invited.

Andrew is great to talk to. Conversations with him tend to roam all over the creative landscape. His experience and thoughtful insight give a unique perspective on what is occurring in the industry. In this episode we dig into his past, look at design in the internet age and talk about what it means to be an Australian creative.

As a testament to his practice, Andrew raised the bar for our guests by turning up with a song playlist, an original poster and three poems that covered the main chapters of the episode. We got him to read the poems on air and they are definitely worth digging into to discover their meanings.

It was a real honour to sit and chat with Andrew, we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. As always, we’d love to hear your thoughts.

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Links:

Work Art Life: https://www.workartlife.com

Power House Project: https://www.workartlife.com/project/powerhouse

Nite Art: https://www.niteart.com.au

Andrew on AGI: https://a-g-i.org/user/Andrew/view/projects

Work Art Life Insta: https://www.instagram.com/workartlife

Behance: https://www.behance.net/byworkartlife

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thinkingbyandrewashton

People Things Blog: https://peoplethings.com

Future underground people: http://peoplethings.com/andblog

Neo Koala: https://neokoala.com

Paper Tiger Exhibition: https://nas.edu.au/events/exhibition-paper-tigers