Today's guest is Aaron Masik. He is a Senior Designer at UpperDeck Cards and also a Freelance Art Director at Masik Creative in San Diego CA. 

During this episode we talk about: 

-his journey to design as a kid and the first piece of design software he got to play around with. 

-how he was let go from the design studio he worked at within the first year of being there and it was right after he got married.

-his long shot of getting into sports design and the 16-hour drives that made his dream a reality. 

-the variety of print materials that he designs at UpperDeck and the variety of substrates he is using for them. Including materials embedded with diamonds. 

-his time design Rampage jerseys while he was with the Spurs and what that meant to him. 

-how to handle non-designer feedback when they can't see your vision or reasoning. 

-the WNBA team project he was proud to be a part of. 

I am really excited to share this one as I was a huge hockey card collector when I was a kid, still have them too! Aaron is a great guy to talk to with stories to share! @masik18