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  • Podcast for a Sushi Restaurant

    Alex and Kevin discuss the Apple bringing back the silhouettes, Kim K’s new skin care brand, the KFC Jack Harlow meal, the unique milkshake concoctions at University of Miami, Van Leeuwen's Grey Poupon flavor, Heineken high-tech bottle opener, and more!

    APPLE BRINGS BACK THE SILHOUETTES
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkRoRQAkelI

    KIM K WITH THE NEW SKIN CARE BRAND
    https://thedieline.com/blog/2022/6/2/kim-kardashian-unveils-skincare-line-skkn-by-kim

    JACK HARLOW MEAL
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcl3krNSJz4

    MIAMI MILKSHAKES
    https://www.outkick.com/university-of-miami-baseball-teams-insane-milkshake-menu-deserves-your-attention/

    VAN LEEUWEN X GREY POUPON https://thedieline.com/blog/2022/6/7/pardon-me-but-did-you-hear-about-the-grey-poupon-ice-cream

    HEINEKEN: THE CLOSER
    video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdyoOuX_2c4&t=139s
    dieline:https://thedieline.com/blog/2022/6/2/heineken-announces-bottle-opener-that-aims-to-keep-work-and-life-balanced

    57 min
  • Next Week It's The Fries

    Alex and Kevin are back from Boston where they attended HOW Design Live and presented the Dieline awards. They talk about Kanye West’s McDonald's packaging design, Taco Bell sells out of the Mexican Pizza and postpones Mexican Pizza the Musical, Mona Lisa gets caked, Ritz and Oreo drop and extremely limited edition treat, Salvation Army joins the conversation on distressed sneaker convo, and more!

    ~

    KANYE AND MCDONALDS?
    https://thedieline.com/blog/2022/5/23/ye-comes-back-to-instagram-teases-naoto-fukasawa-and-mcdonalds-packaging-collab

    MONA LISA GOT CAKED
    https://www.vulture.com/2022/05/man-throws-cake-glass-around-mona-lisa-louvre.html

    RITZ X OREO
    https://thedieline.com/blog/2022/5/25/sweet-meets-cute-with-salty-for-this-oreo-and-ritz-collab-cookie

    TACO BELL SELLS OUT OF THE MEXICAN PIZZA, THE MUSICAL IS POSTPONED
    https://www.livingmas.com/post/taco-bell-is-sold-out-of-mexican-pizzas-postponing-mexican-pizza-the-musical

    SALVATION ARMY DUNKS ON BALENCIAGA
    https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/salvation-army-balenciaga-truly-destroyed/
    https://trulydestroyed.com/



    50 min
  • Live Mas, Work Mas? with Jess Kirkman

    Alex and Kevin talk to Jess Kirkman, Executive Creative Director of Taco Bell! They talk about life as an in house creative, Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza the Musical,  iPod being discontinued, Balenciaga's distressed sneakers, and more!

    Jess Kirkman
    https://manifestjess.com/
    @manifest.jess
    @tacobelldesign

    Mexican Pizza, the Musical
    https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/10/entertainment/dolly-parton-doja-cat-taco-bell-mexican-pizza-cec/index.html

    RIP IPOD
    https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/10/tech/apple-ipod-end-of-an-era/index.html

    BALENCIAGA DISTRESSED SNEAKERS
    https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/balenciaga-paris-sneaker-reactions/


    1 hr 6 min
  • The Future is Sustainable: with Andrew Gibbs and Jessica Deseo

    Alex and Kevin welcome on the dynamic duo who drive Dieline: Andrew Gibbs and Jessica Deseo! They discuss the world of packaging, sustainability, and brands. Topics include: Skullcandy x Doritos limited edition 4/20 headphones, the Beatles Cannabis Club - All Things Grass, Wingstop’s Blazed and Glazed, Guitar Center logo refresh, Liquid Death’s new campaign Don’t F*ck the Planet, and more!

    SKULLCANDY X DORITOS
    https://thedieline.com/blog/2022/4/13/skullcandy-teams-up-with-doritos-for-limited-edition-420-drop

    BEATLES CANNABIS CLUB - ALL THINGS GRASS
    https://thedieline.com/blog/2022/4/12/all-things-must-grass-marks-first-beatle-and-cannabis-collab?

    WINGSTOP BLAZED AND GLAZED
    https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wingstop-introduces-limited-time-420-inspired-flavor-blazed--glazed-301525504.html

    LIQUID DEATH DON’T F*CK THE PLANET
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs5T97hZpSY


    1 hr 38 min
  • What Does a Pixel Taste Like?

    Alex and Kevin talk about Pro Wrestling, the first Pixel flavored beverage, two MSCHF drops, the Baskin Robins rebrand, Cracker Jill and more!

    PIXEL FLAVORED COKE
    https://www.coca-colacompany.com/news/coca-cola-creations-zero-sugar-byte-launch

    MSCHF X THE WEEKEND VINYL BLADE
    https://vinylblade.com/?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=vinylblade&utm_campaign=newdrop

    MSCHF X TYGA WAVY SHOES
    https://mschfsneakers.com/

    BASKIN ROBINS REBRAND
    https://thedieline.com/blog/2022/4/11/baskin-robbins-unveils-new-logo-and-visual-identity-from-changeup

    CRACKER JILL
    https://thedieline.com/blog/2022/4/6/cracker-jack-becomes-cracker-jill-to-celebrate-women-in-sports
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Swj-DFkDak


    53 min
  • April Cools Day!

    Alex and Kevin talk about brands being brands on April Fools day and recap some of the highlights and lowlights from the internet that day.

    Dieline Highlights
    https://thedieline.com/blog/2022/4/4/best-april-fools-day-packaging-pranks-of-2022

    Ritz x Eos
    https://thedieline.com/blog/2022/4/1/latest-collab-from-eos-and-ritz-will-leave-lips-buttery-smooth

    Magic Stroon
    https://thedieline.com/blog/2022/4/1/magic-spoon-rebrands-as-magic-stroon

    Duo Lingo
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga3ttnz3nXI

    USA Today Highlights
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/04/01/april-fools-day-2022-pranks-products/7236609001/

    Spicy Sprite
    https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/mcdonalds-sprite-april-fools-joke-reactions/

    Jet Blue
    https://pix11.com/news/local-news/jetblue-flight-from-jfk-to-laguardia-fuhgeddaboudit/









    1 hr 3 min
  • OUR FISH IS GONNA TIP THAT SCALE

    Alex and Kevin try the Coors Chillollipop and discuss the Spicy Fish Diss, Burger King Poop Ice Cream, Pepsi's maple syrup flavored cola, Ryan Reynolds' new commercial for one password, and more.

    PUSHA T - SPICY FISH DISS
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn0LjF4_5r4

    BURGER KING BRAZIL - POOP ICE CREAM
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBiSfoOiE9M&ab_channel=DavidTheAgency

    PEPSI x IHOP
    https://thedieline.com/blog/2022/3/24/pepsi-and-ihop-come-together-with-maple-syrup-and-cola-collab

    RYAN REYNOLDS - ONE PASSWORD
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfG6ksdavtY&ab_channel=RyanReynolds




    1 hr

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Each week, award-winning graphic designer Alex Center and co-host Kevin Batory discuss branding, design, pop culture, and more. New episodes drop every Wednesday.

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