Graham Thew is an award-winning Book Designer at the forefront of Book Design in Ireland. With a career that spans 25 years, we dive into how he was catapulted into the world of publishing as he left college and soon made his mark in the publishing world. At his studio Gramham Thew Design they work on branding, illustration with a specialisation in book design. Check out the amazing covers Graham has worked on: https://www.grahamthew.com/

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MURUGIAH is an award-winning multi & interdimensional artist in London, UK exploring identity & awe & everything inbetween based in London, U.K. Born in England & raised in Wales with Sri Lankan heritage, Murugiah trained as an architect in London before choosing his current creative path, specialising in Fine art, illustration, art direction, typography and design. Today, he makes psychedelic work infused with the dichotomy of his Sri Lankan heritage and western upbringing. All made in a surreal, joyful, style using bright bold colours and detailed graphical compositions.

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Amy & Jen Hood are the co-founders of Hoodzpah a collaborative branding and type studio based out of Southern California. They create to delight the disenchanted, defy the ordinary, and decipher the woods from the trees. Their unique style and Swiss-army-skillset have led to exciting collaborations with mom-and-pop brands and companies like Disney, the NBA and more. Check out their work here: https://hoodzpahdesign.com/work/

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James Martin aka Made by James is a prolific creative, logo wiz, author, co founder of Baby Giant co and a lot more. He has helped hundreds of companies around the world build their dreams through his unique approach to brand identity. Check out his work here: https://themadebyjames.com/

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William Warren, Founder & CEO of The Sketch Effect which is based in Atlanta, has plenty of real stories and hard-earned insights to share from nearly 10 years in the entrepreneurial trenches. See more about Willam here: https://theconqueringcreative.com/#about

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Sarah Boris is an artist and designer based in London.
After working for over ten years for world renown arts and publishing institutions such as Phaidon, ICA, the Barbican, she set up her art and design studio in 2015, with a focus on public art commissions and creating new artworks in the form of screenprinted editions, sculpture, paintings, letterpress, books and more.

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Jason is an award-winning artist, designer, and creative director based in Brooklyn. After earning a BFA in graphic design from Brigham Young University, he moved to NYC to immerse himself into the life, color and magic of New York. He began his professional career working in the Creative Department of M·A·C Cosmetics, where he learned about the business of art and design, and developed his taste for spreading life and color into any and every project he could get his hands on. Six years later, Jason set out to start spreading his own message into the world.  Check out his work here: https://jasonnaylor.nyc/

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Michael Emberley has been an author and award winning illustrator of children's books for over 40 years. He is known for his  humorous and sensitive picture books, such as Ruby, Welcome Back Sun, and I Did It!, as well as works of non fiction such as, The Message, The Extraordinary Journey of an Ordinary Text Message, and It's Perfetly Normal (w Robie Harris). 

Michael is well known for highly successful collaborating with well known authors such as former US children's  poet laureate, Mary Ann Hoberman, on a series of innovative reading books, with Barbara Bottner on such titles as Miss Brooks Loves Books, as well as partnering with author Robie Harris on the series of ground breaking and now classic books on the facts of life. Check out his work here:https://www.michaelemberleybooks.com/

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Rob Lowe AKA illustrator Supermundane is an artist, graphic designer, typographer, illustrator and writer with over 20 years experience in the creative industry. His signature mesmeric drawings have been published and exhibited worldwide. He has been responsible for designing some of the most groundbreaking independent magazines of the last decade including the alternative children’s magazine Anorak and the award-winning food quarterly Fire Knives His practice is defined by a distinctive use of colour, line and simplicity which can be seen through all his different disciplines from typeface design to his personal works. He lives and works in London. Check out his work here: https://supermundane.com/

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I speak with Kathi Burke aka Fatti Burke an award-winning illustrator from Co. Waterford, Ireland. She has been working as a freelance illustrator since graduating from the National College of Art and Design in 2012. Her work revolves around the things she loves – food, home, jokes, colours and tradition. We dig into here process the of balance between design and illustration, building a practice of play and dealing with failure.