Obsessed Show

Randy attended Indiana University (I won't hold it against him) and began the first decade of his career in Chicago. Eventually, he was led back to Indy and began working as a design partner for DeveloperTown. For lack of a better way of saying it, he's completely obsessed with design.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Origin story
• DeveloperTown
• What makes great designers and clients

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Paula has worn many hats throughout her career. Today, she's working on some incredibly cool projects. Get a sneak peek in this interview!

Mentioned in this episode:

• Paula's Wikipedia Page
• Pentagram
• Paula's TED Talk
• Shake Shack Rebrand
• Snap Kitchen
• BQX
• High Line

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Stacey Dyer is currently the Creative Strategist for iZotope, where audio software products are developed to enable and inspire creativity. While managing a new brand landscape, Stacey pushes the team to go beyond their usual boundaries through lean practices, as well as process discovery and customer validation.

In this episode, we discuss:

Her journey to publishing her first book, AstroWed. Her favorite parts working for Loctite. Her brief stint owning a cake bake shop.

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Kelly always enjoyed creating artwork. However, growing up in Iowa there weren't too many opportunities to pursue it, that's what led him to the Art Center College of Design. After earning his degree in Advertising Illustration he began working at print shop as he built-up his freelance clients. Now he works solely freelance, and in his free time you can catch him jamming out in his "one man band," Hume and the Humanoids.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How he got into design
• Lettering for MLB
• Advice to designers

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During Karen's childhood she would sit at the kitchen table and hear discussions swirl around her about business. These conversations placed an entrepreneurial spirit in her. After 15 years in the banking industry she changed her focus to home staging. Her purpose is simple, help bring people's "vision to reality."

In this episode, we discuss:

• Origin story
• Her purpose
• Designing Spaces
• Her Book

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After college Betsy Helmuth packed up her bags and "angry cat" to pursue a career in painting and acting in the Big Apple. Later she would discover that her true calling was interior design on a budget. Her mission is simple, to change lives through the dynamic of a household, and she does just that with her business, Affordable Interior Design.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Origin story
• What her days look like
• What makes a great client
• Ins and outs of interior design

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In middle school Mackey Saturday's mother told him he should pursue graphic design, but at the time he thought the art form was reserved for artistic "cheaters." Later he would go onto to earn a degree in fine arts with a concentration in metalsmithing. After school he realized he could take art and turn it into something valuable and objective, which led him into design where he became the design principal at Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Origin story
• Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv
• The best clients
• Design heroes

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Paul Sahre started his path in design at Kent State University. After working in a few different agencies he realized as a lone wolf he should begin his own independent practice, Office of Paul Sahre.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Office of Paul Sahre
• Being married to a designer
• Designing book covers
• What he's most obsessed with today

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Ian Paget landed into design, oddly, through a warehouse job. After being recognized by the owner as "good at drawing" he began creating promotional posters for their sales team. From there he self-taught himself Adobe Indesign and his career took off. Now he works as the lead creative designer at Advansys Ecommerce Solutions and a freelancer for Logo Geek.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Origin story
• Logo Geek
• His podcast
• Freelancing and agency

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Born and raised a southerner, Christian discovered design during his final years at University of North Carolina. Following his design epiphany he headed to the Portfolio Center in Atlanta to brush up on the skills he needed to become an expert designer. After taking a brief stint for an internship with Pentagram in New York City, he headed down to Austin, fell in love with the city, and began his own agency, Helms Workshop.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Origin story
• Work in the beer industry
• Internship with Michael Bierut
• Helms Workshop
• Proudest moment as a designer

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