Our pal, Andrew Fairclough of Kindred Studio joins us on the Pod!

Andrew is an amazing Illustration artist from Australia, having worked from LA for a number of years before returning home!

You may also know of him as the owner of True Grit Texture supply!

Andrews tools have helped thousands of aspiring artist all over the world perfect their craft and carve their own unique styles.

On this episode we talk about his humble beginnings as a designer and we also break down one of his illustrations.

You don't not want to miss this one, Pals!

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Thank you for being a Pal, Andrew!

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Kindred Studio.

https://www.kindredstudio.net

Skillshare.

https://www.skillshare.com/classes/True-Grit-Handmade-Textures-Halftones-for-Designers-Illustrators/1686874738?coupon=andrewfairclough_3mfree&teacherRef=3004412&via=teacher-referral-partner&utm_source=andrewfairclough&utm_medium=teacher-referral-partner&utm_campaign=andrewfairclough_summerreferral

IG.

https://www.instagram.com/kindred_studio/

PENTOOL PALS SOCIALS

Pentool Pals Website.

https://www.pentoolpals.com

Pentool Pals IG

https://www.instagram.com/pentoolpals/

Apple Podcast

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Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/32n7KTsGC2ylcizDci7WNl?si=auXTcFhoSSuBoBUWtL1ABg&dl_branch=1

Google Podcast

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Our pal, Michael Fugoso of Fugstrator is on the first Pod of 2022!

Micheal is a SanDiego/Austin based designer & illustrator who’s talent literally pops off the page with his incredible way of texturing and choice of color ways! On this episode we talk about how he started in a different industry, his texturing process, and his experience doing tutorials with Skillshare and Adobe Max!

Fugs was a ton of fun to have on and you're all going to have fun watching!

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Thank you for being a Pal, Fugs!

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Linktree

https://linktr.ee/fugstrator

IG.

https://www.instagram.com/fugstrator/

PENTOOL PALS SOCIALS

Pentool Pals Website.

https://www.pentoolpals.com

Pentool Pals IG

https://www.instagram.com/pentoolpals/

Apple Podcast

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Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/32n7KTsGC2ylcizDci7WNl?si=auXTcFhoSSuBoBUWtL1ABg&dl_branch=1

Google Podcast

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Our pal, Daphna Sebbane is on the Pod!

Daphna is an incredible illustration designer from Austin Texas. Her incredible style of artwork is inspired by traditional tattoo and tarot cards, which she has crafted into her own unique style!

This is a must watch episode!

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Thank you for being a Pal, Daphna!

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And have a Merry Christmas everyone!

Thank you all for being our Pals!

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Website

https://daphnasebbane.mybigcommerce.com

IG.

https://www.instagram.com/daphnasebbane/

PENTOOL PALS SOCIALS

Pentool Pals Website.

https://www.pentoolpals.com

Pentool Pals IG

https://www.instagram.com/pentoolpals/

Apple Podcast

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Spotify

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Google Podcast

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Our pals, Amy and Jen Hood of Hoodzpah Design joins us on the Pod!

Hoodzpah is a collaborative branding and type studio based out of Southern California! The teamwork of these two sisters has lead them to working with huge names like Disney, The Lakers, Nike, and most recently Seat Geek for their Rebrand. And that's just a few!

On this episode we go over their Top 5 Rebrands of 2021 and break down our likes and dislikes on each logo!

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Thank you for being Pals, Amy and Jennifer!

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Hoodzpah Design.

https://hoodzpahdesign.com

YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/hoodzpah

IG.

https://www.instagram.com/hoodzpahdesign/

PENTOOL PALS SOCIALS

Pentool Pals Website.

https://www.pentoolpals.com

Pentool Pals IG

https://www.instagram.com/pentoolpals/

Apple Podcast

https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:1001687140/sounds.rss

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/32n7KTsGC2ylcizDci7WNl?si=auXTcFhoSSuBoBUWtL1ABg&dl_branch=1

Google Podcast

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Our pal, Joshua Ariza is on the Pod!

Joshua is an award winning Graphic Designer in Costa Mesa California, who absolutely crushes the illustration game, working with some of the most recognizable brands in the world including ESPN, Nike, Red Bull, Under Armour, Star Wars, Taco Bell and many more!

He is also the owner of Chomp, a skate & surf brand!

You are going to love tis episode, Pals!

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Website

http://joshuaariza.com

Chomp Brand

https://chompbrand.com/collections/sale

IG.

https://www.instagram.com/joshua_ariza/

https://www.instagram.com/chompbrand/

PENTOOL PALS SOCIALS

Pentool Pals Website.

https://www.pentoolpals.com

Pentool Pals IG

https://www.instagram.com/pentoolpals/

Apple Podcast

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Spotify

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Google Podcast

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Our pal, Kristy Campbell from Pinkpony Creative is on the Pod today!

Kristy is an amazing Graphic Designer and Brand Strategist from New Zealand and specializes in Branding and Packaging.

What started as a 100 day design challenge in 2019 turned into a full time business in just a years time!

In this episode we sit down with her and chat about her design life before leaving her full time job to start her own company!

This is an episode you do not want to miss!

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Thank you for being a Pal, Kristy!

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Website.

https://www.pinkponycreative.com

TikTok

https://www.tiktok.com/@pinkponycreative?

IG.

https://www.instagram.com/pinkponycreative/

PENTOOL PALS SOCIALS

Pentool Pals Website.

https://www.pentoolpals.com

Pentool Pals IG

https://www.instagram.com/pentoolpals/

Apple Podcast

https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:1001687140/sounds.rss

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/32n7KTsGC2ylcizDci7WNl?si=auXTcFhoSSuBoBUWtL1ABg&dl_branch=1

Google Podcast

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Our pal, Myles Mendoza is on the Pod today!

Myles is a very talented graphic designer from San Diego and we sit down and talk about the transition of working at an agency to going full time freelance, as well as show off some of his work!

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Thank you for being a Pal, Myles!

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Cole & Cam also talk about our experience at DesignerCon, hanging out all day and meeting the boys at Lincoln Design, Nevermade, Bossdog as well as meeting some designers who will be on the Pod very soon!

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Website.

https://www.mylesmendoza.com

Dribble.

https://dribbble.com/mylesmendoza

IG.

https://www.instagram.com/mendozacreative/

PENTOOL PALS SOCIALS

Pentool Pals Website.

https://www.pentoolpals.com

Pentool Pals IG

https://www.instagram.com/pentoolpals/

Apple Podcast

https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:1001687140/sounds.rss

Spotify

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Google Podcast

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The absolute LEGEND and our new Pal Jimbo Phillips joins us on the pod!

Jimbo is the amazing designer behind most of the artwork from Santa Cruz Skateboards and is the son of the legendary Jim Phillips, the creator of the iconic screaming hand graphic!

He has carried his dads legacy on and made their unique design style one of the most desired design styles in skateboarding and the punk music industry!

Jimbo is an absolute master of illustation and we were very stoked to have him on the Pod!

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Thank you for being a Pal, Jimbo!

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Jimbo's Website

http://www.jimbophillips.com

IG.

https://www.instagram.com/jimbophillips/

PENTOOL PALS SOCIALS

Pentool Pals Website.

https://www.pentoolpals.com

Pentool Pals IG

https://www.instagram.com/pentoolpals/

Apple Podcast

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Spotify

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Google Podcast

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Our pal, Chad Michael joins us on the Pod today!

Chad is an PHENOMENAL Graphic Designer from Texas who's Label designs keep us drooling the entire episode. We talk about his years working at different agencies which lead him to start Chad Micheal Studios and laugh more than any episode!

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Chad Michael Studios

https://chadmichaelstudio.com

IG.

https://www.instagram.com/chadmichaelstudio/

PENTOOL PALS SOCIALS

Pentool Pals Website.

https://www.pentoolpals.com

Pentool Pals IG

https://www.instagram.com/pentoolpals/

Apple Podcast

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Spotify

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Google Podcast

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Our pals at Fried Design Co. are on the Pod!

Josh Sullivan & Bryan Elliot, 2 designers of the amazing team at Fried sit down with us and talk about their beginnings, struggles, side endeavors, and building a team of amazing designers to dominate the game!

And to add to how cool they are, they started a Bar called Sweet Boy's!

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Thank you for being our Pals, Fried Design Co!

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Fried Design Co.

https://www.frieddesign.co

IG.

https://www.instagram.com/frieddesignco/

PENTOOL PALS SOCIALS

Pentool Pals Website.

https://www.pentoolpals.com

Pentool Pals IG

https://www.instagram.com/pentoolpals/

Apple Podcast

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Spotify

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Google Podcast

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