Sway Podcast

By Jarrett Fuller and Rory King

What's Sway Podcast about?

With weekly themes as its foundation, Sway researches, curates, discourses, envisions, and art directs the upcoming and current trends of visual communication. Its editors are based in the Lehigh Valley and San Francisco.

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Sway Podcast episodes:

09.08.2015
Episode 20: I want to see designers fighting!
In this episode we critique the critics. We look at the articles about Google's new logo and try to figure out what's missing in current design criticism. By looking at history and imagining the future, we debate the role of...
08.08.2015
Episode 19: Nothing but naked women
This episode starts with two questions: what happened to all the good design blogs and how has social media changed graphic design culture? This leads to a discussion about how to find inspiration, stay current on design trends, and be...
06.13.2015
Episode 18: We were touched by Paul Rand's ghost
In this episode, we are joined by designer and educator Mitch Goldstein to talk about thinking versus making, theorist versus practitioner, and critic versus designer. Mitch shares his origin story, how he started teaching, and what he hopes to impart...
05.18.2015
Episode 17: The Term is Dead, Part 2
After a few weeks of reflecting and writing, we return with some answers to the question of if graphic design is still a good term for everything we do. We look at each of our essays and offer some examples...
04.28.2015
Episode 16: The Term is Dead, Part 1
In this episode, we look at the current state of graphic design: what is it and what is it for? Using a recent Rem Koolhaas exhibition as our guide, we wonder what the future of graphic design looks like and...
04.15.2015
Episode 15: Uncataloged
Recorded in January 2015, this is a short conversation we had about archiving. We discuss a New Yorker article on the Internet Archive, how we save digital work for future generations, and who gets to decide what is worth saving....
12.14.2014
Episode 14: I just hit keys until things sound good.
For the final episode of the year, we want to take time to talk about the things that aren't design that inspire us and influence our work. We discuss the work of Hans Ulrich Obrist, Brian Eno, Wes Anderson, and...
11.02.2014
Episode 12: I'd rather go to McDonald's and have it my way than go to the Rubin and sit in the corner
After a summer hiatus, we're back with a new episode on video and how motion fits into graphic design. Looking at the short teaser 2x4 created for the new identity they created for the Rubin Museum, we look at the...
08.19.2014
Episode 11: I'm just trying to sound philosophical now
Rory has a flash of inspiration while drinking lemonade at dinner so we jump on a call to talk about design education and the advantages of teaching design in a broad sense—ignoring typography and layout and color and focusing on...
08.11.2014
Episode 10: Thoughts or Comments?
Just back from Typography Summer School in New York City, Rory rants about graphic design culture which leads to the idea of amateurism within the profession and how an outsider perspective can lead to open experimentation and unusual results. [Editor’s...
07.23.2014
Episode 9: It doesn't have a penguin; it doesn't have randomness; and it doesn't have a house
In this episode, we critique the new identities for Cooper Hewitt and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, both designed by Pentagram, and the growing trend of designing evolving logo systems. Looking back and looking ahead, we speculate about the future...
06.23.2014
Episode 8: I have those emotional breakdowns, too
In an emotionally charged episode, Rory kicks it off talking about the Group Material monograph, Show and Tell, that leads to a discussion on art and design and how to define them. The conversation meanders through a variety of topics...
06.03.2014
Episode 7: Design looks like a joke
We open this episode reflecting on Massimo Vignelli's death and the influence he had on our work through the years. This leads to a discussion on how the internet has changed our approach to design and how we view a...
05.10.2014
Episode 6: The Five Obstructions
We spend this episode reflecting on our recently completed Five Obstructions project. We talk about our favorite weeks, the hardest part of the project, and how we approached each week’s obstructions. In addition to talking about what we learned and...
04.22.2014
Episode 5: I feel like a creep
Inspired by the last episode’s discussion on manifestos and our guiding design principles, we use this episode to talk about the one piece of design that has had the most influence on our own practices and was fundamental in shaping...
04.01.2014
Episode 4: Whatever the hell his name is
In this episode, we spend a lot of time talking about the new 2014 edition of the First Things First manifesto. We compare it to the 1964 and 2000 versions and how we approach it different now that we are...
03.30.2014
Episode 3: I’m sorry, this is about to get very meta
After a quick follow up on The Five Obstructions, we jump into a conversation about how to insert ourselves into the design discussion and whether or not we have anything valuable to add and if we are even worth being...
03.05.2014
Episode 2: Barbara Walters in Photoshop interviewing Saddam Huissein
In the second episode of the Sway Podcast, we talk about Squarespace and the rise of DIY design tools and what the democratization of design means for designers and the profession at large. A discussion on the redesign of Newsweek’s...
02.27.2014
Episode 1: Processing the Process
In the first episode of the Sway Podcast, a discussion about design philosophies leads into how to think critically about your design process and then making your process a part of the design. By looking at design as a vessel...

What's Sway Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Sway Podcast episodes:

Episode 20: I want to see designers fighting!

Episode 19: Nothing but naked women

Episode 18: We were touched by Paul Rand's ghost

Episode 17: The Term is Dead, Part 2

Episode 16: The Term is Dead, Part 1

Episode 15: Uncataloged

Episode 14: I just hit keys until things sound good.

Episode 12: I'd rather go to McDonald's and have it my way than go to the Rubin and sit in the corner

Episode 11: I'm just trying to sound philosophical now

Episode 10: Thoughts or Comments?

Episode 9: It doesn't have a penguin; it doesn't have randomness; and it doesn't have a house

Episode 8: I have those emotional breakdowns, too

Episode 7: Design looks like a joke

Episode 6: The Five Obstructions

Episode 5: I feel like a creep

Episode 4: Whatever the hell his name is

Episode 3: I’m sorry, this is about to get very meta

Episode 2: Barbara Walters in Photoshop interviewing Saddam Huissein

Episode 1: Processing the Process