Through Process

Through Process episodes:

• 07.19.2016

  Defend That Kernel (with Sean Blanda)

  Mitch and Joshua are joined by Sean Blanda for a conversation about truth, bullshit, and posturing. Sean is the Director and Editor-in-Chief of 99u, an organization that publishes books, magazines, online content, and also holds an annual conference for creative...

  
• 06.27.2016

  Competition (with Brian Edlefson)

  Joshua and Mitch talk about design competitions with guest Brian Edlefson, who is a designer and educator from Michigan. Mitch was just a judge at AIGA Minnesota’s Design Show 2016, and Brian was a judge of the same Design Show...

  
• 04.03.2016

  The Idea Of Process (with Tim Belonax)

  Mitch and Joshua are joined by designer and educator Tim Belonax for a wide-ranging chat about process. We consider how to teach process as both an approach and as a methodology, without merely asking students to imitate their teachers. Tim...

  
• 03.13.2016

  Don't Be Afraid (with Amy and Jennifer Hood)

  Mitch speaks with designers and twin sisters Amy and Jennifer Hood from Hoodzpah Design Co. in Southern California. Amy and Jen explain how they became successful designers without the benefit of a traditional college education, and what they wish students...

  
• 03.02.2016

  Be Who You Are (with Carra Sykes and Marleigh Culver)

  Since graduation is coming up, Mitch talks with his former students Carra Sykes and Marleigh Culver about how school prepared (and did not prepare) them for life as working designers. We also find out how they got their current jobs,...

  
• 02.27.2016

  Slowness And Sameness (with Mig Reyes)

  Joshua and Mitch welcome designer and educator Mig Reyes to the podcast to chat about teaching at The Starter League. We also discuss his time at Basecamp and Threadless, the sameness of design on the web, and why taking more...

  
• 02.13.2016

  Teams Not Clients (with Renda Morton)

  Mitch and Joshua are joined by NY Times Product Design Director Renda Morton to talk about working with teams instead of clients, being anonymous, and how to integrate user feedback on a huge property like the NY Times website. We...

  
• 01.28.2016

  Kindergarten Mode (with Keetra Dean Dixon)

  Keetra Dean Dixon maintains a hybrid practice creating art, design, illustration, and experiences. Mitch is joined by his wife and design partner Anne Jordan, and returning guest Nancy Bernardo to speak with Keetra about moving to rural Alaska from New...

  
• 01.17.2016

  Abrasively Charming (with Richard Saul Wurman)

  In this episode Joshua and Mitch talk to architect, graphic designer, author, and TED Conference founder Richard Saul Wurman. Wurman touches on why he’s written books ranging from the collected writing of Louis Kahn to understanding health care, his approach...

  
• 01.11.2016

  Designers On The Couch (with Kerry William Purcell)

  Joshua and Mitch welcome Kerry William Purcell, who is a British author writing about design, photography, and visual cultural theory. Starting with his book about Alexy Brodovitch, we talk about the relationship between history and contemporary practice, and discuss how...

  
• 01.05.2016

  On Context

  Mitch and Josuha look at the year ahead by talking about how design education and design practice live in different contexts, and how each should be approached differently. We also discuss the role of time in the design process, and...

  
• 12.10.2015

  Back To School (with Jarrett Fuller)

  Mitch and Josuha welcome back Jarrett Fuller to the podcast to talk about his decision to leave a job at Facebook and attend graduate school at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. We talk about what went into choosing...

  
• 08.30.2015

  Anti-Anti-Intellectualism (with Ian Lynam)

  Mitch and Josuha chat with Ian Lynam about his hybrid practice of teaching, writing, and designing. After considering the anti-intellectual trend that seems to be growing in graphic design culture, they discuss what needs to change in design criticism, education,...

  
• 06.13.2015

  Go Be Brave (with Lucinda Hitchcock and John Caserta)

  Mitch travels to Providence, Rhode Island and visits his alma matter: the Graphic Design department at the Rhode Island School of Design. There he speaks with longtime faculty member Lucinda Hitchcock and department head John Caserta about the radical changes...

  
• 05.21.2015

  Form & Inquiry (with Martin Venezky)

  In a special episode of Through Process, Mitch and returning guest Nancy Bernardo are joined by designer and educator Martin Venezky. We recorded this conversation with a live studio audience of RIT Graphic Design students. We spoke with Martin about...

  
• 05.16.2015

  Too Small To Fail, Part 2 (with Dan Ibarra)

  In the second of a two-part conversation, Joshua and Mitch continue their talk with Dan Ibarra about Schoolhaus, which is a new model of non-traditional design education that Dan co-founded in Minneapolis.

  
• 05.16.2015

  Too Small To Fail, Part 1 (with Dan Ibarra)

  In the first of a two-part conversation, Joshua and Mitch talk with Dan Ibarra from Aesthetic Apparatus about Schoolhaus, which is a new model of non-traditional design education that Dan co-founded in Minneapolis.

  
• 03.04.2015

  Aboutness (with Elliott Earls)

  Mitch is joined by returning guest Nancy Bernardo to talk with designer and educator Elliott Earls. Elliott is the head of the 2D MFA program at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. In addition to an examination of why...

  
• 02.11.2015

  Contextual Frameworks of Practice, or Is it Just Bullshit? (with Nancy Bernardo)

  Mitch and Joshua are joined by designer and educator Nancy Bernardo for a talk about bullshit. We discuss the value (or not) of bullshit, post-facto rationalization, and consider what would happen if designers were not allowed to bullshit about their...

  
• 01.11.2015

  It's OK To Like Things (with Chappell Ellison)

  Mitch and Joshua welcome back design critic Chappell Ellison for a talk about feedback, groupthink, and why designers need to learn to accept criticism. We also have a group therapy session about the pitfalls of Twitter, social media, and opinions.

  
• 12.21.2014

  Get The F**k Out of Nebraska (with Aaron Draplin)

  Designer-speaker-entrepreneur Aaron Draplin joins Mitch and Joshua for a talk about authenticity, his influences, and motivating students (and yourself).

  
• 12.07.2014

  Feedback Loops

  After Mitch and Joshua explain just who the hell Joshua is, they take questions from you: the loyal Through Process listener! They have a wide-ranging discussion covering how to evaluate your own portfolio, making a living versus building a body...

  
• 11.16.2014

  We Are All Digital Humanists (with Jessica Barness and Amy Papaelias)

  What are the digital humanities? Mitch and Namdev are joined by designers and educators Amy Papaelais and Jessica Barness to try and answer that question. Amy and Jessica are co-editing a special issue of the academic journal Visible Language, that...

  
• 10.06.2014

  A Critique of Critique

  Mitch and Namdev revisit an early topic - critiques. What are they good for? What are they bad at? And what exactly are you supposed to do in class if you get rid of them? They also dig into new...

  
• 08.22.2014

  Don't Go to Architecture School to Design a 7-Eleven (with Michael Rock)

  Mitch and Namdev are joined by designer, author and educator Michael Rock. They discuss design as metaphor, being present in your work, writing as form, why you are your most important audience, and what students should be taught in design...

  
• 08.18.2014

  Mondays Are Awesome

  What makes a great design student great? Mitch and Namdev discuss some real ways students should approach school, and why being engaged and excited matters. We talk about time and space management, the benefit of having human relationships, and why...

  
• 07.15.2014

  There's No Easy Answers (with Erin Hauber)

  Mitch and Namdev welcome designer and educator Erin Hauber to talk about the differences between graduate schools, and the value of an MFA degree. We also discuss adjunct faculty, changing up your design game, why Namdev has not gone to...

  
• 07.11.2014

  Holy Shit Moments

  Mitch and Namdev revisit the first episode of Through Process and discuss their past semester of teaching. Topics include what worked and what did not, upcoming changes, the value (or not) of group critique, and ways to make the design...

  
• 07.07.2014

  Stop Sucking So Hard (with Chappell Ellison)

  Should every designer pay attention to design criticism? Mitch and Namdev are joined by design writer, critic, and educator Chappell Ellison to continue the discussion about design criticism and its place in design. We talk about the Design Observer redesign...

  
• 06.16.2014

  Minimalist LEGO Characters From Game Of Thrones (with Jarrett Fuller)

  Design criticism — what is it, where is it, and why does everyone want it so bad? Inspired by his essay "What Do We Want From Design Criticism?", Mitch and Namdev welcome Jarrett Fuller to the show to discuss the...

  
• 06.02.2014

  Let's Get Caddywhompus (with Silas Munro and Jason Alejandro)

  Should you get an MFA? And if so, what kind of school should you go to? Mitch speaks with Silas Munro, faculty chair of the Vermont College of Fine Arts' low-residency MFA program in Graphic Design, and Jason Alejandro, who...

  
• 05.27.2014

  Engaged and Curious (with Nancy Skolos and Thomas Wedell)

  Mitch has a conversation with designers, authors, and educators Nancy Skolos and Thomas Wedell, who have taught design at Rhode Island School of Design for more than 20 years. In addition to discussing how their teaching and practice inform each...

  
• 04.05.2014

  Own It

  Why are students - who’ve often never had a client - so down on them? Is it something we’re accidentally teaching them? Mitch and Namdev discuss the differences between school and professional life (the good and bad), ways to make...

  
• 03.22.2014

  So Good, You Can't Use It (with Benjamin Shaykin)

  Namdev and Mitch are joined by designer and educator Benjamin Shaykin from Providence, RI. Together they discuss what the goals of teaching are, the difference between prompts and assignments, cults of personality, and whether you should ban DIN in the...

  
• 02.11.2014

  A Plan to Have a Plan, Part 2

  In the second of a two-part episode, Mitch and Namdev continue their in-depth conversation about the design process, this time examining two of Mitch's projects. First, a poster design for a lecture by British graphic designer Craig Ward, and a...

  
• 02.10.2014

  A Plan to Have a Plan, Part 1

  In the first of a two-part episode, Mitch and Namdev delve into process with capital P; not process as a generalization, but the specific Processes for making real projects. Namdev talks through two projects: "Past Objects" is a book he...

  
• 02.04.2014

  A Fuzzy Ball of Curiosity

  What is critical practice? Mitch enlightens Namdev with a workable definition, and gets questioned about his process and how graduate school has affected his work and design philosophy. Namdev accidentally disses Tomato, and then drags Mitch into the art versus...

  
• 01.22.2014

  Somebody Talk About Something That’s Awesome

  Graphic designers learn their craft through group critiques. Or do they? In this first episode of Through Process, design educators Mitch Goldstein and Namdev Hardisty discuss the crit and why Namdev finally killed them after 5 years of teaching and...