Hosts Rafael Lopez and Shawn Moore have a chat with Duncan Burdick, soon-to-be senior design student and winner of the Fall 2022 AIGA WMU mixer event raffle that earned him a spot on the podcast. The group discuss Duncan's mysterious origins, as well as delve into tabletop gaming and other influences on Duncan's design career.

For this special episode we welcome Ryan Lewis, professor of Graphic Design. Join host Chris Zheng and Ryan as they dive into education, teaching, animation work, the Books and Letterpress class, and finally a quick round of cool art/design book recommendations. 

Here's the list of books recommended: 

Check out Ryan's animation work on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ryandlewis

In this episode, we bring on WMU alum and Pentagram designer Ed Ryan to chat with our former president Rafael Lopez. The two discuss Ed’s journey into his professional career, experiential work, freelance, and tips for designers on the come up. 

We are back in the studio with host Cristian Cardoso. Cristian talks with graphic design senior Juan Diaz about his thesis: creating a digital narrative of migrant workers and their rigorous journeys. Juan also provides insight into his transition from College Assistance Migrant Program to our design program here at FSoA.

Read about Juan's thesis project on Behance:

https://www.behance.net/gallery/142532183/Juan-Diaz-Migrant-Worker-Journeys  

In this episode, we document the second of the Senior Exhibitions - NEXUS, with on-site interviews from the closing reception. Hosted by Chris Zheng, he asked the seniors about their roles in the exhibition, transition in the BFA program and future plans.

Check out NEXUS exhibition's Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/nexus.exhibition/

In this episode, we document the first show of Senior BFA Exhibitions - PHASE, with onsite interviews from its reception. Hosted by Cristian Cardoso, he asked the seniors about their time here studying graphic design and how it's helped them prepare and transition into post-BFA work. 

Check out PHASE exhibition's Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/phase.exhibition/

For this episode we have former AIGA WMU president Erica Holter, sit down and chat with the current president, Rafael Lopez, kicking off our senior session series. Erica and Rafael discuss matters such as advice for young designers, Giorgetto Visari, professional work, and how psilocybin can help those struggling. 

In this inaugural episode, we welcome Paul Sizer to discuss his multi-disciplinary lifestyle as a professor, DJ, comic artist, and beastly designer. Hosted by Chris Zheng and Cristian Cardoso.

Check out Paul's website: https://paulsizer.com/

Paul's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulsizerdesign/