The Quickie - Conversations with Designers
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Looking for a podcast that’s all about graphic design, creativity, and the people who make it happen? On The Quickie, host Dave Hopkins has candid, inspiring conversations with graphic designers, illustrators, creative directors, and other creative pros. From freelancers to in-house designers at top agencies, they share their career journeys, creative processes, biggest wins, and lessons learned.
Whether you’re into branding, packaging, print design, or just need a fresh dose of inspiration, each short episode delivers stories, design tips, and real-world advice. Subscribe now to get inspired, learn something new, and hear the stories behind the work. Because, honestly, who doesn’t love a good quickie?
Whether you’re into branding, packaging, print design, or just need a fresh dose of inspiration, each short episode delivers stories, design tips, and real-world advice. Subscribe now to get inspired, learn something new, and hear the stories behind the work. Because, honestly, who doesn’t love a good quickie?
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Jul 9, 2019 • 32min
Episode 053 - Poom from Ultra Creative
Today's guest is Poom, Design Director at Ultra Creative in Minneapolis MN. Poom was originally born in Thailand and did design work and art direction at an agency there before coming to America to challenge herself and learn more. We talk about the differences between design in Thailand compared to the US, if there are any... Ultra Creative has done some amazing food packaging projects that Poom has had the chance to be a part of. Work for Cheerios, GoGurt, Hersheys, Amazon, Nature Valley, and some really creative self-promotional packaging. But one of them really stands out as the project Poom is the most proud of.
Jul 8, 2019 • 29min
Episode 052 - Jack Hollands
Today's guest is Jack Hollands. He is a professional Sign Writer from London England. Jack and I talk about how sign writing seems to be a merger of the art and painting world with the graphic design and typography world. Jack always longed for a creative career but didn't know what direction to go. We talk about the influential moment that pointed him to sign painting and confirmed that career direction for him. He tells us about the awesome group of likeminded sign painters that he is connected with and their gatherings around the world. Brilliant interview! Cheerio!
Jul 7, 2019 • 31min
Episode 051 - Gillian Damborg
Today's guest is Gillian Damborg, Creative Services Manager at Capilano University, and Creative Director at Gillian Damborg Creative in Vancouver BC. This interview is fun! Gillian shares the details in her transition from Graphic Designer at Lululemon to Creative Director managing a team over at Luvo Inc. She talks about how as a kid she always loved typography and letterforms and would copy ones that she saw. We also talk about the most influential project of her career so far being a comedic web series the team at Luvo put together. There was a little extra budget, so they played with it and it turned out incredible! Enjoy this one!
Jul 6, 2019 • 43min
Episode 050 - Leland Maschmeyer, CCO at Chobani
Today's guest is Leland Maschmeyer, Chief Creative Officer at Chobani in New York NY. Also previously Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Collins in New York. Leland tells us about the early days starting Collins, the big break moment when they landed a large client and project, and how they approached the pitch. He also shares the challenges they encountered while rebranding Chobani in only 9 months! You will hear how architecture has him Leland in his career and that reading is how he finds clarity in some decision making. Be sure to listen to the lightning round and his ask-it-forward question. There is so much packed into this interview. Enjoy!
Jul 5, 2019 • 38min
Episode 049 - Candy Brophy
Today's guest is Candy Brophy, a Freelance Graphic Designer from Melbourne AUS. She has had a bunch of her designs featured on World Brand Design and she is so much fun to talk to! We chat about great marketing and packaging of the 80's and also the moment in her childhood when she lost faith in Santa Clause....it involved He-Man. Candy is also very passionate about sharing the amazing things that women designers and inventors have created in this world and with that in mind, she askes a very cheeky question of our next guest. What a fun interview!
Jul 4, 2019 • 38min
Episode 048 - Anthony Garzzona
Today's guest is Anthony Garzzona, a Senior Designer out of Seattle WA. Anthony originally received a degree in product and industrial design before moving over to Graphic Design + Branding. His current role as a designer of beer tap handles and other brewery-related design work is a great merger of the product and graphic design worlds. He shares a funny story with us about a time in his career where he was designing shoes for women and girls during the day but also working in the aftermarket motorcycle parts industry. Unique combo right? Anthony makes quick work of the lightning round and has a really interesting ask-it-forward question for the next guest.
Jul 3, 2019 • 30min
Episode 047 - Julia Jouravel
Today's guest is Julia Jouravel, Visual Designer at Fuzzy Math in Chicago IL. I met Julia at a Design Thinkers Vancouver afterparty, and we were both eating of course. Free Food. Julia shares stories with us about her childhood and being born in Siberia. She shares how art and design were considered to be something you did for enjoyment, not a career. Julia tells us about a moment when she first learned as a child that she wasn't that great at drawing, and the hard work she put in to learn how and improve her skills. Julia shines through the lightning round and has a great "ask-it-forward" question.
Jul 2, 2019 • 34min
Episode 046 - Kevin Tudball
Today's guest is Kevin Tudball, a freelance Illustrator and Graphic Designer living life on the road. Kevin tells us all about living on the road for the last year and how he started in Connecticut, then to San Diego, Portland, and currently in Ann Arbour MI. Kevin shares a great story about what happened when he applied to both an engineering school and a design school, where his heart really was, and the lesson in that. He shares about when he first started noticing design in the world and it wasn't great design he saw, it was bad design, and he loved it! He explains why he got a dog and does a great job in the lightning round!
Jul 1, 2019 • 34min
Episode 045 - Sean Klassen
Today's guest is Sean Klassen who is a Design Director at Instrument in Portland OR. Sean and I kick off this episode with a dad joke and it's always a great time when it starts with that. One of the incredible stories that Sean tells us is about the most difficult time in his design career, and life so far. It involves a traumatic injury while product testing with a former design client. Sean also shares with us that he got into design through music when he was younger and we chat about how it'd odd when companies take their most talented designers and move them further away from the work into management roles. Sean has managed to keep the best of both worlds though.
Jun 30, 2019 • 35min
Episode 044 - Jessica Bellamy
Today's guest is Jessica Bellamy, Motion Information Designer, Founder of GRIDS, and International Speaker from Louisville KY. GRIDS is an agency that specializes in creating infographics for non-profits and community groups to help explain complex issues, services, and policies. They offer courses as well. Jessica shares what it was like in 2017 when she was selected as one of six creatives brought in for the Adobe Creative Residency. She tells us about the first time she noticed design out in the world, but it isn't what you think. I can also say that I learned so much from Jessica during this interview and I know you will too.
