Bootcamp with Stefan Mumaw: The Reflex Blue Show #106
February 15th, 2013 | by Ben Lueders
Every year AAF Omaha hosts Meet the Pros – an awesome two-day conference that brings top-notch professionals from all around the region and country, to inspire the next generation of designers and advertisers. One of this year’s pros was Stefan Mumaw – prolific author and frequent guest on The Reflex Blue Show. We invited Stefan to a morning podcast at the colorful Eleven19 headquarters in Midtown Omaha – just blocks from the Scott Conference Center.
It’s always a pleasure chatting with Stefan – and this time he had a lot to chat about:
- His talk at Meet the Pros
- His new Book (Creative Bootcamp)
- His talk at the upcoming HOW Design Live Conference in San Francisco.
- Meeting Gary Busey
Please enjoy this lively conversation with this inspiring designer – and long-time friend.
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Join the 36 Point Staff for 36 Pints this Thursday
January 13th, 2013 | by Donovan Beery
I realized, hey, since I wrote about how great The Blatt was for Neenah Paper last month, let’s start the year of 36 Pints there.
We’ll follow up with a February April event at The Crescent Moon, and then go off schedule once again for an Eleven19 open house!
So, if you’re a creative, or want to be a creative, in the Omaha area, stop by, we’d love to see you at 36 Pints.
Upcoming 36 Pints
January 17, 2013; 5:30pm – 8:00pm
Blatt Beer & Table
610 N. 12th St., Omaha, NE 68102
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March 5, 2013; 4–7pm
Eleven19 (11 Year Open House / Celebration / Anniversary), Omaha
April 18, 2013; 5:30pm – 8:00pm
The Crescent Moon Alehouse
3578 Farnam St, Omaha, NE 68131
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Updated 1/18/13: Our February venue is being moved to April. We’ll be announcing a new February location shortly.
36 Pints – Additional Dates and Locations by Request
April 11th, 2012 | by Donovan BeeryThanks everyone for showing up to the Eleven19 open house last month (photos here), which was also the first of our 36 Pints.
We’re excited to bring a reason for designers to just get together and chat after work on a monthly basis to Omaha, and we hope to see you tonight at The Homy Inn. Feel free to stop by for a couple minutes, or stay a few hours.
Also, I guess we are taking requests for future locations (requests should be made in person at a 36 Pints event). Heidi recommended we go to the Interlude Cocktail Lounge next (May 9), so we are.
And, as this event started partially from conversations I had with Tom Nemitz, we’re going with his pick after that (June 13) at the Redeye Tavern and Grill.
Upcoming 36 Pints
April 11, 2012; 5:30pm –
The Homy Inn, Omaha (food available from Sgt. Peffer’s across the street)
May 9, 2012; 5:30pm –
Interlude Cocktail Lounge, Omaha
June 13, 2012; 5:30pm –
Redeye Tavern and Grill, Omaha
Really, we’ve been doing stuff other than podcasting around here at 36 Point…
April 10th, 2012 | by Donovan Beery
Hello everyone! It may seem at times that we have been doing nothing but podcasting here at 36 Point, and that is somewhat true… well, at least it seams to be most all that we post here anyway.
So, to update our great listeners and readers on what we have been doing besides work and podcasting in the past few months here at 36 Point:
- We hosted the 1st 36 Pints last month. Well, this one was really the Eleven19 10 Year open house, but we’ll count it. Pictures for those unable to make it are here.
- We had, and controlled, a Vermin issue. I wrote about this on the Neenah Paper blog in a post called, “A Problem of Vermin Proportion?“
- Ben Lueders checked into the Illustrate Omaha Designer Spotlight.
- I wrote about the best advice I have gotten in my career, also on the Neenah Paper blog, in a post called, “Sometimes it Pays to Listen.“

Hey Omaha area design friends! We think it’s time we meet some of you in person, and why not sooner than later? So, we’re introducing 36 Pints, a meet after work for a drink and/or bite to eat.
We mentioned it briefly on our Superb Owl iv podcast, we even set the date for the first two on air, but for those who prefer a written itinerary, here goes:
Upcoming 36 Pints
March 5, 2012; 4–7pm
Eleven19 (10 Year Open House / Celebration / Anniversary), Omaha
April 11, 2012; 5:30pm –
The Homy Inn, Omaha (food available from Sgt. Peffer’s across the street)
We plan on doing these on the 2nd Wednesday of each month – wait – I mean starting with the second one. I mean, I’ve had a total of one open house at the Eleven19 office, and we just set up a second to go along with being in business 10 years, so sometimes we just go with what is there.
We’ll be updating the list here as we add dates and times. Thanks, and hope to see you soon. Also, we’re happy to take suggestions on future locations.
And big thanks to Ben Lueders for the 36 Pints logo design. Because it’s not an event for designers without a custom logo, right?






Nate Voss is a designer, illustrator, talkshow host and design journalist. Working in Omaha since 2001, Nate served four years on the Board of Directors for
Donovan oversees all creative development at