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Katrina Torrijos: The Reflex Blue Show #257

by Donovan Beery on April 14, 2024 at 4:17 pm

Katrina Torrijos: The Reflex Blue Show #257

Katrina Torrijos, an Adobe Express Evangelist, was in Omaha a couple of weeks ago for Adobe Create Now. We recorded this episode in a green room / nuclear bunker / hidden lounge below The Durham Museum just hours before Katrina took the stage to show off the capabilities of Adobe Express and how Adobe Firefly (Adobe’s generative AI tool) incorporates itself into Illustrator and Photoshop, as well as Express. For the record, I still have yet to test out Adobe Express, but if I was running an instagram account, the tools built in to schedule posts and allow a client to make some text changes, as well as the simplicity of basic animation – well, I’d definitely test it out.

We also talk about the value in attending events such as this (and this one was completely free by the way), Katrina’s path to becoming an Adobe Evangelist, the power of owning that you are a creative, and more.

Enjoy.

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└ Tags: Adobe, adobe create now, adobe evangelist, adobe express, adobe express evangelist, adobe firefly, adobe illustrator, adobe photoshop, Donovan Beery, durham museum, graphic design, graphic design podcast, interview, katrina torrijos, omaha, podcast, The Reflex Blue Show

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Tad Carpenter: The Reflex Blue Show #256

by Donovan Beery on March 21, 2024 at 2:30 pm

Posted In: The Reflex Blue Show

I met up with Tad Carpenter in the green room at The Funny Bone Omaha of all places. That’s right, AAF Nebraska’s annual Meet the Pros upped their game on the location and went full-on comedy club! Tad was just hours away from being the main keynote speaker at the area’s best design / advertising / marketing student event, and we crammed into the coat closet / janitorial supplies storage / green room to talk about his brand-centric design company, Carpenter Collective.

We talk a bit about doing cup designs for Sonic, and knowing how many people have thrown your work away, designing a book cover for Wonder (which then went on to be a huge deal), and more.

We also talk about the importance of play, and finding joy in the design we do – something that Tad has found over the past (almost) 9 years by creating a sun every Sunday in his Sunday Suns.

Thanks again to AAF Nebraska for hosting an amazing event. I still have great memories of attending when I was a student, and always encourage others in the area to find a way to make this one. Once again, I also served as one of the many portfolio reviewers (the ‘Pros’ in the Meet the Pros I suppose), which I am happy to see the local market once again stepping up to support the event with their presence.

Enjoy.

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└ Tags: aaa nebraska, brand centric design, carpenter collective, Donovan Beery, finding joy in design, funny bone omaha, meet the pros, sonic, sunday suns, tad carpenter, The Reflex Blue Show, wonder

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Kit Hinrichs: The Reflex Blue Show #255

by Donovan Beery on March 3, 2024 at 4:07 pm

Posted In: The Reflex Blue Show

Kit Hinrichs! Any time I see design I consider good, and then see Kit’s work…well he’s just at a different level than everyone else. And in case you think he’s not, check out his new book, NARRATIVE DESIGN: A Fifty Year Perspective, showcasing some of the things he’s designed over the past 50 years. On this episode, we welcome back Kit Hinrichs to The Reflex Blue Show to talk about the new book published by Graphis, how he was able to narrow it down to just 248 pages, and (this probably also relates to how he got this book down to a mere five pounds) the importance to refine and make things better.

We also discuss collecting things, what he’s collecting now, and designing a number of flag stamps for the United States Postal Service. And if you want to get a hand on what he’s done recently, he’s still making your favorite paper sample booklet, The Standard. Issue Number 7, Forming Perceptions through Packaging, was recently released and we talk about what goes into a piece that the press check alone would be daunting for even the most senior of designers.

We end the show with Kit talking about the importance of our profession, and what we should take as our responsibility.

Enjoy.

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└ Tags: collecting, Donovan Beery, flag stamps, interview, kit hinrichs, NARRATIVE DESIGN: A Fifty Year Perspective, studio hinrichs, The Reflex Blue Show, the standard

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Clement Mok: The Reflex Blue Show #254

by Donovan Beery on February 19, 2024 at 10:53 am

Posted In: The Reflex Blue Show

Clement Mok: The Reflex Blue Show #254

Clement Mok, who was just awarded a Cooper Hewitt 2023 National Design Award for Digital Design, stops by The Reflex Blue Show to talk about his path into the design field, and finding his way to Apple to work on the original Macintosh team.

We also talk about his restaurants, including sugarFISH, and what’s next in technology.

Enjoy.