HOW Design Live 2022, Conference Recap 1 of 3 : Bill Gardner, Andrew Gibbs, Patty Lennon, Michael Roderick, Terri Trespicio

by on May 30, 2022 at 2:03 pm
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HOW Design Live 2022, Conference Recap 1 of 3 : Bill Gardner, Andrew Gibbs, Patty Lennon, Michael Roderick, Terri Trespicio

Bill Gardner, Andrew Gibbs, Patty Lennon, Michael Roderick, and Terri Trespicio discuss the first day of 2022’s HOW Design Live in Boston.

It was great to be back among so many creatives at the HOW Conference. The event, as usual, went by fast, and the countdown to 2023’s event in Nashville, TN has already begun.

In addition to the 3 recaps, over the next few months I’ll also be releasing seven podcasts recorded while at HOW.

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Justin Kemerling: The Reflex Blue Show #227

by on May 3, 2022 at 1:39 pm
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Justin Kemerling: The Reflex Blue Show #227

Justin Kemerling stops by The Reflex Blue Show to talk about his new book, In the Middle of Everything. Written 10 years after opening Justin Kemerling Design Co., the book does a great job of capturing a design career in, well, the middle. We also talk design for politics and activism, making your night job into your day job, and more. Thanks goes out to Adam Behm for co-hosting,

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Karen Torok: The Reflex Blue Show #226

by on April 14, 2022 at 2:59 pm
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Karen Torok: The Reflex Blue Show #226

Karen Torok gave the closing day keynote at AAF Nebraska’s Meet the Pros—a student event that I wish all markets had something similar to. AAF Nebraska does an amazing job on this event (disclosure: I served on the committee this year, but have been promoting this event ever since I went while in college, and so would be telling you how great it was regardless).

Karen talks about leaving design to the world of illustration; working for clients like Barbie; and, most important, the world of doing illustrations of bears in yoga poses for Real Cookies.

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Nikki Villagomez: The Reflex Blue Show #225

by on March 18, 2022 at 10:43 am
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Nikki Villagomez: The Reflex Blue Show #225

Nikki Villagomez stopped through Omaha, Nebraska to give the opening day keynote at AAF Nebraska’s Meet the Pros—a fantastic student event that’s been going on for quite a while (like, well over 60 years now). She does a great talk about how culture affects the typography of a city—a talk that is adjusted to each market she’s given it in. We also talk about Manhole Cover Designs, and more.

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Michael Arndt: The Reflex Blue Show #224

by on March 8, 2022 at 3:12 pm
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Michael Arndt: The Reflex Blue Show #224

Great design books are still being made, it just feels like you have to look a bit harder to find them. Snails & Monkey Tails : A Visual Guide to Punctuation & Symbols, by Michael Arndt is one of them. Michael stops by The Reflex Blue Show to discuss his book, and, well a lot of punctuation and symbol stuff … pretty sure 1/2 the marks I use may be inaccurate—but that’s why books like this are needed. Both a visually beautiful items, as well as an educational one.

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