The Reflex Blue Show : A Graphic Design Podcast

As one of the most quoted designers in Nebraska, Joe Sparano is looking forward to what’s next. After nine years at Oxide Design and teaching some college students (as well as middle schoolers) about design, he’s decided to take the steps to find his long-term goals in the field. So, we talk about looking at grad schools, […] The post Joe Sparano – #SolveProblems: The Reflex Blue Show #122 appeared first on 36 Point.

Whether you like it or not, politics is/can be big business, and big business knows they need design (or should know by now, right?). Maybe you do like it. So, we decide to spend this week speaking to two Omaha-area designers that have done a bit of work in the political arena recently. One look […] The post Justin Kemerling & Jake Welchert: The Reflex Blue Show #121 appeared first on 36 Point.

In our final recap of the AIGA Head, Heart, Hand conference in Minneapolis, we start in the exhibit hall by speaking to Brian French and Jerry French of French Paper, and Jamie Saunders of Neenah Paper. Just outside of that area, we find Cate White finishing up her final project for Command X (thrilled to see someone […] The post 2013 AIGA Head, Heart, Hand Conference Special: DAY TWO appeared first on 36 Point.

Well, the AIGA conference in Minneapolis lived up to the hype. In the first (of two) recaps I recorded while there. I speak with a stellar cast of attendees, speakers, national co=presidents, and more. That’s right, we bring in Justin Ahrens, Drew Davies, Stanley Hainsworth, Jim Moran, Tom Nemitz, and Emily Potts to get their thoughts on the first […] The post 2013 AIGA Head, Heart, Hand Conference Special: DAY ONE appeared first on 36 Point.

This week, we bring back frequent guests Ashley McFeely and Steve Gordon to talk about what they’ve been up to lately, how to talk about your design work, what skills are best to have now, and more. This was one of those shows we had so much fun recording, that we ended up talking more after […] The post Ashley McFeely & Steve Gordon: The Reflex Blue Show #120 appeared first on 36 Point.

Brian Buirge and Jason Bacher were on the 5th day of a 52 day road trip, with at least 20 confirmed event stops (they are probably stopping by your local AIGA chapter this month, so check them out), when they swung by the studio to chat. And then, well off to speak at an AIGA […] The post Brian Buirge & Jason Bacher (GFDA): The Reflex Blue Show #119 appeared first on 36 Point.

For years, on both this podcast and the old Be A Design Cast, we’ve been promoting Drew Davies for the AIGA National Board. Well, a couple years ago, he made it (listeners know he’s been on both of our podcasts a number of times, and even since being on the board). Well, besides being what I assume […]

This is the last of our HOW Live shows for the year. Well, sort of. I did a few other recordings while there for a new project we plan to start up soon, so you may here a little more from the guests we spoke to, although in a different format. Until then, we bring back Debbie […]

HOW Live may have ended over a month ago, but we still have two recordings left! This week we bring in Jenn & Ken Vosocky O’Grady to talk about their third book – Design Currency: Understand, define, and promote the value of your design work. With another appearance of co-host Nate Voss, we also bring back […]

We are at the mid-point of our HOW Live interviews with Jim Woods from United Pet Group (the Aquatics group of it anyway). First off, huge thanks again to Dyana Valentine for doing her usual great job, and being a wonderful co-host. On this episode, Jim talks about the power of saying “no.” We then talk about designing […]

We continue our HOW Live interviews this week with Joseph Duffy of Duffy & Partners. We basically speak about packaging and branding using the visual brief that Duffy & Partners has fine-tuned over the years. We also speak of the new Mall of America work they have done. And co-hosting? Why, it’s none other that the return […]

HOW Live in San Francisco may have ended almost two weeks ago (hear our coverage of the event), but we’re just getting started here at 36 Point. While there, we were able to do some other recordings as well – including five full episodes of The Reflex Blue Show – the first one of which […]

Our final daily recap from the HOW Design Live Conference is held just hours before the closing party. Joining me to discuss the event are Cami Travis-Groves, Crystal Reynolds, Julie Goldsberry, and Alisa Bonsignore. The Reflex Blue Show

The HOW Design Live Conference is over the halfway point, and we bring in Jason Wedekind, David Ashcraft, Bridget Ashcraft, Marty Cartmell, and Liz Thiem to recap the days event. Enjoy. The Reflex Blue Show

As the HOW Design Live Conference is just an hour from kick-off when we recorded this, we speak with Justin Ahrens, Nate Voss, Nicole Blauw, Stephanie Voss, Vanessa Kreckel, Ferko Goldinger, Tom Wright, and Cami Travis-Groves about expectations, and what’s been going on at all the other events surrounding all things HOW. And above? I did get […]