Adventures In Design

During this weird economic time, what are people printing? And how is social polling determining what's making it's way to the presses? We talk with Sean Mort about the model of pre-order and how it can keep your crafter goods within budget and always making a profit. We explore the future of independent content creators after the corona goes away, explore the perfect universe of Better Call Saul/Breaking Bad. And talk a little YouTube strategy.

OKpants has taken the down time of his QuaranTime and reinvented the way he approaches portrait illustrations. 

Today marks 50 days in a row of episodes and a big announcement from Mark Brickey about the next 50 days and the content goals for the remaining of the coronavirus coverage. Sean Mort explains how he wanted to switch the branding of his Craft Fair. Is it worth the short term customer confusion for a more long term win? The guys abandon ship to watch a high-speed car chase as Mark shares this genuinely American experience with his European best friend. Watch the car chase @MarkBrickey on Instagram.

Dan & Nathan return to Adventures In Design and, along with Mark, take the 30-minute design challenge. Can the boys talk about design and not slip into Covid-19 and current events? You know the answer! Learn all about package design when DKNG got hired by the forward-thinking Cliff Bars. Speaking of Cliff Bars, what makes a company a great design client and one that prioritizes the artwork for their brand? We also get some... For more information about today's episdoe visit: http://www.aid.network/

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Long time friend Aaron Sechrist joins host Mark Brickey to talk about the new lifestyle of stuck at home and all things that good friends talk about when they hang out and try to cheer each other up in the worst of times! 

Ben & Miranda of Snake Oil Provisions share how they have been making pivots with their retail business to survive these testing times.

It’s not about saving the animals, it’s about the money and saving yourself.

Sonny Day is a free spirit of creative power. It flows from his soul, and today he's sharing with you how to get over the intimidation of starting. Just draw a line and see where it goes! You probably have a little newfound free time right now, and today Sonny explains the power of creating and finding time for your sketchbook.

Everyone is feeling this moment in the global economy, even Royalty. The King stops by to share with us how his business is pivoting during these tough times and refocusing who their core customer is. However, don't get too stressed out because there are tons of good friends talk to distract your stressful mind. The perfect apocalypse blend, just like a fresh bag of Thunderking Coffee.

Recorded Thursday, March 12th, and so much has changed since then. However, realizing that we were on the very edge of a historic time in the world, we pivoted our conversation to talk about how you can have a survivor's mentality moving forward. Let's face it freelance is challenging even when times are high, this significant bump in the road will make it even more difficult. But today we share some tips on how we have weathered the storms in the past and how we plan to make through this one.

Connie returns! She brings us all up to speed on her three major projects from representing the LGBTQ+ community’s merchandise needs, creative directing the music industry and navigating the rough seas of running a record label.

Connie returns! She brings us all up to speed on her three major projects from representing the LGBTQ+ community’s merchandise needs, creative directing the music industry and navigating the rough seas of running a record label.

Illustrator and graphic designer Chris Lee from The Beast Is Back joins us for a conversation about how he found his personal sweet spot creating character illustrations for his in-house print series and for corporate clients.

Dan Kuhlken & Nathan Goldman return after a sizeable absence from Adventures In Design. Instead of clubbing you over the head with all the amazing work they have completed since June of 2019, we took a different approach. Get ready to paddle out and ride the career waves of DKNG. From the lost years to going fulltime and eventually landing on top of the design world. DKNG shares all the insecurities and positivity that went into making the money moves that created DKNG's runaway success.