Creative South Podcast

We’ve gone through all of the bonus episodes from WMC fest, and starting this Friday we’re moving full time into two full episodes a week. Today, I sit down with my friend Alex Lazaris, At the time we recorded this he was the lead visual designer for Mavenlink but has since moved on to Twitch.tv. We talk about growing up in Texas, he's adrenaline fueled hobbies, mentoring other designers, and more.

We’re wrapping up the bonus episodes recorded Live at Weapons of Mass Creation. In this episode, I sit down with Ryan Roghaar of R2 Media Group and talk about working with a partner in Spain, the challenges of splitting time between two continents, how he got to where he is today, and more.

Today on the show I talk with illustrator. Jerrod Maruyama. If you aren’t familiar with Jerrod, he's done a ton of work for companies like Facebook, Nickelodeon, Mattel, and Hasbro. He’s probably best known to the design world for his kawaii style illustrations and creating Hipster Mickey for Disney’s Wonderground Gallery. We sit down at talk about his career path, the process of working with Disney, doing side projects just for himself, and much more.

We’re wrapping up the bonus episodes recorded Live at Weapons of Mass Creation. In this episode, I’m joined by my beautiful and talented co-host, Lenny Terenzi of Hey Monkey! Design. We sit down with Brittany Barnhart and talk with her about getting started in the industry as a freelancer, the importance of experimenting with your work, her passion for illustration, her favorite type of beer, and more.

36: Ryan Arruda

We’re continuing with the bonus episodes recorded Live at Weapons of Mass Creation. In this episode, I fired my former co-host Blake Stevenson of Jetpacks and Rollerskates in favor of Mr. Hey Monkey himself, Lenny Terenzi. We sit down with Doc Reed and talk with him about lucid dreaming, the importance of listening, and the best and worst advice he’s ever gotten.

35: Hebrew Type with Enon Avital

We’re continuing with the bonus episodes recorded Live at Weapons of Mass Creation. In this episode, I’m joined once again by a special guest co-host, Blake Stevenson of Jetpacks and Rollerskates. We sit down and talk with Dustin Lee of Retro Supply, about awkward off mic moments, why he started Retrosupply and his new project, Passive Income for Designers, where he teaches designers how to market and sell products to earn an income. And, I give him a hard time about his podcast, Passive Income for Designers, which just released a new episode after an extended hiatus.

My guests this week are the guys from Forefathers, Emir, Jonden, and Matt. We talk about everything under the sun, from them all meeting for the first time in person last April at Creative South, to working with their business coach, Jason Blumer, who specializes in helping people in the creative and tech world, how they tackle working between 3 time zones and two continents, Their “Revision Manifesto” and how it has changed their business and the relationships they have with their clients, all that and Jonden coins the term “Piss Wizard.”

We’re continuing with the bonus episodes recorded Live at Weapons of Mass Creation. In this episode, I’m joined by a special guest co-host, Blake Stevenson of Jetpacks and Roller-skates. We sit down and talk with Anderson Munro of Bluu Dreams, an Aquatic themed clothing brand about his company, how he got his start, and the best and worst advice he’s ever gotten.

My guest this week is Derek Friday, an environmental graphic designer based out of Boulder, Colorado and Hamburg, Germany. We talk about how he shifted from essentially getting a degree in architecture into doing environmental graphic design, moving around and splitting his time between the US and Germany, and the importance of relationships and collaboration.

We’re continuing with the bonus episodes recorded Live at Weapons of Mass Creation. In this episode, I’m joined by a special guest co-host, Mr. Blake Stevenson of Jetpacks and Roller-skates. We sit down and talk with New Jersey-based Designer and Illustrator, Kevin Greene about growing up in a blue-collar family, designing the Shorty Awards, and pushing himself to pursue more illustration work.

My guest this week is Peter Deltondo, Creative Director for Mossio and an integral part of the Creative South Team. We talk about how he got his start with Creative South, Design vs Cancer, his path to Mossio, the benefits and challenges of being part of a remote team, and more.

We’re continuing with the bonus episodes recorded Live at Weapons of Mass Creation. In this episode, I talk with designer Joe Baron of Branded Baron about Ink Wars, the importance of having a good lawyer, and we do bad impressions of Muppets and Thundercats.

My guest this week is Jason Craig, a designer and illustrator, based out of Augusta, Georgia. We talk about growing up in central Illinois, hustling to find work, balancing his day job with freelancing, and more.