Hosted by Matt Leach and a revolving group of co-hosts, Australian Design Radio provides Australia, and the world, with conversations and commentary on Australian Graphic Design and Visual Communication.
In our final episode of the TDC 2023 series, we hear from three heads behind digital product company, Nightjar.
Listen in as Co-Founders Ahmed Meer, Christine Sultana & Bonnie MacTavish, discuss their studio processes, working towards effective collaboration across disciplines, detail their work on THE ICONIC, and more.
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Listen in as Robyn & Campbell Butler discuss starting a studio, branding process, remote collaboration and much more. Robyn & Campbell are the founders of Lovework Studio, a branding and digital design studio based in Redcliffe Australia.
They’re two incredibly talented creatives and it’s fascinating to hear them share their journey with Lovework. We dive into the collaborative approach they adopt for working with clients and as a team.
Recorded at The Design Conference 2023. If you liked the episode please leave a review, we’d love to hear from you!
Today we’re hearing from Evi-O & Yah-Leng Yu at The Design Conference in 2023. Evi-O is a multidisciplinary designer and artist at Evi-O.Studio and Yah-Leng Yu is the creative director of Foreign Policy.
Listen in as they discuss connection and how we can foster a healthy, safe, and flourishing design industry. They cover a lot, from perceptions and myths around Australian design culture to shifts within the industry as a whole and how it can improve and grow.
It’s been great to get feedback on this series and format, please keep it coming! You can reach out directly or leave a review on Spotify or Apple podcasts, or even send in a voice message.
In this episode we hear from Alistair McCready, founder of Monolith, a typographic design practice based out of Auckland, New Zealand. Alistair speaks with co-hosts Frankie Young and Matt Leach about about what type designers are like and the momentum you need when designing type.
It’s a fascinating and wide ranging chat, covering everything from awards to embracing place and how ‘where you are’ feeds into the work.
This episode was recorded last year at The Design Conference. If you haven’t already snapped up your tickets for this year, now is a great time to do it!
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/australian-design-radio/messageIn this episode we’re dropped into a conversation between two friends, Annette Harcus and Andrew Ashton. Annette is the founder, CEO and Creative Director of Harcus Design and Andrew is the CD of Ashton Design, previously with Edison Agency, Work-Art-Life and Studio Pip and Co. Their chat took us places you wouldn’t usually get in a design podcast.
It’s a great conversation recorded at The Design Conference in 2023. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the episode and designer x designer format in general. You can leave a review or even send in a voice message, right here.
We’re back and beyond excited to share this fascinating conversation between Jasmin, CEO of Innocean Australia and Founder of Fck the Cupcakes, and Kevin from TheSumOf — friend of the podcast and branding expert.
Listen in as they talk the culture of conferences, commercialising creativity and the silent war between design and advertising departments. Ultimately, the episode is about breaking down barriers, having more valuable exchanges and creating a willingness to learn.
And of course, a big thank you to Matt for setting us up with our guests from The Design Conference 2023.
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/australian-design-radio/messageOur last episode on positivity (as part of Adobe MAX 2021) has Sumita and Matt talking with Ve Dewey in London about how she’s remained positive in her squiggly-line career.
Ve has worked for Adobe, Mattel, ReDesign Business and most recently as co-creator for Never Not Creative. In this discussion we look at how she ended up in London, being a ‘servant-leader’ and how the design industry still needs to grow up.
As always, a big thank you to Streamtime, our supporting partner, always finding ways to give back to the Australian design industry. Please give them a try at streamtime.net
Links
Ve's website: https://www.vedewey.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vandewcandew/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/vandewcandew
Articles and podcasts by Ve: https://nevernotcreative.org/posts/tag/Ve+Dewey
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhartha_(novel)
Our Adobe MAX21 mini-series rolls on with co-host, Sumita Maharaj interviewing Kris Andrew Small on his backstory, how his process is changing and what it means to be a role model for younger creatives.
Having worked for many large clients like Nike, Apple, Adidas, Channel 4, WeTransfer, Reebok and more, he’s also exhibited internationally at institutions like V&A and The Louvre. Yes, that’s right folks, The Louvre.
Make you check out his talks at Adobe MAX, where he’s doing a number of different sessions. Details in the show links below.
As always, a big thank you to Streamtime, our supporting partner, always giving moments of joy to the Australian design industry. Give them a try at streamtime.net
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Links
Kris’s website: https://krisandrewsmall.com/home
Adobe MAX 2021: https://max.adobe.com/speakers/
MTS9 - Meet the MAX Speaker: Kris Andrew Small: https://portal.adobe.com/widget/adobe/am21/sessions?search=MTS9
MB111 - CJ Hendry: Creative Inspiration (with Kris): https://portal.adobe.com/widget/adobe/am21/sessions?search=MB111
Kris Insta: https://www.instagram.com/krisandrewsmall/?hl=en
The Bloom by TDC. Ep 01: Jo Hook and Kris Andrew Small: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMp4DG1rzSQ
Ocean Bottle: https://oceanbottle.co/pages/earth-day
Kris Interview on The design Kids: https://thedesignkids.org/interviews/kris-andrew-small/
Streamtime: https://streamtime.net/adr2020
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/australian-design-radio/message1st episode in a new mini-series based on Adobe MAX and their 2021 theme of positivity. Co-host Sumita Maharaj interviews Josie Young about her work, living with chronic illness and stepping away from Christopher Doyle & Co. to start her own thing.
Go here to listen.
Make sure you tune into her presentation at Adobe MAX, aptly titled, ‘Notes on Invisible Illness and Making Work Work for You’ available live Thursday, Oct 283:30 PM - 4:00 PM AEDT and check out Josie’s new site to see her amazing work.
As always, a big thank you to Streamtime, our supporting partner, always trying to give back to the Australian design industry. Give them a try at streamtime.net
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Links
Design Atlas 012: Josie Young: Staying positive in difficult times
Adobe LIVE: Branding: The Exploration Before the Presentation with Josie Young
Adobe LIVE: Branding: The Presentation After the Exploration with Josie Young
Sydney Design Festival — International Women’s Day “Gentlemen Welcome” — Josie Young
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/australian-design-radio/messageI really love doing ReIssue episodes. Pulling old soundbites and getting original guests to comment on them — it’s like digging up a time capsule.
This episode we have Jo Roca and Jason Little from For The People looking at our 5th episode. Jo was just ‘the girlfriend’ and Jason had just opened a studio with two mates. In the time between, FTP has gone on to become one of Australia's most awarded agencies, recently named 4th in D&AD design studio polls.
It hasn’t all been smooth sailing though. Jo and Jas are the first to admit their mistakes and the roads they wished they’d not taken. In this very frank and honest episode, we look back at the ups and downs of running a business and why they never stop learning and trying to improve.
As always, a big thank you to Streamtime, our supporting partner. Give them a try at streamtime.net
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/australian-design-radio/messageThis is our final episode in the mini series on ‘how design can help combat stigma’ with co-host, Myla Yeomans. This time we have the pleasure of talking with Olivia Chen and Sam Wearne about the work they do with Studio ChenChen.
We spend a bit of time talking about Chattii, a dating app that prioritises humanity and safety in rejecting the stigma of disability and letting all people find love. This project really sums up Studio ChenChen nicely, where they really immerse themselves in understanding the client and what their needs are. It’s rare that you meet a design team that integrates themselves so completely in their clients. As Olivia says, they effectively become in-house designers.
As always, a big thank you to Streamtime, our supporting partner, a constant rock to the Australian design industry. Give them a try at streamtime.net
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Links
Studio ChenChen https://studiochenchen.com/
Chattii website https://www.chattii.com/
Studio ChenChen Instagram https://www.instagram.com/studiochenchen/
The Design Kids interview with Olivia: https://vimeo.com/582332826
Streamtime: https://streamtime.net/
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