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.
This episode, listen in as Studio Emmi founder Emmi Salonen, chats with mindcoach, Corine Roesner about creative leadership and management skills, as well as diving deep on burnout - from their own personal experiences with it, to crafting environments that might better prevent it, and the importance of addressing the root issues.
Thank you to Emmi & Corine for joining us!
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Listen in as Arielle Bodenstein, Senior Storyteller chats with Claudia Henderson, Strategy Director. These two co-workers/friends dive into everything from handling perfectionism in creative work to acknowledging problems and their importance — plus an insider’s view on life at For The People.
Make sure to check out their conference talks via The Design Conference website.
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Listen in as Tarra van Amerongen, Head of Design at Atlassian, chats with Patrick Guerra, Founder & CEO of Re, and APAC Lead at M&C Saatchi Consulting.
They dish out some quick fire home truths about the industry, as well as discussing leadership of creatives, dealing with urgency from clients, fostering the space for creativity while steering clear of burnout, as well as getting personal about their own mental health journeys.
Stay tuned next week for another one!
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Recorded at The Design Conference 2024
Tune in to a conversation between BATE and Martin, founders of By Fiction, and Casey, the founder of Play.
They really get into the nitty-gritty of starting and scaling a studio — with plenty of practical insights throughout.
Thank you BATE, Martin and Casey, and thank you to The Design Conference (TDC) for having us.
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Listen in as Mat Bogust, Design & Managing Director of Think Packaging, chats with Kelvin Soh, founder of DDMMYY.
They share their experiences in packaging design, reflect on the early days of their careers, and discuss the challenges of planning projects that aim to last from 100 to 1000 years.
Make sure to check out their conference talks via The Design Conference website.
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Listen in as Julie Solvstrom, Illustrator and lettering artist chats to Guillermo Flores, art director, illustrator and graphic designer.
They discuss setting and crossing boundaries as a creative practitioner, building support systems and the importance of community, and being a part of something bigger than yourself.
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Australian Design Radio is hosted and produced by Matt Leach, Amaani Thassim, Myla Yeomans, and Grace Pointon.
Big thanks to Josephmark for allowing us the use of their recording space this series, and Tae Young for editing and recording support.
Listen in as Carmen Angelillo, co-founder and creative director at Niceshit studio, chats with type designer and animator Mat Voyce.
Join them as they discuss their work, how they sustain or regain motivation in both personal and client projects as well as the ways they manage frustration, and the red and green flags they look for in a project.
Thank you Carmen and Mat for joining us to record in the midst of the creative, and inspiring whirlwind that is The Design Conference 💙
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Listen in as Richie Meldrum, the founder of Bare Brand Strat, chats to Paul Balfe and Kiel Tillman from Pennybridge Creative. Join them as they talk about all things brand and strategy - from their ways of managing client feedback, to sharing stories in advertising.
Thank you Richie, Paul and Kiel for being a part of it, and to Matthew Haynes and The Design Conference for having us 💜
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In this episode we sat down with Mary Faber, brand & product designer at Josephmark, ahead of her talk at AtypI Brisbane 2024.
Mary speaks with co-hosts Amaani Thassim and Grace Pointon about the evolution of design inspiration, the font design process, how AI shapes up in generating fonts today, and how it might impact the future of the discipline - and much more.
As always, let us know what you think, we love hearing from you!
In this episode, we sit down with two well-loved creatives and content creators - Kel Lauren and Elliot Ulm.
Listen in as they discuss the graphic design content space, the balance between success and self-worth when collaborating with big names, and reminisce about their favourite design software over the years.
This episode was recorded at Canva Create earlier this year, in our signature Designer x Designer format. Kel & Elliot enjoyed this format so much that their started their own podcast called Kelliot! - so if you enjoyed this make sure to check it out, it’s an absolute blast 🌟.
And as always don’t forget to let us know what you think, we’d love to hear from you!
For our last episode in the series, we’re speaking with Alex Naghavi, Partner and Executive Creative Director at Josephmark.
In this episode, we dig into Josephmarks evolution and practical strategies to foster connection in a remote work environment; we talk about leadership and the importance of trust, as well as diving into Josephmark’s work with the Future of Sex Lab and their project Wheel of Foreplay.
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