Always Say Yes // Aaron Taylor-Waldman

If you want to learn how to sustain a creative career over 20 years, talk to Aaron Taylor-Waldman. He’s a graphic designer responsible for the album covers on many Mystery Circles releases, from Hainbach’s to Matt Lowery’s to my own, and on his own Mystery Circles album Concentric.Aaron is a longtime lover of electronic music who studied sound design under the electronic music pioneer Pauline Oliveros, and somehow managed to get Daft Punk spun at his high school graduation. He also created the hugely inspiring (and giftable) Patch Deck.But…What does he do when a design client brings him a draft they prompted on ChatGPT?How did he turn a deck of cards into a font of creative inspiration? And how have cold emails and sliding into DMs transformed his creative life?I talked to Aaron to find out.Please subscribe and leave a review if you dig it—it makes a big difference. Thanks for being here.