Ramblings of a Designer ep. 117 - Marlon McKinney

Marlon McKenney is a San Francisco-based author, illustrator, and creative director with over 20 years of professional advertising experience working in San Francisco's top ad agencies. Marlon has worked with Fortune 500 brands like Apple, Sony, Suzuki, EA, Motown, Universal Records, and Chase Bank, and continues to push creative boundaries. In 2016, he founded the independent publishing company, Conscious Culture Publishing, that focuses primarily on delivering diverse multicultural content to educate and empower children across the globe. With the release of Alice in Wonderland Remixed in 2017, Marlon became one of the first artists to create a children's book entirely illustrated using 3D technology. Combining classic stories with contemporary narratives, Marlon incorporates elements of self-empowerment African and African-American history. His latest release, The Genius of Egypt is the incredible story of the world's first multi-faceted genius, Imhotep, and his amazing adventure from humble student to magical healer to eventually becoming the savior of the entire kingdom of Egypt. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! [email protected], Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner