Episodes
-
EP 168 Anita Forte & Cristina Douglas (R/GA)
In the final episode of our Inclusive Design mini-series, we're joined by Anita Forte and Cristina Douglas, two creative directors who blend craft, research and strategic insight to create more inclusive experiences. Cristina has been making things professionally since 2008. She believes that...
-
EP 167 Aziza Mohamed (TODAY)
In the second episode of our Inclusive Design mini series, we’re joined by Aziza Mohamed, Content Design Lead at Today. Aziza is passionate about designing and facilitating research, telling better stories, and creating impactful outcomes for communities across Australia. We talk about engaging...
-
EP 166 Louise Helliwell (Folk) & Martin Ford (The Australian Centre for Social Innovation)
In this episode, we talk to Martin Ford and Louise Helliwell about all things Inclusive Design. Martin is a Senior Social Innovator at The Australian Centre for Social Innovation. With over 30 years of experience, he draws on his background in visual arts and graphic design to work creatively and...
-
Ep 165 GAME, PLAY: The Indie Game Dev Journey with Jasmine Phillips
In this episode, we talk to Jasmine Phillips on all things digital game design 🎮 Jasmine is a 2D game artist, animator, and founder of Nomo Studio. Born and raised in the Philippines, she studied Game Design and Development before freelancing with studios on titles like Episode, World Chef, and...
-
Ep 164 GAME, PLAY: Conflict, Cards and Creativity with Urusaro Rwagaju
In this episode we talk to Urusaro Rwagaju as we get a taste of the physical craft of Game Design. Saro is a design strategist, award-winning vocalist & songwriter, and the creative lead at the Museum of Sticks and Stones. Her work explores how creativity, dialogue, play, and design can bring...
-
Ep 163 GAME, PLAY: An Introduction to Gamification with Dr Zac Fitz-Walter
In this episode we talk to Dr Zac Fitz-Walter on all things Gamification. Zac has a PhD in user experience, gamification, and motivational science. He’s the co-founder of the Make It Toolkit, co-runs a game and design studio called Eat More Pixels, and lectures in university Game Design courses....
-
Ep 162 James Martin (aka Made By James)
We sat down with James Martin—aka Made By James—partner at Lincoln Design Co. James is a brand designer, storyteller, educator, and relentless sharer of process—someone who’s built an authentic brand and community around his work. Recorded while James was in Sydney for the Canva Design Advisory...
-
Ep 161 Amber Bonney (The Edison Agency) & Andrew Ashton (Aa Design)
This episode, listen in as Aa Design Studio Creative Director, Andrew Ashton sits down to chat with Amber Bonney, founder of The Edison Agency. They dive deep into the world of fast-moving consumer goods, and Amber speaks candidly about her experience with neurodiversity and how it’s impacted her...
-
Ep 160 Nu Goteh (Room For Magic + Deem Journal) & Anzac Tasker (Guardians)
On this final episode of our The Design Conference '24 series tune in to hear Anzac Tasker founder and executive creative director of Guardians an agency led by intention, that was born out Aotearoa, New Zealand, speak with Nu Goteh the principal of Room For Magic, a community-centric...
-
Ep 159 Dominic Hofstede & Rob Duncan (Mucho) — TDC24
In this episode, we hear from Rob Duncan and Dominic Hofstede, Creative Directors and Partners at Mucho. They explore a variety of topics including the perception of Australian Design, challenges with decision-makers and uncertainty, and their insights into wayfinding, with some fun facts on...
-
Ep 158 Corine Roesner (Roes Coach) & Emmi Salonen (Studio Emmi) — TDC24
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...
-
Ep 157 Arielle Bodenstein & Claudia Henderson (For The People) — TDC24
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.…
more -
Ep 156 Tarra van Amerongen (Atlassian) & Patrick Guerrera (Re Agency) — TDC24
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,...
-
EP 155 BATE & Martini Rc (By Fiction) & Casey Martin (Play Studio) — TDC24
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...
-
Ep154 Mat Bogust (Think Packaging) & Kelvin Soh (DDMMYY) — TDC24
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....
-
Ep153 Julie Solvstrom & Guillermo Flores — TDC24
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…
more -
Ep152 Carmen Angelillo (Niceshit) & Mat Voyce — TDC24
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…
more -
Ep151 Richie Meldrum & Paul Balfe & Kiel Tillman (Pennybridge) — TDC24
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…
more -
Ep150 Mary Faber
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,...
-
Ep149 Kel Lauren & Elliot Ulm
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…
more -
Ep148 Alex Naghavi
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…
more -
Ep147 Leah Heiss
In episode two of our mini-series asking 'How can design be used to tackle disconnection?' we’re speaking with Leah Heiss, a Melbourne-based designer and the Besen International Research Chair in Design at Monash University. Through collaborative projects, Leah has brought human-centred design to...
-
Ep146 Jessica Watson
Today we are hearing from Jessica Watson, independent user experience consultant for the built environment. This episode is the start of a new mini-series featuring co-host, Pip Kennedy who asks 'How can design be used to tackle disconnection?'. Jess is on a mission to revolutionise the way we...
-
Ep145 Nightjar (TDC23)
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…
more -
Ep144 Robyn & Campbell Butler (Lovework Studio) (TDC23)
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...
-
Ep143 Evi-O & Yah-Leng Yu (TDC23)
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...
-
Ep142 Alistair McCready (TDC23)
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...
-
Ep141 Andrew Ashton & Annette Harcus (TDC23)
In 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...
-
Ep140 Jasmin Bedir & Kevin Finn (TDC23)
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…
more -
Ep139 Ve Dewey (Adobe MAX21)
Our 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…
more -
Ep138 Kris Andrew Small (Adobe MAX21)
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…
more -
Ep137 Josie Young (Adobe MAX21)
1st 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...
-
Ep136 REISSUE Jo & Jason (For The People)
I 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...
-
Ep135 Olivia & Sam (Studio ChenChen)
This 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...
-
Ep134 Peter Brennan (Electric & Analog/Heaps Normal)
This is our 2nd episode in a mini-series that looks at how design can help combat stigma. For this episode we are again at the Design Conference in Brisbane, sitting on the turbine hall stage chatting with Peter Brennan, Founder & Creative Director of Electric & Analog and co-founder and head of...
-
Ep133 Keisha Leon (Leon Design)
The start of a new mini-series, where co-host, Myla Yeomans, asks the question, ‘how can design help combat stigma?’ In this first episode, we speak to Keisha Leon, Founder and Director at Leon Design. Keisha cut her teeth in magazine design before taking up a senior position at Lorna Jane. In…
more -
Ep132 REISSUE Christopher Doyle (Christopher Doyle & Co.)
This time we’re doing something a little different, with our first ReIssue. This means rewinding to an old episode, pulling out a few soundbites, and getting the original guest to comment on them. The original guest in question is Christopher Doyle who joined us way back at the start, on our 2nd...
-
Ep131 Nicki Wragg (Swinburne)
In our last episode with Co-host, Stephanie Foti, and her mini-series on ‘what makes a great designer teacher,’ Steph and Matt talk to Nicki Wragg, the Chair of Communication Design at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne. If you work in design education in Australia, there is a good...
-
Ep130 Felix Oppen (Tiliqua Press & Ligature Journal)
Part two in ‘what makes a great design teacher’ and this time, Matt and co-host, Stephanie Foti, are talking to Felix Oppen from Tiliqua Press and Tiliqua Studio, makers of the award-winning Ligature Journal. Felix has taught in Universities for over 10 years and has a passion for teaching...
-
Ep129 Frankie Ratford (Designer Bootcamps)
And we’re back! We’ve had a bit of a break while we started new full-time work, parented, and thought about what the future of ADR might look like. One of the big changes we’ve made is a new format that explores one topic over three episodes with three different guests. On this episode, Matt is...
-
Ep128 with Joyce N Ho
This episode we chatted with Joyce N Ho, Associate Creative Director at BUCK in New York. If you had to describe what Joyce does, which is incredibly diverse, you’d probably settle on creative direction and motion design, but we’d suggest going and checking out her personal website, joycenho.com…
more -
Ep127 with James (Gilmore) Duru
This episode we got to speak to James (Gilmore) Duru, Creative Director at DesignStudio — a branding and digital agency, originally from London, now all over the world, with James running the Sydney studio. You’ll know their work when you think about some of their clients like AirBNB, deliveroo,...
-
Ep126 with Sam Bucolo
In this episode we spoke to Dr Sam Bucolo, design strategist and executive chair of The Australian Design Council. Sam is based in Brisbane and it was during a lockdown so apologies in advance for the bad audio quality. What we spoke about was amazing though, everything from what Sam’s PhD was…
more -
EP125 with Dan Agostino
In this episode, we spoke with Dan Agostino, Head of Design at The Brand Agency. Hailing from Perth, Dan joined The Brand Agency in 2007 and over the years his role has grown to Head of Design. The 150+ people agency has offices in Perth, Melbourne and Auckland and covers project management,...
-
EP124 with Ros Moriarty
This episode we had the pleasure of chatting with Ros Moriarty from Balarinji, an Aboriginal-owned strategy and design agency, based in Sydney. Ros started the business with her husband, John, over 37 years ago and during that time has seen a lot of changes in the industry and how Aboriginal…
more -
EP123 with Monique Kneepkens
It’s been a while but this is our first remote episode, where we were in three different states. On this one, we spoke to Monique Kneepkens, Creative Director at Carbon Creative. A Brisbane studio devoted to making an impact in social change. We speak all about what it means to ‘do good’ and how...
-
EP122 with Michael Wong
Michael Wong (aka Mizko) joins us in the studio to talk about entrepreneurism, start-up culture and growing up a hustler. Professionally he’s a UI/IX expert, internationally known and awarded. He’s recently formed Raw Studio, with his good friend Philippe Hong, so we get into that and go deep on...
-
EP121 with Andrew Hochradel
In this episode, we spoke with Andrew Hochradel. Andrew is a brand identity designer from Los Angeles, CA, who creates visual systems that are sustainable, innovative, and engaging. He's often found speaking, teaching and entertaining at physical and online events like Adobe Live…
more -
EP120 with Nick Moir
This episode we are teaming up with Andrew Johnstone from TAKE Magazine to interview the Chief Photographer of The Sydney Morning Herald, Nick Moir. Known as the ‘fire guy’, Nick has built a reputation on capturing award-winning imagery and being in the right place, at the right time. He passes…
more -
EP119 with Alex Skougarevskaya
In this episode, we spoke with Alex Skougarevskaya, Design Manager for Atlassian Design System. Alex has had just about every job title designer can have, from her start as a 'graphics monkey' to a 'speck' in the big world of Advertising before the Global Financial Crisis. She's been a web…
more