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Design Beat
by Lauren Kunz
Stories, tips and advice from the ladies we all love in the design industry, encouraging you to go for it!
Episodes
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42 - Thrifting, Fashion Design and Reels with Abbey from The Peach Vintage
Abbey is hilarious, and a vintage clothing expert. She finds the most amazing pieces for her shop, The Peach Vintage and is designing original pieces that are beautiful for all body types. If you haven't seen her reels yet, run don't walk. She is one of my favorite content creators on Instagram…
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41 - The Legal Stuff You Don't Want To Miss With Kiersty Loughmiller from The Legal Formative
Kiersty Loughmiller from the legal formative shed some light on all the legal things creative business owners need to know. We talked about copyrights, trademarks, contracts, and what to expect when working with a lawyer. Kiersty's Website Kiersty's Instagram Graphic Design Contract Template Use...
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40 - Letting Go of Perfection with Quilter, Fabric Designer, Author and Teacher Annabel Wrigley
I had the loveliest chat this morning with Annabel Wrigley! Annabel is a fabric designer for Windham fabrics and a teacher with Creativebug. One of our listeners requested that we reach out to Annabel and she did not disappoint! She was hopeful and light and happy and I think you're really going…
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39 - Going All In with Marketing Expert Michelle Gifford
Michelle Gifford is an expert at helping women business owners message and market their business, inspiring women to take action, and delivering the tools to make it happen. As a business coach, podcaster, speaker, and founder and CEO of Michelle Gifford Creative, she guides women through…
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37 - Having an Abundance Mindset with Sonia from Wildly Creating
Sonia is the CEO of Wildly Creating, a web and brand design agency passionate about creating, designing, and developing strategy-infused brands for high-performing entrepreneurs ready to change the world and who are not afraid to go big! I had a great time chatting with Sonia about having an...
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36 - Some for the Reels and Some for the Meals with Interior Designer Shailey Murphy
This was a fun one! Shailey is an interior designer, video production company owner and co-host of one of the first podcasts I ever listened to: “Shailey and Katie’s Lemonade Stand”. In this episode we talk about running her interior design business, her video production company, raising her two...
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35 - Action Brings Clarity with Surface Designer Elizabeth Silver
Today we're talking with Elizabeth Silver. Elizabeth is a professional surface pattern designer who's been working for the last 2 decades in the industry. She teaches beginner surface pattern designers the clear steps to find clients, pitch their designs, and create a profitable business with...
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34 - Believing in Yourself and Creating Your Own Definition of Success with Tayler Mitchell
Welcome back!! I've wanted to be friends with Tayler for a long time so I decided to use the podcast as an excuse to get her to hang out with me!! She actually lived nearby so she just came over and we chatted in my living room for a bit. I absolutely loved talking to Tayler and I think we could...
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32 - Easy as Pie Pricing with Jasmine Designs
Introducing Jaz, the 6 figure Design Superwoman turned Pricing Queen. Jaz is an Aussie creative teaching pricing through courses, resources and tomato sauces… ok maybe not the last one. Passionate about pricing, pie and puns, shes all about helping transform her students from Starving Artists to...
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31 - Doing What You Love with Katie and Ilana from Loomier
This week we're talking with Katie Johnson and Ilana Griffo from Loomier! Loomier is the ultimate resource for artists who mean business. Katie and Ilana are artists who have been in the industry for a long time and decided to start Loomier to help people turn their artistic passion into a...
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30 - Finding Your Creative Voice with Joy LaForme
Joy is an Illustrator, artist and maker based in New Jersey and she was such a delight to chat with! She illustrates puzzles, she has paint by number kits and she's got a painting book coming out! I loved how joy was sharing specifics on her process and the tools she uses. We talked about finding...
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29 - Design Horror Stories
This is a short and sweet Halloween episode where I (Lauren) tell some listener submitted stories and a few of my own. Let me know if you'd like to hear more episodes in this format! Tag us and share your thoughts on social media if you're listening and resonate with anything we or a guest have...
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28 - Getting Paid to Travel and Paint Murals: Where to Start with Sarah Meitler
Today we're talking with traveling muralist Sarah Meitler. We were honored that Sarah took a break from her painting day in North Carolina to have a quick chat with us. We talk about finding clients, her mural process, insurance... She even turns her laptop and shows us the amazing view out her...
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27 - Following Your Gut and Failing Your Way Forward with Abbey from Wayfarer Design Studio
Today we're talking with another one of my Design Biz Mastery ladies, Abbey McGrew from Wayfarer Design Studio!! Abbey travels the world for her husband'd job and she's currently living in Romania! Abbey is the founder of Wayfarer, a full-service design studio that elevates premium brands to a...
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26 - Pushing Boundaries with Phoebe and Roxy from PANDR
I think you guys are going to be very excited about our guests today! This is our first interview ever with multiple guests! Today we are hearing from Phoebe and Roxy from PANDR! They create custom art installations and murals around the globe and one thing we really appreciate about them is that...
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25 - Rolling with the Happy Accidents with Lettering Artist and Designer Cymone Wilder from Simon and Moose
Today we're talking with Cymone Wilder from Simon and Moose. She is a full time graphic designer by day, amazing lettering artist by night. She has some really cool creative processes and uses some unique methods and materials to create her artwork, so it was really fun to hear the behind the...
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24 - UX Design 101 with Eva Chau
Big announcement today!! I have been working in collaboration with my lawyer Kiersty Loughmiller who I absolutely love, to bring you a custom graphic design contract template!! This template is thorough, drafted by my lawyer, used by me, peer reviewed... I literally used this template twice today...
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23 - The Joy of Starting with Jess Levitz
Today we're talking with Jess Levitz the other half of Shoppe Theory! So you guys remember Do-Hee, she was our very first interview ever on the podcast. Do-Hee is the web design partner of Shoppe Theory and Jess does more of the graphic design side so we're really excited to have her on and hear...
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22 - How to Get Clients and Gain Confidence with Hayley Barry from Type Affiliated
You guys... Hayley is absolutely incredible. She has been hand lettering professionally since she was in high school and has pretty much been hustling non-stop ever since. She's worked with a lot of amazing clients, if you live in Utah (specifically Provo) you've definitely seen her artwork in a...
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21 - Speed Date Designing and Making Instagram Fun Again with Allison Colledge
Today we're talking with Allison Colledge!! You may know her as @hey.thankmelater on Instagram sharing all her favorite things and taking you behind the scenes in her design business. She does branding, workbooks, patterns, she was really fun to talk to because she has a really unique job where…
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20 - 14 Things to Try When You Feel Stuck
Some call it a funk, others a creative rut. Whatever you call it we all experience it, and it always passes! Every 10th episode of the podcast we like to switch it up and do something special. For this episode, we've combed through all 19 of our past episodes and compiled advice about what to do...
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19 - Let's Talk Strategy with Melissa from Sweet Daddy Designs
Today we're talking with Melissa from Sweet Daddy Designs! Melissa is a very cool brand strategist and designer from Texas. In this interview we talk all about strategy and how she learned to start offering brand strategy as a service by itself, how she uses what she learned getting her marketing...
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18 - Start Anyway with Lisa Glanz
Lisa is a really amazing illustrator from South Africa. You may know Lisa from The Honest Designer's Show. She also sells graphics, she teaches online courses, and she's got the most amazing accent!! If I had to describe this interview in one word it would be cozy. Lisa is SO encouraging and it...
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17 - Real Talk with Morgan Rapp
This was a really fun episode because we all know each other from different things! It was really fun to just chat as design friends, we had a really great conversation! We talked about the reality and struggles that come with being a full-time working mother, the importance in defining success…
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16 - If It Feels Right, It's Right with Trisha Zemp (The Queen of Stop Motion!!)
Today we're talking to TRISHA ZEMP The Queen of Stop Motion!! Trisha is one of those guests you probably already know who needs no introduction but just in case here we go: Trisha is a Stop motion animator, and co-founder of Golden Coil. She has worked with um well everyone haha including Conde...
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15 - Drawing Outside the Box with Natalee Cooper Chilton
Today, we're talking with the very cool Natalee Cooper Chilton!! Natalee is a full-time graphic designer by day and an amazing illustrator and freelancer by night. Something you need to know before listening to this interview: Natalie is extremely humble. She definitely downplays her artistic...
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14 - The Ins and Outs of Surface Pattern Design with Lauren Lesley
Today we're talking to a fellow Lauren who is ALSO a surface pattern designer! Lauren Lesley is an independent artist and licensed textile designer. If you are at all interested in getting into the surface pattern design world this episode is going to be a reeeally amazing resource for you. And…
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13 - Learning to be Salesy with Shelley Easter from Launch Party
Today we are talking with Shelley Easter from Launch Party! Launch party is a strategy and design studio for product based businesses. She offers custom websites and two day intensives where you'll get a website in two days!!! Which kind of blows my mind. I met Shelley during Morgan Rapp's Design...
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12 - Practicing Design Daily with Olivia Herrick
Can you believe we convinced Olivia Herrick to come on our podcast? If you're a graphic designer you probably already know who Olivia is, but if you don't Olivia is a graphic designer based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, best known for her playful, vibrant, and positive artwork. Though you will...
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11 - Trusting Yourself to Be Yourself with Holly Robinson
This week we’re sharing our energetic discussion with local designer Holly Robinson, you might know her on Instagram as @whittonandwhite. She’s a self-taught creative with no intention of becoming a graphic designer currently working as an environmental graphic designer for Deseret Book and...
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10 - Q&A with Lauren Kunz and Steph Hammer (that's us!)
Welcome to Episode 10 of Design Beat! Where we share the stories of creative women who dance to the beat of their own drum. We hope you come away inspired, uplifted, and encouraged to go for it. We wanted to do something special for this our 10th episode, and a few of our recent guests have...
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9 - How to Avoid Burnout with Surface Pattern Designer Michelle Parascandolo
Today we're talking with the amazing Michelle Parascandolo!! Michelle is an amazing surface pattern designer and illustrator from New York city. In this interview, we talk a lot about Michelle's recipe for avoiding burnout, the reality of doing what you love while also paying the bills, and we…
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8 - When No Actually Means YES with Atelier Latesha
For today’s episode we had the BEST time talking to Latesha Lynch of Atelier Latesha. Latesha is a CEO, podcaster, designer and coach for designers, teaching women to believe in their abilities, raise their prices, and revolutionize the way we show up in our lives and businesses. In 2 years,...
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7 - Amy Stellhorn pt. 2: Lessons Learned from a Female Founder
If you're just tuning in, this is the second half of our interview with Amy. Part 1 is called "Once Upon a Time in Silicon Valley". Amy is the Founder & CEO of Big Monocle, an award-winning creative agency that was recently named International Small Agency of the Year by the DMA Echo Awards. Big...
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6 - Amy Stellhorn pt. 1: Once Upon a Time in Silicon Valley
Amy is the Founder & CEO of Big Monocle, an award-winning creative agency that was recently named International Small Agency of the Year by the DMA Echo Awards. Big Monocle works with Fortune 500 brands and startups on branding, marketing and brand experiences. The logo they did for the Women’s...
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5 - Sticking to It with Tanya Shyika
Steph and I got to interview Tanya Shyika! Tanya is an Illustrator and Multidisciplinary Designer based in NYC. She specializes in editorial and product illustration, digital and print design, packaging design, illustrated maps, book covers, and social media content. Basically just a very...
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4 - Honoring the Weird Within You ft. Racheal Jackson of Banyan Bridges
Today’s incredible guest is Racheal Jackson of Banyan Bridges. She’s a self-taught muralist, champion of all things bold and colorful, DIY master, mom of 3 and pancake chef. In this episode we talk about what you need to be creative and artistic, how she started doing murals and getting clients,...
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3 - Saying YES Before You're Ready with Betsy Petersen
We had the privilege of chatting with the amazing Betsy Petersen! Betsy is an artist, pattern designer and children's book illustrator. In this episode we talk about saying yes and figuring out the details later, using self compassion to combat imposter syndrome, and the advice given to her from…
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2 - Getting a lil' Sketchy with Lady Bright
In this heart-full episode we’re excited to be talking to Jenna AKA Lady Bright of Lady Bright Studios. She’s a muralist, painter, and bright color exploratory artist and sketchbook master with the biggest heart and funnest personality. Like both Lauren and I she hails from the great state of…
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1 - Don't Drink the Kool-Aid! with Do-Hee Kim
Do-Hee is a self-taught, Korean-American designer of 8 years. She is the co-founder and web design partner at Shoppe Theory, a boutique design studio specializing in creative solutions for retail businesses. A fan of color, typography, and labors of love -- Do-Hee is based in San Francisco (but...
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Meet Your Hosts Lauren & Steph
Hey! I'm Lauren Kunz, a surface pattern and web designer, and I'm Steph, a do-everything-creative graphic designer, and we're both fans of connecting those who are doing it with those who want to be doing it and sharing all the knowledge. Here on the Design Beat podcast we interview inspiring...
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Have you ever been scrolling on Instagram and you see a feed that stops you in your tracks? Their work is beautiful, they're doing exciting projects, and they're landing clients that just seem like a dream to work with. It makes you wonder how they got there. How did they start? How did they land...
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Stories, tips and advice from the ladies we all love in the design industry, encouraging you to go for it!
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Design Beat is created and hosted by Lauren Kunz.
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