Episodes
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The "Why" Outlasts the "How": Teaching Design in the Age of AI (a freestyle)
Fresh off a faculty development workshop on artificial intelligence in the classroom, this episode digs into why educators should resist playing "AI police" and instead evolve how creativity and design are taught. The discussion centers on prioritizing the "why" over the "how", arguing that while...
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Emmanuel "Dupree" Jackson, A Problem Solver: The Process Behind Building a Movement from Scratch
Host Brandon kicks off the "Problem Solvers" segment with Emmanuel "Dupree" Jackson, founder of Delray Beach's EJS Project. Dupree shares how overcoming personal crossroads—from high school academic struggles to earning a Division I football scholarship—shaped his approach to community building.…
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Robots, AI, Psychedelics, & Coffee w/ Zappy Zappoline!
This Tangent began in the coffee shop when Zappy Zapolin, resident Psychedelic Concierge and cool conversationalist, said that we'll see domesticated robots in a significant number of homes in about 3 years (ie. robots that vacuum). That conversation spilled into the booth...which includes a…
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9 Topics I Couldn't Let Go
It’s almost March, but these ideas have been living rent-free in my notes since January...and they’re too important to delete. In this episode, I’m clearing out my "Podcast Ideas" list by giving myself a 5-minute limit to expound on nine distinct topics sitting at the intersection of culture,...
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Is AI an Anti-Collaboration Tool? Plus Why I Even Do These Things
For my 30th ep 🎉 I get into why I even do these podcasts/streams/videos (hint: therapy). I also get into A.I. music, Timbaland and his new A.I. artist, Milli Vanilli (the group Milli Vanilli, not saying that Tims new artist is Milli Vanilli...but 🤔 😁), and even Macromedia Dreamweaver. It's a...
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A Different World: My HBCU Experience, from Student to Professor
The Tangent I go off on for this ep revolves around HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), my introduction to them and some of my past experiences attending one as an undergraduate (Alabama A&M) and professor (Florida A&M). I delve into issues such as representation and funding as...
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Art vs Design, K Dot vs Drake, Creatives vs Created
Dive deep into a fascinating discussion exploring the intersection of "Art" and "Design" across the worlds of Hip-Hop and the NBA!In this video, we break down how these two concepts manifest in the careers and legacies of cultural giants. Is Kendrick Lamar's lyricism pure art, or is there an...
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Off Script: Spark the Cypher, Thoughts on A.I., Hip-Hop, and Creative Thinking
V1 of this was my attempt at a scripted/essay-type cast. I generally read from a script I wrote (should've memorized it, but...), something that I've never done before. I wasn't sure how it turned out so I immediately re-did it without the script to see what style translates best. I TRULY...
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Spark the Cypher: Thoughts on A.I., Hip-Hop, and Creative Thinking
Thinking creatively is easier said than done. Expanding our thoughts beyond ourselves is a valuable skill to have in these days of automation and algorithm driven processes. Design thinking techniques help us tap into alternate pathways to problem solving. These more organic routes help to keep…
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In Between the Lines: Thoughts on AI, Creativity, and Feeling
This ep was inspired by a technology and A.I. panel I sat in on at a conference I had just left. I couldn't wait to share my thoughts with friends, but, none of my friends want to discuss such things so....I stopped by the podcast booth to let it out. Unfortunately, the booth I normally use was…
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From Android, to iPhone, Back to Android, Then Back to iPhone
This isn't necessarily a Pixel vs iPhone debate...it's more of a personal and pragmatic examination of how the Android and iOS operating systems feel and fit. In this ep I detail my journey from being an Android guy, specifically a Google Pixel fan boy, to switching to an iPhone, to switching…
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From Black Planet to TikTok, & What's Next in the Social Media Space (Part II)
Following a discussion regarding the direction of social media and the subsequent episode that followed, I invited the students into the booth to further discuss the future of social media from their perspectives. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/brandancraft Apple…
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It was a Super Bowl Halftime Stepshow: Kendrick Lamar, Expectations, and Storytelling
Kendrick Lamar's halftime show was the tangent we (I) went off on in class and provides fodder for this episode. I start with Michael Jackson and end with MUSTAAAAAAAAAAARD so, yeah, it's focused chaos, but good focused chaos. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/brandancraft Apple...
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From Black Planet to TikTok, What's Next in the Social Media Space (Part I)
In class we got into a discussion regarding the direction of social media. I started telling them about Black Planet and MySpace and their blank stares prompted me to table the discussion for this podcast episode. Watch or Listen on Spotify: https://rb.gy/hu0itv Apple Podcasts…
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Brian Stone's New Book and Other Stories, Quips, and Quotes
For this episode I chop it up with my friend and mentor Brian Stone about UI projects we've worked on together and his new book "Stories, Quips, and Quotes: A Designer's Guide to Teaching and Learning" Watch or Listen on Spotify: https://rb.gy/hu0itv Apple Podcasts: https://rb.gy/2yffl0…
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Cult Brands: Devotion and Decisions
Which brands are you devoted to? What brands do you advocate for? Do you follow any brands blindly? Do you support a cult brand? This episode touches on how certain brands take on cult-like identities and how this can effect consumer movements and decisions. Watch or Listen on Spotify:...
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How does Cool “Feel?” & Can A.I. Create Cool?
This episode goes all over the place, living up to the Tangent moniker as I explore brands and what consumers truly value. Is it the label? Is it the quality? Is it the blue bubble? Is it the cool? and how do cool things lose their cool? Watch or Listen on Spotify: https://rb.gy/hu0itv Apple...
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Create Like an Athlete
This Tangent came about when I was trying to encourage students to portray more confidence when talking about their work. Sometimes you just have to pop out and talk your 🤬 😤 Featured: Video snippet: Tech N9ne - Fragile https://youtu.be/MRL6M60Y-yY?si=4phyHWJLnu6PfOgi Watch or Listen on…
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UI/UX & The Evolution of Video Game Controllers: From Pong to the Dual Shock
Video games are a go-to topic for me when I need to grab the attention of my students. It's one of the few commonalities we share so bringing up the topic almost always sparks a response and attention. For this Tangent I go outside of the games and lightly examine the controllers that make these...
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Creatively Brave: 3000's Rendezvous w/ the Sun
En route to my main topic (UI & videogame controllers) I touched on a Tangent regarding Andre 3000's "Listening to the Sun" visual accompaniment to his Flute Album and how it may inspire creatives to create without boundaries. Featured: André 3000 - Listening To The Sun (an intimate album film…
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Summer Tangents (2of2): Will GTA VI Utilize Crypto and AI and Will it become Ready Player One?
Follow up episode where I continue to discuss Grand Theft Auto Online, specifically the upcoming GTA VI game, and how crypto and AI could provide us a clearer view of the future. I also geek out as I find common ground between the original TMNT arcade game and the conceptually amazing (and scary)...
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Starting a Tech Business While Young: The UrbanStarr and its Impact ft. Dawn Dickson
Dawn and I take a trip down memory lane as we talk about the first business the both of us founded right out of college, how it impacted the city of Columbus, Ohio, and more importantly, how it forged our divergent professional and entrepreneurial paths. Featured: Brandan's Online Portfolio...
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Summer Tangents: Is GTA RP a Game? and a Brief K Dot Pop Out Recap
After touching on Kendrick Lamar's "Pop Out" 🤦🏽♂️ I talk about Grand Theft Auto V Online, particularly GTA RP, and how it may be the closest thing we have to Ready Player One right now. Watch or Listen on Spotify: https://rb.gy/hu0itv Apple Podcasts: https://rb.gy/2yffl0 Instagram:...
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iPhone vs Android, Drake vs Kendrick, and Subjectivity in Design
In this episode I take on the Drake vs Kendrick Lamar..."debate" from the perspective of them being brands or products. Watch or Listen on Spotify: https://rb.gy/hu0itv Apple Podcasts: https://rb.gy/2yffl0 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandancraft X: https://www.x.com/brandancraft...
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New AI Devices and How They May Fit Into Our Tech Timeline
...Even though these two new standalone AI devices (Humane's AI Pin & Teenage Engineering's rabbit r1) have been getting HORRENDOUS pre-launch reviews, I try to see these groundbreaking devices as they may become...today's versions of the original mp3 players 🤔 Watch or Listen on Spotify:...
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Coloring Inside the Lines
This episode's Tangent "STEMs" from a interview/conversation that I had with a good friend regarding why I gravitated to STEM fields as a professional. The question forced me to answer something that I've never really thought about, but definitely wanted to explore further. The result is an...
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The Eclipse and a Beginner's Mind, Wemby's New Logo, & How Students Feel About Modern Tech
These Office Hour Tangents jumps around a bit due to the nature of what's being taught in class. I being with how I used the solar eclipse to jumpstart a design thinking course. I then follow up on the "Who's The Next Face of the NBA" episode with Nike premiering Victor Wembanyama's new brand…
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Academic Exploits, Professional Journeys, and of course...Tangents w/ One of My First Ever Students
D'ondray McRay and I catch up while he joins me for this ep of Office Hour Tangents. We have conversations about how it was like to be a student in my early classrooms, his journey to founding his own business (Direction Branding), our sons playing basketball together, and future plans. He was...
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Web 1.0, Web 2.0, and the Future of the Web
This episode's Tangent comes via a question. I asked the class "Is there anything you would add to the web?" (as in the world wide web). The blank stares prompted some of this tangent. The internet WILL change, it's just a question of how. Straight from class to the cast, Brandan Craft, a visual...
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Canva Buys Affinity, Studying Comedians, & K Dot, Drake, or J Cole?
These Tangents go all over the place, probably because the class truly went all over the place. I begin with talking about how the casual design tool Canva may become a true Adobe competitor after their acquisition of Affinity. I also briefly talk about my current obsession with stand up…
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The Next Face of the NBA...Judged by Their Brand Marks
While selecting all of the March Madness teams to record on YouTubeTV (via team logos) and listening to the morning sports talk fallout from an historically MONSTROUS dunk in the NBA, I decide to attack who may be the next face of the NBA...based on player logos. I also talk a little about…
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Macromedia, Figma, and...I Miss Flash
Macromedia had Adobe shook back in the day just like Figma has them shook now, and a follow-up to the Requiem For A Dream episode as I show how one of the DOPEST and most inspirational websites EVER, Neostream, inspired one of the first websites I created using Flash. Straight from class to the...
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Conversation w/ Recent Design Graduate, Graduating During COVID, From Graduate to Professional
**Guest audio/microphone issues. I contemplated not posting because of the audio issues, but, IMO, the content is valuable enough to post, and good enough to schedule a “PART II” so stay tuned (subscribe & 👍🏽) for a follow up. Furthermore, below are timestamps in case you want to skip around**…
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Classic Website: Requiem For A Dream...Flash was So Dope
Talking about a website that heavily influenced and inspired my interaction design journey, the original Adobe Flash-based website for the movie Requiem For A Dream. I also touch on different types of screen-based applications, Flash emulation, and a Flash-based application I worked on while in…
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Amazing vs Dope
I continue a class discussion regarding templates, AI, and what makes something awesome versus what makes something dope. Straight from class to the podcast booth, Brandan Craft, a visual communication design professor continues his thoughts, instruction, stories, and TANGENTS regarding topics...
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The Web is a Mall, The New Apple Vision Pro, Riding the Technology Wave
The first OHTangent! When discussing the utility of new age websites in class I briefly went on a Tangent that likened websites to stores in a mall. Additionally, in a faculty meeting where Apple's new Vision Pro was discussed and Meta's new Quest 3 was demonstrated, I continue a Tangent (or…
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Straight from class to the podcast booth, Brandan Craft, a visual communication design professor continues his thoughts, instruction, stories, and TANGENTS regarding topics relating to art, design, and tech.
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