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The Creative Condition podcast — 430 episodes
Ep 311: Mid-life, change and course correction with Middle Boop Founder Gordon Reid
Ep 310: Creative Cabin Fever?! What Do You Need?
Ep 309: Why art can start revolutions and make the deepest impact with Archana Srivastava
Ep 308: Living the life you want to live and how it changes your mindset
Ep 307: AIGA NY President Justin Wong on community, creativity and how organisations can support today's creative industry
Ep 306: A story about self acceptance and a boiled egg
Ep 305: Confidence in Your Story with Deyson Ortiz
Ep 304: A Good Bad Influence
Brew Brain Dump 14: The Joy/madness of Cleaning the Dishwasher when you should be working
Ep 303: Story Strategist Kendra Valentine on How To Tell Your Best Story
The Creativity Diary: Why I Miss Retail Jobs
Ep 302: Thomas Kurppa on how creativity unites 200 people in one agency, Kurppa Hosk
Ep 301: Why Not? The essential role of facing the unknown and making from the heart
Austin Kleon on Mario Kart and Safely Destroying Our Kids: Bonus Episode
Ep 300: Austin Kleon – Creating Like the Kids, how we can steal some of the magic we've surrendered
The Creativity Diary: A Sanity Toolkit!?
Ep 299: Following the Feeling with Tina Rapp
Brew Brain Dump 13: The Need To Unlock the Digital Prison Cell Door
Ep 298: Your Universe – an Inspiration Tool for Sluggish Moments
Ep 297: Always Growing. Why it's all, always unfolding and the importance of letting it happen
Ep 296: Are You Present? Harris and Micah Purnell discuss the role of phones in our creativity and our lives
Ep 295: I Am an Artist
The Creativity Diary: The AI Ignoramus
Ep 294: The Things in Your Control with Abby and Owen's Owen Smith
Ep 293: The Mental Battery
Ep 292: Self-Awareness in Creativity
DO Something!
Ep 291: Evolving a Creative Industry Career with Dirty Freud
Brew Brain Dump 12: There's a Fly's Brain in the Insect Matrix. How Creativity Can Preserve Sanity When Fiction Becomes Truth
Ep 290: Local scenes, connections, and the personality of a place with All Flows founders Richard Wiggins and Simon Wright
Ep 289: Do Yo Get Excited? Why Excitement is So Essential for Creative Career Health and Wellbeing
Brew Brain Dump 11: Unexpected AI workaround benefits
Ep 288: The Importance of a Point of View in a Portfolio. Lessons from my first creative industry body of work!
Brew Brain Dump 10: Creating to Ease Existential Dread?!
Ep 287: The pace of life emergency! Slowing down, creativity, and meaning with The Fax Club Experiment
Brew Brain Dump 9: Slowing down for better mental health and creativity
Ep 286: Are You Gollum? The Ring of Power, Smartphones, and Our Creativity
Ep 285: Is Talent a Lie? Kevin Murphy's story suggests it might just be!
The Creativity Diary: Thinking Differently and Gravedigger's Theory
Ep 284: Overthinking, anxiety, the brain and creativity with Nikki Emerton
The Creativity Diary Entry 26
Ep 283: A Creativity and Mental Wellbeing Checklist?
Ep 282: Min Lew, head of Base Design New York on 'lived data' in the creative process
Ep 281: Fighting for optimism and creativity in times of change!
The Creativity Diary Entry 25
Ep 280: Cultural Impact at Scale with Wiedemann Lampe co-founders Benji Wiedemann and Alex Lampe
Working Class Voices with Charlotte Bradman
Ep 279: Money, Mood and Mindset with 'The Happy Nomad' Author and Vanlifer Charlotte Bradman
The Creativity Diary Entry 24: Muppet joy in a dark moment
Ep 278: Sibling Rivalry co-founder Mikon van Gastel on running a creative agency in a revolution
The Creativity Diary Entry 23: Impermanence as a tool for a better perspective
Ep 277: Anthony Burrill, artist and designer shares his story of crafting his own creative career
The Creativity Diary 22: Optimism my old friend, where did all the good websites go? and trends v the unknown
Ep 276: This Uncertain Moment with Claudine O'Sullivan, artist and illustrator
The Creativity Diary Entry 21: Priming the mind, business maintenance, beanstalks and hooligans, and rose tinted glasses
Ep 275: Coaching for Illustrators announcement
Ep 274: A Long Look into the Relationship Mirror with psychotherapist Allison Heiliczer
Ep 273: 10 Things That Pulled Me Out of an Anxiety Spiral
The Creativity Diary Entry 20: Are we all on ref cam? Newspaper identity, and lost between the primitive past and robot future
Brew Brain Dump 8: A story about a nettle sting while reaching for a bag of dog shit, and why it links to Marcus Aurelius
Ep 272: Filmograph. The LA-based film titles and full service design studio let us into their minds
The Creativity Diary Entry 19: Golden hour comfort, learning through humour, burning bridges and gallows humour
Ep 271: The importance of partners. Who are yours? Who helped you to this point? Why it matters.
The Creativity Diary Entry 18: Three nice things after a bad night’s sleep, A tiny assault on my peace, and telling an authentic story
Ep 270: ANXIETY! Psychologist Wendy Dignan on taking control of our thoughts for creativity’s sake
The Creativity Diary Entry 17: ABOLISH THE PARASITE CLASS
Ep 269: PJ Richardson, Laundry co-founder on playing in the chaos of agency creativity
The Creativity Diary Entry 16: Porn mag reflection, parenting lessons about elements, the perfect nap
Ep 268: BURNOUT! Emily Heird breaks down what it is, what it’s not, and what steps you can take to get better
Brew Brain Dump 8: Is the word ’creativity’ a part of the problem?
The Creativity Diary Entry 15: Outraged by silly outrage, the things you do so naturally we overlook them, people stuck on the side of the road,
Ep 267: Jamhot co-founder Graeme McGowan on the creative industry landscape in the latest revolution
Brew Brain Dump 7: The missing piece of a dream job!
The Creativity Diary Entry 14: AI mania, a moment under the station stairs, and lessons from a doctor
Ep 266: RECLAIM THE THRONE! Why regaining ownership of our minds begins with our arses
Ep 265: Choosing to be Creative with Zorana Pringle, Yale University Centre for Emotional Intelligence Senior Research Scientist
Brew Brain Dump 6: Cowboys and Illustrators? And some thoughts on the productivity trap
The Creativity Diary Entry 13: Learnings from a lollipop lady, a cheap watch and me, a burst ball and productivity conditioning
Ep 264: Jessica Hische and Timothy Goodman on the PERSONAL in work live at Paradiso
Brew Brain Dump 5: What Timothy Goodman said to me about the emotion in his art
The Creativity Diary Entry 12: Existential night panics, reverting to beginner’s fear, the joy of straight shooters
Brew Brain Dump 4: Natalie’s garden and the importance of environment and cathartic creativity
Ep 263: Tala Schlossberg on why being nice and making art is an act of counter culture in a turbulent world
Brew Brain Dump 3: Thoughts on fear and unpredictability in creative work, and what can help
The Creativity Diary Entry 11: Sharing a life through art, little houses of Mérida, and designing a career
Brew Brain Dump 2: Creative self efficacy and personal enrichment
Brew Brain Dump 1: Is the Steven Bartlett Deepfake the beginning of the end of the internet? Tala Schlossberg’s rest, Wilding and the local council
Ep 262: These changing times! Jennifer Murtell, VP of Innovation and Strategy at Marks gets deep
Ep 261: DESIGNING A CAREER! Taking charge of your creativity
Ep 260: A conversation with a video game art director. Oddbug Studio’s Martin Reimann
The Creativity Diary Entry 10: AI Rage, loss of balance, and Tala Schlossberg’s comment on beauty
Ep 259: Discussing deep listening and creativity with doctor, researcher, and author, Rageshri Dhairyawan
The Creativity Diary Entry 9: Paradiso Festival, cenotes swim meets, a found book, and the joy of being lost
The Creativity Diary Entry 8: The insurmountables, Looney Tunes villains, humour, and managing our ’heels’.
Ep 258: WE NEED YOUR ART! Author and creativity coach Amie McNee on art as a pillar of humanity
The Creativity Diary Entry 7: Losing Ken Garland, a time-slip in Preston, and storytelling obsession
AI: The opportunity and the threat with LOVE founder Dave Palmer
Ep 257: LOVE Creative founder Dave Palmer shares decades of creative industry experience
The Creativity Diary Entry 6: Chinese space bras, fear of a word, and innovation in outdoor drinking
Ep 256: Pogus Caesar. The creativity behind the camera!
The Creativity Diary Entry 5: The graveyard rider, a tough week, joining dots in an automation obsessed world, and the clues in the culture we’re draw...
Ep 255: Corporations funding creativity?! Caroline Christie on when it happened
The Creativity Diary Entry 4: Anxiety, a disordered mess, and kids fighting over Haribo
The Creativity Diary Entry 3: Listening properly, a sunrise for one, and ludicrous big Santa slippers
Ep 254: Leonardo Da Vinci... lessons from the ultimate polymath and nature discussed with fly fisher David Ladensohn
The Creativity Diary: Entry 2
Ep 253: Disney’s ex Head of Innovation and Creativity Duncan Wardle
Ep 252: The Dark Night Survival Kit
Ep 251: Synoptic Office, the New York-based design agency bringing art and culture to more people through tech
The Creativity Diary: Entry 1
Ep 250: UK grey! Talking to applied colour psychology expert Justine Fox about colour in the urban environment and its impact on mental health
Ep 249: Why watching The Walking Dead gives me comfort and what it tells us about creativity
Ep 248: The personal brand. Standing out by being yourself to the extreme.
Ep 247: Drawing, neuroscience and big stories with Natalka Design’s Natalia Talkowska
What we learned about creativity from: The New Yorker staff writer Kyle Chayka
HIGHLIGHTS: Episode 246 with The New Yorker staff writer Kyla Chayka
Ep 246: The New Yorker staff writer and author of ’Filterworld’ Kyle Chayka on the death of creativity by algorithm
Ep 245: Creating your vision. How visualising your creative utopia can create forward motion and flow
What we learned about creativity from: Mentor and artist Joanna Henly
Ep 244: Joanna Henly on change, understanding the self to help others, and balancing mentoring with her art
HIGHLIGHTS of: Joanna Henly on change, understanding the self to help others, and balancing mentoring with her art
What we learned about creativity from: Professor Carlos Moreno
HIGHLIGHTS of: designing creative, community & human first cities with Professor Carlos Moreno
Ep 243: Designing creative, community & human first cities with Professor Carlos Moreno
What we learned about creativity from: Incoming TBWA Global CEO Erin Riley
HIGHLIGHTS of episode 242 with TBWA Incoming global CEO Erin Riley
Ep 242: TBWA incoming Global CEO Erin Riley is Fighting for Creativity!
’The Anatomy of Creativity’ map is here!
What we learned about creativity from: multidisciplinary artist Sara Prinsloo
HIGHLIGHTS of episode 241: Sara Prinsloo on roots, personality, and telling an authentic story
Ep 241: Roots, personality, and telling an authentic story with multidisciplinary artist Sara Prinsloo
Ep 240 part 2: Dirty Energy
Ep 240 part 1: The Power of Naughty
What we learned about creativity from: Historian Professor Carl Chinn (MBE)
Ep 239: Being working class! Historian professor Carl Chinn on the class ceiling in the arts and society
HIGHLIGHTS of ’Being working class!’ Historian Professor Carl Chinn (MBE) on the class ceiling in the arts and society
What we learned about creativity from: Ragged Edge founder Max Ottignon
HIGHLIGHTS of Ragged Edge founder Max Ottignon live at D&AD New Blood Festival
Ep 238: The creative opportunity in the age of convergence! Ragged Edge founder Max Ottignon live at D&AD Festival
What we learned about creativity from chemical engineer in renewable energy Yasmin Ali
Ep 237: Power Up! Innovation, imagination and ideas in renewable energy with chemical engineer Yasmin Ali
HIGHLIGHTS of episode 237 with Power Up! author and chemical engineer in renewable energy Yasmin Ali
What we learned about creativity from: Stephen Bliss
HIGHLIGHTS of episode 236 with former Rockstar Game lead artist Stephen Bliss
Ep 236: Stephen Bliss has a dark new bunny. From Rockstar and GTA art to ’Thumper’ comic via ’Fear City’
HIGHLIGHTS of former Rockstar Games Senior Artist Stephen Bliss in Brooklyn
What we learned about creativity from: Judoka Alex Paske
HIGHLIGHTS of The creativity of Olympic gold with former rugby 7s Fiji and England coach Ben Ryan
HIGHLIGHTS of episode 235, flow states in fight sports and adaptive creativity with judoka Alex Paske
Ep 235: Flow states in fight sports, adaptive creativity, and mastering our art with judoka Alex Paske
What we learned about creativity from: Digital and social media trainer Andrew Miles Davis
HIGHLIGHTS of Episode 234, digital and social media marketing with Andrew Miles Davis
Ep 234: Social media, digital marketing, AI, authenticity and algorithms with trainer Andrew Miles Davis
HIGHLIGHTS of episode 75 with Sir John Hegarty. The power of creativity in the digital age
Ep 233: A very human creative project and why it balanced my AI terror
What we learned about creativity from: Brandon Consultants’ founder Richard Taylor
Ep 232: Commercial Creativity learnings with Brandon Consultants founder Richard Taylor
HIGHLIGHTS of episode 232 with Brandon founder Richard Taylor on commercial creativity learnings
What we learned about creativity from: UNICEF’s Elinor Samuelsson
HIGHLIGHTS of UNICEF Office of Innovation’s Elinor Samuelsson
Ep 231: UNICEF Office of Innovation’s Elinor Samuelsson on the role of creativity, imagination, strategy, empathy, and design in helping the world’s m...
Ep 230: Invisible Hands - trusting instinct and flow when logic says no
AI TERMS EMERGENCY
HIGHLIGHTS of episode 229 with BBC football commentator Alistair Bruce-Ball
5 things we learned about creativity from: BBC 5 Live football commentator Alistair Bruce-Ball
Ep 229: Football commentator Alistair Bruce-Ball on sports broadcasting, responsive creativity, adapting in the moment, and owning your personality
Ep 228: The problem with perfectionism in a creative environment with University of Chicago professor & author of ’Flawed’ Greg Chasson
Ep 227: DRAMA! A conversation with drama teacher Abby Lucas about the untapped mental health & education fuel
Ep 226: Shoplifting Ian Wright. What my Woolworth’s ban taught me about creativity
Ep 225: Collaborate. Don’t gatekeep. Abi Everett (Evergooood) & Steph Martin (Stuff) on collaboration
Ep 224: RISK! And why it’s critical for creative growth and big ideas
Ep 223: Stefan Sagmeister live at OFFF Festival 2024 - Long Term Thinking
Ep 222: Mindful Creative & Creativity for Sale with Radim Malinic
Ep 221: Optimism. Five tips to feel better and create optimally
Ep 220: A guide to publishing a book independently
Ep 219: Who is on your zombie apocalypse team? Professor Athena Aktipis on joy in vulnerability, zombie teams & surviving wild times
Ep 218: The thread - why into the unknown is the only way to success
Ep 217: The patterns that rule us. Taking control with Tye Glover, founder of Think Different Nation
Ep 216: Are graduate and junior job demands damaging creativity? With LOVE Creative’s Eve Warren
Ep 215: Community’s role in the creative process with Birmingham Design Festival’s Dan and Luke
Ep 214: The comedian, psychedelics, mental health, and creativity with Negin Farsad
Ep 213: Gush Mundae, Bulletproof agency founder on violence, adversity, hustling and heart
Creative stories #4: The Hockney Soldier. How art and design books tell our story
Ep 212: Creativity in times of war with Ukrainian design community activist Olha Protasova
Creative Stories #3: Simon Schrödinger. A cat story for overthinkers.
Ep 211: The artist’s way of life with Chris Pyrate, Washington DC-based artist
Ep 210: The creativity checklist part 2 - structure for optimal creativity
Ep 209: Sarah Boris. From the Barbican & Phaidon to setting up her own art & design studio
Ep 208: The creativity checklist part 1 - optimal creativity for the new year
Ep 207: Idling for better creativity & a fulfilling life with ’Idler’ Magazine editor Tom Hodkinson
Question 1: When starting again, how valid is a portfolio full of personal work?
Ep 206: Murugiah, interdimensional artist *not* talking h0rseshit about ever-evolving creativity
Ep 205: Design leadership and making large scale change with Designit’s Christine Pizzo
Creative Stories #2: I stole a shark drawing - creative education book excerpt
Ep 204: GUTS. The vital role of gut health in creativity with microbiologist Zuzanna Karwowska
Ep 203: How I Found Out I Could Write Books
Will I Ever Feel Comfortable Pricing My Creativity? Design Week x Ben Tallon column
Ep 202: Nutrition, whole body mental health & creativity with psychologist Kimberley Wilson
Ep 201: Phaidon Creative Director Julia Hasting on the inner-workings of making beautiful art books
The Creative Condition Book: Chapter 1 Reading
Ep 200 part 2: Why I’m fighting for creativity & The Creative Condition book Kickstarter!
Ep 200: The sensitivity special with Jenn Granneman
Ep 199: Stefan Sagmeister on why now is better, long-term thinking & optimism
Design Week x Ben Tallon article 7: The two types of creativity
Creative Stories #1: Cheeky Batman
Ep 198: Moving and flowing with dancer/choreographer Stephanie Powell-Baxter
Ep 197: Bikestormz founders Mac & Jake100 share a story of creativity, community & beauty in bikes
Ep 196: Wasserman Exec Creative Director Rich Jones on time-based creativity, ideas & marker pens
Ep 195: METAL & DVST founder, Kelly Korzun on art, Marc Chagall, Chicago, the shadow & the universe
Ep 194: The Artist AI Audit: Art automation is here. What does it mean for your practice and career?
Ep 193: Work in the ’do good’ space with Pretty Clever Studio’s John Burton
Ep 192: Kieron Lewis on graphic activism, black voices, typography & the power of personal passion
Ep 191: Finding your place under the sun: Egle Karalyte’s new game to direct creativity
Life on a Lamppost: A story about mental health and creativity
Ep 190: Smakk Studios founder Katie Klencheski on creating brand sustainability & values
Ep 189: Jeffrey Madoff on successful branding & projecting with confidence
Design Week x Ben Tallon article 5: The value of vulnerability
Ep 188: Confronting Colonisation. Artist Adelaide Damoah’s story of exploring personal history
Ep 187: OFFF Festival founder Héctor Ayuso on facing fears, creative festivals & 22 years of OFFF
Ep 186: Tips for getting press and maximising exposure with Design Week editor Tom Banks
Ep 185: The Creative at the Crossroads. Peleg Top on reconnecting with our purest creativity
Design Week x Ben Tallon article 4: How essential is socialisation in the creative process?
Ep 184: Creativity v Monsters: ’Child Of’ founder Sam D’Cruze on addiction & artistic expression
Ep 183: James Brown, the iconic Loaded Magazine founder’s DIY creativity masterclass for tough times
Ep 182: Neurodiversity, ADHD and the importance of social activity. Studio BND’s Ben Mottershead
Ep 181: What’s Your Fight? A ramble about choosing battles to protect mental health
Design Week x Ben Tallon article 3: Should designers fear Artificial Intelligence?
Ep 180: Maintaining creativity and joy in an agency environment. DixonBaxi return!
Ep 179: Professor Anna Abraham on flow states and creativity’s role in our futures
Ep 178: Illustrator Ollie Hirst on stability, the business of illustration and using our own story
Design Week x Ben Tallon article 2: Understanding and embracing the whole self
Ep 177: Dan Kieran, writer & Unbound co-founder on serendipity, instinct & creativity
Ep 176: Physical activity, nutrition, mental health and creativity.
Ep 175: Young people, crime & creative rehab. A chat with a head of home in a secure children’s unit
Ep 174: Coach for creatives Kerry Lyons on changing our narrative and direction for better
’Wecome to Freelancing’: A timely reading of ’Champagne and Wax Crayons’ chapter 4
Design Week x Ben Tallon article 1: Creativity to work through the insurmountable
Ep 173: Dotto’s Dani Molyneux on the vital role of visual communication in turbulent times
Ep 172: Personal passion projects. The most valuable compass we have in a creative arsenal?
Ep 171: A conversation with a firefighter about crisis psychology and responsive creativity
Ep 170: Marketing for creative agencies, freelancers, & more government idiocy with Oliver Duffy-Lee
Listener help needed! Books to donate to schools and libraries.
Ep 169: The ideal workplace. The importance of environment for our creativity.
Ep 168: I stole a child’s drawing. A valuable lesson in creativity.
Creativity. Humanity’s defining asset. An introduction and a new start for the show.
Ep 164: Creativity to Cope: Why we need it more than ever
Ep 163: Horror writer Susan Earlam’s winding road to becoming an author
Ep 162: Close... But No Cigar. The value of near misses in the creative industry.
Ep 161: Sarah Brown’s search for self-belief and singing Mahalia Jackson
The Elf In The Delph. A Christmas audiobook story. A gift for The Creative Condition listeners.
Ep 160: When is it time for a change? Artist Laura Hope joins me to discuss changing lanes.
Ep 159: Starting over again: hopes fears, and learnings in a new creative discipline.
Ep 158: Creative Isolation: Brian and Michael Thibodeau talk isolation and quarantine portraits
Ep 157: Creatively fulfilling. Well paying. Matt Essam on how we can tick both boxes.
Ep 156: Language and expressing creativity with Sara Coggin
Ep 155: Illustrator, designer, photographer Tim Easley’s self-taught path to the creative industry
Ep 154: Alan McGee: One of music’s greatest minds on ’bonkers brave f**k you creativity!
Ep 153: Activism and work that matters. New York design agency ThoughtMatter MD Jessie McGuire.
Ep 152: Ben Ryan: The Olympic gold medal winning coach on becoming the best version of ourselves
The Creative Condition Podcast: Pilot Episode
Ep 151: Animation and music with George Moir!
YA MUM Bonus Stories Audiobook teaser free gift
Ep 150: Jenny Robins talks illustrating and writing her new graphic novel. ’Biscuits’.
YA MUM and Other Stories from the Backstreets of Britain exclusive excerpt
Ep 149: Indie or traditional book publishing? The ups and downs of two models.
Ep 148: The Self-initiated creative projects showcase, part 2/2.
Ep 147: The Self-initiated creative projects showcase, part 1/2.
WHAT’S THE F’N POINT? Part 2: The Power of Creativity in a F’d Up World. Dawinder Bansal
WHAT’S THE F’N POINT?! Part 1: Creativity in a F’ed up world. Craig Oldham.
Ep 146: Illustrator Dominique Ramsey’s stunning, vibrant artworks, animals, Pokemon and more
Illustrator Claudine O’ Sullivan, Cabin Cast 6
Covid-19 Creative Cabin Cast 5: Murugiah
Covid-19 Creative Cabin Cast 4: Illustrator Hazel Mead on taboos, WFH tips & changing sex education
Ep 145: Nick Asbury on self-initiated projects, design writing and perpetual disappointments
Covid-19 Creative Cabin Cast 3: Rebecca Hendin from home in London
Covid-19 Creative Cabin Cast 2: Craig Black
Covid-19 Creative Cabin Cast 1: Kyla Paolucci, HBO designer/illustrator
Ep 144: Self promotion for creative freelancers with illustrator Dionne Kitching
Ep 143: Playfulness v Pragmatism with Playground Design Studio’s Carma Masson
Ep 142: Video Game illustrator, art-director, animator Anna Hollinrake live - D&AD New Blood Fest
Ep 141: Managing our inner voice! Kev House on taking control of the mind, thoughts & direction
Ep 140: The digital illustration worlds of Dominique Byron
Ep 139: The dangers of online inspiration for creativity. JKR Exec Creative Director Sean Thomas
Ep 138: A story about youth, young people and creativity. Young Urban Arts founder Kerry O’Brien
Ep 137: Branding taboos! AMV BBDO Creative Partner Nadja Lossgott on vaginas, period blood & change
Ep 136: Identity, self-expression, the mind and rock stars with music photographer Andy Cotterill!
Ep 135: Collins San Francisco Creative Director Ben Crick on inspiration variety and design traps
Ep 134: O Street design studio on the right balance between fun, hard work and personal passions
X5: The internet and the mind. Moodrise founder Michael Phillips Moskowitz on digital nutrition
Ep 133: PRICING CREATIVITY! Blair Enns on value, confidence in your worth and pricing the client
Ep 132: Jane Bowyer, designer/illustrator on confidence, comfort zones & the need for weirdness
Ep 131: Chart toppers Ward Thomas on going against the grain - International Women’s Day special!
X4: Shaun Ryder on original ideas, avoiding trends, Tony Wilson’s role and his creativity in 2019
Ep 130: FOIL! That shiny stuff on your books, mags, posters and booze. Foilco explain it all
Ep 129: Creative trends and trusting naivety with Shutterstock curator Robyn Lange
Ep 128: Freelance? Small Studio? Big Agency? Raw design Studio’s Rob Watson on creativity and size.
Ep 127: Studio Sutherl&’s Jim Sutherland on importance of personal work, love of process and fun!
Ep 126: Tash Willcocks on optimal anxiety, doom/delight loops, creativity, illustration and wizards!
Ep 125: Superfried Design. Perception of success, childhood logo obsession and type as image!
Ep 124: Illustrator Laura Greenan on taking the freelance plunge.
Ep 123: The Walking Dead comic artist Charlie Adlard on 15 years illustrating the undead!
Ep 122: Dave Haslam, Hacienda DJ, writer & broadcaster discusses creating with passion
Ep 121: Alternative conversations in mental health. We Are Willow’s ’A Different Light.’
Ep 120: G.F Smith. Paper, print & tactile w/ Jane Crowther from the UK’s biggest specialist paper co
Ep 119: Radim Malinic of Brand Nu talks Book of Ideas Vol 2, indie publishing and Burnout!
Ep 118: OVERTHINKING!!! CK Goldiing joins me to talk one big old issue...
Ep 117: Design psychologist and founder of Behaviour Studio Lauren Kelly talks Behaviour Design
Ep 116: Advertising and ethics. Designer Micah Purnell discusses the idea of selling virtues
Ep 115: CHANGE! Head of Art and Design at Anomaly London, Clara Mulligan on adapting
Ep 114: Google Creative Lab exec creative director Steve Vranakis & New Blood SHIFTer Nate Agbetu
Ep 113: Flow’s founder and Creative Director Karl Doran shares the story behind the animation & film
Ep 112: Weird World Cup - the visual side of the world’s greatest football tournament
Ep 111: Dawinder Bansal, theatre producer and artist takes us to the 1980s and a special celebration
X3: GDPR Exposed. All you need to know as an independent creative with Silvia Baumgart
Ep 110: LJB Studio launches Design Giving Magazine & discusses print/tactile design
X2: Martyn Ware, founding member of Human League & Heaven 17 on creativity, soundscapes & work ethic
Ep 109: Nicola Ellis, 1/3 special Art in Manufacturing episodes with National Festival of Making
Ep 108: Studio DBD founder Dave Sedgwick on honesty in design & creative development
Ep 107: Typographic specimens. The creatures made of type, an adventure at sea & Charles Darwin
Ep 106: Jack Renwick Studio on work ethic, new design talent and adapting to challenges
Ep 105: Inside the 3D surreal type and illustration of Made Up Studio with Charles Williams
X1: Legendary graphic designer Malcolm Garrett
Ep 104: Identity and creativity - Photographer Owen Harvey on belonging, demonisation & subculture
Ep 103: Gail Armstrong lets us in behind the scenes of her stunning paper sculpture creations
Ep 102: Studio Murugiah - from design & architecture to Star Wars & Little White Lies illustration
Ep 101: Creative Boom’s Katy Cowan talks online creative news platforms & the relaunch
Ep 100 pt 2: Olivier Kugler’s reportage artwork in the refugee camps and other adventures
Ep 100 pt 1: Olivier Kugler, Reeperbahn to New York, the origins of a unique reportage artist
Ep 99: Gary Mansfield discovered art during his time in prison. It changed his life.
Ep 98: Sarah Peters’ lifelong love of drawing has taken her through drama, directing and media.
Ep 97: Graham Wood, founding member of Tomato & ex head of art at JWT New York shares his story
Ep 96: Kate Forrester, hand lettering specialist and prolific book illustrator
Ep 95: Changing creative disciplines - Jay Taylor shifts from a decade in illustration to fine art
Ep 94: All things Typography and letterpress with Kim Vousden!
Ep 93: Maximising YOU. Personal impact specialist Jodi Goldman discusses owning who we are
Ep 92: Ben Rothery’s detailed nature illustrations come with a rare tale of clear direction!
Ep 91: Illustrator & Central Illustration Agency founder Brian Grimwood LIVE with the AOI
Ep 90: Designer Craig Black details his jump from employment to versatile creative freelancing
Ep 89: Marion Deuchars, illustrator & author shares the journey so far in her impressive career
Ep 88: Ste Johnson’s vibrant fashion and lifestyle illustrations were born of an inspiring story.
Ep 87: Dreams and art - Artist Clare Dudeney has some mind-blowing tales from the sleep world
Ep 86: Eye Magazine - 8,000 unique covers and indie magazine culture
Ep 85 pt 2: Nina Chakrabarti details her illustration career & book series with Laurence King
Ep 85 pt 1: Laurence King & head of children’s Elizabeth Jenner on creative publishing
Ep 84: Creative Review
Ep 83: HBO designer Kyla Paolucci discusses balancing a full-time creative job & personal work
Ep 82: Bruce Duckworth on creative excellence and the role of awards
Ep 81: Ex Buzzfeed UK illustrator Rebecca Hendin
Ep 80: Do you need to go to university? D&AD New Blood’s SHIFT program raises a big question
Ep 79: Digital Arts editor Neil Bennett on getting noticed, diversity in design & digital
Ep 78: Annie Atkins, graphic designer for film on Wes Anderson, Stephen Spielberg & her journey!
Ep 77: DixonBaxi, creative agency on staying creative, binning ego & Premier League visual identity
Ep 76: Claudine O’Sullivan, winner of the World Illustration Awards advertising category!
Ep 75: Sir John Hegarty on creativity. The advertising legend answers the big questions!
Ep 74: Graduate creative industry advice with Artsthread’s Katie Dominy
Ep 73: Character design & development with writer & artist Karen McLeod
Ep 72: Andy Council on his mix of illustration & street art, trash monsters and the Bristol dinosaur
Ep 71: Lucinda Rogers: Iconic award winning reportage illustration & travel tales
Ep 70: Stephen Bliss on his iconic Grand Theft Auto artwork and his fantastic new creative evolution
Ep 69: Fancy a creative role in film/TV? Director David Cohen takes us inside film production
Ep 68: Sandra Dieckmann shares the inside story of her brilliant debut children’s book ’Leaf.’
Ep 67: From high-street employment to an independent art career. Angela Morris-Winmill shares all
Ep 66: Arsenal photographer David Price on being self-taught & maximising your passions
Ep 65: From education to the real world of the creative industry. Where and how do you start?
Ep 64: The iconic film & TV artwork of Paul Shipper!
Ep 63: The weird & wonderful world of Slayzy! South London artist & illustrator
Ep 62: Smart Up Visuals talk live illustration, words into visual stories and creative instinct
Ep 61: Stanley Chow, Illustration heavyweight talks going viral, being ripped off and Man Utd
Ep 60: Kerry Hyndman wins the Blue Peter Book Award & shares the story about Survivors & her journey
Ep 59: Mental Health and Creativity part 2: Malika Favre, Ray Richardson, Mark Mace Smith & more!
Ep 58: Mental Health and Creativity part 1: The male issue
Ep 57: The creative chameleon! Willkay Oddking discusses versatility in creative style
Ep 56: What Katie Drew on her humorous, naive illustration style & journey via the advertising world
Ep 55: The art of the portrait! Beka Smith joins me to discuss the essence of great portraits
Ep 54: Design Week & IBM explore design’s power to change, shape & improve organisations
Ep 53: Making Use of A**holes! Lisa Maltby turns put downs into cheeky typographic illustrations.
Ep 52: Setting up a creative studio space! Rabble Studio founder Dan Spain explains all
Ep 51: Alternative greetings cards design with Lauren Goodland (Dorkfeatures)
Ep 50: Malika Favre. The talented Illustrator and artist talks creativity, Paris and sexy curves.
Ep 49: The modern portfolio. Nick Chubb joins me to discuss multi-platform self-promotion
Ep 48: Kerry Lemon on mapping your own creative journey & aggressive ambition
Ep 47: La Boca creative studio discuss their Penguin Sc-fi classic book cover designs
Ep 46: Ken Garland, graphic design legend, author of First Things First Manifesto
Ep 45: Future Design: V&A curator Mariana Pestana on cutting edge design & technology
Ep 44: The Association Of Illustrators. Contracts! Pricing! Drawing!
Ep 43: Effective social media, website and SEO advice from Heart Internet’s Nick Leech
Ep 42: The Psychology of Colour! You’ll never choose your palette without thinking again!
Ep 41: The black and white, pen and ink illustration work of Rohan Daniel Eason!
Ep 40: Drawing on the train with Liz Atkin’s Compulsive Charcoal project
Ep 39: Creative Style v Versatility with Gordon Reid (Middle Boop)
Ep 38: Designers Block share an inspiring story ahead of London Design Festival
Ep 37: Miss Led returns to preview her new video tutorials and review a crazy year!
Ep 36: Kingsley Nebechi talks about his artist book ’Tribe Hunters’ & working for iLoveDust
Ep 35: Women In Print creator Jane Bowyer talks inspiring women, creativity & feminism
Ep 34: The 10 year old freelance creative!
Ep 33: Live Illustration London (LIL), a new collective join me to talk live art and fashion brands
Ep 32: Creative Graduation special - fears, hopes, dreams, freelance, jobs & everything in between!
Ep 31: Seaside Street Art & Creative Regeneration with Deco Publique
Ep 30: Adidas illustrator/designer Peter O’Toole on landing a dream creative client
Ep 29: Adrian Shaughnessy - British graphic designer, writer, lecturer & co-founder of Unit Editions
Ep 28: Post-Brexit society & the role of the arts with workshop leader, Addatif
Ep 27: The Creative Introvert’s Cat Rose discusses the upsides of a quieter creative personality
Ep 26: Illustrator Rod Hunt details his mind-blowing 20 year career & work with the AOI
Ep 25: Human After All discuss building a creative agency and their iconic work in the movie world
Ep 24: Children’s book author & illustrator Duncan Beedie on publishing his debut childrens book
Ep 23: Crafty Fox markets founder Sinead Koehler and the makers movement
Ep 22 part 2: Electronic musician & producer Dirty Freud on unconventional creative career paths
Ep 22 part 1: Music! Art! Design! A DIY band masterclass with The Hyena Kill
Ep 21: Caroline Hands joins us to talk travel, art, painting and London
Ep 20: D&AD Festival special part 2: Grand Budapest designer Annie Atkins, Paul Smith and more!
Ep 19: D&AD Festival special Part 1: President, Andy Sandoz on the creative & advertising industries
Ep 18: Want a creative role in the movie world? Indie film producer & director, Mark Ashmore
Ep 17: Fashion Illustrator Jacqueline Bissett & Illustration agent Victoria Pearce
Ep 16 Part 2: Graphic Design on the job with WSC Art Editor Doug Cheeseman
Ep 16 Part 1: Football visual culture: WSC Magazine is 30
Ep 15: New York photographer, Marius Bugge shares an intriguing freelance success story
Ep 14: Eden Orfanos, Hollywood Makeup Artist & Art Therapist
Ep 13: What makes for news worthy creative projects? Design Week explain
Ep 12: Sarah Beetson, illustrator & head of Illustration X talent recruitment
Ep 11: Ray Richardson, London painter, described as ’the Martin Scorsese of painting.’
Ep 10: PR, communication & self-promo insights with editor & former PR specialist David Woods
Ep 9: Sandra Dieckmann, artist, illustrator and maker discusses what makes a creative style
Ep 8: Don Letts, filmmaker, musician, DJ and a pivotal player in the punk/reggae music scene.
Ep 7: Kyla Paolucci, Graphic Designer, Illustrator on ’While We’re Young’ movie.
Ep 6: Rob O’Connor, Creative Director of Stylorouge (Blur, Trainspotting, Spinal Tap art-direction)
Ep 5: Art & the education system disaster with John Newbigin, Creative England Chair
Ep 4: Miss Led: Illustrator, Artist and Workshop Leader on her unconventional path to success
Ep 3: Robert James Clarke: Artist & dog painter
Ep 2: New York University professor of theatre Rebecca Johannsen
Ep 1: Illustrator/photographer Danny Allison’s skateboarding injury was his launchpad into the arts