All episodes

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