Archive for 'Chats'

DC75 DAWN HANCOCK + SHANNON DOWNEY

January 26th, 2011 by . Published under Chats. No Comments.


Dawn Hancock of Firebelly Design and Shannon Downey of Pivotal Production, join us to talk about Grant for Good. G4G selects one nonprofit organization and donates services and expertise to focus on their strategy and marketing for an entire year. We also discuss the AIGA Chicago Mentor Program and hear from some of the participants in the most recent session.

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DC74 OLIVIA BEE

January 23rd, 2011 by . Published under Chats. No Comments.


16 year old photography phenom, Olivia Bee joins us from Portland, Oregon. She talks about her passion for photography and offers a fresh perspective on working in the creative industry. She tells us a little bit about her techniques and gives us some of the back story on how she came to work with clients like Converse and Nike.

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DC73 BOB ZENI

January 19th, 2011 by . Published under Chats. No Comments.


Bob Zeni, Director of Strategy for the Society of Typographic Arts, joins us on the eve of the STA Archive10 gala event. He tells us about the event and shares his wisdom on a variety of design-related topics.

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DC72 THREADLESS

January 16th, 2011 by . Published under Chats. No Comments.


The Threadless crew joins us from their brand new office in Chicago. Topics of discussion include crowdsourcing, community and the unique experience that Threadless creates.

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DC71 THE POST FAMILY

January 10th, 2011 by . Published under Chats. No Comments.


Members of the Chicago design collaborative, The Post Family, join us from their studio in Chicago. They tell us about their involvement in the documentary, Typeface, and share the ups and downs and ins and outs of working in a collaborative environment.

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DC70 JESSICA HISCHE

January 4th, 2011 by . Published under Chats. No Comments.


The insanely talented Jessica Hische joins us from New York for DesignChat. We talk type, illustration and all things design. Jessica tells us a bit about her career path, client relationships and sheds a bit of light on her design philosophies that have helped her become so successful.

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DC69 CUSP CONFERENCE

December 30th, 2010 by . Published under Chats. No Comments.


This week DesignChat is live from the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago for the 2010 Cusp Conference! Join us as we recap the days events and speak to a number of this years amazing presenters.

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DC68 CUSP GIVEAWAY

December 17th, 2010 by . Published under Chats. No Comments.


As an official media sponsor of the 2010 Cusp Conference, we were honored to give out 2 tickets to the conference at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago! Check out this episode to learn a little bit more about the Cusp Conference presenters and see who dropped in on DesignChat.

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DC67 ARMIN VIT

December 1st, 2010 by . Published under Chats. 2 Comments.

Armin Vit, co-founder of UnderConsideration joins us from Texas. He tells us what it is like working with his wife and how they balance work with family. He shares his thoughts on the current state of design and talks a little about why blogs and forums are such great stages for conversation.

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DC66 QUITE STRONG

November 28th, 2010 by . Published under Chats. No Comments.


The ladies of the newly formed design collaborative, Quite Strong, join us from their studio in Chicago. All five designers share the mic to talk about why they decided to join together and the goals that they have as a group.

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