DC70 JESSICA HISCHE
January 4th, 2011 by James Gray. 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. MORE…
DC69 CUSP CONFERENCE
December 30th, 2010 by James Gray. 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. MORE…
DC68 CUSP GIVEAWAY
December 17th, 2010 by Ryan McGovern. 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. MORE…
DC67 ARMIN VIT
December 1st, 2010 by Ryan McGovern. 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. MORE…
DC66 QUITE STRONG
November 28th, 2010 by James Gray. 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. MORE…
DC65 ERIN LOECHNER
November 27th, 2010 by James Gray. Published under Chats. 1 Comment.
Erin Loechner joins us from Indiana to talk about her blog, Design for Mankind, and her latest project with HGTV. Erin tells us how she finds inspiration for her posts and how she has been able to gain viewership. She also gives advice on networking and the importance of reaching out. MORE…
DC64 SMBOLIC
November 22nd, 2010 by James Gray. Published under Chats. No Comments.
Dave Mason and Kevin Krueger join us live from their shop and DesignChat’s home base, smbolic, formerly known as SamataMason. They surprise us with their very recent name changing and how the Cusp Conference came to be. Kevin and Dave take us on a tour of their office and make up stories about how they once saved a litter of kittens from a burning building. MORE…
BUD RODECKER + JOHN POBOJEWSKI OF 3ST
November 10th, 2010 by Ryan McGovern. Published under Chats, Upcoming Guests. 1 Comment.
Bud Rodecker and John Pobojewski of the Chicago design group 3st will join us tonight, Wednesday Nov 10th at 8pmCST to give us the inside scoop on what’s going on inside their candy-coated walls. MORE…
2010 SEEK DESIGN CONFERENCE
November 4th, 2010 by James Gray. Published under Announcement, Design News, Events. No Comments.
SEEK is a one-day design conference that has been organized by the students of Northern Illinois University for ten years. The event is run by the Visual Communication program at NIU. In the past, SEEK has played host to widely recognized designers including Paula Scher, Kyle Cooper, Chip Kidd, Joshua Davis and in the past year, Jakob Trollbäck and Massimo Vignelli. MORE…
DC63 ERIK SPIEKERMANN
October 17th, 2010 by James Gray. Published under Chats, Typography. 7 Comments.
We were lucky enough to catch Erik Spiekermann, German typographer and designer, while he was on a trip to San Francisco. He talks about his role in the digital type revolution with FontShop and shares his opinions on a number of issues facing designers including specialization, perfectionism and procrastination. MORE…