Listen in as Carmen Angelillo, co-founder and creative director at Niceshit studio, chats with type designer and animator Mat Voyce.

Join them as they discuss their work, how they sustain or regain motivation in both personal and client projects as well as the ways they manage frustration, and the red and green flags they look for in a project.

Thank you Carmen and Mat for joining us to record in the midst of the creative, and inspiring whirlwind that is The Design Conference 💙

If you liked this episode, please share it and or leave us a review. You can get in touch directly on hello@ausdesignradio.com.

Listen in as Richie Meldrum, the founder of Bare Brand Strat, chats to Paul Balfe and Kiel Tillman from Pennybridge Creative. Join them as they talk about all things brand and strategy - from their ways of managing client feedback, to sharing stories in advertising.

Thank you Richie, Paul and Kiel for being a part of it, and to Matthew Haynes and The Design Conference for having us 💜

If you liked this episode we'd love for you to leave us a review, or get in touch with us at hello@ausdesignradio.com and let us know what you think!

In this episode we hear from Alistair McCready, founder of Monolith, a typographic design practice based out of Auckland, New Zealand. Alistair speaks with co-hosts Frankie Young and Matt Leach about about what type designers are like and the momentum you need when designing type.


It’s a fascinating and wide ranging chat, covering everything from awards to embracing place and how ‘where you are’ feeds into the work. 



This episode was recorded last year at The Design Conference. If you haven’t already snapped up your tickets for this year, now is a great time to do it!

In this episode, we spoke with Nick Bannikoff, Design Manager of Brand Culture. Starting as an industrial designer, Nick moved into environmental design and saw the transition from that slightly confusing name into how it is now known, as experiential design. Yep, nothing to do with sustainable green environment work with Greenpeace. As an experiential designer (the first we’ve had on the show), Nick is involved in the end-users experience of space and how they transition from place to place. This was a perfect chance for us (who have no idea about this stuff) to dig in and find more about what Nick does day to day and how these types of design decisions affect our engagement with space. Nick is also Co-Chair (along with Carlo Giannasca of Frost) of the Australian chapter of SEGD (The Society for Experiential Graphic Design), a not-for-profit professional association dedicated to increasing awareness of experiential design to the public and other design professionals. The chapter is only a few months old so we took the time to explore why Australia needs a professional body like this and what they plan to do in the near future. BrandCulture - brandculture.com.au SEGD - segd.org Carlo Giannasca - linkedin.com/in/carlo-giannasca-797b648 SEGD Sydney chapter - segd.org/chapters/sydney The Design Kids - thedesignkids.org/interviews/brandculture/ MediaBank Pam - pamwayfinding.com

In this episode, we spoke with Chris Laws, Managing Director of Born & Raised. Born & Raised, an agency that sits comfortably within branding, design and campaign driven projects. Enduring brand strategy and design craft underpins commercially-driven brands, campaigns, content and experiences. We spoke with Chris about his journey from backing himself through Award School and learning the graphic design ropes at Shillington College all while working full-time cutting his industry teeth. We spoke about the fabled Moon days where Chris was General manager working with many familiar names to ADR. Chris shared some tips on pitching, thoughts on education, running teams and working with good people. Born and Raised born-raised.com.au instagram.com/bornandraisedagency facebook.com/bornandraisedagency Stuart O’Brien linkedin.com/in/stuart-o-brien-06197526 houstongroup.com.au/about-us Brad Stevens behance.net/bradstevens KVB karlvonbusse.com Martin College martin.edu.au

EP52 Nick Rudenno on Subscribing to Life Nick is now Senior Designer at Interbrand Sydney after four years of running Nowhere Famous with business partner and best pal Mig Sicari. Nowhere famous is known for their tactile and craft based approach from a book about delivering content online for google to physical anamorphic projections. We spoke about not sleeping when you have a kid, how Nick went through his design career backwards to writing, naming your studio based on a Simpsons reference, taking the time to think about the problem and how sometimes to get to the good idea you need to over deliver. nickrudenno.com nowherefamous.com Anamorphic Projection behance.net/gallery/19881923/Project-Five-Volume-5 Interbrand Sydney standapart.com.au Design is Kinky http://designiskinky.net/ 123klan 123klan.com Empty Magazine emptymag.com Smith Journal smithjournal.com.au Paul Garbett Talk vimeo.com/199596967

In this episode, we spoke with Illustrator, Letterer, Artist and Designer Gemma O’Brien. Gemma is one of the most well known illustrators in Australia right now. Over the past five years or so, she has been constantly in demand for her murals, illustrations, artwork and speaking gigs here in Australia and also around the world. Her work takes on a variety of forms, from calligraphic brushwork, illustration and digital type. We spoke about the value of temporary works due to their fleeting nature, the challenge of keeping up with what the industry is craving, living in an experience driven age when it comes to cultural value, the inevitable commercialisation of authenticity and much more. Find Gemma instagram.com/mrseaves101 jackywinter.com/artists/gemma-obrien Andy Goldsworthy visualmelt.com/Andy-Goldsworthy Tracey Emin’s Bedroom saatchigallery.com/artists/artpages/tracey_emin_my_bed.htm Seb Lester the Calligrapher instagram.com/seblester David Jones davidjones.com.au/Campaigns/Youth/Artists/gemma-obrien Jacky Winter Group jackywinter.com/artists/gemma-obrien Levine/Leavitt levineleavitt.com/artists/gemma-obrien Who gives a crap au.whogivesacrap.org/pages/christmas Gemma speaking at Adobe Max 2016 video.tv.adobe.com/v/16654

Episode 50 with Frankie Ratford on The Road Less Traveled In this episode, we catch up with our very first guest and good friend, Frankie Ratford from The Design Kids. We interviewed Frankie in our very first ADR episode and since then, Frankie has been on a mammoth two-year trip, covering New Zealand, the United States and Canada, connecting designers, building TDK cities and spreading the Aussie design love. When we sat down with her she had two days left before she headed back to her seaside shack in Tasmania for a much needed break. It was the perfect time to gather her thoughts about what she had achieved in that time and hear the crazy stories of what life on the road can be.   thedesignkids.org instagram.com/thedesignkids instagram.com/frankieratford Hitchhiking signs Search #tdkthumbsup on instagram Brand New Conference tinyurl.com/huk3whg Will Bryant willbryant.com instagram.com/willbryantplz Kate Bingaman Burt katebingamanburt.com instagram.com/katebingburt AIGA Conference
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In this episode, we spoke to designer, author, illustrator, artist, experimenter Timothy Goodman from New York. Recorded during the second day of the Adobe MAX conference in San Diego we took some time away from activities to sit with Tim and talk through his recent projects and his thoughts on design as a practice, not a profession. Tim is well known for his collaborations with Jessica Walsh on the cult 40 days of dating and the more recent 12 kinds of kindness in which they explored projects to increase their understanding of empathy. Tim’s second book, The Sharpie Workshop explores his love of the permanent markers and how they have influenced his work and writing. Unfortunately, Flyn had to run for a flight but our good friend Frankie Ratford (from The Design Kids) was able to fill in. tgoodman.com instagram.com/timothygoodman Lynsey Addario lynseyaddario.com Janet Echelman echelman.com Quentin Tarantino tinyurl.com/jfpthm8 Collins wearecollins.com 40 days of dating fortydaysofdating.com 12 kinds of kindness 12kindsofkindness.com Sharpie Workshop tinyurl.com/gvnyxn9 The Design Kids thedesignkids.org

EP48 with Dan Stiles on Letting Things Unfold   In this episode, we spoke to designer and illustrator Dan Styles from Portland, Oregon.   This was recorded during the Adobe MAX conference where we were surrounded by some international superstars, so we broke some of own rules and made Dan our first non-ANZ guest. We also took the opportunity to give a quick run down of what we were seeing on the first day of the conference and how we were feeling about it.   Dan is best known for his music posters which have been recently collected into a book entitled ‘One thing leads to another’ which perfectly sums up his creative process and approach to life. We also speak about Portland and it’s creative community, the need to keep connected, children’s books and how terror keeps us going.   danstiles.com instagram.com/danstiles   Dan’s book danstiles.com/mainshop/anpggqyeioi3dnszrmxfi0tuttwkiq Dan Stiles Adobe MAX talk tinyurl.com/zs4axn8   Rocket Magazine historyoftherocket.wordpress.com   Art Chantry spd.org/2015/03/interview-art-chantry.php   Coop theartofcoop.com   Frank Kozik frankkozik.net   Put on your shoes danstiles.com/mainshop/put-on-your-shoes Draplin draplin.com

In this episode, we spoke with James K Lowe a Fashion Photographer from New Zealand. James is the first New Zealand creative to come on the show. We met James while visiting San Diego for the Adobe MAX Conference and found the time to sneak away for a chat. James is often referred to as a technical photographer and his work speaks for itself. We spoke about photographers that James gets inspiration from outside of the fashion world, building sets, giving up control vs delegating on projects, inventing sign language to communicate with models on a shoot, the dark side of social media and being on the other side of the camera. jamesklowe.com instagram.com/jamesklowe artnet.com/artists/philip-lorca-dicorcia derekhenderson.net davidwhitestudio.com echelman.com instagram.com/dailydougie

In this episode, we spoke with Chris Panzetta, Managing Director and co-founder of S1T2. S1T2 today stands for Story 1st Technology 2nd which is an apt name for a company that tinkers with new technology to tell stories. S1T2 operates from Surry Hills in Sydney and we focused on the Virtual Reality and emerging technology side of the business. We spoke about experiential technology and how people feel when they physically interact with physical installations and objects. We covered real time design and development, embedded systems, post rationalisation and reverse engineering projects and how it can be different to a typical brief and deliver process. s1t2.com.au twitter.com/S1T2 Sydney Swans Wrist Band tinyurl.com/hsjmd4k Kept VR Game Teaser keptgame.com

In this episode, we spoke with Andy Hoyne Principal of Hoyne. Hoyne is a design agency in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane specialising in corporate/retail branding and property marketing agency. We spoke about writing and making books, bringing 3D developers in the house, peacemaking, risk, passion, perseverance and grit. We also talk about his new Sydney space, designing and marketing for property and having your name on the door. hoyne.com.au au.linkedin.com/in/andrew-hoyne-1a5a02 static.ipaustralia.com.au/store3/7/39/739705.1.high.jpg The place economy https://www.instagram.com/p/BLuGBbZgi0R/ habitat.org.au

In this episode we’re dropped into a conversation between two friends, Annette Harcus and Andrew Ashton. Annette is the founder, CEO and Creative Director of Harcus Design and Andrew is the CD of Ashton Design, previously with Edison Agency, Work-Art-Life and Studio Pip and Co. Their chat took us places you wouldn’t usually get in a design podcast.
It’s a great conversation recorded at The Design Conference in 2023. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the episode and designer x designer format in general. You can leave a review or even send in a voice message, right here.

Andy Wright – Storytelling and Feelings In this episode, we spoke with Andy Wright of For The People. A design and strategy agency focused on getting businesses closer to people through design, storytelling and technology. Andy Founded FTP with Damian Borchok and Jason Little. We spoke about Andy’s history in history, his years in marketing in Slough (UK) through to working with R/GA in Sydney and finally with For the People. We touched on their book club and agency gaming breaks, hierarchy and flat organisational structure without the organising bit, his on-stage performance review at The Design Conference Brisbane and his CreativeMornings talk on Risk in which Andy spoke about recent health issues and shared some genuinely personal and powerful thoughts. twitter.com/adwrighty forthepeople.agency creativemornings.com/talks/andy-wright Books goodreads.com/book/show/48654.Story goodreads.com/book/show/23158207-how-google-works goodreads.com/book/show/18077903-creativity-inc goodreads.com/book/show/23317538-rising-strong goodreads.com/book/show/11.The_Hitchhiker_s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy

In this episode, we spoke with Christopher Gregson, General Manager at Space66 and organiser of Glug events in Sydney. Space66 started in the UK, has now arrived in Sydney and focuses on digital production and provides agile marketing support. Glug events are community get-togethers that kicked off recently in Sydney the day after this recording. We spoke about how something like Space66 works in building teams, creating content quickly and the need for multidisciplinary skills. We asked Chris about his views on agile marketing and in-house vs agency models before chatting about the first Glug event in Sydney and where it might go. www.space66.com glugevents.com twitter.com/chrissygregson agilemethodology.org

In this episode, we spoke with Julian Melhuish Creative Director at Churchward/Melhuish. Churchward/Melhuish is a branding/design/ad agency in Sydney founded by Julian and business partner Joe Churchward in 2011. Both partners established themselves as industry leaders during their 15 years at Saatchi & Saatchi. In this episode, we spoke about language in design and how we should start all projects with words first, starting a studio at 50, what designers can learn from advertising, design and advertising awards and their relevance, we spoke about the Saatchi & Saatchi days and the bygone era of the advertising golden age. churchwardmelhuish.com goodreads.com/book/show/1440522.…_Change_Your_Mind_
bookdepository.com/Read-Me-Roger-H…y/9781780673486
booktopia.com.au/hey-whipple-sque…81119164005.html
dandad.org/profiles/person/719…/jonathan-kneebone/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Arden

In this episode, we spoke with Linda Jukic, Creative Director at Hulsbosch. For the past two years, Linda has been Creative Director with Hulsbosch focusing on brand, strategy and design. She's also Vice Chair of the Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA). Before her current role, she was Creative Director at Moon for 10 years. We spoke about the differences between the Creative Director role vs designing in the trenches, what it's like to work for one studio for 10 years and moving to another, rebranding, designers, writing and finding out which 2016 predictions came true. lindajukic.com au.linkedin.com/in/linda-jukic-183a619 hulsbosch.com.au

In this episode, we spoke to each other. Every now and again, we like to take a moment to recap on some of the things we've learnt so far. We're usually too busy listening to our guests to really have a chat and digest some of the recent episodes. We spoke about the last ten episodes and some of the key takeaways, we discussed the rebrand and website launch and how it went down, thanked a bunch of amazing people who actually did all the work and more.

In this episode, we spoke with Dave Foster of Foster Type. Dave is an independent designer based in Sydney who we all know about thanks to his typographic work through Foster Type. He draws typefaces and lettering for design studios, type foundries, brands and individuals around the world. We heard about how Dave became a type designer, and along the way, we find out what the difference is between a typographer, a letterer and a type designer is – he just happens to do all three. We also talk through some of his most recent jobs, working with Re: on the Optus rebrand and his personal project Tour De Fonts, where he designs a new typeface to match each stage of the Tour De France – within the time that it takes them to ride it (about 4 or 5 hours). twitter.com/fostertype instagram.com/fostertype fostertype.com jackywinter.com klim.co.nz imdb.com/title/tt1772925

In this episode, we spoke with Lara (Allport) Horsley, Founder and CEO of The National Grid and The Drawing Arm. Lara Horsley/Allport arrived in Australia in 1999 and found her start in niche publishing houses focused on sound and technology. It’s here she met Simon Barrett and formed a friendship that led to running and owning two influential design businesses together. On top of this, she’s a devoted Mum (of two boys under three) and an illustrator/artist in her own right. The National Grid has just turned 10, so we get a chance to explore what’s changed over that time and lessons learnt. In particular, we look at how to create a great environment for the team and the importance of work/life balance in an ever-busy industry. au.linkedin.com/in/lara-horsley-2807207 thenationalgrid.com.au thedrawingarm.com.au

In this episode, we spoke with Nigel Macquet, Head of User Experience and Design for News Corp. Originally from South Africa, Nigel began his 16-year design career in print, but quickly made the move to digital and is probably best known for his award-winning work on the relaunch of SBS sites (over 100 of them) and their video on demand service which now runs on over 21 different platforms. This job led him to be noticed in the user experience circles and landed him a job at News Corp where he heads up product development, style guides, and design architecture. We talk about the biggest issues he’s facing, how he manages the day-to-day and what he’s planning for in the digital future. When we originally contacted Nigel, he was actually at a Mexico retreat with many of the Worlds largest news service UX leaders. So we get into a bit of what happened there (what he can tell us at least) and what it’s like being part of the UX Illuminati. On top of this, we geek out on StarCraft, GoT, and 100 other small tangents. au.linkedin.com/in/nigel-macquet-352b3121 newscorpaustralia.com sbs.com.au

In this episode, we spoke with Murray Bell, Director of Semi-Permanent. Semi-Permanent is an event many of us are familiar with and we spoke a lot about the early days of the conference, to where the platform of SP is now and where it's going in the future. We found out that some people sat next to Banksy and Shepard Fairey at one of the earlier conferences without even knowing it. [mind = blown] We covered time Murray spent creating Movement Magazine, growing up deaf, leaving design is kinky, and some of the obviously amazing folks speaking at SP this year like Industrial Light and Magic (amazing), Ethan Eismann, Jon Lax and more. au.linkedin.com/in/murray-bell-60a43824 beta.semipermanent.com

In this episode, we spoke with Matt Haynes Founder of Analogue Digital Agency and The Design Conference Brisbane. Matt runs The Design Conference, an event experience, tailored to the creative industry. He also runs Analogue Digital, a global network of 30+ experts who work in collaboration to deliver creative solutions for businesses, councils and the community. Matt hails from sunny Queensland and a lot of what we spoke about centres around the culture in Brisbane, The Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast. Matt gave us an insight into the design scene in the north and what he and others are doing to create positive change. We also spoke about the upcoming design conference and some of the speakers attending the conference including Jessica Hische, Alex Naghavi of Joseph Mark and Timba Smits. au.linkedin.com/in/matthew-haynes-31934594 thedesignconference.com.au

We’re back and beyond excited to share this fascinating conversation between Jasmin, CEO of Innocean Australia and Founder of Fck the Cupcakes, and Kevin from TheSumOf — friend of the podcast and branding expert.

Listen in as they talk the culture of conferences, commercialising creativity and the silent war between design and advertising departments. Ultimately, the episode is about breaking down barriers, having more valuable exchanges and creating a willingness to learn.

And of course, a big thank you to Matt for setting us up with our guests from The Design Conference 2023.

In this episode, we spoke with Mike Tosetto, Motion Designer at Never Sit Still. Quite possibly one of the most down to earth and nicest people we've spoken with on ADR, Mike Tosetto also happens to be a wildly talented motion designer, specialising in 2D and 3D motion graphics. Mike started his rise to prominence at Interbrand, in the company of some exceptionally talented individuals and friends of the show Chris Doyle and Chris Maclean. Waving the motion designer flag, Mike made a name for himself within the industry for helping communicate branding to clients and their audiences. We spoke about his transition from full-time studio life to starting his own business, making his first hire, his roller coaster of a career from playing the didgeridoo at Glastonbury to running tourist tours in the Northern Territory. twitter.com/MikeTosetto neversitstill.tv

In this episode, we spoke with Gabby Lord, Designer at A Colour Bright. Australian born and bred, Gabby now lives and works in Berlin. Gabby won the New Star Fabrica award while she was at Uni (dubbed Gabrica, you’ll notice Gabby has a penchant for puns), which took her to Italy for two weeks of design experience at Fabrica. Since then he has worked with Houston and Christopher Doyle & Co before her move overseas. She was also an important member of the CreativeMornings/Sydney team for quite some time. We spoke about the work life balance there that seems to contrast our culture here in Australia vs Berlin, giving and taking advice, saying no! digital skills and her newsletter which you should definitely take a look at. twitter.com/gabbylord_ omglord.com/subscribe acolorbright.com

In this episode, we spoke with Chris Doyle, Creative Director and Founder of Christopher Doyle & Co. One of our most listened to shows from last year was the second episode with Christopher Doyle, and as it’s been nearly a year to the day we thought we’d have him back to fill us in on what he’s been up to. When we first started the podcast the plan was to have a few key people appear more than once so we could see how successful they had become after appearing on the show. That was a joke. Chris has been busy moving studios, employing new staff and hosting the AGDA Awards with his good friend Ian Haigh. We delve into all of this and explore the purpose of awards in an industry where it is just as important to have a following on Instagram as it is to win an award. We also look at the pitfalls of the hiring process and how it’s affected by social media. Chris is also appearing at Semi-Permanent Sydney this year off the back of a successful appearance in New Zealand where he got to hang out with Jessica Walsh and Michael Bierut, two people he hugely admires, so we spend a little time talking about them and how their work has influenced us. twitter.com/cd_and_co christopherdoyle.co

In this episode, we spoke with Jess Huddart, CEO at Josephmark. With offices in Brisbane, Sydney and Los Angeles, Josephmark was founded by Ben (Joseph) Johnston and Joshua (Mark) Capelin in 2004. They first gained national recognition when Twitter bought their music finding application, We Are Hunted but went on to best that by being handpicked to redesign Justin Timberlake’s MySpace. These days they balance their client work with a number of in-house ventures, the most recent being Vest, a site dedicated to shining a light on Australian start-ups. Jess joined Josephmark in 2005 and has been instrumental in their success. In 2014, she spoke at TedX SouthBank and wowed the audience with her open and honest account of vulnerability and dealing with people’s reactions when she started dating her boss (Ben). In this episode, we discuss her decision to go there, especially when public speaking is one of her least favourite things. Along the way we talk about Jess and Ben’s organic farm, Falls Farm, working in the States and growing in-house businesses.
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In this episode, we spoke with Maggie Tang, Head of Brand Design at Ableton. Maggie made a real name by getting involved in the local industry, Sydney Creative Mornings and through working on large clients within Moon and then later at Frost before heading overseas to join Font Font, a foundry of the famous FontShop. Big believers in happenstance we were lucky enough to bump into our dear friend, Maggie Tang. Maggie was on holidays in Sydney from Berlin where she moved nearly three years ago, so we jumped at the chance to sit down and find out how it happened and what it’s been like living and designing in Germany. Maggie also talks to us about what it’s like to work for a company full of software engineers and developers devoted to sound. twitter.com/mmctang ableton.com/en

In this episode, we spoke with David Trewern Chairman of DT and Tractor. David is a Founder of DT & Republica Education. Advisor, investor and innovator. David founded David Trewern Design (now DT) in 1996. Today DT is one of Australia's largest and most awarded digital agencies, with 200 employees across Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland. Clients include Tourism Australia, Honda, Bunnings, Optus and many others. David also co-founded leading brand design company Threefold (now Designworks Melbourne) and spun cloud based hosting company Haylix from DT in 2007. We spoke about his love for new tech, toys like kite surfing and drones, hanging out with Richard Branson on his island and so on. We talked about David's visit to prison to talk to inmates about entrepreneurship with Igniting Change. We covered his journey from DT to today and his transition into the education space. Some experiences bringing Hyper Island to Australia and lessons learned there. We talk about his role at DT today as Chairman or as David prefers – ’spiritual guide’.

In this episode, we spoke with James Noble, Co-Founder of Carter Digital. Carter is a multi-award winning service design, customer & user experience agency based in Melbourne. Regarded as industry leaders in UX, Carter is a carbon neutral studio securing clients such as Tourism Victoria, Australian Ballet, National Heart Foundation, The Royal Women's & Mercy Hospital, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, and the world's leading Cancer Research Institute Walter & Eliza Hall. We spoke about his studio which he co-founded with Paul Beardsell, we discussed hi attitude towards charity or special projects which do good or give back. We spoke about doing away with hierarchy (sometimes) when working with staff and clients. James has quite a bit of experience being behind the mic as a regular on radio station RRR and on a podcast we've mentioned a few times on the show this year Beers Blokes and Business. So we learnt a thing or two about the biz. We also covered unplugging from the digital world that surrounds us, mental fatigue and the art of doing nothing on weekends and of course we couldn't have James on the show without talking to him about digital stuff, and user experience.

In this episode, we spoke with Chris Maclean, Creative Director for RE Sydney, part of M&C Saatchi. Formerly Executive Creative Director for Interbrand Australia, Chris has been a practicing designer for over 13 years. He's originally from Manchester in the UK but has been living in Sydney for over 10 years. We talk about working on the Telstra rebrand at Interbrand before moving to Interbrand and working on Optus. We also get the chance to hear the back-story on the Alzheimers Australia rebrand that not only changed public perception but also secured much-needed Government funding. This gives a great insight into Chris’ process and how the search for the problem always needs to take priority. We also wrestle with the idea of what a Creative Director needs to know, the unique skills and how they design through a team, rather than getting on the tools. How does the creative process change in this circumstance and how do you manage the inherent discomfort it brings.

In this episode, we spoke with Vince Frost, founder and Executive Creative Director of Frost*collective, Sydney. Vince is arguably one the most famous designers in Australia. Before starting Frost* Design in London in 1994, Vince was the youngest Associate Director at Pentagram. In 2004, he relocated to Sydney and, as Creative Director of Frost* Design, has lead a wide range of projects for clients such as Deutsch Bank, Qantas, Frasers Property and Sydney Opera House. We spoke with Vince about bringing The Nest into the Frost fold and expanding out Frost Design to include Urbanite, we covered his vision of 'Designing success by Inspiring Ideas to Life' and how this concept plays a part in the business vision. We also spent some time discussing The Alliance Graphique International of which Vince is a member and head of in Australia.

In this episode, we spoke with Michaela Webb, Creative Director at Studio Round. Michaela is an internationally recognised designer with over 18 years experience and has worked at some of the world’s leading brand and design agencies. Her work has won numerous local and international awards and appeared in feature articles for Idea Magazine, IDN and Visuelle. With a history of working for arts and cultural clients, we spend time talking through how creatives work for creatives and what sort of give-and-take is needed. Round also has a habit of linking clients together, creating something entirely new and different. One such venture is the pairing of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with another of their clients, Chef Andrew McConnell to produce a music/food sensory event - one of the most talked about events at The Melbourne Wine and Food Festival, yet another of their clients, last year.

Our last episode on positivity (as part of Adobe MAX 2021) has Sumita and Matt talking with Ve Dewey in London about how she’s remained positive in her squiggly-line career.

Ve has worked for Adobe, Mattel, ReDesign Business and most recently as co-creator for Never Not Creative. In this discussion we look at how she ended up in London, being a ‘servant-leader’ and how the design industry still needs to grow up.

As always, a big thank you to Streamtime, our supporting partner, always finding ways to give back to the Australian design industry. Please give them a try at streamtime.net

Links
Ve's website: https://www.vedewey.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vandewcandew/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/vandewcandew

Articles and podcasts by Ve: https://nevernotcreative.org/posts/tag/Ve+Dewey

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhartha_(novel)

In this episode, we spoke with Tony Prysten, Digital Director at Mccann in Melbourne. Originally an industrial designer, Tony evolved into the world of digital leading his own agency Igloo for 20 years. Tony has worked on significant digital strategies, campaigns and implementations for Metro, Mazda Australia, Cricket Australia, Quit Victoria, VicHealth, Cancer Council Australia and Red Cross Blood Service. We found out about Tony’s roots in industrial design and how he evolved from industrial to branding and graphics, then digital and now is championing digital design in the advertising world. Tony has unique perspective from running a design studio for two decades and then not only moving to advertising but also from employer to employee.

In this episode, we spoke with Jim Antonopoulos, Owner at Tank. www.wearetank.com.au Tank is a B Corp company based in Melbourne that is hard to describe since Jim and the team don't believe in hierarchy. Their multi-disciplined team includes storytellers, writers, designers, design researchers, producers and technologists. Jim himself has had a zig-zag career, jumping between many different specialisations and this gets us talking about the idea of Full-Stack Employees, although check out this article for a differing view of whether it’s just a generalist. Tank is well known for it’s written content with Hello Tomorrow, both on their blog and in printed journals they provide to clients and the lucky few. These journals bring together much of their learnings from projects and helps strengthen the relationship between studio and client.

In this episode, we spoke with Justin Smith, Creative Director and Co-Founder of End of Work. End of Work is a Sydney-based studio working accross branding and design, communications, digital and film and interiors. Justin has two other businesses which are Get Commando Fit and The Online Chairman. We spoke about 'us' as a design industry here in Australia, free pitching, the value of design and loving what we do and being inspired to come to work. Justin also shared a personal experience with getting some particularly bad news and finding ways to turn that into a positive.

In this episode, we spoke with Nick Hallam, Director and Product Designer at Joan. Nick is one-third of digital product design company, Joan. They work with clients to help bring to life ideas that create value for their customers. They also build our own products. Most of their work is in product strategy, prototyping & user testing, and interface design. Nick also created international design competition Positive Posters and Design Conference Sex, Drugs and Helvetica. We covered plenty of ground in this one with a general focus on people coming before technology. We also talked about loving tech for what it can do rather than what it is, how amazing the internet is, grid systems in graphic design a must read design book, business vs design and creating value before you ask for value.

In this episode, we speak with each other and reflect on the first two seasons of Australian Design Radio.

in this episode, we spoke with Matt Jackson, owner of Drawing Book Studios and Founder of Affectors and Affectors Academy. Affectors facilitate highly interactive workshops with organisations and individuals to lift performance and inspire action. We dig deeper into his businesses and the difference between an effect and an affect, and why creatives need to be thinking more about the difference. Matt’s also just opened a school, Affectors Academy and we discuss how this came about and why it’s the right time for more specialised offerings in the Australian education industry.

In this episode, we spoke with Buzz Usborne Product Lead at Prevue. Buzz (real name Pete) is well known in the digital design and user experience sectors having worked for digital giants such as Campaign Monitor, Mentally Friendly and Skype. He’s also the founder and product lead on Prevue, a much-loved presentation tool in many digital agencies. In this conversation we discuss the conception of Prevue and what it’s like to grow a digital product over the last eight years, how much the industry has changed in that time, and when he knew it was a sustainable product, not just a start-up.

In this episode, we spoke with Rich Davy, Design Director of Lowe Profero. Rich is a well-known entity in Australian digital agencies with his LinkedIn page reading like a who’s who of the industry; DT, Deloitte Digital, Reactive, Isobar to name a few. Since recording Rich has taken a new position as Associate Creative Director at Huge in NYC. In this conversation, we spend a lot of time talking through his design journeys in London and New York, Rich’s own studio, Red Afro and what insights he was able to bring back to the Oz industry. Obviously, UX featured a lot throughout the 45 minutes as we delved into digital transformation and the importance of language in design.

In this episode, we spoke with Jenni Doran, Design Director of Landor Associates. Jenni has over 12 years experience in consumer brand identity and FMCG design. At the time of recording she was working with Landor Associates in Sydney and since then has Co-Founded Creative Agency Our Revolution. We spoke about packaging, mainly talking about home brands, and schools not really teaching packaging anymore. We spoke a bit about the new iTunes streaming platform, the expectation and image packaging as specialisation or career and lots more.

In this episode, we spoke with Tim Kotsiakos, Creative Director & Founder of Mass. A studio based in Melbourne, Mass designs rational and expressive digital experiences through design thinking. Before starting Mass, Tim K worked with the folks at Reactive (part of Accenture). In this conversation, we discuss why he decided it was time to start his own thing, how he came up with the name and what it feels like to be back on the tools. He also delves into the Paradox of choice and the importance of building resilience through presenting your work.

Our Adobe MAX21 mini-series rolls on with co-host, Sumita Maharaj interviewing Kris Andrew Small on his backstory, how his process is changing and what it means to be a role model for younger creatives.

Having worked for many large clients like Nike, Apple, Adidas, Channel 4, WeTransfer, Reebok and more, he’s also exhibited internationally at institutions like V&A and The Louvre. Yes, that’s right folks, The Louvre.

Make you check out his talks at Adobe MAX, where he’s doing a number of different sessions. Details in the show links below.

As always, a big thank you to Streamtime, our supporting partner, always giving moments of joy to the Australian design industry. Give them a try at streamtime.net

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Links

Kris’s website: https://krisandrewsmall.com/home

Adobe MAX 2021: https://max.adobe.com/speakers/

MTS9 - Meet the MAX Speaker: Kris Andrew Small: https://portal.adobe.com/widget/adobe/am21/sessions?search=MTS9

MB111 - CJ Hendry: Creative Inspiration (with Kris): https://portal.adobe.com/widget/adobe/am21/sessions?search=MB111

Kris Insta: https://www.instagram.com/krisandrewsmall/?hl=en

The Bloom by TDC. Ep 01: Jo Hook and Kris Andrew Small: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMp4DG1rzSQ

Ocean Bottle: https://oceanbottle.co/pages/earth-day

Kris Interview on The design Kids: https://thedesignkids.org/interviews/kris-andrew-small/

Streamtime: https://streamtime.net/adr2020

In this episode, we spoke with Matt Hopper, Director and Founder of Melbourne based video content studio Compulsive. Over the past decade, Matt has produced creative projects across both big and small screens for international brands, boutique creative teams as well as government & institutional clients. This work includes television commercials, branded content, original web-series, and education/training content. We spoke about his ambitious side project Inframe TV, his creative process, commercial shoots, traction (that'll make sense later), earthquakes and angering Japanese spirits.

In this episode, we spoke with Nathan Leong, Founder and Managing Director of The Distillery and Rockstar Memoirs. The Distillery is well known by just about every designer in Sydney and many interstate Australian designers. Nathan is also the Founder and owner of Rockstar Memoirs who caters specifically for high school graduate yearbooks. We spoke about how great things happen with initiative, the human aspect of wanting to help people, running a business, hiring people you trust, expanding to south-east Asia, letterpress and how much an original Heidelberg weighs.

In this episode, we spoke with Nick Gower Co-Founder and Director of Mentally Friendly. Nick founded Mentally friendly in 2004 with Jon Christensen and since then it has grown to over 50 staff based in Sydney and London. Today they help companies design and grow profitable digital businesses through planning, UX/UI design, product development, product growth and content & community. We spoke with Nick about traditional agency models and other ways to work, navigating a digital agency with emerging technologies, cross-platform retail, creating his own products vs agency process and creating a fun and collaborative work environment for designers and staff.