Works But Makes Noises – Details, episodes & analysis

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Works But Makes Noises

David McGillivray & Jacob Heftmann

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Frequency: 1 episode/22d. Total Eps: 16

Two designers on opposite coasts talk their way through creativity, culture, and tech. It’s a podcast about everything except design, that somehow always ends up being about design.

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - design
08/08/2026
#87
🇬🇧 Great Britain - design
07/08/2026
#75
🇬🇧 Great Britain - design
06/08/2026
#57
🇬🇧 Great Britain - design
05/08/2026
#36

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https://www.grillitype.com/
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https://www.newschool.edu/parsons/?utm_source=google&amp
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http://www.dmcg.co
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https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLb9g_8r-mE
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Zohran’s Campaign Design, Geriatric Millennials, and Ten Foot Skeletons

Season 1 · Episode 4

Monday, November 10, 2025 • Duration 58:46

Ten foot skeletons, Gen Z nonchalance vs. Millennial effortfulness, Zohran's campaign design, Al Gore was the worst client.

Links mentioned in the show

Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign Logo Looked Nothing Like a Campaign Logo
https://www.curbed.com/article/zohran-mamdani-campaign-logo-graphic-design.html

Fully automated 'private chef'
https://x.com/miyuselene/status/1982517846124192011?s=20

NEO home robot
https://www.1x.tech/neo

David McGillivray is a designer and creative director in upstate New York, designing for early stage tech companies through his own practice. He also co-founded Offhours and runs Corners, an art and design store in the Catskills.

Jacob Heftmann is a Los Angeles-based surfer and graphic designer. He is currently the Design Director at Grilli Type. Previously he was on the faculty at Parsons and founded XXIX and Index in New York City.

Artwork by Pablo Delcan
Music by Mondo BoysArtwork typeface; GT Standard Mono by

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