Make It. Design

What’s it like to have people all over the world cosplaying characters that YOU created? In this episode, Illustr-animator and former Adobe Creative Resident, Syd Weiler, gives Paul and Brooke a crash course in brush tools, and shares how she became an unexpected copyright expert when her Trash Dove series became a global sensation.Video version of this show can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1Gz0HCLRqc&t=41s

Lisa Congdon had no idea when she left her job at age 40 to become a fine artist, illustrator and now published writer, that her career would become as big as it has. The former elementary school teacher never went to art school and always thought of herself as “the least artistic person in the room”. Now, seven books later, Lisa divulges to Brooke and Paul why she thinks her fans connect with her, and chats about her new book, "A Glorious Freedom: Older Women Leading Extraordinary Lives”.A video version of this podcast is herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ9MC36vx3Y

Yves Behar is an award winning designer whose clients include Herman Miller, PUMA, Kodak, Western Digital and many more.A video version of this podcast can be found herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z063wC-Uerc

Pentagram's Michael Bierut and Natasha Jen share what they've learned at one of the most prestigious design firms in the world. A video version of this podcast can be found here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQWOA5GgJGg

This week, Paul and Brooke sit down with user experience research expert, Nancy Douyon. Nancy focuses not only on the functionality of design, but also on how our own unconscious bias can affect our work.A video version of this podcast can be found here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ryqgevnIN4