Meet the Creatives

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Meet the Creatives seeks to bridge the gap between entry-level Designers and the industry's best. The podcast features useful advice from top creatives at companies like Google, Facebook, Nike, Airbnb, VaynerMedia, Pentagram and more.

Rob Johnston


    • Jul 27, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 34m AVG DURATION
    • 15 EPISODES


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    Malika Favre, Illustrator/Designer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2017 42:26


    On this episode of Meet the Creatives, I meet Malika Favre. We talk about her unique style, color theory, copyright infringement, how to get recognized as an entry-level illustrator and much more!

    Adam Lehman, Designer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2017 34:22


    On this episode, I meet Adam Lehman, an insanely talented, 24-year-old Designer. We discussed what it was like to win AIGA's Command X, his life long battle with clinical anxiety, how a near death experience changed his perspective on life and more!

    Paula Scher, Partner at Pentagram

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2017 25:36


    On this episode of Meet the Creatives, I meet the one and only Paula Scher. We talk about her remarkable career, her journey through college/high school, how to get a job at Pentagram and more!

    Heather Luipold, Creative Lead at Google Creative Lab

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2017 30:28


    On this episode of Meet the Creatives, I meet Heather Luipold, Creative Lead, Google Creative Lab. We talk about her career, how to land a job at Google, her love of history, how to recognize fear-based leadership and more! For more episodes visit www.MeettheCreatives.Design

    Steve Babcock, CCO at VaynerMedia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2017 30:11


    On this episode of Meet the Creatives, I meet the Steve Babcock, CCO at VaynerMedia in New York. We talk about his career, what it's like to work with Gary Vaynerchuk, how to get at VaynerMedia and more!

    Jon Contino, Owner, Creative Director at Jon Contino Studio

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2017 50:13


    On this episode of Meet the Creatives, I meet Jon Contino. We talk about his love of baseball, our childhood creative endeavors, answer questions sent in by listeners and more!

    Juan Carlos Pagan, Co-Founder & Creative Director at Sunday Afternoon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2017 47:47


    On this episode of Meet the Creatives, I meet Juan Carlos Pagan. We talk about his love of typography, the recent Sunday Afternoon art show, answer questions sent in by listeners and more!

    It's a Living , aka Ricardo Gonzalez

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2017 21:55


    On this episode of Meet the Creatives I skype with Ricardo Gonzalez Contreras aka It's a Living. We talk about his career, moving all around the world, where he discovered his love for letterforms and more! View all full episodes at www.MeettheCreatives.Design

    Alex Center, Design Director at Coca-Cola

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2017 32:12


    On the 26th episode of Meet the Creatives, I meet Alex Center, Design Director at Coca-Cola. We talk about Package Design, how meeting Leland Maschmeyer and Brian Collins helped him "slay dragons" at Vitaminwater, how Kanye West influences his work and much more!

    Rob Giampietro, Creative Lead at Google Design

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2017 38:55


    On this episode of Meet the Creatives, I meet the Rob Giampietro, Creative Lead at Google Design in New York. We talk about mentorship, the value of an education, how to get a job at Google and more!

    Rich Tu, Designer at Nike

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2017 33:23


    On this episode of Meet the Creatives, I skype with Rich Tu. We talk about his career, working at NIKE, moving from New York to Portland and more! View all full episodes at www.MeettheCreatives.Design

    Zipeng Zhu, Art Director, Designer, Illustrator & Animator

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2017 21:00


    On this episode of Meet the Creatives, I interview my good friend and fellow Designer, Zipeng Zhu in Madison Square Park. We spoke about Design, his time at Sagmeister & Walsh, interning with Paula Scher at Pentagram and more!

    Lynda Decker, President at Decker Design

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2017 31:54


    For more episodes of Meet the Creatives - www.JohnstonCreative.com On this episode of Meet the Creatives, I Skype with Lynda Decker. We talk about her new book Responsive Branding, urban resiliency and even discuss our horrible first jobs.

    Jessica Helfand, Creative Director at The Design Observer Group

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2017 39:12


    On this episode of Meet the Creatives, I Skype with Jessica Helfand. We talk about her career, her and Michael Bierut joining Yale University School of Management as faculty and more!

    Steven Heller

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2017 33:05


    On this episode of Meet the Creatives, I meet Steven Heller. We talk about his incredible career, Design History, how to get a job as Designer and more!

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