Pixel Perfect

Amy Parker is the Executive Design Director at Woods Creative. Amy runs Woods' Portland, Maine studio where she leads creative strategy, ideation, and digital design to make communication solutions, digital products, and visual languages for brands. Amy works in tandem with her research partner, Chris Bransfield, to conduct primary one-on-one interviews for design and Human Experience/User Experience research to gain insight, understand nuanced problems, ask questions, and uncover findings to identify form, content and functional needs. Amy's current clients hire her for her design work, insights into how visual design elevates products for the people using them, and energetic approach towards solving challenging business problems with design.   A few notable clients Amy has worked with are; Pegasystems, Daily Table, EVERSANA, University of St. Gallen, 240 Strings, John Hancock, SPACE Gallery, Material Wise (Podcast), Bank of America, Noble Biomaterials, Cessna, New Balance, Puma, and Rising Bear Foods.   Amy holds a BFA from the New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk and serves on the board of directors with AIGA Boston. Amy Parker's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amyparkerdesign/ Wood's Creative Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/woodscreative/ Wood's Creative Website: http://www.woodscreative.co/   Pixel Perfect's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pixelperfecttalk/ Pixel Perfect's Website: https://www.pixelperfect.blog/  

Joanna Mahoney, an in-house graphic designer at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts. For the majority of 2020, she and her team worked hard to produce meaningful digital content for Museum members and visitors to engage with from the comfort of their homes. Mahoney is also known for her impressive talents in motion graphics, illustration, and hand-lettering art. Before completing her master's degree in Graphic Design at Suffolk University, Mahoney earned her undergraduate degree in Theater Studies at Emerson College, where she learned the ins and outs of designing the set and prop pieces for theater and film. Her creative journey is certainly full of twists and turns and is super exciting. We had a fun conversation not only catching up as a mini Suffolk alumni reunion, but discussing her design journey of becoming a leader in inspiring women, particularly young female creatives to break the wage gap, be open to talking about their “imposter syndrome” struggles, and be brave to pursue their leadership positions with confidence and joy in the creative field. Throughout this talk, you will also discover her grassroots Valkyrie mentorship campaign, her #100dayproject on Instagram, her passion for theater, and her other beautiful artworks. Joanna Mahoney's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joamahoney/ Joanna Mahoney's Portfolio: https://www.joannamahoney.com/   Pixel Perfect's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pixelperfecttalk/ Pixel Perfect's Website: https://www.pixelperfect.blog/    

For this week's episode, we are pleased to welcome Aneesh Borah to our show. Born and raised in India, Aneesh Borah has completed his study in the U.S., and now he is a UX/UI and Graphic Designer currently working for Pegasystems. To him, great design is all about its functionality where it can contribute to a greater good. His confidence and design thinking help shape his understanding about creativity in a thoughtful execution plan and research strategy. During our talk, you will learn about Aneesh's Creative Huddle, a design community that he founded, and his belief in delivering creative services to make the world a better place. This is also our last episode for Season 1. What a ride for us! With much gratitude, we thank all our guests for sharing their incredible journeys and stories. We also want to thank you, our listeners, very much for supporting us and giving us a listen. We hope that you enjoy our talks, find some helpful tips to apply to your design career, and get inspired to be problem solvers in the world. If you have any comments or feedback on our show, please feel free to drop us some thoughts. Stay safe, and we'll see you in the next season. Disclaimer: In the last couple of months, we have continued to interview guests and we had been saving it up until the time is right. It appears the time is right now to share this with the world! We are so excited!  In late 2019, the @pixelperfecttalk team had been planning on starting this podcast where we interviewed creatives about how they learn from their mistakes and how it helped with their success. But then the pandemic hit, and we created this Instagram account with the following podcast.   Social Media Links: Visit us at pixelperfect.blog Follow us @pixelperfecttalk on Instagram Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts + Spotify — Season 1: Pixel Perfect with Aneesh Borah

Guest Description: Our guest for this week is Nicole D'Ambrosio. Nicole currently holds a Color Designer title at NOBULL, athletic footwear, apparel, and accessory brand. With the love for colors and being active, she has followed her dream to become a designer in the industrial and product design field, especially in the sports industry. Nicole has also acquired UX/UI design knowledge that gives her an insight into users' or clients' minds when designing for them. Throughout our conversation, Nicole shares her passion for the product design industry, her communication skills that are crucial for designers to develop, and thoughts on disciplines and self-care to sustain a busy workweek. Disclaimer: In the last couple of months, we have continued to interview guests and we had been saving it up until the time is right. It appears the time is right now to share this with the world! We are so excited!  In late 2019, the @pixelperfecttalk team had been planning on starting this podcast where we interviewed creatives about how they learn from their mistakes and how it helped with their success. But then the pandemic hit, and we created this Instagram account with the following podcast. Social Media Links: Visit us at pixelperfect.blog Follow us @pixelperfecttalk on Instagram Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts + Spotify — Season 1: Pixel Perfect with Nicole D'Ambrosio

Guest Description: Erik Weikert is currently an Associate Creative Director at Pilot Studio, a creative agency focuses on bringing engaging strategies across branding, product, and marketing for a spectrum of client industries. Besides, he co-founded Bay State Design Shop, a New England design community (300+ members) where designers can ask questions, share thoughts, and offer constructive critiques on anything design-related. Throughout our conversation, Erik shares how vital it is to learn about the clients and their industries in the design process, to take a step back to look at designs and to have an open-minded perspective to solve problems.   Disclaimer: In the last couple of months, we have continued to interview guests and we had been saving it up until the time is right. It appears the time is right now to share this with the world! We are so excited!  In late 2019, the @pixelperfecttalk team had been planning on starting this podcast where we interviewed creatives about how they learn from their mistakes and how it helped with their success. But then the pandemic hit, and we created this Instagram account with the following podcast.   Social Media Links: Visit us at pixelperfect.blog Follow us @pixelperfecttalk on Instagram

Guest Description: Every designer knows how challenging it is when first starting out their creative journey whether as a freelancer or a team member of an organization. Cody Johnston, a UX/UI designer, a branding expert, and a creative director, shares his experience and valuable lessons he has learned along the way in this guest episode. Our conversation ignites when Cody describes his design process that taps on many facets including solving problems for clients takes a collaborative effort by listening to them more rather than having the spotlight on designers themselves. Another point we love about this episode is that Cody believes design is an act of contribution to others' well-being. A very insightful and dazzling conversation that we hope you'll enjoy.   Disclaimer: In the last couple of months, we have continued to interview guests and we had been saving it up until the time is right. It appears the time is right now to share this with the world! We are so excited!  In late 2019, the @pixelperfecttalk team had been planning on starting this podcast where we interviewed creatives about how they learn from their mistakes and how it helped with their success. But then the pandemic hit, and we created this Instagram account with the following podcast.   Social Media Links: Visit us at pixelperfect.blog Follow us @pixelperfecttalk on Instagram

Guest Description: Kristen Mallia is a multimedia artist, a graphic designer, and a college lecturer for Boston University, MassArt, Suffolk University and School of Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University. Kristen is also a founder of her own creative studio called Mallia Design where she consults creative advice and provides multiple design services to a wide range of clientele in the Greater Boston area. The Paris Bar + Creperie, The Stone Gallery at Boston University, and the Humanist Hub at Harvard and MIT, to name a few, are her outstanding work collection. She graduated from Boston University with an MFA in 2018. Prior to that, she earned her BFA in Graphic Design from Corcoran School of Art + Design at George Washington University. Kristen has won several awards throughout her education in the art as well as professional life. That includes her Senior Graphic Design Thesis Project Award while attending Corcoran school, a project on typographic revolution. She is also often invited as a high-profile Thesis panelist at Suffolk University where she shares her experience and advice on students' design work.   Disclaimer: In the last couple of months, we have continued to interview guests and we had been saving it up until the time is right. It appears the time is right now to share this with the world! We are so excited!    In late 2019, the @pixelperfecttalk team had been planning on starting this podcast where we interviewed creatives about how they learn from their mistakes and how it helped with their success. But then the pandemic hit, and we created this Instagram account with the following podcast.   Social Media Links: Visit us at pixelperfect.blog Follow us @pixelperfecttalk on Instagram Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts + Spotify — Season 1: Pixel Perfect with Kristen Malia

Guest Description: Joel Gendron is today's guest on Pixel Perfect Talk. Joel is a graphic designer, based in Boston. As a kid, he loved to draw and make stuff. One day he found out a secret which was that people could get paid by designing stuff all day. As it played out, he became an official graphic designer. Joel got his graphic design degree from Suffolk University and has been teaching there for almost 7 years. While being an Illustrator master at Suffolk, he was also working for several companies such as Pearson Education, Lumina Datamatics, and Curriculum Associates. Plus, he's been running his collaborative design firm, Mad Pirates Design Company, LLC, with his friend, Scott Sicard. This design studio's main focus is on branding, identity, and collateral items. Joel is not only incredible in design but also amazing on adventures with his family. His curiosity and family time create many good, happy, and fun arts. From what we personally know about Joel, he's a super friendly and awesome human being. We are so excited to have Joel on the show and have a fun conversation together.   Disclaimer: In the last couple of months, we have continued to interview guests and we had been saving it up until the time is right. It appears the time is right now to share this with the world! We are so excited!  In late 2019, the Pixel Perfect team had been planning on starting this podcast where we interviewed creatives about how they learn from their mistakes and how it helped with their success. But then the pandemic hit, and we created this Instagram account, @pixelperfecttalk with the following podcast.   Social Media Links: Visit us pixelperfect.blog Follow us @pixelperfecttalk on Instagram Subscribe to us on Apple Podcast + Spotify  

Guest Description: John Potter is a web developer, salesman, and marketer. He's done sales for EasyHire, Netto Logic, Kinderlime, and built websites for Everything Websites, and more. John is also a consultant for a bunch of startups with Tech Bramble and he also provides tools to help start-ups market themselves on AgoraAgora.io. During the time of coronavirus, he developed FindCovidJobs.com, which is a job board site that aims to help all the people who were laid off to find jobs during this difficult time. We are excited to have John on the show as he'll provide insight into startups and how they learn from their mistakes.   Disclaimer: In the last couple of months, we have continued to interview guests and we had been saving it up until the time is right. It appears the time is right now to share this with the world! We are so excited!  In late 2019, the @pixelperfecttalk team had been planning on starting this podcast where we interviewed creatives about how they learn from their mistakes and how it helped with their success. But then the pandemic hit, and we created this Instagram account with the following podcast.   Social Media Links: Visit us pixelperfect.blog Follow us @pixelperfecttalk on Instagram Subscribe to us on Apple Podcast + Spotify

Guest Description: Keith Kitz is a Program Director of the Master of Arts in Graphic Design at Suffolk University where he is also an Assistant Professor teaching Graphic Design. He is a founder of Keith Kitz Design, his own agency, where his high-profile and broad expertise in graphic design as well as creative direction, thrives in depth of conceptual and visual understanding. Keith got his Masters of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from Boston University where he used to be a design lecturer. Prior to that, he graduated from Mount St. Joseph University with a degree in Graphic Design and also an alum of School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati, Ohio, his home town. One fun fact about Keith is that he's been designing one poster a day using different techniques and materials. His art is incredible and so fascinating that we admire and are super excited to talk to him more today. Disclaimer In the last couple of months, we have continued to interview guests and we had been saving it up until the time is right. It appears the time is right now to share this with the world! @brettddesigns and @andydoandesigns213 are so excited! In late 2019, the @pixelperfecttalk team had been planning on starting this podcast where we interviewed creatives about how they learn from their mistakes and how it helped with their success. But then the pandemic hit, and we created this Instagram account with the following podcast. Visit us pixelperfect.blog  Subscribe to us on Apple and Spotify Follow us @pixelperfecttalk on Instagram

We again take a deep dive into our process for the designs this week (8/17 - 8/20).  Even though the Instagram project will continue, we are putting this podcast on hold due to our series of creatives we have lined up.  Design #102 - Cycle: https://www.instagram.com/p/CD_0kcCHluU/ Design #103 - Autonomy: https://www.instagram.com/p/CECm7POH3zS/ Design #104 - Democracy: https://www.instagram.com/p/CEFOhbnnawb/ Design #105 - Loyalty + Talented: https://www.instagram.com/p/CEHxxPOHdSx/  

We celebrate our 100th design this week by making it Revision Week, where we make changes to designs we've already done. (8/10 - 8/13) Design #98 - Fatigue: https://www.instagram.com/p/CDt1RNJnrl2/  Design #99 - Space: https://www.instagram.com/p/CDwnaX1n3fA/ Design #100 - Passion: https://www.instagram.com/p/CDy_oXenC_z/ Design #101 - Process: https://www.instagram.com/p/CD1yIqjHMFU/  

As we head into August, we discuss the design process of all 4 designs this week (8/3 - 8/6) Design #94 - Style: https://www.instagram.com/p/CDbyBywn3LI/ Design #95 - Daylight: https://www.instagram.com/p/CDedVJ5HAZg/ Design #96 - Safety: https://www.instagram.com/p/CDg-OXHHK0a/ Design #97 - Compassion: https://www.instagram.com/p/CDjwV-HHkE2/

This past week was Mental Health Week and we discuss the design process of all 4 designs this week and we raise awareness to mental health (7/20 - 7/23)   Design #90 - Stigma: https://www.instagram.com/p/CDJvbA-HW-p/   Design #91 - Support: https://www.instagram.com/p/CDMg5WrHOpf/    Design #92 - Break: https://www.instagram.com/p/CDO8BOenuqf/   Design #93 - Peace: https://www.instagram.com/p/CDRsJnWHLEs/    

This week, we discuss the design process of all 4 designs this week (7/20 - 7/23)   Design #86 - Youth: https://www.instagram.com/p/CC3u7-MH2cO/   Design #87 - Parasite: https://www.instagram.com/p/CC6bv2Wn_kK/   Design #88 - Pause: https://www.instagram.com/p/CC84Aj5nqz5/   Design #89 - Process: https://www.instagram.com/p/CC_n5BUHNUJ/

We try something slightly different this week. We cover the design process of all 4 designs this week (7/13 - 7/16)   Design #82 - Glaser: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCltKConpSG/   Design #83 - Challenge: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCoeJ9ZHq8F/   Design #84 - Noise: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCq7p9bHkNV/   Design #85 - Space: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCtdq1tnUxx/

Andy and Brett discuss their process of making two of their pieces in the week of 7/6 - 7/9.    Design #80 - Life (Brett) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCYznClnlrw/   Design #81 - Distance (Andy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCWVNxTnmjz/

This week we discuss posts from the weeks 6/29 - 7/3 Design #74 by Brett with the word "Permanent": https://www.instagram.com/p/CCEbbywH-07/ Design #75 by Andy with the word "Immigrants": https://www.instagram.com/p/CCHPhYgHhvJ/

This is our 11th week of doing it. Andy and Brett discuss their process of making two of their pieces in the week of 6/22 - 6/26.  Freedom (Design #68) - Brett https://www.instagram.com/p/CBvygOknRf1/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CB3pYGZgBSr/ Future (Design #69) - Andy https://www.instagram.com/p/CByZJc7nwb0/

Andy talks about his design #63 while Brett talks about the design process behind Design #64    Design #63 - https://www.instagram.com/p/CBdt3OzHX6k/ (HAHAHA!) Design #64 - https://www.instagram.com/p/CBgW-hPnIP8/ (Unity)  

This week we discuss posts from the weeks 6/8-6/12 Design #60 by Brett with the word "Community": https://www.instagram.com/p/CBQzKytnpg0/ Design #59 by Andy with the word "Shift": https://www.instagram.com/p/CBOX-TJnkvJ/

We switch it up this week on our instagram page by designing words instead of quotes. This is from the week 6/1 - 6/5     Brett discusses this post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CA8JgOJHp1e/ Andy discusses this post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CA-t9RmnaJ2/

Brett and Andy talk about two posts from their Instagram account, PixelPerfectTalk from the week 5/25 - 5/29. Design #50 which is based on a quote by Hafez and Design #51 which is based on a poem by Portia Nelson were the designs in discussion. 

This week we discuss quotes from Barack Obama and an anonymous soup label. Just shows you never know what will inspire you. From the instagram account @PixelPerfectTalk 5/18 - 5/22 https://www.instagram.com/pixelperfecttalk/

We discuss our design process on our Instagram account (@PixelPerfectTalk) from 5/11 - 5/16.Andy discusses his process on making design #39 Brett discusses what design #38 means to him. 

We discuss two posts from @PixelPerfectTalk from the week of 5/4 to 5/8. Brett talks about his design process on making design #36 and Andy talks about his process on making design #33.

We discuss two posts from @PixelPerfectTalk from the week of 4/27 to 5/1. Brett talks about his design process on making design #30 and Andy talks about his process on making design #29.

We discuss two Instagram posts (@pixelperfecttalk) and our process of making them. Week of 4/20-4/24

We discuss two Instagram posts (@pixelperfecttalk) and our process of making them.