Radio Loo

This week we are joined by builder of websites, photographer and sea swimmer Kevin Meredith for a chick chat before he rushes off to Argos.

It's been ages since the last podcast, so we thought we'd have a quick catch up.

In episode 15 of the podcast we talk to Frances Tobin, founder of The Maker's Atelier. Frances talks us through her life, an early career in fashion and becoming a colourist. We also discuss her passion for designing stylish patterns and setting up her own brand. Find out more about Frances and The Maker's Atelier at: — www.themakersatelier.com — twitter.com/MakersAtelier

In this weeks episode, we talk about advertising and discuss our favourites. Claire, Jake and Mark are Joined by Maddi for this weeks show.

On this weeks podcast we're joined by Paul Zara. Paul is an architect, director at Conran and Partners and RIBA branch chair. He shares his views on a range of issues from solving the housing crisis to the positive impact architecture can have on people. You can follow Paul on Twitter @paulzara.

In this weeks episode we discuss whether being a designer effects the way we see the world.

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This week we are joined by freelance graphic designer Ty Abiodun. Ty tells us about his career and how he set up A Sense of Place. https://senseof.place/

In the ninth episode of the podcast, we talk to Jim Stephenson, a talented architectural photographer and founder of the Mini Click photography talks.

The Three Amigos are back in the studio this week talking about teaching, both from the front of class perspective and also from the view of a student.

In this weeks episode we’re joined Stuart Tolley, a graphic designer, author and lecturer from Brighton. Stuart runs design studio Transmission, he has written two books, one about collectors edition packaging and the other about minimalism in graphic design. Stuart tells about his career, inspirations, changing approaches and his love of travelling.

In this weeks episode we continue our discussion from last week about our origin stories and the gateway projects that helped move our studios forward.

In the first of this two part episode we discuss our 'origin stories' and ask how we got to where we are now. We discuss how school, college and university influenced our career paths and go through some of the decisions we made along the way.

In this weeks episode, Claire, Jake and Mark talk about the brands. We look specifically at the ones we identify with and how they fit into our lives. Claire talks about: Bureo, Patagonia and Lush. Jake talks about: Tesla, M24 and Adidas. And Mark talks about: Carhartt WIP, LEGO and Pixar.

In this weeks episode Jake, Mark and Claire talk about some of the personality types and traits that help to make a good designer. We look at our own personalities and how we use them in our daily work. We also touch on a couple of little obsessive habits we have. In the preamble, Claire and Jake talk about their working trip to San Diego.

In the second episode of Radio Loo we discuss the creative process. How do we take a design brief, research the area, come up with and develop our ideas and evaluate the success or added value of a piece of work? In the preamble, we discover that Mark was caught up in a glass attack over the weekend. He tells us how about how the melee unfolded and what happened to the perpetrator.

In our first podcast we discuss the cost of being a student.