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The Guests: Aaron Draplin - http://draplin.com/ Meg Hunt - http://meghunt.com/ Dan Cassaro - http://www.youngjerks.com/ Little Friends of Printmaking - http://thelittlefriendsofprintmaking.com/ Chris Piascik - http://chrispiascik.com/ Stefan Sagmeister - http://sagmeisterwalsh.com/ Mary Kate McDevitt - http://marykatemcdevitt.com/ Nathaniel Russell - http://nathanielrussell.com/ Kate Bingaman Burt - http://www.katebingamanburt.com/ Chuck Anderson / No Pattern - http://www.nopattern.com/ Nate Utesch - http://nthnl.com/ Danielle Evans - https://marmaladebleue.com/ Darren Booth - http://darrenbooth.com/ Debbie Millman - http://www.debbiemillman.com/ Christopher David Ryan - https://hellocdr.com/ Sarah Walsh - sarahwalshmakesthings.com Tad Carpenter - http://carpentercollective.com/ Teagan White - http://www.teaganwhite.com/
Dan Christofferson is an illustrator and designer from Salt Lake City, currently based in Philadelphia. He's a partner and creative director at Young Jerks—an independent brand and packaging studio. Growing up out West, Dan's work has been informed by the religious heritage of his upbringing and the DIY ethos of Utah's straight-edge hardcore scene. On this week's episode, he explains why illustrators and designers should know their worth and acknowledge the value they're adding to a client's product. Dan also gives crucial advice on how artists should run their online shops in 2023. He recounts his journey from working at Big Cartel to having his own successful online shop and ultimately moving to the East Coast to start a studio with his friend Dan Cassaro. Dan talks about how he's been working his way back to finding a more impulsive, less refined and—as he calls it—“dumber” way to draw. He's been un-training himself to draw things out of proportion, trying not to balance everything and allowing his kids to influence more of his work. Such a fun and informative conversation with one of the greatest! Go tell all your friends about it. Then make some shirts about how good this episode was and wear ‘em around town. It's so easy! _________ FOLLOW DAN & YOUNG JERKS: Instagram (Dan): @beeteethWebsite (Dan): beeteeth.com Instagram (YJ): @youngjerks Website (YJ): youngjerks.com HIRE DAN: hello@youngjerks.com BUY “SNAKES OF WRATH”: snakesofwrath.com BUY YOUNG JERKS MERCH: jerkstore.biz Non-alcoholic agave spirits: drinkparch.com Also, check out Arizona artist Joe Sorren's work. Dan's nephew Nathan's streetwear brand: embodystreetwear.com And follow the other moms & dads at YJ: Dan Cassaro, Kelly Thorn, Brett Stenson _________ If you liked this episode, please subscribe and leave a review. And follow Paid 2 Draw on Instagram and TikTok. _________ Hosted by Viktoria Cichoń and David Leutert. Music by Amanda Deff. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paid2draw/message
“Never did I think that, as I was eating my hot dog, a situation like this could occur.” References Young Jerks hot sauce design Whitecap in Travel Manitoba Early videos directed by Jon, starring Ryan Would You Rather… …Age one year every time you sneeze, or repreat kindergarten to grade 12? (Taken from Comedy Bang! Bang!) Recommendations: Jon: Spontaneanation (Try Episodes 137, 156, or 159, 184 or anything with Matt Gourley, Amanda Lund, Maria Blasucci, Carl Tart, or anyone really.) Ryan: Skwosh Tim: How Long By Ariel Posen Brought to you by our Patreon supporters. Thanks!
We have an special special guest on the podcast this week, the one and only Dan Cassaro! Things definitely got a little crazy on this episode, but Dan made it through! We get into his work, his partnership with the other Dan, life in NY, etc etc etc. He's an insanely talented designer and super funny guy, we love him!
This week we’re joined by a thick-mustached Dan Cassaro, co-founder & partner at Young Jerks, a New York-based creative studio with a focus on branding, illustration, and type. Follow us on an “Bill & Ted”-esc adventure as we travel from year books to the start of Young Jerks, discuss horse fetishes, explore Logan’s newly found interest in wine coolers, find out why the “Garphic Design” hat was so successful, and learn about building client relations the Dan Cassaro way. *Warning, this episode has an unusually high volume of profanity* Links: • Young Jerk’s on the Web: http://www.youngjerks.com/ • Dan’s Dribbble Portfolio: https://dribbble.com/DanCassaro • Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dan_Cassaro
I’m insanely excited to bring you this episode! This episode is jam packed with wisdom from 18 leading creative professionals. In fact, I’m just completely humbled to bring you these greats. This episode will give you tried and tested answers to this question: what do you do when you’re feeling discouraged in your creative work? I know you’re going to find these answers and insights extremely helpful, but even more so, I hope you just feel encouraged to hear these masters struggle with the same things you do! MASSIVE THANKS to these CPT friends for contributing to this episode and promoting the new CPT book. It’s a dream come true. The Guests: Aaron Draplin - http://draplin.com/ Meg Hunt - http://meghunt.com/ Dan Cassaro - http://www.youngjerks.com/ Little Friends of Printmaking - http://thelittlefriendsofprintmaking.com/ Chris Piascik - http://chrispiascik.com/ Stefan Sagmeister - http://sagmeisterwalsh.com/ Mary Kate McDevitt - http://marykatemcdevitt.com/ Nathaniel Russell - http://nathanielrussell.com/ Kate Bingaman Burt - http://www.katebingamanburt.com/ Chuck Anderson / No Pattern - http://www.nopattern.com/ Nate Utesch - http://nthnl.com/ Danielle Evans - https://marmaladebleue.com/ Darren Booth - http://darrenbooth.com/ Debbie Millman - http://www.debbiemillman.com/ Christopher David Ryan - https://hellocdr.com/ Sarah Walsh - sarahwalshmakesthings.com Tad Carpenter - http://carpentercollective.com/ Teagan White - http://www.teaganwhite.com/ Creative Pep Talk THE BOOK! creativepeptalk.com/shop/thebook Creative Pep Rally - a day long workshop pizza party celebration with Andy J. Pizza and friends! Find out more: Creativepeptalk.com/cpr Thanks to our syndicate Illustration Age, you can find this show at www.illustrationage.com/creativepeptalk Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! soundcloud.com/metavari Astropad App - Turn Your iPad into a Graphics Tablet! The episode art was made using Astropad! http://astropad.com/?utm_source=Creative%20Pep%20Talk&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Creative%20Pep%20Talk Twenty20 - Stock Photos that don’t suck! Get your first 5 photos free at twenty20.com/cpt
"You need to put food on the table. You need to do things you need to do to have a life. But, at the same time you need to feed your soul a little bit too." Brian Lindstrom, art director at Trek, joined the podcast this week to discuss his career designing for physical products in the consumer brand space for brands such as Oakely, Skullcandy and now Trek. We discuss Brian's education pursuing an M.F.A. in Design, how being a California kid with Midwest roots plays into his work, why he prefers working in consumer products rather than agencies and more. Brian also gives us some insight into has many side projects including Bases Loaded Series and 50Built as we touch on the importance of creating for passion. Lastly, we discuss naming companies, trends in naming and how our work is an opportunity to leave a lasting legacy. Mentions include: Brian on Twitter Brian on Dribbble Newbaric Agency Lindstrom Works Bases Loaded Series 50Built Infinity Surfboard Co. Screwball Press Dan Cassaro Ryan Katrina Maker's Row Mark Hemeon, Product Designer Maketime, Inc. Fuzzco Luba Lukova James Victore Episode 8: Darrin Crescenzi Perky Bros. Duffy & Partners Planet Propaganda 199c by BLDG Refuge Dave "The Cobra" Parker print Episode Bethany Heck, Eephus League Elias Stein Jeremy Reiss Huntington Base Ball Co. Episode 10: Ben Jenkins, Warstic Bat Co. My next guest is going to be Sloane Kelley, Senior Director of Content for the PGA Tour. Sloane has an extensive agency background and has been with the PGA for 3 years. She recently spoke at SXsports on VR and golf. Sign up for the weekly email newsletter for updates, discounts on future products and exclusive content for subscribers. You can also show your support for the podcast by joining the community and keeping it sponsor-free. Did you enjoy this episode? Then please rate and/or write a review of the show on iTunes. Also, be sure to follow show host, @TAdamMartin and @MakersofSport on twitter and Dribbble.
Jaimee Newberry from @unprofesh joins the show to talk about design, the web and lots more, including Dan Cassaro and Mike Monteiro’s thoughts on being a professional designer, what clients she wouldn’t work with, raising kids with technology, being born and raised in Las Vegas, Dolly Parton and home brewed iced tea.