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If you don't know Mary Kate's lovely work, go check it out! marykatemcdevitt.com Instagram.com/marykatemcdevitt Go get Mary Kate's new book 'Everyday is EPIC" https://www.amazon.com/Every-Day-Epic-Daydreams-Creative/dp/0761189408 ---- 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 Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com
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/
Mary Kate McDevitt is a Vermont-based illustrator and lettering artist with a love of color, texture and humor. Since 2010 she's written several books, hosted lettering workshops, taught five Skillshare courses and worked for clients like Nike, Nintendo, Target, Sephora and The New York Times. She loves trying new things. Because personal projects provide a value that commercial ones sometimes can't. Living by her mantra “This didn't exist yesterday,” Mary Kate invents beautiful new illustration work every day. Recently she's been exploring frame-by-frame animation. Like this cute duck character dancing to Wu-Tang. On the newest episode, Mary Kate also opens up about her recent struggles with creative block and shares ways to cope with it. She talks about the importance of stepping away and taking it easy on yourself. “You have to listen to yourself,” she says. Go back to what brought you to making art in the first place. For her it's going antiquing and looking at old ephemera. Until something clicks and she gets excited again. There it is: Another fun and candid conversation with one of the greatest—Mary Kate McDevitt. Listen, learn and make sure to tell all your friends about it. _________ SHOW NOTES: • Watch Mary Kate's courses on Skillshare • Read Mary Kate's new book, “Illustration Workshop” • Learn Motion Design with Jake Bartlett on Skillshare _________ FOLLOW MARY KATE: Website: marykatemcdevitt.comInstagram: @marykatemcdevitt Twitter: @MaryKateMcD Behance: be.net/marykatemcdevitt_________ 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
Sign up for my Lettering Tips newsletter ➡️ https://www.martinaflor.com/letteringtips Follow me on instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/martinaflor/ See full show notes ➡️ https://www.martinaflor.com/podcast Mary Kate McDevitt is a lettering artist and illustrator living and working in Vermont. For over 12 years, Mary Kate has worked creating custom lettering and illustrations for clients including The New York Times, Target, Penguin, American Express and has published books with Chronicle Books and Workman Publishing. She is not only one of the key figures in the lettering and illustration industry, but she has also done a lot to further the career of other artists by sharing what she knows. And in this episode, Mary Kate also lets us have a peak at the person behind the artist. During our conversation, Mary dived deep into one major creative block she experienced in her career. She shared what she felt, how it affected her, and the steps she followed to get out of it. Among other things, we spoke about social media, client outreach, relocating cities, online teaching, finances, and more — all things relevant to you regardless of whether you are an experienced artist or designer or you're just starting out. f you're looking for a mask-off conversation with an experienced professional that is willing to speak openly about her struggles, this is for you.
In this episode, Anika simply talks about a creative journal called 'Every day is Epic' By Mary Kate McDevitt. She reveals what this journal is all about and how it can be useful to you as a writer. Stay tuned for new episodes every Sunday... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anika674/message
In this episode of Letter Now! Podcast, Martina Flor and her guest Mary Kate McDevitt (@marykatemcdevitt) talk about Inspiration & Motivation, and they answer the following questions: What's the difference between inspiration and imitation? Which routines can you follow to stay motivated? Where do you find inspiration for your work? How do you manage through creative blocks? Detailed show notes: martinaflor.com/podcast
Welcome to episode #6 of the SCHS Visual Arts Podcast! In this episode, we talk with Illustrator, Podcaster, and Public Speaker Andy Miller (AKA Andy J. Pizza) about how to find yourself so that you can put yourself in your work, being a chaos-muppet, and how most of our wardrobe consists of plaid . He is such an inspiration, and was so inspiring in our chat. Thank you so much to Andy for chatting with us. Please check his work out on Instagram @andyjpizza or online at andyjpizza.com Here is a short list of some of the things Andy mentions in the chat that you might want to check out: --Andy’s Theme Music - “January Twenty Something” by the band WHY? -Danielle Kryssa (The artist that uses pink) - Skillshare artists that Andy mentions - Aaron Draplin, Mary Kate McDevitt, Holley Kholi-Murchison, Tom Froes, Chris Piascik (Note: This was recorded live with an advanced art class, which is why the audio quality changes throughout the episode) ---------- Intro music by Tucker Webb Other background music is "Backdrop" by Blanket Music
This week on Overtime, a new contest has designers creating the ugliest, worst logos you can imagine, and designers grab their pitchforks over a renowned publication’s controversial Tweet. Plus, Meg chats with lettering artist and illustrator extraordinaire Mary Kate McDevitt about being productive (or not) during self-isolation.[00:09] Introducing the Episode with Meg Lewis[01:48] How Low Can Your Logo? A Bad Design Contest [03:37] AIGA Tweet About Advice For Recent Grads Stirs Controversy [11:15] Meg talks to Mary Kate McDevitt about trying to be productive during self-isolation. Links mentioned in today’s episode:Mary Kate McDevitt’s Skillshare Thanks to the sponsors of this episode:PatreonLeave some feedback:What do you think about our new format? Please let us know in the comments below!Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. Connect with us: Meg LewisDribbble profileTwitter: @darngoooodInstagram: @darngoooodWebsiteMary Kate McDevittDribbble ProfileTwitter: @MaryKateMcDInstagram: @MaryKateMcDevittWebsiteDribbbleDribbble profileTwitter: @dribbbleInstagram: @dribbbleWebsiteInterested in sponsoring this rad podcast? Email overtime@gmail.com
This week on Overtime, a new contest has designers creating the ugliest, worst logos you can imagine, and designers grab their pitchforks over a renowned publication’s controversial Tweet. Plus, Meg chats with lettering artist and illustrator extraordinaire Mary Kate McDevitt about being productive (or not) during self-isolation.[00:09] Introducing the Episode with Meg Lewis[01:48] How Low Can Your Logo? A Bad Design Contest [03:37] AIGA Tweet About Advice For Recent Grads Stirs Controversy [11:15] Meg talks to Mary Kate McDevitt about trying to be productive during self-isolation. Links mentioned in today’s episode:Mary Kate McDevitt’s Skillshare Thanks to the sponsors of this episode:PatreonLeave some feedback:What do you think about our new format? Please let us know in the comments below!Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. Connect with us: Meg LewisDribbble profileTwitter: @darngoooodInstagram: @darngoooodWebsiteMary Kate McDevittDribbble ProfileTwitter: @MaryKateMcDInstagram: @MaryKateMcDevittWebsiteDribbbleDribbble profileTwitter: @dribbbleInstagram: @dribbbleWebsiteInterested in sponsoring this rad podcast? Email overtime@gmail.com
The wonderful Mary Kate McDevitt graced us with her presence on Drunk on Lettering once again. Her outlook on the current crisis is refreshing and comforting. We loved chatting with her and hope you like it too!
Welcome Leadheads to the Pencil Pushers Podcast. You are listening to Episode 20! I'm pumped to share with you my conversation with the masterful Mary Kate McDevitt. Follow her art along with the show here: https://www.instagram.com/marykatemcdevitt/?hl=en @marykatemcdevitt She is without a doubt a force in the graphic arts world, largely focused on hand-drawn illustration and lettering. Here we talk about her prolific career that is already jam-packed with work that anyone at any age would be proud of, working with such companies as Target, Smuckers, Sesame Street and more - but we also have a great talk about some of the deeper, yet very common issues that we all deal with, like burn-out and how to work through it. This is one of my favorite chats, coincidentally with one of my favorite artists working today - So, I invite you to sit back, relax and enjoy my chat with Mary Kate. ****** The Pencil Pushers Podcast is a celebration of the hand-drawn arts. I'll be interviewing friends and idols in illustration, animation, comic-art, and more. - Mike Rosado https://www.instagram.com/ekimodasor/ Produced and edited by Trujillo Media
The Guest Mary Kate McDevitt is a designer, illustrator, and lettering artist from Philadelphia. Her unique and engaging style embraces the hand-made. Her work has been featured in various print and online publications. Clients include Smuckers, Sesame Street, Nike, AT&T, Target, Nintendo, Chronical Books, and way more. She has published multiple books on illustration and lettering and she teaches workshops online and in person. Go check out her work at marykatemcdevitt.com. The Question How does where you are, affect what you make? The Notes Our conversation is all about location. The context in which Mary Kate finds herself, and how living in different cities has impacted her career and work. We explore geographical locations and locations within her neighborhood and even within her studio space. We discuss remote working, the value of big and small cities, coffee shops, large work tables, tin cars and talking skeletons. Subscribe, rate and review this podcast now and you'll make our whole day. Links Mary Kate McDevitt’s website: https://www.marykatemcdevitt.com/ Follow Mary Kate on social: @marykatemcdevitt on Instagram, @marykatemcd on Twitter. Our website: http://onethingrealquick.com/ Follow @OTRQpodcast on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Get two free audiobooks from our sponsor, Libro.fm. Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop, A History of the Hip-Hop Generation By Jeff Chang | Audiobook | Eyeballbook I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara | Audiobook | Eyeballbook
Our live show in Philly was an absolute blast! Mary Kate McDevitt was such a blast to chat with! She is so open and shares a lot about her work, clients, life, cheese, etc. Give it a listen!
On Overtime, illustrator and letterer Mary Kate McDevitt shares her path to becoming a freelance artist. After attending Tyler School of Art and moving to Portland, Mary Kate found her voice by setting goals, authoring books, and teaching classes. Mary Kate shares a behind-the-scenes look at the tools and process she uses to create her beautiful, detailed pieces. She also shares how teaching has helped her refine her process and how she throws that process away and finds freedom when doing personal work. Blasting a little classical music helps too. This episode is brought to you by Wix. Push the limits of design and start creating beautiful, impactful websites that are uniquely yours at wix.com/dribbble. Mary Kate McDevitt Mary Kate on Dribbble Mary Kate on Instagram Mary Kate on Twitter Celebrate Making for We Make Cintiq LightPad Tyler School of Art Mini Goals Notepad Carpe Diem Journal Hand-Lettering Ledger Every Day Is Epic Mary Kate's books Mary Kate's Skillshare Courses For the Birds Illustration For the Birds Instagram Story Kyle Brush True Grit Texture Supply Creative Market Okay Fine Melissa McFeeters Ladies, Wine & Design Pop-up Letter Show 100 days of People and Pets Norma and Nigel have really done it this time Read the full transcript on dribbble.com/overtime.
On Overtime, illustrator and letterer Mary Kate McDevitt shares her path to becoming a freelance artist. After attending Tyler School of Art and moving to Portland, Mary Kate found her voice by setting goals, authoring books, and teaching classes. Mary Kate shares a behind-the-scenes look at the tools and process she uses to create her beautiful, detailed pieces. She also shares how teaching has helped her refine her process and how she throws that process away and finds freedom when doing personal work. Blasting a little classical music helps too. This episode is brought to you by Wix. Push the limits of design and start creating beautiful, impactful websites that are uniquely yours at wix.com/dribbble. Mary Kate McDevitt Mary Kate on Dribbble Mary Kate on Instagram Mary Kate on Twitter Celebrate Making for We Make Cintiq LightPad Tyler School of Art Mini Goals Notepad Carpe Diem Journal Hand-Lettering Ledger Every Day Is Epic Mary Kate's books Mary Kate's Skillshare Courses For the Birds Illustration For the Birds Instagram Story Kyle Brush True Grit Texture Supply Creative Market Okay Fine Melissa McFeeters Ladies, Wine & Design Pop-up Letter Show 100 days of People and Pets Norma and Nigel have really done it this time Read the full transcript on dribbble.com/overtime.
We all know we need to be doing personal work, but what’s the trick to doing personal work that turns into paid work? In this episode I sit down with illustrator / letterer Mary Kate McDevitt and discuss this exact question. Mary Kate has several game changing personal projects under her belt, and she was kind enough to share some of her brilliance with us! If you don’t know Mary Kate’s lovely work, go check it out! marykatemcdevitt.com Instagram.com/marykatemcdevitt Go get Mary Kate's new book 'Everyday is EPIC" https://www.amazon.com/Every-Day-Epic-Daydreams-Creative/dp/0761189408 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 Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Sponsors The team behind Astropad has a new hardware product available on Kickstarter called Luna Display. Luna Display adds second display capabilities to Astropad, but it’s also a great tool on it’s own for using your iPad as an extended desktop. It literally turns your iPad into a touch Mac. Check out their Kickstarter at lunadisplay.com. This Creative Pep Talk episode is brought to you by Twenty20 - where creative minds get authentic, real-world stock photos. If you’re looking to tell a true story through your brand, to deliver an honest message to your audience on social medias, the photos you use will matter. Twenty20 has crowdsourced millions of photos from a community over 350,000 photographers - all available under a simple, royalty-free license. Today, they’re offering listeners of Creative Pep Talk a 5-photo free trial. To start yours right now, go to twenty20.com/cpt
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
Mary Kate McDevitt is one of the OGs of the hand lettering game! She's an amazing letterer, illustrator, and all around human...it was hard to stop talking to her! She chats with us about how she got her start, how she developed her style, what it's like shaping young minds as a professor, what she'd do if her arms fell off, and life as a vegetarian. She's been a huge inspiration for us, so we were soo excited to chat with her!! Drunk on Lettering Theme Song by Real J Wallace, Produced by Dayfade
Mary Kate McDevitt is a letterer and illustrator living and working in Philadelphia, PA. Mary Kate graduated from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia with a degree in Graphic Design and Illustration in 2007. In this episode we talk with Mary Kate about a series of posters she created featuring life lessons from various genres of movies.