Creative South Podcast

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Josh Emrich. Josh is an illustrator and designer based out of Indianapolis. He runs Emrich Office with his wife Katie while raising four kids and a dog. We talk about designing for craft beer, illustrating characters and creatures for Campy Creatures, finding work-life balance, and more, all right after this. You can find out more about Josh on Twitter @EmrichOffice and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram. Find out more about Josh Emrich: emrich.co Instagram Dribbble

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Radim Malinic. Radim is a creative director, designer, and author of Book of Ideas. We talk about prioritizing your day, work-life balance, why he decided to write the book, and more, all right after this. You can find out more about Radim on Twitter @Brand_nu and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram. Find out more about Radim Malinic: www.brandnu.co.uk Instagram Behance LinkedIn Book of Ideas

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Erin Beckloff and Andrew Quinn, the co-directors of Pressing On: The Letterpress Film. We talk about how the documentary came about, why it was important to tell this story, and more, all right after this. You can find out more about Pressing On: The Letterpress Film on their website LetterpressFilm.com and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with the film. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram. Find out more about Pressing On: The Letterpress Film: Twitter YouTube Facebook Instagram

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Maurice Cherry, host of the Revision Path Podcast. Revision Path is a weekly interview podcast showcasing some of the best Black graphic designers, web designers, and web developers out there. Maurice and I talk about the podcast, his career, and more, all right after this. You can find out more about Maurice on Twitter @MauriceCherry and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with them. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram. Find out more about Maurice Cherry: mauricecherry.com yepitslunch.com revisionpath.com Behance Facebook

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Luke Lefevre, Senior Executive Creative Director for Dave Ramsey. We talk about the importance of faith in his life, what makes a successful team, eliminating the fear of imposter syndrome, and more, all right after this. You can find out more about Luke on Twitter @LukeLefevre and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with them. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram. Find out more about Luke Lefevre: www.lukelefevre.com www.daveramsey.com

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with illustrator and Designer, Doc Reed. We talk about growing up a preacher’s kid, figuring out your style, finding time to create for yourself, and more, all right after this. You can find out more about Doc on Twitter @IamReedicus and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with them. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram. Find out more about Doc Reed: www.iamreedicus.com Dribbble Instagram

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Victor Davila. Victor is an illustrator, designer, and professor of design at the University of Central Florida. We talk about teaching, AIGA, Giant illustrators, and more, all right after this. You can find out more about Victor on Twitter @vicdavila and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with them. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram. Find out more about Victor Davila: victordavila.myportfolio.com Dribbble Instagram Behance Find out more about Giant Illustrators: giantillustrators.com Twitter

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Amy and Jennifer Hood of Hoodzpah Design. We talk about Odds and Sods, Connecting Things and answer your questions in this ask me anything style interview, all right after this. You can find out more about Hoodzpah on Twitter @get_hoodzpah and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with them. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram. Find out more about Hoodzpah Design: hoodzpahdesign.com Dribbble Instagram Facebook Find out more about Odds and Sods: oddsandsods.co Twitter Instagram Facebook Find out more about Connecting Things: connectingthings.co Twitter Instagram YouTube Find out more about Amy Hood: Dribbble Twitter Instagram Find out more about Jennifer Hood: Dribbble Twitter Instagram

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Kendrick Kidd, Associate Creative Director with Shepherd in Jacksonville Florida and half of Half Tone Def. We talk about building blackletter type, beer packaging, raising special needs children, and more, all right after this. You can find out more about Kendrick on Twitter @KendrickKidd and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram. Find out more about Kendrick Kidd: www.kendrickkidd.com Dribbble Instagram

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Mattox Shuler of Fort Foundry. We talk about design fonts, creating board games, how he’d like to license fonts, and more, all right after this. You can find out more about Mattox on Twitter @MattoxSchuler and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram. Find out more about Mattox Shuler: Facebook Dribbble Find out more about Fort Foundry: fortfoundry.com Twitter Instagram Find out more about Keymaster Games: keymastergames.com Twitter Instagram

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Rolf Nelson an experiential designer based in Dallas, Texas. We talk about working for fossil watches straight out of college, the struggles of starting your own creative agency, designing for large-scale audiences, and more, all right after this. You can find out more about Rolf on Twitter @designbyproxy and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram. Find out more about Rolf Nelson: designbyproxy.com Instagram Tumblr Threadless

Today, we talk with Leonard Porkchop Zimmerman. Leonard is an artist and graphic designer with Weir/Stewart, in Augusta, GA. He’s also the subject of a documentary called Happy: A small film with a big smile, which is a story of dealing with loss and starting over. We talk about how the documentary came about, working through depression, and more, all right after this. You can find out more about Leonard on Twitter @Pantone811 and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram. Find out more about Leonard Zimmerman: makemyporkchop.com Instagram leonard@weirstewart.com Find out more about Happy: A Small Film with a Big Smile: www.happydocmovie.com Instagram Facebook Twitter

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Meena Khalili, an illustrator and graphic design professor at the University of Louisville. We thank about growing up being a cheerleading, jazz singing, piano playing triple-threat in Alexandria, VA, Studying abroad in Italy, her “New in Lou” daily illustration project and more, all right after this. As a designer, there’s nothing more frustrating than laboring over the perfect design and having a t-shirt screen printer reproduce your work as a low-quality t-shirt.  Real Thread has the solution. Real Thread creates super soft t-shirts people love to wear.  Real Thread has spent years perfecting an efficient and clear platform for you to be able to order the softest custom screen printed t-shirts you’ll ever wear! Real Thread is dedicated to your project with the utmost knowledge and expertise on creating super soft custom screen printed shirts. For free quotes, a quick answer to a question, and a hi-res digital mock-up

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Pete Whitworth. Pete is an Industrial Designer for SmartShape Design, an industrial design firm in Cleveland, Ohio, We talk about working as a caricature while in high school, his time studying industrial design, the intersection of industrial design and user experience design, and more, all right after this. I want to thank our friends over at Jak Prints for sponsoring this episode. Whatever you need printed they can do it. Do you need stickers? Jak Prints can do it. Do you need T-shirts? Jak Prints can do it. Embroidered hats, business cards, banners? Jak Prints can do it! They make great stuff at a great price. Jak Prints makes great, affordable stuff for designers like you and I. They focus on quality and customer service and have been loyal Creative South Sponsors for years. Why not pick them next time you need stickers, banners, or pocket notebooks printed? Right now JakPrints is giving you 25% off, plus free shipp

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Brian Milliff. Brian is a Product Designer for SmartShape Design, an industrial design firm in Cleveland, Ohio, We talk about his time at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh – where he met his wife, the basics of industrial design, the process at SmartShape, and more, all right after this. As a designer, there’s nothing more frustrating than laboring over the perfect design and having a t-shirt screen printer reproduce your work as a low-quality t-shirt.  Real Thread has the solution. Real Thread creates super soft t-shirts people love to wear.  Real Thread has spent years perfecting an efficient and clear platform for you to be able to order the softest custom screen printed t-shirts you’ll ever wear! Real Thread is dedicated to your project with the utmost knowledge and expertise on creating super soft custom screen printed shirts. For free quotes, a quick answer to a question, and a hi-res digital mock-up of your design,

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Illustrator and Designer Jordan Wong. We talk about how he searched for a job for two years after college, automatic drawings, his struggles with cultural identity, and more. Plus, Jordan created an incredible poster just for Creative South listeners. Check out the show notes to pre-order yours today. Get the poster here. As a designer, there’s nothing more frustrating than laboring over the perfect design and having a t-shirt screen printer reproduce your work as a low-quality t-shirt.  Real Thread has the solution. Real Thread creates super soft t-shirts people love to wear.  Real Thread has spent years perfecting an efficient and clear platform for you to be able to order the softest custom screen printed t-shirts you’ll ever wear! Real Thread is dedicated to your project with the utmost knowledge and expertise on creating super soft custom screen printed shirts. For free quotes, a quick answer to a question, and a hi

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Jason Blumer. Jason is the president of Blumer CPAs an accounting firm that has worked with creatives like Dan Mall and the Forefather Group. We talk about the art of business coaching, steps to building your business, the importance of value pricing, and more, all right after this. As a designer, there’s nothing more frustrating than laboring over the perfect design and having a t-shirt screen printer reproduce your work as a low-quality t-shirt.  Real Thread has the solution. Real Thread creates super soft t-shirts people love to wear.  Real Thread has spent years perfecting an efficient and clear platform for you to be able to order the softest custom screen printed t-shirts you’ll ever wear! Real Thread is dedicated to your project with the utmost knowledge and expertise on creating super soft custom screen printed shirts. For free quotes, a quick answer to a question, and a hi-res digital mock-up of your design, hea

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with James Taylor, an international authority on creativity based in the UK. We talk about working as a music promoter early in his career, how he go into teaching about creativity, the importance of storytelling, and more, all right after this. I want to thank our friends over at Jak Prints for sponsoring this episode. Whatever you need printed they can do it. Do you need stickers? Jak Prints can do it. Do you need T-shirts? Jak Prints can do it. Embroidered hats, business cards, banners? Jak Prints can do it! They make great stuff at a great price. Speaking of banners, Jak Prints has their lowest prices on banners ever right now, Some of them are up to 70% off. I just looked up the cost of and 8’ x 5’ banner, how much do you think it should cost? $200? More? You can get it from Jak Prints for just $70. While we’re talking about the great offers lets talk about the fact that Jak Prints is offering free 877 silver ink upgrade

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Dylan Menges about everything from how his dad won the land he grew up on in a blackjack game, why drawing matters, how to launch a design studio, and doing it all by prayer and plow, all right after this. I want to thank our friends over at Jak Prints for sponsoring this episode. Whatever you need printed they can do it. Do you need stickers? Jak Prints can do it. Do you need T-shirts? Jak Prints can do it. Embroidered hats, business cards, banners? Jak Prints can do it! They make great stuff at a great price. Speaking of banners, Jak Prints has their lowest prices on banners ever right now, Some of them are up to 70% off. I just looked up the cost of and 8’ x 5’ banner, how much do you think it should cost? $200? More? You can get it from Jak Prints for just $70. While we’re talking about the great offers lets talk about the fact that Jak Prints is offering free 877 silver ink upgrade going right now. But it’s not just

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Andrew Verboncouer, partner and design lead at Headway a product design firm that specializes in working with startups. Andrew and I talk about how a business major got into design, creating value for users, working in an agile environment, podcasting apps, and more, all right after this. Thank to Slaptastic for sponsoring this episode of the podcast. If you’re not familiar with Slaptastic, they create amazing monthly sticker packs featuring amazing artists like Brad Woodard, Luke Flowers, Blake Stephenson, Nate Bear, Andrew Kolb, Matt Kaufenberg and many more. Every month you get 6 or more stickers shipped directly to your door no matter where in the world you live for just $8. And between now and the end of the year when you visit slaptastick.com and signup using the promo code “December16” you’ll get your first month for just $5! So what are you waiting for? Head over to slaptastick.com and get your stickers today! I