Design Recharge

Episode 182 Mitch Shepherd went to work one day and told them he would not be back. He did not have a set plan but knew he could not keep doing what he was doing anymore. After three years of punching a time clock he decided to brave the entrepreneurial waters and open his own shop. Mitch has learned a LOT in the last few years, made sacrifices, and is wearing more hats but he is recharged about design and growing a brand and a business, selling physical goods. We will talk about all this and more so join us LIVE Wednesday, Aug. 24 @ 2:30pm ET / 11:30am PT. Sign up to get the link to join us LIVE each week, delivered directly to your inbox at: http://bit.ly/dr-list If you already get the weekly newsletter no need to sign up you will get the link in your inbox today 30 min before the show. . . . #durhamNC #raleighNC @humblymadebrand

Episode 181 This week on Design Recharge we will team up with AIGA Mobile and will learn from four Emerging Designers. These are creatives who have been in the business for 0-5 years and will be talking about the design community, clients, and work. Our guests this week are: Casey Brabbs a busy, freelance designer and illustrator who has explored different ways to self-promote and is continually growing, Amy Schwartz a design troublemaker making waves as the Design Director for Cards Against Humanity, Heath Vester an entrepreneur who designs and runs a start-up publication called Ant Farm, and Jordan Wong a Cleveland-based illustrator who uses humor in his work and finds clients in unique ways.

Episode 180 Peter Deltondo is a creative director, ux/ui product designer and web designer among other things. He also wears the hat of project manager and team dad at Mossio. He is big on encouraging others and helping them play to their strengths. Peter is on the show this week talking about comparison, confidence, and using your strengths. Join us LIVE on Wednesday, Aug. 10 @ 2:30pm ET / 11:30am PT. Sign up to get the link to join us LIVE each week, delivered directly to your inbox at: http://bit.ly/dr-list Become a VIP Design Recharge Member and get access to the interviews each week or find more great interviews at http://www.rechargingyou.com peterdeltondo.com design@peterdeltondo.com instagram, snapchat, twitter: @peterdeltondo mossio.co

Episode 179 Nathan Yoder always makes my face hurt. What! Yes, because every time I talk to him, I smile so big my face hurts after our conversations. Believe me it is a good thing. He has an infectious, positive energy not to mention his talent and skill as a designer, letterer, and illustrator. This week we’ll talk about times when it's harder to smile and harder to stay positive. We are talking about the times when we transition into new roles, new jobs, new creative pursuits and feel like we are NOT on top of the mountain. Nathan and I will talk about some of the valleys he has experienced on his creative path. Nathan has made the transition from full time to freelance. Then made a transition in the focus of his creative work. He is now growing and developing new skills in animation and developing his illustration style. We will talk about how to keep attracting new clients. And discuss self-promotion in  times of growth and the importance of side projects even when you are slam-busy. Join us LIVE on W

Episode 178 This week I interview my friend and one of the funniest designers I know, Bethany Heck. Bethany has a love for type and for organization, she wants to make things easy for users and thinks about ways to do this. Bethany is an Art Director at Microsoft and has been getting them to think differently about the type they use and how they use it. Actually she has been getting a lot of people not just at Microsoft to think differently about type and type combinations and that is what we will dig into in this episode. Bethany will be exposing a commonly held typographic belief that I used to preach. I am now a convert. She will walk us through what made me throw out my old belief. Sign up to get the link to join us LIVE each week, delivered directly to your inbox at: http://bit.ly/dr-list If you already get the weekly newsletter no need to sign up you will get the link in your inbox today 30 min before the show. Check out other great episodes on iTunes or on www.RechargingYou.com

This week I welcome Dustin Lee of Retro Supply and Passive Income for Designers back to the show. He is sharing three common road blocks that many designers say set them back again and again and we will talk about how to bulldoze through them. Sign up for the cheat sheet and get on the list to know about Dustin’s coaching at passiveincomefordesigners.com/free-cheet-sheet Also check Dustin’s retro brushes, textures, and much more at retrosupply.co I used his new Matchbook tutorial to make the illustrations (purchased from 123rf.com by LI TZU CHIEN from Taiwan) all except the cone, (I made the cone). Matchbook Tutorial http://www.retrosupply.co/blogs/retrosupply-blog/how-to-create-a-matchbook-print-effect-in-photoshop

Aired Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Episode 53 Meaghan Dee turns the table and asks diane gibbs, the host of The Design Recharge Show, the questions about her design, teaching, how the show started, and what the future holds for Design Recharge.

Aired Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Episode 52 David Brier shares with us his expertise in creating a brand as well as the impact packaging can have on making and/or breaking a brand.

Aired Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Episode 51 Amy Hood of Hoodzpah Design talks about developing a lifestyle brand, what it is, and why it is important in today’s market.

Aired Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Episode 50 Megan Moore, an artist and printmaker shares how she uses collage to create compelling designs.

Aired Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Episode 49 The Creative Group’s Eric DiChiara joins us to discuss the benefits and power of positive networking both on-the-job & through social media.

Aired Wednesday, June 5, 2013. Episode 48 Ever feel stumped creatively? And you have tried all the ways that you know to get unstuck? This episode will help, Ann Ford shares multiple, unique ways she uses to help herself and students “Unlock the Creative Block.” As a Design professor there is always at least one student who needs help unlocking the block, so Ann is a pro at attacking the problem from different angles because everyone’s process is unique.

This week I interview Heather Sakai and Bryan Garvin of Weapons of Mass Creation (WMC Fest) and Go Media. If you have been looking for a conference to recharge your batteries, think about joining about 1000 other creatives in Cleveland on August 5–7. This interview will dig into the conference and what is different this year and find out where to stay if you haven’t booked your room yet. Hear about the line-up of speakers and workshops. WMC Fest has spurred many creatives for the past six years, find out how to snag a ticket and connect with an incredible community of creatives.

Episode 175 This week on Design Recharge, we invite back long-time friend and frequent guest Brooke Scherer to talk about her whirlwind european design tour. She was teaching Design History while consuming original paste-ups, sketches of typefaces, grid system galore, street art and that is just a few of the things Brooke and her students from University of Tampa saw. We will talk about why seeing it in person is more impactful than just seeing reproductions in a design book. Join us for a mini-Design History lesson while we relive her European Design Tour.

Aired Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Episode 47 Meena Khalili walks us through her recent design project, Chuck Scalin’s “Body of Evidence” where she discusses the choices that made quality and craftmanship key.

Aired Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Episode 46 Zach Smith is a young and rising designer with a lot of wisdom for his years. Zach shares with us how he got started with hand lettering and design, what inspires him, and how he markets himself.

Aired Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Episode 45 Illustrator, Letterer, and Educator, Biljana Kroll shares her passion of lettering and tells us how she found her calling an illustrator.

Aired Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Episode 44 Contracts and other legal issues designers should know about before starting a business and/or taking on a new project.

Aired Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Episode 43 John O’Neill founder and director of Thinkhaus, a socially conscious design firm fostering social change & community advancement by supporting the growth of sustainable businesses, talks to us about what drives him to think differently and design to help others.

Aired Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Episode 42 Answering any questions about design and talking about topics for upcoming episodes.