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Design Beat

53 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 36 ratings

Stories, tips and advice from the ladies we all love in the design industry, encouraging you to go for it!

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42 - Thrifting, Fashion Design and Reels with Abbey from The Peach Vintage

March 02, 2022 23:35 - 36 minutes - 34.2 MB

Abbey is hilarious, and a vintage clothing expert. She finds the most amazing pieces for her shop, The Peach Vintage and is designing original pieces that are beautiful for all body types. If you haven't seen her reels yet, run don't walk. She is one of my favorite content creators on Instagram and she even created a Reels Course! The Peach Vintage Website The Peach Vintage Instagram Graphic Design Contract Template Get 40% off an annual Skillshare membership here!!! designbeatpodcast.com De...

41 - The Legal Stuff You Don't Want To Miss With Kiersty Loughmiller from The Legal Formative

February 23, 2022 11:00 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MB

Kiersty Loughmiller from the legal formative shed some light on all the legal things creative business owners need to know. We talked about copyrights, trademarks, contracts, and what to expect when working with a lawyer.  Kiersty's Website  Kiersty's Instagram  Graphic Design Contract Template Use code: LOYALLISTENER for 50% off!! Get 40% off an annual Skillshare membership here!!! designbeatpodcast.com Design Beat Instagram: @designbeatpodcast Lauren's website: laurenkunz.com Instag...

40 - Letting Go of Perfection with Quilter, Fabric Designer, Author and Teacher Annabel Wrigley

February 16, 2022 14:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

I had the loveliest chat this morning with Annabel Wrigley! Annabel is a fabric designer for Windham fabrics and a teacher with Creativebug. One of our listeners requested that we reach out to Annabel and she did not disappoint! She was hopeful and light and happy and I think you're really going to enjoy this episode. Annabel's Website Annabel's Instagram Graphic Design Contract Template Use code: LOYALLISTENER for 50% off!! Get 40% off an annual Skillshare membership here!!! Graphic De...

39 - Going All In with Marketing Expert Michelle Gifford

February 09, 2022 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MB

Michelle Gifford is an expert at helping women business owners message and market their business, inspiring women to take action, and delivering the tools to make it happen. As a business coach, podcaster, speaker, and founder and CEO of Michelle Gifford Creative, she guides women through creating and maintaining a business that lasts through creative content and online strategy. Her agency, Michelle Gifford Creative, cultivates brand strategies and content for influencers and creatives. A m...

38 - A Design Chat with a Work Friend

February 02, 2022 11:00 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MB

**Disclaimer: This was literally just a conversation with my friend and was not planned or curated to provide helpful info.** Very different episode this week! My friend Shaylie I used to work with has been wanting to get into graphic design and while scheduling a Zoom call with her I though it might be fun to just record an episode. I feel like the questions she had are questions everyone has when they're starting out. Hopefully I cut out enough of my rambling for this to be useful! This ep...

37 - Having an Abundance Mindset with Sonia from Wildly Creating

January 26, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MB

Sonia is the CEO of Wildly Creating, a web and brand design agency passionate about creating, designing, and developing strategy-infused brands for high-performing entrepreneurs ready to change the world and who are not afraid to go big! I had a great time chatting with Sonia about having an abundance mindset, the van life in Australia and what it's like to be a traveling entrepreneur.  Sonia's Website Sonia's Instagram Wildly Creating Instagram Graphic Design Contract Template Use code:...

36 - Some for the Reels and Some for the Meals with Interior Designer Shailey Murphy

January 19, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MB

This was a fun one! Shailey is an interior designer, video production company owner and co-host of one of the first podcasts I ever listened to: “Shailey and Katie’s Lemonade Stand”. In this episode we talk about running her interior design business, her video production company, raising her two children and renovating her amazing house! I was so excited when she agreed to come on the podcast and loved chatting with her hilarious self! Shailey’s Website  Shailey’s Instagram  Shailey and K...

35 - Action Brings Clarity with Surface Designer Elizabeth Silver

January 12, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

Today we're talking with Elizabeth Silver. Elizabeth is a professional surface pattern designer who's been working for the last 2 decades in the industry. She teaches beginner surface pattern designers the clear steps to find clients, pitch their designs, and create a profitable business with confidence and ease. You will definitely hear some of that in this interview. Elizabeth shares a ton of advice from her time in the industry which I was grateful for as you know I've been venturing in t...

34 - Believing in Yourself and Creating Your Own Definition of Success with Tayler Mitchell

January 05, 2022 10:00 - 53 minutes - 49.7 MB

Welcome back!! I've wanted to be friends with Tayler for a long time so I decided to use the podcast as an excuse to get her to hang out with me!! She actually lived nearby so she just came over and we chatted in my living room for a bit. I absolutely loved talking to Tayler and I think we could have kept going for hours if I didn't have to pick up kids from school! We talked about creating your own definition of success, believing in yourself, finding your style, and she even tells us her f...

33 - Tips for New Year's Resolutions and Goal Setting with CLINT KUNZ!!!

November 24, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB

The day has finally come. After two failed attempts at recording an episode with my husband Clint, we finally completed an episode! We may not be experts on goal setting, but we do enjoy it and think it's fun to talk about! This is a quick final episode before taking the month of December off, but don't worry we'll be back in January and already have an amazing lineup for the beginning of next year! I'm going to miss you guys this month, let's stay in touch on Instagram!! Graphic Design Con...

32 - Easy as Pie Pricing with Jasmine Designs

November 17, 2021 10:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MB

Introducing Jaz, the 6 figure Design Superwoman turned Pricing Queen. Jaz is an Aussie creative teaching pricing through courses, resources and tomato sauces… ok maybe not the last one. Passionate about pricing, pie and puns, shes all about helping transform her students from Starving Artists to Hungry Creatives. In this episode we talk about all of that plus Survivor, Australian maternity leave (mind blown), and what her 14 years in the industry has looked like! Jasmine's Instagram Easy a...

31 - Doing What You Love with Katie and Ilana from Loomier

November 10, 2021 10:00 - 56 minutes - 52.5 MB

This week we're talking with Katie Johnson and Ilana Griffo from Loomier! Loomier is the ultimate resource for artists who mean business. Katie and Ilana are artists who have been in the industry for a long time and decided to start Loomier to help people turn their artistic passion into a sustainable business. In this interview we talk about finding your passion, following your passion, romanticizing your life and we even have a really great conversation about mental health.  Tag us and sh...

30 - Finding Your Creative Voice with Joy LaForme

November 03, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MB

Joy is an Illustrator, artist and maker based in New Jersey and she was such a delight to chat with! She illustrates puzzles, she has paint by number kits and she's got a painting book coming out! I loved how joy was sharing specifics on her process and the tools she uses. We talked about finding your artistic voice through creating work in large quantities and drawing from inspiration, and the challenges of being an artist on Instagram right now. You're going to love this one! Tag us and s...

29 - Design Horror Stories

October 27, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MB

This is a short and sweet Halloween episode where I (Lauren) tell some listener submitted stories and a few of my own. Let me know if you'd like to hear more episodes in this format!  Tag us and share your thoughts on social media if you're listening and resonate with anything we or a guest have shared lately—we LOVE seeing and connecting with you guys! Links: Graphic Design Contract Template Use code: LOYALLISTENER for 50% off!! Graphic Design Contract Template code: LOVETHEPODCAST gets...

28 - Getting Paid to Travel and Paint Murals: Where to Start with Sarah Meitler

October 20, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MB

Today we're talking with traveling muralist Sarah Meitler. We were honored that Sarah took a break from her painting day in North Carolina to have a quick chat with us. We talk about finding clients, her mural process, insurance... She even turns her laptop and shows us the amazing view out her window! I will post a video on Instagram stories.  Tag us and share your thoughts on social media if you're listening and resonate with anything we or a guest have shared lately—we LOVE seeing and co...

27 - Following Your Gut and Failing Your Way Forward with Abbey from Wayfarer Design Studio

October 13, 2021 09:00 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MB

Today we're talking with another one of my Design Biz Mastery ladies, Abbey McGrew from Wayfarer Design Studio!! Abbey travels the world for her husband'd job and she's currently living in Romania! Abbey is the founder of Wayfarer, a full-service design studio that elevates premium brands to a place of meaning, purpose, and newfound confidence. She has become known not only for her design work, but also her openness about the struggles of freelancing. Through her course, The Designer Essent...

26 - Pushing Boundaries with Phoebe and Roxy from PANDR

October 06, 2021 09:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MB

I think you guys are going to be very excited about our guests today! This is our first interview ever with multiple guests! Today we are hearing from Phoebe and Roxy from PANDR! They create custom art installations and murals around the globe and one thing we really appreciate about them is that they are on a mission to end the starving artist stereotype. They have a plethora of resources for designers on their website and tons of helpful and fun content on their Instagram and TikTok as wel...

25 - Rolling with the Happy Accidents with Lettering Artist and Designer Cymone Wilder from Simon and Moose

September 29, 2021 09:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MB

Today we're talking with Cymone Wilder from Simon and Moose. She is a full time graphic designer by day, amazing lettering artist by night. She has some really cool creative processes and uses some unique methods and materials to create her artwork, so it was really fun to hear the behind the scenes on that!  For those of you who missed it, last week we launched a graphic design contract template! Thank you all for your support on that!!  It is thorough, peer reviewed contract, made in coll...

24 - UX Design 101 with Eva Chau

September 22, 2021 12:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MB

Big announcement today!! I have been working in collaboration with my lawyer Kiersty Loughmiller who I absolutely love, to bring you a custom graphic design contract template!! This template is thorough, drafted by my lawyer, used by me, peer reviewed... I literally used this template twice today for two different clients on two completely different projects and I was able to tweak it and take things out I didn't need, leave things in I needed and I felt super great about it. Yes, hiring you...

23 - The Joy of Starting with Jess Levitz

September 15, 2021 14:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MB

Today we're talking with Jess Levitz the other half of Shoppe Theory! So you guys remember Do-Hee, she was our very first interview ever on the podcast. Do-Hee is the web design partner of Shoppe Theory and Jess does more of the graphic design side so we're really excited to have her on and hear her perspective. You may know her from  The Creative Lady Collective Facebook group/ Instagram/ website formerly known as Freelance Wisdom. In this interview we talk about not being afraid to put you...

22 - How to Get Clients and Gain Confidence with Hayley Barry from Type Affiliated

September 08, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MB

You guys... Hayley is absolutely incredible. She has been hand lettering professionally since she was in high school and has pretty much been hustling non-stop ever since. She's worked with a lot of amazing clients, if you live in Utah (specifically Provo) you've definitely seen her artwork in a store window,  a mural, a logo or even on a billboard. And you've most likely pointed it out and talked about how cool it was! Something that we didn't discuss in the episode is that Hayley has been...

21 - Speed Date Designing and Making Instagram Fun Again with Allison Colledge

September 01, 2021 14:00 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MB

Today we're talking with Allison Colledge!! You may know her as @hey.thankmelater on Instagram sharing all her favorite things and taking you behind the scenes in her design business. She does branding, workbooks, patterns, she was really fun to talk to because she has a really unique job where she travels to workshops, spends 20 minutes with several different business owners in one day and sends them a semi-custom branding suite at the end! I was really excited to ask her all the questions ...

20 - 14 Things to Try When You Feel Stuck

August 25, 2021 14:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MB

Some call it a funk, others a creative rut. Whatever you call it we all experience it, and it always passes! Every 10th episode of the podcast we like to switch it up and do something special. For this episode, we've combed through all 19 of our past episodes and compiled advice about what to do when you feel stuck from our amazing guests!! Graphic Design Contract Template Use code: LOYALLISTENER for 50% off!! You'll hear from (in this order): Do-Hee Kim Betsy Petersen Jenna AKA Lady Br...

19 - Let's Talk Strategy with Melissa from Sweet Daddy Designs

August 18, 2021 14:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MB

Today we're talking with Melissa from Sweet Daddy Designs! Melissa is a very cool brand strategist and designer from Texas. In this interview we talk all about strategy and how she learned to start offering brand strategy as a service by itself, how she uses what she learned getting her marketing degree in strategy, and how applying strategy simplifies the design process in a big way. We also talk about value based pricing and how to uncover what is and isn't valuable to a potential client. ...

18 - Start Anyway with Lisa Glanz

August 11, 2021 14:00 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MB

Lisa is a really amazing illustrator from South Africa. You may know Lisa from The Honest Designer's Show. She also sells graphics, she teaches online courses, and she's got the most amazing accent!! If I had to describe this interview in one word it would be cozy. Lisa is SO encouraging and it just left me feeling all warm and fuzzy. We talk about her transition from her graphic design business to illustrating full time, the frustration of not being able to create what's in your head, how i...

17 - Real Talk with Morgan Rapp

August 04, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MB

This was a really fun episode because we all know each other from different things! It was really fun to just chat as design friends, we had a really great conversation! We talked about the reality and struggles that come with being a full-time working mother, the importance in defining success and what that looks like for you, her opinions on burnout and the shame that comes with it, the difference between failing and pivoting, recognizing when you are comparing yourself to others and movin...

16 - If It Feels Right, It's Right with Trisha Zemp (The Queen of Stop Motion!!)

July 28, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 59.7 MB

Today we're talking to TRISHA ZEMP The Queen of Stop Motion!! Trisha is one of those guests you probably already know who needs no introduction but just in case here we go: Trisha is a Stop motion animator, and co-founder of Golden Coil. She has worked with um well everyone haha including Conde Nast, Warner Brothers, Martha Stewart Living, Bath and Body Works, Netflix, Audible... and so many more! I don't know if you've heard of any of those. But more importantly she's just a really great pe...

15 - Drawing Outside the Box with Natalee Cooper Chilton

July 21, 2021 14:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB

Today, we're talking with the very cool Natalee Cooper Chilton!! Natalee is a full-time graphic designer by day and an amazing illustrator and freelancer by night. Something you need to know before listening to this interview: Natalie is extremely humble. She definitely downplays her artistic ability and if you click over to her website or Instagram, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. She's amazing. In this interview we talk about the process of creating and publishing her adorable ...

14 - The Ins and Outs of Surface Pattern Design with Lauren Lesley

July 14, 2021 14:00 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MB

Today we're talking to a fellow Lauren who is ALSO a surface pattern designer! Lauren Lesley is an independent artist and licensed textile designer. If you are at all interested in getting into the surface pattern design world this episode is going to be a reeeally amazing resource for you. And for those of you wondering what surface pattern design is, it's basically the artwork that goes on surfaces that are mass-manufactured. So think patterns that go on blankets, clothing, curtains, pillo...

13 - Learning to be Salesy with Shelley Easter from Launch Party

July 07, 2021 14:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MB

Today we are talking with Shelley Easter from Launch Party! Launch party is a strategy and design studio for product based businesses. She offers custom websites and two day intensives where you'll get a website in two days!!! Which kind of blows my mind. I met Shelley during Morgan Rapp's Design Biz Mastery program and I've always just been so inspired by the way she runs her business. It was really fun catching up with her and getting into the nitty gritty of her business! Tag us and shar...

12 - Practicing Design Daily with Olivia Herrick

June 30, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 67.8 MB

Can you believe we convinced Olivia Herrick to come on our podcast? If you're a graphic designer you probably already know who Olivia is, but if you don't Olivia is a graphic designer based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, best known for her playful, vibrant, and positive artwork. Though you will often find her glued to her computer at her studio, Olivia finds her greatest inspiration in the great outdoors. We had suuuch a good conversation with Olivia, she is SO well spoken! I always take n...

11 - Trusting Yourself to Be Yourself with Holly Robinson

June 23, 2021 15:22 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MB

This week we’re sharing our energetic discussion with local designer Holly Robinson, you might know her on Instagram as @whittonandwhite. She’s a self-taught creative with no intention of becoming a graphic designer currently working as an environmental graphic designer for Deseret Book and designing fun products for her own shop. She’s a big lover of pop culture and media and you can usually find her on Instagram sharing her current crushes of the week and her hot takes on tv shows and movi...

10 - Q&A with Lauren Kunz and Steph Hammer (that's us!)

June 16, 2021 14:00 - 58 minutes - 79.7 MB

Welcome to Episode 10 of Design Beat! Where we share the stories of creative women who dance to the beat of their own drum. We hope you come away inspired, uplifted, and encouraged to go for it. We wanted to do something special for this our 10th episode, and a few of our recent guests have requested that we do our own episodes sometime, so we decided to do a mix of those ideas and do a little Q&A with the two of us! I won’t spoil it, but we go over things like what music we’re listening to...

Q&A with Lauren Kunz and Steph Hammer (that's us!)

June 16, 2021 14:00 - 58 minutes - 79.7 MB

Welcome to Episode 10 of Design Beat! Where we share the stories of creative women who dance to the beat of their own drum. We hope you come away inspired, uplifted, and encouraged to go for it. We wanted to do something special for this our 10th episode, and a few of our recent guests have requested that we do our own episodes sometime, so we decided to do a mix of those ideas and do a little Q&A with the two of us! I won’t spoil it, but we go over things like what music we’re listening to...

9 - How to Avoid Burnout with Surface Pattern Designer Michelle Parascandolo

June 09, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MB

Today we're talking with the amazing Michelle Parascandolo!! Michelle is an amazing surface pattern designer and illustrator from New York city. In this interview, we talk a lot about Michelle's recipe for avoiding burnout, the reality of doing what you love while also paying the bills, and we also talk about living in New York and the challenges that came with living there during the pandemic. I have admired Michelle for a long time and as you will see by my fan-girling, I am really excited...

When No Actually Means YES with Atelier Latesha

June 02, 2021 14:00 - 51 minutes - 71.3 MB

For today’s episode we had the BEST time talking to Latesha Lynch of Atelier Latesha.  Latesha is a CEO, podcaster, designer and coach for designers, teaching women to believe in their abilities, raise their prices, and revolutionize the way we show up in our lives and businesses. In 2 years, Latesha went from charging less than $200 for a logo to charging $1600+, and eventually moving away from design and into coaching. In this episode we talk about what boxes to NOT put ourselves in when ...

8 - When No Actually Means YES with Atelier Latesha

June 02, 2021 14:00 - 51 minutes - 71.3 MB

For today’s episode we had the BEST time talking to Latesha Lynch of Atelier Latesha.  Latesha is a CEO, podcaster, designer and coach for designers, teaching women to believe in their abilities, raise their prices, and revolutionize the way we show up in our lives and businesses. In 2 years, Latesha went from charging less than $200 for a logo to charging $1600+, and eventually moving away from design and into coaching. In this episode we talk about what boxes to NOT put ourselves in when ...

Amy Stellhorn pt. 2: Lessons Learned from a Female Founder

May 26, 2021 14:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB

If you're just tuning in, this is the second half of our interview with Amy. Part 1 is called "Once Upon a Time in Silicon Valley". Amy is the Founder & CEO of Big Monocle, an award-winning creative agency that was recently named International Small Agency of the Year by the DMA Echo Awards. Big Monocle works with Fortune 500 brands and startups on branding, marketing and brand experiences. The logo they did for the Women’s March has created an identity for a global movement in support of wo...

7 - Amy Stellhorn pt. 2: Lessons Learned from a Female Founder

May 26, 2021 14:00 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MB

If you're just tuning in, this is the second half of our interview with Amy. Part 1 is called "Once Upon a Time in Silicon Valley". Amy is the Founder & CEO of Big Monocle, an award-winning creative agency that was recently named International Small Agency of the Year by the DMA Echo Awards. Big Monocle works with Fortune 500 brands and startups on branding, marketing and brand experiences. The logo they did for the Women’s March has created an identity for a global movement in support of wo...

6 - Amy Stellhorn pt. 1: Once Upon a Time in Silicon Valley

May 19, 2021 14:00 - 34 minutes - 32.4 MB

Amy is the Founder & CEO of Big Monocle, an award-winning creative agency that was recently named International Small Agency of the Year by the DMA Echo Awards. Big Monocle works with Fortune 500 brands and startups on branding, marketing and brand experiences. The logo they did for the Women’s March has created an identity for a global movement in support of women everywhere. She's also the Co-founder of the Sego Awards™, and the YEC Women Entrepreneurs Chair! This interview was actually th...

Amy Stellhorn pt. 1: Once Upon a Time in Silicon Valley

May 19, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MB

Amy is the Founder & CEO of Big Monocle, an award-winning creative agency that was recently named International Small Agency of the Year by the DMA Echo Awards. Big Monocle works with Fortune 500 brands and startups on branding, marketing and brand experiences. The logo they did for the Women’s March has created an identity for a global movement in support of women everywhere. She's also the Co-founder of the Sego Awards™, and the YEC Women Entrepreneurs Chair! This interview was actually th...

5 - Sticking to It with Tanya Shyika

May 12, 2021 14:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MB

Steph and I got to interview Tanya Shyika! Tanya is an Illustrator and Multidisciplinary Designer based in NYC. She specializes in editorial and product illustration, digital and print design, packaging design, illustrated maps, book covers, and social media content. Basically just a very well-rounded amazing artist. She's worked with clients like The New Yorker Magazine and  Primary.com and been featured on CreativeBoom and BuzzFeed just to name a few... Today we're going to be talking abo...

Sticking to It with Tanya Shyika

May 12, 2021 14:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MB

Steph and I got to interview Tanya Shyika! Tanya is an Illustrator and Multidisciplinary Designer based in NYC. She specializes in editorial and product illustration, digital and print design, packaging design, illustrated maps, book covers, and social media content. Basically just a very well-rounded amazing artist. She's worked with clients like The New Yorker Magazine and  Primary.com and been featured on CreativeBoom and BuzzFeed just to name a few... Today we're going to be talking abo...

4 - Honoring the Weird Within You ft. Racheal Jackson of Banyan Bridges

May 05, 2021 14:00 - 43 minutes - 60.1 MB

Today’s incredible guest is Racheal Jackson of Banyan Bridges. She’s a self-taught muralist, champion of all things bold and colorful, DIY master, mom of 3 and pancake chef. In this episode we talk about what you need to be creative and artistic, how she started doing murals and getting clients, what she charges for her professional work, and what makes a project worth doing. We also go into how to lean into your subconscious to solve creative problems for you, how working as an artist makes...

Honoring the Weird Within You ft. Racheal Jackson of Banyan Bridges

May 05, 2021 14:00 - 43 minutes - 60.1 MB

Today’s incredible guest is Racheal Jackson of Banyan Bridges. She’s a self-taught muralist, champion of all things bold and colorful, DIY master, mom of 3 and pancake chef. In this episode we talk about what you need to be creative and artistic, how she started doing murals and getting clients, what she charges for her professional work, and what makes a project worth doing. We also go into how to lean into your subconscious to solve creative problems for you, how working as an artist makes...

3 - Saying YES Before You're Ready with Betsy Petersen

April 28, 2021 14:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MB

We had the privilege of chatting with the amazing Betsy Petersen! Betsy is an artist, pattern designer and children's book illustrator. In this episode we talk about saying yes and figuring out the details later, using self compassion to combat imposter syndrome, and the advice given to her from a college English professor that motivates her to move forward whenever she gets into a creative rut. We also talk about her children's shop, Brighter Fun that she runs with her husband, and her new ...

Saying YES Before You're Ready with Betsy Petersen

April 28, 2021 14:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MB

We had the privilege of chatting with the amazing Betsy Petersen! Betsy is an artist, pattern designer and children's book illustrator. In this episode we talk about saying yes and figuring out the details later, using self compassion to combat imposter syndrome, and the advice given to her from a college English professor that motivates her to move forward whenever she gets into a creative rut. We also talk about her children's shop, Brighter Fun that she runs with her husband, and her new ...

Getting a lil' Sketchy with Lady Bright

April 21, 2021 15:00 - 40 minutes - 55.8 MB

In this heart-full episode we’re excited to be talking to Jenna AKA Lady Bright of Lady Bright Studios. She’s a muralist, painter, and bright color exploratory artist and sketchbook master with the biggest heart and funnest personality. Like both Lauren and I she hails from the great state of Utah and is calling in from her garage studio. We talked about what truly drives her creativity, what it’s like trying to balance being a mom and wanting to design all the things all the time, and her ...

2 - Getting a lil' Sketchy with Lady Bright

April 21, 2021 15:00 - 40 minutes - 55.8 MB

In this heart-full episode we’re excited to be talking to Jenna AKA Lady Bright of Lady Bright Studios. She’s a muralist, painter, and bright color exploratory artist and sketchbook master with the biggest heart and funnest personality. Like both Lauren and I she hails from the great state of Utah and is calling in from her garage studio. We talked about what truly drives her creativity, what it’s like trying to balance being a mom and wanting to design all the things all the time, and her ...

1 - Don't Drink the Kool-Aid! with Do-Hee Kim

April 21, 2021 14:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MB

Do-Hee is a self-taught, Korean-American designer of 8 years. She is the co-founder and web design partner at Shoppe Theory, a boutique design studio specializing in creative solutions for retail businesses. A fan of color, typography, and labors of love -- Do-Hee is based in San Francisco (but calling in from New York today!). In this interview we find out out how Do-Hee went from getting a double major in history and studio art to becoming the co-founder and web design partner of a design ...

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