How to Draw a Startup
8 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsA miniseries that explores why illustration blossomed in the tech industry, how illustrated brands are crafted, and where illustrators fit in creative teams.
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Step 7: Stay Nimble
March 22, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 68.1 MBToday’s guests: Allan Comport, Marsha Lynn Hammond, Jennifer Hom, Ben the Illustrator, Ryan Putnam, Meg Robichaud, Whitney Sherman, Hannah Swann, and Khoi Vinh Recommendations: The Annual Illustrator's Survey Now with two surveys completed, Ben O’Brien can start to identify changes in the illustration industry. It’s full of insight about the health and makeup of the industry, how illustrators are finding work, their business and emotional health, and more. DhRemo Therapy Faced with a daunt...
Step 6: Sweat the small stuff
February 28, 2019 22:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBToday’s guests: Angela Guzman, Gedeon Maheux, Guillermo Mont, and Kristen Spilman Recommendations: Welcome to Macintosh A podcast about the history and culture of Apple and its community, created by independent radio producer Mark Bramhill. The first four episodes of season three dive deep into the process of how new emoji are introduced. Aqua Screenshot Library An exhaustive gallery that demonstrates how Aqua has evolved over the years, created by podcaster, writer, and Mac collector Step...
Step 5: Stand out
February 14, 2019 18:30 - 38 minutes - 35.8 MBToday’s guests: Allan Comport, Jennifer Hom, Stewart Scott-Curran, Kristen Spilman, Quentin Vijoux, Khoi Vinh, and Kevin Walker Recommended reading: Two Very Different Kinds of Illustration and Illustration in the App Store Khoi Vinh’s two articles that form the backbone of this episode. The former compares the diversity of style and expression in editorial illustration with the apparent monoculture in tech illustration. The latter looks at Apple’s editorial approach in the new App Store. ...
Step 4: Humanize, don't ostracize
February 01, 2019 03:00 - 41 minutes - 38.8 MBToday’s guests: Jennifer Hom, Guillermo Mont, Meg Robichaud, Hannah Swann, Quentin Vijoux, and Kevin Walker Recommended reading: Your Face Here Jennifer Hom’s case study on her work to create an inclusive illustrative brand at Airbnb. You Can’t Just Draw Purple People and Call it Diversity Meg Robichaud’s guide to illustrating characters with a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and confronting one’s unconscious biases. The Life and Death of Microsoft Clippy, the Paper Clip the World Lov...
Step 3: Design, seal, deliver
January 17, 2019 17:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBToday’s guests: Jennifer Hom, Ryan Putnam, Meg Robichaud, Stewart Scott-Curran, Kristen Spilman, Hannah Swann, and Kevin Walker • • • For illustrations and a full transcript of this episode, check out the show’s website.
Step 2: Trust the process
January 03, 2019 18:30 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBToday’s guests: Ryan Putnam, Meg Robichaud, Kristen Spilman, Hannah Swann, and Kevin Walker • • • Recommended reading: Illustration Identities Are Our Thing Ryan Putnam’s explanation of the Putnam Process Also, literally everything Meg Robichaud has written on Medium. She’s written a ton of posts about illustration in tech, including how to run an illustration team, the differences between marketing and product applications, and inclusive character design. Each article is full of Meg’s si...
Step 1: Get in the door
December 20, 2018 17:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBToday’s guests: Kristen Spilman and Ryan Putnam • • • Recommended reading: Illustrating a More Human Brand: The history of Dropbox brand illustration Written by Michael Jeter, Associate Creative Director & Illustration Lead at Dropbox, this fantastic two-part essay (Part 1 & Part 2) helped inform this episode. The Woman Who Gave the Macintosh a Smile An excellent profile of Susan Kare, creator of the original Macintosh icon suite. Written by Alexandra Lange for The New Yorker. • • • For...
Introducing How to Draw a Startup
December 18, 2018 16:00 - 2 minutes - 3.5 MBTechnology products and brands are full of illustration: avatars, stickers, icons, emoji, the list goes on. But it hasn’t always been this way. Introducing How to Draw a Startup: A step-by-step guide to illustration in tech. Created by illustrator & designer Mark Grambau and featuring creative leaders from across the industry, the first episode arrives December 20th!