Influenced
8 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 7 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDo you ever have those conversations, fuelled by a combination of a topic you're passionate about and a drink — or two, or five?
In a roundtable series of casual conversations, your host Jacquie and guest designers, creatives and friends talk creativity, process, making work, views of society, and design culture.
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Episode 7: Mental Health and Selling Emotion
February 08, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 140 MBAnd we're back (yet again, maybe for real this time). This episode I'm talking about mental health and creativity with Sára J. Molčan. We have a pretty candid chat about our relationship with mental health, as creatives and in general. Disclaimer: There is a lot of talk about suicide and depression in this one, though everything is honest and casual these can be tough subjects to chat about.
Episode 6: This One's for the LAAADDIIEEESSS
December 16, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 90.6 MBThe title says it all — or at least most — this episode we're talking women in design. Char Kennedy (Industrial Design) and Janine Merkl (Communication design), join us for drinks and a chat about the challenges and rewards of being a women in design. This episode was recorded in April 2016, so it's a little old, but always relevant. Next episode to launch early 2017
Episode 5: What's a Creative To Do?!
November 24, 2016 00:00And we're back! After a bit of a hiatus I'm chatting with Jean Chisholm (communication designer) and Lydia Okello (writer and fashion person), about what the f*ck is happening after the 2016 US election. As creatives what can we do, and firstly how we're processing to even get to a point of knowing what to do. (spoiler we don't know). Sometimes to get going we've got to endure a moment of pause, and discovery to understand and move forward. I'm trying to get back in the swing of this whole p...
Episode 4: Does Design Have a Diversity Problem?
May 09, 2016 00:00Is design stuck in it's advertising Mad Men roots? How come design school was overwhelmingly female, but the field is hardly representative? This week we've headed to The 6 (Toronto, Canada), to chat about diversity in the design field. And also our appreciation for our immigrant parents.
Episode 3: Capitalism is a Downer
April 25, 2016 00:00We're talking about the light hearted topic of capitalism today, and our anxieties as designers in creating more crap.
Episode 2.5: What the F*ck Kanye West
April 13, 2016 00:00Months later, we're in a post TLOP Kanye world. We revisit Kanye as a creative influencer in the wake of twitter beefs and album releases. Part 2 of our two part episode on Kanye West.
Episode 2: Who the F*ck is Kanye West
April 07, 2016 00:00Kanye West: Creative genius or media villain? This week we deviate away from our personal design experiences to talk about creative industry influencer Yeezy. Recorded in Novermber 2015, part 1 of a two part episode.
Episode 1: Let's Get Personal!
March 25, 2016 00:00Our first episode! We're getting personal about personal projects, why we start them, why we don't start them, what do they mean, and what we've worked on, personally. guests for this episode are Jean Chisholm & Seth Parker