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Seven Deadly Sins of Design: Lust

See Through Design - September 28, 2021 16:34 - 58 minutes
In this episode of See Through Design we continue our series of 'The Seven Deadly Sins of design' with Lust. We discuss what many designers lust after and the effects of lusting over certain things within design and the design industry can have, whether it be the tools we use, other designers and...

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Explore Home with Ginna Christensen, founder of GC Collaborative, a boutique consulting and coaching firm

Explore Home - A Podcast from Universal Furniture - September 08, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Welcome to the Explore Home Podcast! This week we invite you to Explore Home with Ginna Christensen, interior design leadership expert, business coach and consultant. First, Ginna details the start of her career at Giorgio Armani and how the lessons learned there helped shape her professional fo...

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#15 - The History of UX w/ Jared Spool

Growing Design - August 28, 2021 07:17 - 46 minutes
I had the honor to chat with Jared Spool, one of the most recognized names in UX. In this episode, Jared walks me through the beginnings of usability and what the early usability tests looked like. 

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Explore Home with Amy Lynn Schwartzbard and Patti Carpenter, Co-Founders of the Kaleidoscope Project

Explore Home - A Podcast from Universal Furniture - August 26, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Welcome to the Explore Home Podcast! This week we invite you to Explore Home with designers Patti Carpenter and AmyLynn Schwartzbard as they join Neil to discuss the Kaleidoscope Project. This exciting design initiative took place at the Cornell Inn in Lennox, MA as a group of 23 diverse, under-...

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Seven Deadly Sins of Design: Sloth

See Through Design - August 16, 2021 16:24 - 1 hour
In this episode of See Through Design we continue our series of 'The Seven Deadly Sins of design' with Sloth. We discuss what makes a lazy designer and ways in which we can become more productive through organisation, processes, workflow and even how being lazy on specific tasks and using certain...

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Paul Nicholson: Graphic Design for the Music Industry

See Through Design - August 02, 2021 19:18 - 2 hours
In this episode of See Through Design we Interview Paul Nicholson aka Number 3. Paul has worked with brands such as Manga, Ministry of Sound, Orbital, Aphex Twin and Skrillex to name but a few! We discuss his background, process, idea generation and lots more! https://see-through-design.simplec...

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Explore Home with Ericka Saurit of Saurit Creative

Explore Home - A Podcast from Universal Furniture - July 30, 2021 15:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Welcome to the Explore Home Podcast! This week we invite you to Explore Home with Ericka Saurit of Saurit Creative, a digital marketing firm for the home industry. Listen as Neil and Ericka start with a brief history of Ericka’s professional career, including her years spent living and working i...

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Explore Home with Don Ricardo Massenburg of Design Incredible and Sharon Savage of Lancaster as we discuss HPXD

Explore Home - A Podcast from Universal Furniture - July 26, 2021 15:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Welcome to the Explore Home Podcast! This week we invite you to Explore Home with Sharon Savage of Lancaster Custom Crafted Upholstery and Don Massenburg of Design Inkredible. Listen as they begin by discussing the various challenges and opportunities that COVID-19 has presented within the desig...

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#14 – Music & UX w/ Resonant Design

Growing Design - July 26, 2021 08:19 - 58 minutes
Resonant Design is a Berlin-based design agency specialized in interfaces for music production. In this episode, we talk about their product design process, taking inspiration from the physical world, and the advantages of being specialized in a well-defined niche. GUESTS Simon Martin Fabian...

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Melobleep: Audio Branding with Luke Tyler

See Through Design - July 05, 2021 15:12 - 1 hour
In this episode of 'See through Design' we talk to Luke Tyler founder of Melobleep about the power of audio branding and his process for creating distinctive audio for brands. https://see-through-design.simplecast.com/episodes/melobleep-audio-branding-with-luke-tyler

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#13 – Articulating Design Concepts w/ Bao Vo

Growing Design - June 21, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour
Bao Vo is a musician and visual artist based in Los Angeles, California. In this episode, we talk about the importance of clearly communicating your ideas. Whether as an artist, musician, UX designer, or entrepreneur. CONNECT WITH BAO heyitsbao.com mingping.com www.linkedin.com/in/baovocrea...


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An interview with Andy Brown: Developing a Product for designers, colour, print design & ‘Swatchos’

See Through Design - June 07, 2021 10:22 - 49 minutes
In this episode of See Through Design, We talk to the creator of the 'Swatchos' Andy Brown. Andy is a designer working on branding, print and digital design and on his website it says he works with people in business, people who work at schools, people with new ideas as well as charities, churche...

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EP 37 - The end of Two Red Chairs

Two Red Chairs - May 26, 2021 23:46 - 6 minutes
Don’t worry, it’s still going to exist, but the Two Red Chairs podcast name is going to be retired and transition to be called the G’day Design Life podcast with a new season of content. Still keeping the same content and the format going, just under a different name given I no longer sit in a ...

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Seven Deadly Sins of Design: Gluttony

See Through Design - May 24, 2021 09:52 - 1 hour
In this episode of See Through Design we continue our series of 'The Seven Deadly Sins of design' with Gluttony and ask the question is consuming so much content online detrimental to career progression, productivity and mindset? We also discuss the reason behind some design purchases and whether...

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EP 36 - Two thing we need to talk about

Two Red Chairs - May 18, 2021 19:00 - 38 minutes
This week it’s just me, Frank, sharing my thoughts on two particular topics I’ve covered in my content over on my @gdayfrank account on Instagram and even LinkedIn. The first of which is about dealing with instances of negative feedback and interactions from people. They could be clients, fello...

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Explore Home with Danny Seo, Publisher and Co-Principal of RUE Magazine

Explore Home - A Podcast from Universal Furniture - May 18, 2021 16:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Welcome to Explore Home Podcast! This week we explore home with Danny Seo, Publisher and Co-Principal of RUE Magazine. Danny is the epitome of a modern-day Renaissance man, he is the author of 14 books, has run a non-profit organization, worked with Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon, and pro...

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EP 35 - Taking the business owner leap and giving back - w/Brandi Sea

Two Red Chairs - May 11, 2021 19:00 - 41 minutes
In this week’s episode, I’m chatting with American branding designer and coach, Brandi Sea from Albuquerque-Santa Fe. In our chat, Brandi shares her design life story that took her from agency life as an in-house creative, to starting her own business and since giving back to fellow creatives i...

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Seven Deadly Sins of Design: Greed

See Through Design - May 10, 2021 14:55 - 1 hour
This episode of the See Through Design podcast is our third instalment from our mini series about the 'Seven Deadly Sins of Design'. This episode is all about GREED. We discuss how both clients and designers can be greedy when it comes to power, money and pricing design work, greed for social med...

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Explore Home with Kyla Herbes, Creator of House of Hipsters

Explore Home - A Podcast from Universal Furniture - May 05, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Welcome to Explore Home Podcast! This week we explore home with Kyla Herbes, creator of the House of Hipsters blog. Neil and Kyla begin by talking about the birth of House of Hipster, which started as a hobby after her second child was born. Kyla knew it was special and was willing to put in th...

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EP 34 - Finding fulfilment in doing what you love - with Danielle Clarke

Two Red Chairs - May 05, 2021 07:00 - 47 minutes
In this week’s episode, I’m chatting with British branding designer, Danielle Clarke from Derbyshire, UK. In our chat, Danielle shares her story of becoming a design business owner and scratching that itch to start her business during the pandemic last year. It came out of realising the unhappi...

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EP 33 - Frank’s problems #2

Two Red Chairs - April 28, 2021 08:00 - 17 minutes
This week it’s just me, Frank, sharing a design business problem for your to learn from. Back in episode 19, the first episode of 2021, I shared a problem I had of line item pricing a proposal that had a client tick off deliverables they deemed unnecessary. For the second edition of my problem...

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Natasha Gilson: Health and Well-being for Graphic Designers

See Through Design - April 26, 2021 15:22 - 1 hour
In this Episode of See Through Design, we had the pleasure to chat to Natasha Gilson. Natasha is an entrepreneur, Personal Trainer, Sports Massage Therapist, Freestyle Fitness Yoga Teacher, Reiki Master, and the Founder of Ditch the Diet!! Which is a revolutionary idea aimed at helping people rea...

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EP 32 - Less time accounting, more time creating - with James Fuller from Hnry

Two Red Chairs - April 21, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutes
This week’s episode I’m chatting with the founder and CEO of Hnry - James Fuller from Wellington, New Zealand QUICK CAVEAT - Hnry is a service that is currently limited to Australian and New Zealand based business owners. But do reach out to their team if you want them to look at a bringing the...

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Explore Home with Sara Serarle, Account Director at Promoboxx

Explore Home - A Podcast from Universal Furniture - April 19, 2021 04:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Welcome to Explore Home Podcast! This week we explore home with Sara Serarle with Promoboxx.  Neil and Sara discuss her time spent on the account management team at Snapchat. While there, Sara took note of how the platform fostered conversations between friends using Snapchat integrated conten...

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EP 31 - Living a design and business life with systems - with Marianne Børresen

Two Red Chairs - April 14, 2021 06:00 - 45 minutes
This week’s episode I’m chatting with Norwegian branding designer and strategist, Marianne Børresen from Oslo, Norway. In our chat, Marianne shares her design life journey that led her to Interbrand at the start of her design career after university and took her through a raft of experiences wo...

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Explore Home with Benno Duenkelsbuehler, (re)ALIGN CEO and Chief Growth Sherpa

Explore Home - A Podcast from Universal Furniture - April 13, 2021 20:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Welcome to the Explore Home Podcast! This week explore home with Benno Duenkelsbuehler, (re)ALIGN CEO and Chief Growth Sherpa.  Neil and Benno discuss his background as a buyer and a seller. First, a buyer for Ikea and Pottery Barn for over a decade. He then changed careers to sell to exhibitor...

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#12 – Social Business Development w/ Walker Raigh

Growing Design - April 13, 2021 15:57 - 1 hour
Walker Raigh is a design director and podcast producer. In our conversation, we talk about the advantages of creating relationships with your prospects to ramp up your business development efforts.  Among other things, we talked about networking, the law of reciprocity, and sharing your "secret...

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Seven Deadly Sins of Design: Pride

See Through Design - April 12, 2021 09:47 - 51 minutes
In this episode of See Through Design, we discuss the second deadly sin in our series 'Seven Deadly Sins of Design' PRIDE. We talk about how pride is sinful when there's too much of it in your mindset, but also how by not having enough pride in your work or being proud of your achievements can ho...

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EP 30 - How does one start a design conference? - with Matthew Haynes

Two Red Chairs - April 06, 2021 19:00 - 56 minutes
This week’s episode I’m chatting with an extraordinary Aussie designer, Matt Haynes who runs TDC - @the.design.conference up in Brisbane, Australia in June (16-18th). Now this episode is next level because Matt shares a tonne about his life and philosophy for it. Having started out in life as a...