Bill Gardner: The Reflex Blue Show #185
Bill Gardner was presenting the 2018 Logo Trend Report (not quite online yet, but it will be soon) at the HOW Design Live design conference in Boston. We ended up taking a bit of time to discuss...
View ArticleEmily Cohen: The Reflex Blue Show #186
Emily Chohen was at the HOW Design Live design conference in Boston to speak about “The Power of Saying No.” I said yes to a podcast though, and we speak a lot about no. Well, the power of saying no....
View ArticleGrace Dawson & Tosh Hall: The Reflex Blue Show #189
Grace Dawson and Tosh Hall of Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR / JKR Global / some random law firm) were at the HOW Design Live design conference in Boston to give a presentation about how we haven’t...
View ArticleDan Rhatigan: The Reflex Blue Show #190
Dan Rhatigan (Senior Manager of Adobe‘s type team) was at the HOW Design Live design conference in Boston to talk about what’s next in the type world. Software does have a lifespan, and with Open Type...
View ArticleHOW Design Live 2022, Conference Recap 1 of 3 : Bill Gardner, Andrew Gibbs,...
Bill Gardner, Andrew Gibbs, Patty Lennon, Michael Roderick, and Terri Trespicio discuss the first day of 2022’s HOW Design Live in Boston. It was great to be back among so many creatives at the HOW...
View ArticleHOW Design Live 2022, Conference Recap 2 of 3 : Justin Ahrens, Ti Chang,...
Justin Ahrens, Ti Chang, Stephen Gates, Jamie Saunders, Ahbleza Sellars, and Nicole Slaw discuss the second day of 2022’s HOW Design Live in Boston. Every conference has many things you remember, but...
View ArticleHOW Design Live 2022, Conference Recap 3 of 3 : Justin Ahrens, Jeff Bloom,...
Justin Ahrens, Jeff Bloom, Michele Pistone, and Kelly Wang discuss the last day of 2022’s HOW Design Live in Boston. What a great event, and one that feels way too short. That being said, HOW once...
View ArticleGary Kopervas: The Reflex Blue Show #229
Gary Kopervas (Syndicated Cartoonist, and SVP Creative Strategy at Finch Brands), met with me at HOW Design Live in Boston. We discuss his ‘Doodle or Die’ workshop focusing on getting the ideas out of...
View ArticleRobyn Kanner: The Reflex Blue Show #230
Robyn Kanner met with me at HOW Design Live in Boston to talk about her talk on the last ‘6 Novembers’. We also talk about her love of New Wave film, her work as the Senior Creative Advisor at Biden...
View ArticleStefan Mumaw and Nate Voss: The Reflex Blue Show #231
So much happened during HOW Design Live in Boston this year, that I barely left the convention center at all. On the middle day though, I did make my way the three blocks to Johnny Cupcakes, and then...
View ArticleZipeng Zhu: The Reflex Blue Show #232
Zipeng Zhu stopped by to chat during the HOW Design Live in Boston this year. He was spending the previous days changing a lot of the talk he would give, still called “Rainbow”, which he describes as...
View ArticleFonz Morris: The Reflex Blue Show #233
Fonz Morris, a ‘deadass SMART effing product designer,’ stopped by to chat during the HOW Design Live in Boston this year. We talk about his journey to becoming a Lead Product Designer at Netflix;...
View ArticleDanielle Hughes: The Reflex Blue Show #234
My final podcast from HOW Design Live in Boston this year was with Danielle Hughes. She discusses her talk on “Personality Brand” (instead of what people usually use, which is their personal brand)....
View ArticleHOW Design Live 2023, Conference Recap 1 of 3 : Justin Ahrens, David C....
Justin Ahrens, David C. Baker, Michael Bierut, Bill Gardner, Darcy Hinrichs, Gary Kopervas, Emily Mills, Stefan Mumaw, and Calvin Ng discuss the first day of 2023’s HOW Design Live in Nashville,...
View ArticleHOW Design Live 2023, Conference Recap 2 of 3 : Bill Gardner, Stephen Gates,...
Bill Gardner, Stephen Gates, Emily Mills, Jessica Neblett, Jenny Reed, and Stefan Sagmeister discuss the second day of 2023’s HOW Design Live in Nashville, Tennessee. I last spoke to Stefan Sagmeister...
View ArticleHOW Design Live 2023, Conference Recap 3 of 3 : Steve Gibbs, Shayna Kulik,...
Steve Gibbs, Shayna Kulik, Karen Larson, Jamie Saunders, and Keith Smith discuss the final day of 2023’s HOW Design Live in Nashville, Tennessee. There is always that weird time about a week out from...
View ArticleJenn Lederer: The Reflex Blue Show #241
Jenn Lederer (Comedian/Keynote Speaker), was at HOW Design Live in Nashville giving a talk/workshop titled “Perfect Pitch – HOW To Talk About What You Do”. We talk about her path into comedy, being a...
View ArticleBill Gardner: The Reflex Blue Show #242
Bill Gardner once again gave his Logo Trend Report live at HOW Design Live in Nashville (his 21st! logo trend report). The energy he brings on stage is unmatched. Because of my recording schedule this...
View ArticleAlice Waterman & Rebecca Williams: The Reflex Blue Show #243
One of the Highlights of last years’ (2022) HOW Design Live event in Boston, for me anyway, was the chance to sit in the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile, and to speak with one of the Hotdoggers. But, as part...
View ArticleBen Greengrass & Jessie McGuire: The Reflex Blue Show #244
Ben Greengrass and Jessie McGuire of ThoughtMatter seemed to be everywhere at this year’s HOW Design Live conference in Nashville. They gave a talk titled, “Creative Bravery: The Importance of...
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