Our wonderful guest artist, designer, and author Ash Huang talks about the experience working as an independent designer, the challenges of writing and self-publishing a novel, and diversity and inclusivity in the design industry. Ash currently
Writer, designer, educator, Paul Jarvis breaks down and demystifies marketing. He gives a step-by-step formula on how to approach marketing to grow your audience and creative career. For links, images, and the fully-transcribed conversation:
This short episode features advice from Lisa Congdon.Full episode: https://soundcloud.com/pencilvspixel/lisa-congdon-work-through-frustrations-and-downtime-by-just-showing-up
Dustin Lee is founder of RetroSupply Co., a shop that makes Photoshop and Illustrator effects easy to create. Dustin successfully runs an online business and teaches us how to do the same quickly and effectively with the combination of finding
Christopher Salomone designs and builds beautiful mid-century modern inspired furniture. His YouTube channel showcases many pieces of his creations. Chris is a wonderful storyteller and shares his woodworking process in full detail from idea to
Ryan Hamrick had an interesting path to becoming a hand lettering artist. The self taught artist talks about how he learned the craft in a relatively short amount of time, and he gives his thoughts on personal growth.For the full transcriptio
Our four guests on this episode are Tuesday Bassen, Ben Goetting of World Famous original and Melissa and James Buchanan, a.k.a. Little Friends of Printmaking. We sat down at Friend Mart, a boutique shop run by Tuesday and Ben, located in Los A
Meg Robichad, a.k.a. @megdraws, gives tips on running a successful freelance career and a successful career working within a large-scale design team. She shares how she has overcome the fear of sharing work in progress online. This prolific art
Our guest today is Portland's own illustrator and designer, Alex DeSpain. He talks about the most important lessons he is learning as a commercial artist, what he does to get more design and illustration work, and how to stay positive in not-so
Wesley van Eeden is an illustrator and muralist residing in South Africa. He has a unique colorful style that stands out, especially his large-scale murals, which can be seen in different parts of the world.He talks to us about creating key o
Simon Walker is a lettering artist and designer based in Austin Texas. You may recognize Simon's charming lettering work on labels like Modern Times Beer, on book covers like the latest by Brené Brown, and other exciting places. Simon's custom
Lumi is a powerful new way to print just about anything. From premium custom shipping boxes, to rubber stamps and DIY silk screening kits, Lumi is bridging the gap between design and manufacturing.Stephan Ango, co-founder of Lumi, talks to us
Frankie Ratford is founder of The Design Kids, an organization that connects students with the design industry. Frankie is currently traveling across the United States and is connecting with many incredible creative professionals in the country
Bob Ewing is a hand lettering artist, designer and illustrator, living and working in Indianapolis, Indiana. He first introduced his lettering chops by sharing daily custom hand lettered words on social medial platforms. With a prolific body of
Jon Contino merges classic lettering with a fresh, modern take. Jon talks about musical and art influence and how they go hand-in-hand with his work. He shares his thoughts on the ephemeral nature of sharing work instantly vs. cultivating a mea
The Noun Project is an enormous catalog of symbols that are created and uploaded by designers around the world. With millions of users, the Noun Project is arguably the biggest resource to find symbols on the web.In this episode, we talk to E
Designers and letterers, Yani and Guille, talk about making the bold identity for Masticar food festival.For images, links, and a full transcription of this episode:pencilvspixel.com/yaniandguilleGet the FREE book:pencilvspixel.com/list
Linda Liukas is author and illustrator of Hello Ruby, a children's book about the world of computers. She is co-founder of Rails Girls, a worldwide movement that teaches women programming in more than 200 cities.For images, links, and to read
Jean Jullien is a french graphic designer currently living and workin in London. His work ranges from graphic design and illustration to photography, video, vinyl figurines, books, installations, posters, clothing and so much more. His work is