Making Conversation Justin Alm & Shawn Choi

This show is a little different than our previous shows. If you’ve been wondering why there hasn’t be an episode posted for a few weeks, it’s because Justin and Shawn have been travelling. Shawn went to Justin’s homeland and Justin went to Shawn’s. We thought it would be fun to share highlights, annoying aspects of culture, and our general impressions of art and design in each other’s homelands. Come with us on a walk and talk.

For Episode 11, we chat with Ross Milne of Working Format. We discussed Mr. Milne’s experience studying type design in the Type and Media Masters program at The Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. We talk about the founding of Working Format, how they named the company, and their design mentality of, “let’s just do this”. We discussed the work Ross has done on the fonts Charlie, Publico, and Stag. We talked about the practice of font naming, font marketing, how people use fonts, Australia’s love for Ross’ work, and how fonts live in the software ecosystem. We talk about Working Format’s community oriented initiative The Platform Gallery and their ambition to get art and design into the everyday lives of Vancouverites.

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For Episode 10, we chat with Ryan Romero and Travis Collier of Clou Studio Inc.. We cracked beers and discussed how they met, started a design company, and realized their practice is like MasterChef Junior. We talk about their design values, where they find inspiration, and their process when working with clients. We discussed their work for Anita Sikma, Radicle Juice Shop, and The Lab Magazine. We ended our conversation chatting about the most memorable project they’ve worked on and whether or not they are satisfied.

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