20 episodes

Conversations with people who love graphic design. Dan Alan is a graphic designer living in Toronto, Canada.

Graphic Design Is Fun‪.‬ Dan Alan

    • Arts
    • 4.6 • 9 Ratings

Conversations with people who love graphic design. Dan Alan is a graphic designer living in Toronto, Canada.

    Aaron Beebe — From Self-Taught Designer to Creating Plastikcomb Magazine

    Aaron Beebe — From Self-Taught Designer to Creating Plastikcomb Magazine

    Aaron Beebe is a Maryland-based designer, collage artist, and creator of Plastikcomb Magazine.

    Connect with Aaron

    Plastikcomb Magazine website

    Plastikcomb Magazine Instagram

    Shote Notes

    David Carson

    Ray Gun magazine

    Massimo Vignelli

    {th ink} 2

    {ths} Thomas Schostok

    BEAST Magazine

    Ben Courtice

    Aaron Draplin

    Stefan Sagmeister

    Rudy VanderLans

    Emigre magazine

    If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review.

    Get in touch @graphicdesignisfun on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts about the episodes.

    Thanks for listening!

    • 38 min
    Dr. Melisa Morales — Designing Graphics for Science

    Dr. Melisa Morales — Designing Graphics for Science

    Melisa Morales is a graphic designer and founder of Science Graphic Design. She is a biologist and palaeontologist from Mexico currently based in the UK.

    Connect with Melissa

    Science Graphic Design website

    ⁠Science Graphic Design Instagram

    Science Graphic Design Twitter

    Shote Notes

    Ko-fi

    BioRender

    If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review.

    Get in touch @graphicdesignisfun on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts about the episodes.

    Thanks for listening!

    • 30 min
    Dorota Pankowska — Art Director, Product Designer, and the Most Creative Person I Know

    Dorota Pankowska — Art Director, Product Designer, and the Most Creative Person I Know

    Dorota Pankowska is a Toronto-based art director and founder of Wask, an online store where she sells quirky and conceptual products.

    Connect with Dori

    Dori’s Website

    Dori’s Blog

    ⁠Wask Website

    Dori’s Instagram

    Show Notes

    ⁠VSauce Video⁠

    Pro Bono Promo

    Something Block

    If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review.

    Get in touch @graphicdesignisfun on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts about the episodes.

    Thanks for listening!

    • 38 min
    Mitch Goldstein — Design Education, Creative Process, Art vs. Design, Inspiration, Curiosity, and Writing His First Book

    Mitch Goldstein — Design Education, Creative Process, Art vs. Design, Inspiration, Curiosity, and Writing His First Book

    Mitch Goldstein is a designer, artist, educator, and author based in upstate New York. Mitch’s new book How to Be a Design Student (and How to Teach Them) is available at mitchgoldstein.com

    Connect with Mitch

    Mitch’s Twitter

    Mitch’s Instagram

    Mitch’s website

    Show Notes

    Rochester Institute of Technology

    ⁠Michael Bierut

    Princeton Architectural Press

    Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

    RISD

    If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review.

    Get in touch @graphicdesignisfun on ⁠Instagram⁠ with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts about the episodes.

    Thanks for listening!

    • 51 min
    Cymone Wilder — Custom Lettering, Balancing Full-Time Work With Freelance, Finding Her Style, and Charging What You’re Worth

    Cymone Wilder — Custom Lettering, Balancing Full-Time Work With Freelance, Finding Her Style, and Charging What You’re Worth

    Cymone Wilder is a designer and lettering artist based in Nashville, Tennessee

    Connect with CymoneCymone’s InstagramSimon and Moose website

    Show NotesJessica HischeErik MarinovichCo-Loop

    If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review.

    Get in touch @graphicdesignisfun on Instagram with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts about the episodes.

    Thanks for listening!

    • 24 min
    Ben Courtice — Why You Should Make Shitty Art, Learning to Draw, and Using Social Media Without Losing Your Soul

    Ben Courtice — Why You Should Make Shitty Art, Learning to Draw, and Using Social Media Without Losing Your Soul

    Ben Courtice is Toronto-based illustrator, graphic designer, and founder of creative studio and online store Boring Friends.

    Connect with Ben
Boring Friends InstagramBoring Friends Website

    If you enjoy the podcast, you can support the show by following on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and leaving a 5-star review.

    Get in touch @graphicdesignisfun on Instagram with any feedback, ideas, or thoughts about the episodes.

    Thanks for listening!

    • 48 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
9 Ratings

9 Ratings

Seans&t ,

Love the pod!

Love the podcast Dan! Keep up the great work

em$ly ,

Best graphic design podcast there is

Really glad I found this podcast as it’s become a new favourite of mine. The guests are always interesting and Dan has a welcoming, casual way of interviewing that is fun and easy to listen to. Keep up the good work!

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