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Creative Figures is a long-form interview show about how creative people actually live and work. One guest per episode — artists, designers, illustrators, writers, filmmakers, makers of every kind — and no hurry: the practice behind the portfolio, the decisions behind the career, the parts that never make the highlight reel. Between conversations, occasional solo episodes on craft and creative independence. Filmed in full — watch at creativefigures.fm, or listen wherever you get your shows. Hosted by Alen Kapetanovic. Formerly CAPTN OffScript.

  1. 18 h fa ·  Video extra

    Nick Liefhebber on pricing and licensing your work

    PUBLICIDAD · SPONSORED BY BLACKWING Pencils made with Japanese graphite and California cedar for nearly 100 years. Get 10% off with code CREATIVE10 at https://blackwing602.com/creative-figures Illustrator Nick Liefhebber on pricing your work when you're starting out, and how licensing can protect it. "My advice for young illustrators or artists would be try to think in a creative way: learn about licensing, how to protect your work, or maybe ask for a certain amount now and a certain amount later." In this bonus to his main episode, Nick explains that many projects are hard to price when you're starting out, and that it's also about connecting with people and brands. He shares how a client with a small budget can use the work for one year, with more compensation to discuss if their business grows, and what he learned about licensing from working with an agency and from the structured design industry in the Netherlands. He also talks about why proposing licensing feels scary at first, and why it isn't for him anymore. Timestamps 00:00 Projects that are hard to price 01:01 Some now, some later 01:25 Where he learned about licensing 04:22 Why it feels scary at first 04:53 Is it still scary? If you liked this episode, listen to the full conversation with Nick Liefhebber on Creative Figures. Nick Liefhebber Website: http://www.liefhebber.biz/ Shop: https://liefhebber.bigcartel.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nick_liefhebber/ Behance: https://www.behance.net/Liefhebber/ Creative Figures Website: https://creativefigures.fm YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeFiguresFM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativefigures.fm/ Hosted by Alen Kapetanovic. © Alen Kapetanovic. Madrid, Spain. All rights reserved. This work may not be used to train AI or for automated data mining purposes, including under Article 4(3) of Directive (EU) 2019/790.

    Nick Liefhebber on pricing and licensing your work

  2. 3 gg fa ·  Video

    Bernardo Henning on graffiti, movement and organizing chaos

    PUBLICIDAD · SPONSORED BY BLACKWING · Pencils made with Japanese graphite and California cedar for nearly 100 years. Get 10% off with code CREATIVE10 at https://blackwing602.com/creative-figures Illustrator Bernardo Henning (Hola Maybe) on graffiti, finding his own style, drawing movement onto athletes and organizing chaos. "When it comes to your own style, it's you versus you. It's you inside your head, just trying to not follow the trends, but follow your guts." Bernardo Henning is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Buenos Aires. He saw graffiti for the first time in La Plata, the city drawn with a ruler, and started painting on the streets and working at DOMA in his first year of university. Today he runs the branding studio Hola Bosque with friends and works solo as a commercial artist. He talks about why finding your own style is "you versus you", the canvas at the entrance of his first solo exhibition saying the worst thing that happened to him as an artist was being a graphic designer, and why he now sees the combination of both as the key to his work. He also explains how Procreate changed his process, how he draws energy onto photos of athletes, what he thinks about AI, and the advice he would give his kids. Timestamps 00:00 Opening 01:45 La Plata, the diagonal city 03:29 Where Hola Maybe comes from 05:48 Graffiti and writing fast 06:42 A studio and a solo career 08:21 You versus you 10:30 Imposter syndrome and commercial art 12:32 The right place at the right time 14:55 Discovering graphic design 16:48 "The worst thing that happened to me as an artist" 21:44 The canvas he would hang today 22:42 Learning from his daughter 27:11 Procreate and a style that moves 30:25 Drawing energy onto athletes 32:58 Stars and newcomers 36:11 Messi, Julián Álvarez and football 39:37 Life outside of work 41:03 AI: "I don't love it, I don't hate it" 43:17 Brands asking for the process 45:22 One piece to keep 47:47 Advice for his kids Bernardo Henning Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holamaybe/ Behance: https://www.behance.net/Maybe LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bosquestudio/ Hola Bosque (studio): https://www.instagram.com/holabosque/ Creative Figures https://creativefigures.fm YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeFiguresFM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativefigures.fm/ Hosted by Alen Kapetanovic. © Alen Kapetanovic. Madrid, Spain. All rights reserved. This work may not be used to train AI or for automated data mining purposes, including under Article 4(3) of Directive (EU) 2019/790.

    Bernardo Henning on graffiti, movement and organizing chaos

  3. 27 ott ·  Video

    Rebeka Arce on wonder, the aesthetics of fear and being unfinished

    Rebeka Arce on growing up in a steel town, sharing doubt as a creative director at Collins, and the "aesthetics of fear" in design. "I feel like LLMs are built to please us, not to contradict us. And I think contradiction is a big part of a creative process." Rebeka Arce grew up in Barakaldo, near Bilbao, a town shaped by the steel industry. Her mother wanted her to become a doctor and her father suggested topography, so she studied that first, before committing to design. She went on to live and work in Berlin and Madrid, where she started her freelance practice, and moved to New York to join Collins as a creative director. She now works independently. She explains why she separates the creative act, the design practice and the design industry, why she doesn't want to call it AI, and how fear of being too different or not being enough is leading decisions in the industry. She also talks about cultivating curiosity outside the laptop, choosing to share her doubts with her team at Collins, and what her students taught her about being a learner. Timestamps 00:00 Opening 01:35 A life in constant flux 03:03 Growing up in a steel town 05:28 A doctor or a topographer 07:36 Choosing design 10:09 Working-class values and resilience 13:57 Berlin, Bilbao and Madrid 17:49 Moving to New York 19:35 Diversity and being unfinished 23:10 How the design world has changed 23:56 The creative act, the practice and the industry 26:22 Why she doesn't call it AI 27:52 The aesthetics of fear 31:42 Teaching and curiosity 34:04 Where ideas come from 35:08 Contradiction and working in a team 37:35 Showing doubt as a creative director 39:54 "The creative practice is a violent act" 42:00 A big team or working alone 44:20 Choosing her projects 46:32 Coming back to Spain 48:03 What she learned from her students Rebeka Arce Website: https://byarce.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebekaarce LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebekaarce/ Behance: https://www.behance.net/rebekaarce Creative Figures Website: https://creativefigures.fm YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeFiguresFM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativefigures.fm/ Hosted by Alen Kapetanovic. © Alen Kapetanovic. Madrid, Spain. All rights reserved. This work may not be used to train AI or for automated data mining purposes, including under Article 4(3) of Directive (EU) 2019/790.

    Rebeka Arce on wonder, the aesthetics of fear and being unfinished

  4. 23 ott ·  Video extra

    Erik Herrström on the Pinterest trap

    Designer Erik Herrström on why starting a project on Pinterest leads every designer to the same work, and the research his studio uses instead. "If you start your project by going to those sites, you are gonna end up designing what all the other designers in the world are doing right now because it's fed to you by algorithms." In this bonus from his Creative Figures conversation, Erik answers what young designers should use instead of mood boards built on Pinterest, Savee, Are.na and other inspiration sites. Something can feel fresh on the morning you start, he explains, but most other designers are seeing the same thing at the same time. His studio starts with research instead: Reddit and YouTube to see how an audience talks and communicates, and sometimes Google Street View to understand a local area. That, he says, is often where the magic happens, and it makes more sense to clients than something that only looks shiny. Timestamps 00:00 Opening 00:13 What to use instead of mood boards 00:29 How algorithms make us design the same If you liked this episode, listen to the full conversation with Erik Herrström on Creative Figures. Erik Herrström STUDIO HERRSTRÖM: https://www.studioherrstrom.com/ The Echo: https://the-echo-book.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herrstrom/ Studio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/studioherrstrom/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikherrstrom/ Studio LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/studio-herrstrom/ Creative Figures Website https://creativefigures.fm YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeFiguresFM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativefigures.fm/ Hosted by Alen Kapetanovic. © Alen Kapetanovic. Madrid, Spain. All rights reserved. This work may not be used to train AI or for automated data mining purposes, including under Article 4(3) of Directive (EU) 2019/790.

    Erik Herrström on the Pinterest trap

  5. 16 ott ·  Video extra

    Murugiah on reinvention and following the fun

    llustrator and artist MURUGIAH on whether artists should reinvent themselves, and why he follows the fun instead. "Don't let what you did last get in the way of what you want to do in the future." In this bonus from his Creative Figures conversation, MURUGIAH answers whether artists should reinvent themselves every few years, the way Madonna does. He describes how he moved from digital work to analogue painting through small adjustments, keeping his motifs and line style while changing the surface. He talks about a 3D animation projection project with a collaborator working in Unreal Engine, and why collaboration means letting go of how your work has looked before. And he explains why he lets his past digital work speak for itself while he focuses on getting good at painting. If you liked this episode, listen to the full conversation with Murugiah on Creative Figures. MURUGIAH Website: https://murugiah.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_murugiah/ Creative Figures Website: https://creativefigures.fm YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeFiguresFM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativefigures.fm/ Hosted by Alen Kapetanovic. © Alen Kapetanovic. Madrid, Spain. All rights reserved. This work may not be used to train AI or for automated data mining purposes, including under Article 4(3) of Directive (EU) 2019/790.

    Murugiah on reinvention and following the fun

  6. 13 ott ·  Video

    Nick Liefhebber on paper cuts, printmaking and working with limitations

    Illustrator Nick Liefhebber on paper cuts, woodcut printmaking, going independent one day at a time, and why limitations shape his work. "When you just start making things you like, it doesn't feel like work." Nick Liefhebber is an illustrator, designer and printmaker based in the Netherlands. He started as a graphic designer, and his turning point came when he decided to make work he didn't have to explain, just for himself. He left his job gradually, from five days a week to four, then three, before going independent. He explains why almost all of his work starts with physical materials such as cut paper, how woodcut and linocut are pushing his colourful work towards black and white, and why he blocks time for personal work that later shapes his client work. He also talks about social media feeling more like work, why he compares the future of illustration to an artisanal bakery, and what he would tell his ten-year-old self: trust yourself. Timestamps If you liked this episode, listen to Murugiah on Creative Figures. Nick Liefhebber Website: http://www.liefhebber.biz/ Shop: https://liefhebber.bigcartel.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nick_liefhebber/ Behance: https://www.behance.net/Liefhebber/ Creative Figures 🔗 https://creativefigures.fm YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeFiguresFM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativefigures.fm/ Hosted by Alen Kapetanovic. © Alen Kapetanovic. Madrid, Spain. All rights reserved. This work may not be used to train AI or for automated data mining purposes, including under Article 4(3) of Directive (EU) 2019/790.

    Nick Liefhebber on paper cuts, printmaking and working with limitations

  7. 6 ott ·  Video

    Erik Herrström on brands that move culture, David Bowie and working without mood boards

    Designer Erik Herrström on his book The Echo, why his studio never shows clients a mood board, and designing identities for Whitney Houston and Elvis Presley. "We never show mood boards to our clients, ever." Erik Herrström grew up in a small village in the south of Sweden and built his first website at twelve. He interned at R/GA in New York on the redesign of Nike.com, later joined the team of a designer he had idolised as a teenager, and spent years at Spotify, where he worked on Spotify Wrapped. Six years ago he moved to Vienna, where he now runs STUDIO HERRSTRÖM. He talks about the David Bowie exhibition his team built in a SoHo subway station, creating identities with the estates of Whitney Houston and Elvis Presley, and why mood boards keep work measured against other people's references. He explains why he wrote The Echo, how beta readers changed its whole structure, and why he self-published it. He also shares his view on AI and brand design, and his advice for young designers: stay curious, avoid shortcuts, and ask to shadow someone experienced. Erik Herrström STUDIO HERRSTRÖM: https://www.studioherrstrom.com/ The Echo: https://the-echo-book.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herrstrom/ Studio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/studioherrstrom/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikherrstrom/ Studio LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/studio-herrstrom/ Creative Figures 🔗 https://creativefigures.fm YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeFiguresFM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativefigures.fm/ Hosted by Alen Kapetanovic. © Alen Kapetanovic. Madrid, Spain. All rights reserved. This work may not be used to train AI or for automated data mining purposes, including under Article 4(3) of Directive (EU) 2019/790.

    Erik Herrström on brands that move culture, David Bowie and working without mood boards

  8. 1 ott ·  Video

    Murugiah on persistence, identity and his first museum show

    Illustrator and artist MURUGIAH on leaving architecture, finding his own style, and opening the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration with his first solo museum show. "Everything you've done, it doesn't have to just end. It can be fuel for what you do next." MURUGIAH trained as an architect for seven years before turning to illustration. Born in Burton upon Trent and raised in South Wales with Sri Lankan heritage, he spent more than a decade searching for a style that felt his own. A mentor's advice during the pandemic led him to make work about his childhood search for identity, and a new piece every week built the visual language behind his commissions, posters, clothing collaborations and public sculpture. He talks about his debut solo exhibition, MURUGIAH: Ever Feel Like…, one of three shows that opened the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration in 2026, and explains why he feels no guilt about leaving architecture. He also speaks about the slowdown in commercial illustration and how he works across public art, talks, workshops and his own products. For artists starting out, he recommends persistence, obsession with the subjects you love, and a simple two-column exercise for finding work no one else could make. MURUGIAH Website: https://murugiah.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_murugiah/ Creative Figures 🔗 https://creativefigures.fm YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeFiguresFM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativefigures.fm/ Hosted by Alen Kapetanovic. © Alen Kapetanovic. Madrid, Spain. All rights reserved. This work may not be used to train AI or for automated data mining purposes, including under Article 4(3) of Directive (EU) 2019/790.

    Murugiah on persistence, identity and his first museum show
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Creative Figures is a long-form interview show about how creative people actually live and work. One guest per episode — artists, designers, illustrators, writers, filmmakers, makers of every kind — and no hurry: the practice behind the portfolio, the decisions behind the career, the parts that never make the highlight reel. Between conversations, occasional solo episodes on craft and creative independence. Filmed in full — watch at creativefigures.fm, or listen wherever you get your shows. Hosted by Alen Kapetanovic. Formerly CAPTN OffScript.

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  • Creatore
    Creative Figures
  • Anni di attività
    2025 - 2026
  • Puntate
    106
  • Classificazione
    Contenuti adatti a tutti
  • Copyright
    © 2024 - 2026 Creative Figures
  • Sito web del podcast
    Creative Figures

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