The Designerly Podcast

Designerly Podcast
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The Designerly Podcast offers an insider’s look into the world of design through candid “office hours” conversations between design faculty. Each episode explores the field of design and design education—demystifying concepts, sharing personal insights, and examining the creative process behind teaching and practicing design. Hosted by Luke Anspach, Herb Vincent Peterson, and Tim Speaker—three design professors at the South Carolina School of the Arts at Anderson University—the show brings together experience, humor, and critical reflection to inspire designers, educators, and students alike.

Episodes

  1. Oct 13

    S1 Ep 5 - What is the role of collecting and archiving in graphic design?

    Summary In this episode, we explore how the acts of collecting, documenting, and archiving are essential components of a designer's creative practice. We discuss the "intermingling" of design and documentation, the importance of physical objects in a digital world, and how curiosity leads us to find "beautiful things by amazing people" in the most unexpected places.   Episode Outline 00:00 Intro 10:06 What is the role of archiving in graphic design? 18:15 How has collecting impacted teaching design? 27:15 What will future historians be writing about right now? 34:15 What advice do you have for someone just starting out their collection? 37:44 What is the value in experiencing artifacts firsthand?   Links Parallel Narratives - Natalia Ilyin https://books.google.com/books/about/Parallel_Narratives.html?id=s1QpyAEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description   The People’s GraphicDesign Archive (PGDA)  https://peoplesgdarchive.org/   The Commercial Article  https://www.commercialarticle.com/   The American Sign Museum in Cincinnati, OH https://www.americansignmuseum.org/   Southeastern College Art Association Conference(SECAC) https://secacart.org/   Zaha Hadid https://www.zha.com/   Anni Albers https://www.albersfoundation.org/   Josef Albers https://www.albersfoundation.org/   Good Printed Things https://goodprintedthings.com   Indie Craft Parade https://www.indiecraftparade.com/   AU Type Foundry https://autypefoundry.com/   Lance Wyman – Olympic Design https://lancewyman.com/brand-project/mexico-68-olympic-games/   Gangs of New York by Martin Scorsese https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/

  2. Sep 29

    S1 Ep 4 - What designerly soft skills are needed today?

    Summary Designers today are not just makers – we are communicators, problem solvers, strategists, listeners, and collaborators. In this episode we uncover the role of design education in developing soft skills to amplify curiosity, empathy, inquiry, communication, and resilience necessary to be a successful designer.   Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:07 What are soft skills and why are they important? 06:24 What are the necessary soft skills for the design industry specifically? 19:03 Why are adaptability and resilience so important?   Links The Designer 2025 by Meredith Davis https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/findingaids/mc00541/summary   Clifton Strengths Finder https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252137/home.aspx   Parker Palmer – The Courage To Teach https://couragerenewal.org/library/the-courage-to-teach-exploring-the-inner-landscape-of-a-teachers-life/

  3. Sep 15

    S1 Ep 3 - What can I do with a graphic design degree?

    Summary Students often enter the study of graphic design with a narrow view of what a career in graphic design could be – in this episode we unpack how a graphic design degree actually acts as a keyhole to a broad landscape of possibilities. A degree in graphic design can act as a springboard to jobs in physical, digital, environmental, topical, (human) social impact, industrial, typography, spatial, experiential, leadership, education, and entrepreneurial areas.   Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:40 What can’t you do with a graphic design degree? 07:50 What’s the difference between an Art Director and a Creative Director? 11:20 What are the opportunities for typography design? 13:35 From Disney and Meta to Penguin Random House and BMW: where are our alumni working? 16:14 How does design apply to entrepreneurship? 21:50 What is a “T-shaped” person?     Links Walt Disney Imagineering https://sites.disney.com/waltdisneyimagineering/   Walt Disney Company https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/   Facebook https://www.facebook.com/   Meta https://www.meta.com/about   Penguin Random House https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/   Macmillan Publishers https://us.macmillan.com/   BMW https://www.bmwusa.com/   Son & Sons https://sonandsons.com/   Matchstic https://matchstic.com/   Astronaut Monastery https://www.astronautmonastery.com/   Yelp https://www.yelp.com/   Prisma Health https://prismahealth.org/   Walmart https://careers.walmart.com/us/en/home   Denny’s https://dennys.com/company   Belk https://www.belk.com/   Ryobi Tools https://www.ryobitools.com/   Collier Simon https://colliersimon.com/   Subsplash https://www.subsplash.com/   Leo Burnett https://leoburnett.com/   Cargo https://www.thecargoagency.com/en   Brand Fiercely https://brandfiercely.com/   Steadfast Design Co https://www.steadfastdesignco.com/   EP+Co. https://www.epandco.com/   Atlas Branding https://www.atlasbranding.com/   Coleto Brands https://www.coletobrands.com/   The Food Group https://thefoodgroup.com/   Todem https://www.todembrands.com/   High Five Design https://highfive.us/   Ferebee-Lane https://www.ferebeelane.com/   Pace Gallery https://www.pacegallery.com/   Cleveland Museum of Art https://www.clevelandart.org/

  4. Sep 1

    S1 Ep 2 - What is graphic design and should we study it?

    Summary In a time where perceptions of “graphic design” are becoming less aligned with reality, we discuss the possibilities that exist under the title “graphic design”. This episode explores design not as a collection of objects (logos and books), but as a conscientious, informed, and generative decision-making process grounded in the value of the human experience.   Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:21 What is graphic design and should we study it? Learning to “See the unseen”. 04:47 What was graphic design when you started teaching? How has design changed from a narrow view (logos, book designs) derived from “commercial art” and advertising to systems, strategy, etc? 13:48 How has design evolved from a focus on making objects, to a field of human operation in the non-object space concerned with processes, postures, strategic thinking, problem solving, and imagination? 21:00 Using the triadic model synthesizing art and science into a new “third space,” how do we use design as a means of studying the human condition?   Links Béla Bánáthy – Designing Social Systems In A Changing World The Coen Brothers – O Brother Where Art Thou? Malcolm Gladwell TED Talk, “On Spaghetti Sauce”

  5. Sep 1

    S1 Ep 1 - Who are we and why record our office hours?

    Summary In this inaugural episode, the Profs discuss the collaborative effects of teaching in close proximity to one another at the South Carolina School of the Arts at Anderson University located in Downtown Anderson, South Carolina.   Chapters 00:00 Intro 04:46 Why are we recording this? 07:09 How does a sense of place bring energy and a dynamic overlap? 08:00 What is the shared culture at Chiquola Studios in Downtown Anderson, SC? 11:18 What does “Iron Sharpens Iron” mean? 11:56 What do you believe the role of academia is in the process of generating new ideas? 19:00 Why prepare students to be “opportunity finders” and “agents of curiosity” as they enter the unknown?   Links Plutarch “education is not the filling of a vessel, but thekindling of a flame” Proverbs 27:17 “iron sharpens iron”

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The Designerly Podcast offers an insider’s look into the world of design through candid “office hours” conversations between design faculty. Each episode explores the field of design and design education—demystifying concepts, sharing personal insights, and examining the creative process behind teaching and practicing design. Hosted by Luke Anspach, Herb Vincent Peterson, and Tim Speaker—three design professors at the South Carolina School of the Arts at Anderson University—the show brings together experience, humor, and critical reflection to inspire designers, educators, and students alike.

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  • Creator
    Designerly Podcast
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Designerly Podcast
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