hand lettering

This week on the Creative South Podcast I’m talking with artist and designer, Andrew Hochradel. Andrew and I chat about how Tim Burton’s A Nightmare Before Christmas triggered an interest in creating worlds through the arts, how he balances teaching Graphic Design History at California Baptist University, working as Lead Designer for Sandals Church, as well as freelancing and other creative side projects, how he determines what kind of side projects and freelance work he takes on, and more.

You can find out more about Andrew on Twitter @AndrewHochradel and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram.

Thank you to JakPrints for sponsoring this episode.

Find out more about Andrew Hochradel:

• andrewhochradel.com
• Creative Market
• Instagram
• Dribbble

This week on the Creative South Podcast I’m talking with artist and designer, Jon Contino. Jon and I chat about playing in bands as a kid and designing the cover art for the tapes they made, the importance of understanding typography before diving into hand lettering, the process of working with Hollywood studios on key art for movies, using client boundaries to push your work further in a new directions, and more.

You can find out more about Jon on Twitter @JonContino and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram.

Thank you to JakPrints for sponsoring this episode.

Find out more about Jon Contino:

• joncontino.com
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Dribbble
• Pinterest

This week on the Creative South Podcast, I’m talking with Illustrator and Designer, Meg Vázquez. We chat about designing gig posters through Delicious Design League, building design systems within the Democratic National Committee and on the Hillary Clinton Campaign in 2016, moving the digital design language forward at GQ by streamlining processes, and more.

You can find out more about Meg on Twitter @meaghatron and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with her. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram.

Thank you to JakPrints for sponsoring this episode.

Find out more about Meg Vázquez:

• megvazquez.com
• Dribbble
• Instagram

I want to congratulate this weeks guest, photographer Helena Price on the recent birth of her daughter. Helena and I chat about how she went from working in PR to turning her hobby of photography into a career, translating the skills she learned in PR to assets as a business owner running her own studio, how the idea for her techies series came to be and the attention garnered about diversity in the tech sector, and more, all right after this.

You can find out more about Helena on Twitter @helena and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with her. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram.

Thank you to JakPrints for sponsoring this episode.

Find out more about Helen Price:

• www.helenaprice.com
• www.dagmarstudios.com
• Instagram

Today on the Creative South Podcast, I’m chatting with Alex Wier, Creative Director at Wier/Stewart. We talk about keeping ahead of design trends without being trendy, adding objectivity into a subjective field so you don’t fall back on your personal preferences, how Wier/Stewart determines the type of work they will take on versus being an agency that tries to do everything, and more.

You can find out more about Alex on Twitter @wierstewart and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram.

Thank you to JakPrints and Visit Columbus for sponsoring this episode.

Find out more about Alex Wier:

• www.wierstewart.com
• Instagram
• Dribbble
• Facebook

Today on the Creative South Podcast, I’m chatting with the founder of Logo Lounge, Bill Gardner. We talk about taking putting himself through college by performing magic, how Logo Lounge started and the impact it’s had on our industry, defending intellectual property in India after one of his logos was stolen, identifying and forecasting logo trends, and more.

You can find out more about Bill on Twitter @gardnerisms and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram.

Thank you to JakPrints and Astute Graphics for sponsoring this episode.

Find out more about Bill Gardner:

• gardnerdesign.com
• www.logolounge.com
• Instagram
• Dribbble
• Facebook

Today on the Creative South Podcast, I’m chatting with designy illustrator, Mikey Burton. We talk about taking a break between his undergrad and grad schooling to start a design company with his college buddies, how he learned to create and manage editorial illustration through trial and error, what it’s like to work on HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” and more.

You can find out more about Mikey on Twitter @mikeyburton and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram.

Thank you to JakPrints and Astute Graphics for sponsoring this episode.

Find out more about Mikey Burton:

• www.mikeyburton.com
• Instagram
• Dribbble
• Facebook

Today on the Creative South Podcast, I’m chatting with designer and vector illustrator, Sean Ferguson. Sean will be teaching a workshop at this years Creative South with Von Glitschka. We talk about how his career progressed from doing prepress to working in agencies doing web and motion design, and how that eventually lead to being creative director, moving in to designing for virtual reality and the challenges that come with that, how People Love Process and his partnership with Von Glitschka came to be, and more.

You can find out more about Sean on Twitter @Inkstatic and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram.

Thank you to JakPrints and Astute Graphics for sponsoring this episode.

Find out more about Sean Ferguson:

• www.inkstatic.com
• www.pplluv.com
• Instagram
• Dribbble

Today on the Creative South Podcast I’m chatting with Designer and Lettering Artist Jason Carne. We talk about how a love for metal music and album art led to an interest in design, how Lettering Library came to be and how he finds the books that make up the library, how he almost quit design all together after a being burned by a series of bad clients and how her turned things around.

You can find out more about Jason on Twitter @AmongVillains and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram.

Thank you to JakPrints and Astute Graphics for sponsoring this episode.

Find out more about Jason Carne:

• www.jasoncarne.com
• www.letteringlibrary.com
• carmeltype.co
• Instagram
• Dribbble

Today on the Creative South Podcast I’m chatting with illustrator Joey Ellis. We talk about accepting the wisdom that comes with age and experience, how his career path went from primarily being a designer in agencies to being a full-time freelance illustration, the evolution of Leaky Timbers from graphic never to a pitch for a TV show spanning genres and incorporating animation and puppets, plus we talk about the workshop and talk he and Luke Flowers will be doing at this years Creative South.

You can find out more about Joey on Twitter @joeyellis and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram.

Thank you to JakPrints and Astute Graphics for sponsoring this episode.

Find out more about Joey Ellis:

• joeyellis.com
• Instagram
• Dribbble
• Leaky Timbers show pitch

Today on the Creative South Podcast, we’re wrapping up our conversations with the team from Blind and the Futur, with Creative Director, Matthew Encina. We chat about how his path from college on kept intertwining with Chris Do’s, from studying under him at the Art Center, to an internship and freelance work, to his current role as creative director, how he learned to properly manage a team and not micromanage people, the goals and future plans for The Futur & much more.

You can find out more about Matthew on Twitter @matthewencina and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram.

Thank you to JakPrints, Astute Graphics, and Ecosia for sponsoring this episode.

Find out more about Mathew Encina and The Futur:

• matthewencina.com
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• thefutur.com
  - The Futur on Facebook
• The Futur on Twitter
• YouTube
• blind.com

Today on the Creative South Podcast, we’re continuing our conversation with the team from Blind and the Futur, with their Digital Director, Ben Burns. Ben and I chat about how he went from studying design and working in the industry, to being a narcotics officer and then eventually back to design, how reaching out to Chris Do to say thank you when he was struggling with his own freelance business eventually led to him ending up working at Blind and The Futur & much more, all right after this.

You can find out more about Ben on Twitter @mrbenburns_ and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram.

Thank you to JakPrints, Astute Graphics, and Ecosia for sponsoring this episode.

Find out more about Ben Burns and The Futur:

• Instagram
• thefutur.com
• The Futur on Facebook
• The Futur on Twitter
• YouTube
• blind.com

Today on the Creative South Podcast, I’m talking with the founder of The Futur and Blind, Chris Do. Chris and I chat about the skills he’s learned throughout his career, how coaching people online though The Futur turned into a passion, how being open to things is the key you for own personal growth, how developing your personal brand & focusing on your financial & emotional being is an asset to your employer & much more. This is one of my favorite episodes so far this year. I learned so much in what felt a one on one coaching session.

You can find out more about Chris on Twitter @thechrisdo and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram.

Thank you to JakPrints, Astute Graphics, and Ecosia for sponsoring this episode.

Find out more about Chris Do and The Futur:

• thefutur.com
• The Futur on Facebook
• The Futur on Twitter
• YouTube
• blind.com

Today on the Creative South Podcast, I’m talking with Dave Clayton, Training Manager at Astute Graphics. Dave and I chat about the his early love for art and architecture, starting out his career working for his dad refurbishing machinery, how fixing printing presses led him to graphic design, how he became evangelist for Kelby One and how that led to his role at Astute Graphics & so much more.

You can find out more about Dave on Twitter @itsdaveclayton and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram.

Thank you to JakPrints, Astute Graphics, and Ecosia for sponsoring this episode.

Find out more about Dave Clayton:

• www.itsdaveclayton.com
• Astute Graphics
• Facebook
• LinkedIn

Today on the Creative South Podcast, I’m talking with illustrator, Brad Woodard. Brad and I chat about the interesting way he turned a college internship into a full-time job, how getting on board with SkillShare early on helped boost his career and led to him deciding to go out on his own and start Brave the Woods, the mission of Artists for Education & so much more.

You can find out more about Brad on Twitter @brave_the_woods and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram.

Thank you to JakPrints for sponsoring this episode.

Find out more about Brad Woodard:

• bravethewoods.com
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Dribbble
• artistsforeducation.com
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Instagram

Today on the Creative South Podcast, I’m talking with photographer Matthew Coughlin. We chat about how he went from videotaping and editing legal depositions to making the leap a professional photographer working with publications like Outdoor Life and ESPN, his collaboration process, one of his favorite shoots & so much more.

You can find out more about Matthew on Twitter @matthewcoughlin and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram.

Thank you to JakPrints for sponsoring this episode.

Find out more about Matthew Coughlin:

• matthewcoughlin.com
• Facebook
• Instagram

Today on the Creative South Podcast, I’m talking with Ryan Rogar & Mike Smith from Eggs The Podcast. We talk about podcasting, creativity, how their podcast go started, the importance of events & networking with your fellow creatives, business building & so much more.

You can find out more about Eggs The Podcast on Twitter @eggsshow and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram.

Thank you to JakPrints for sponsoring this episode.

Find out more about Eggs The Podcast:

• www.eggscast.com
• Facebook
• Instagram

Today on the Creative South Podcast, I’m talking with Ian Paget, founder of Logo Geek. We chat about his career path, how Logo Geek came to be, building a community around it through his blog and podcast, how he re-evaluated life and decided he didn’t want to regret not doing things after the passing of his mother, where he’d like to take Logo Geek in the future, and more.

You can find out more about Ian on Twitter @logo_geek and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram.

Thank you to JakPrints for sponsoring this episode.

Find out more about Logo Geek & Ian Paget:

logogeek.uk
Facebook
Podcast
Instagram

Today on the Creative South Podcast, I’m talking with illustrator Anna Hurley. We chat about how an interest in journalism led to her going to college to study graphic design and illustration, starting off as an illustrator for a stationary company, working as an illustrator in the tech industry, and more.

You can find out more about Anna on Twitter @itsannahurley and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with her. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram.

Thank you to JakPrints for sponsoring this episode.

Find out more about Anna Hurley:

• annalouisehurley.com
• Instagram
• Dribbble

Today on the Creative South Podcast, I’m talking with illustrator Alice Lee. We chat about studying business at the University of Pennsylvania’s famed Wharton School of Business & how she became a designer then illustrator, how she developed her own voice as an illustrator, how mindfulness and meditation help her deal with her fears and anxiety, and more.

You can find out more about Alice on Twitter @ByAliceLee and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with her. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram.

Thank you to JakPrints for sponsoring this episode.

Find out more about Alice Lee:

• byalicelee.com
• Instagram
• Dribbble