Episode 59: Ariana Farquharson

I'm ending 2014 with a conversation with Ariana Farquharson, graphic designer, and founder of curativ.

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Can you believe we’re at the last interview of the year? I’m ending 2014 with a conversation with Ariana Farquharson.

Ariana splits her time between freelance design and her new company curativ, a digital media startup that feeds news stories regarding diversity and innovation in creative culture. We talked about her design background, as well as what made her take the plunge into entrepreneurship. Big thanks to Britt Davis for recommending Ariana!

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Episode 58: Leon Lawrence III

This conversation with USA Weekend magazine's design director Leon Lawrence III is full of great tips and information for budding designers.

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If you’ve read USA Weekend magazine in your Sunday paper, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve seen Leon Lawrence III’s amazing work. As USA Weekend‘s design director, he’s worked with photographers, copywriters, and other fellow creatives to design the magazine from top to bottom for almost 15 years.

We talked about Leon’s everyday work with the magazine, along with his beginnings as art director of Emerge magazine, his stint as former vice-president of the Organization of Black Designers, and his book “Career Diary of a Publication Design Director“. Leon has an incredible back story and loads and loads of knowledge for current and up and coming design students.

All these gifts just in time for Christmas! Enjoy!

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Paul J. Gray! Paul works for Evertrue in Boston, MA, and they’re currently looking for a front-end developer. If you’re in the Boston metro area, you should apply!

For more information, go to www.evertrue.com/about-us/#career.

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Episode 57: James T. Green

I had the chance to talk with James T. Green, a Chicago digital designer and multidisciplinary artist.

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James and I first crossed paths back in August at Weapons of Mass Creation Fest, and I was so glad to talk at length with him!

A self-proclaimed “designer by trade and artist by practice”, James has managed to skillfully balance his digital design work with his artistic practice to create really meaningful work. Along with this, we discussed his work with a few Chicago-area artistic collectives as well as his current t-shirt campaign that helps raise money for organizations supporting the Ferguson community. Powerful stuff!

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James Turnbull is VP of Engineering at Kickstarter and the serial author of technical books on topics including Docker, Logstash, Puppet, systems administration and security.

Follow him online on Twitter.

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Episode 56: Britt Davis

This week, I talked with Charlotte-based graphic designer Britt Davis. Britt is also the co-founder of {BE}Creative Design Directions.

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If there’s a phrase that I would use to describe graphic designer Britt Davis, it would be “hometown hero”. You can tell that Britt is all about giving back to the community that helped push her to success. On top of her work at UNC Charlotte, Britt also has her own creative agency and is pursuing her MFA at Savannah College of Art and Design. Whew!

We talked about her college years at North Carolina State University as well as her philosophy of community service through design. Thanks for a great interview Britt!

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Model View Culture is technology, culture and diversity media – a new online issue comes out every three weeks and their 2015 print subscription is opening soon!

Follow them today on Facebook and Twitter.

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Episode 55: Allan Cole

Whether it's graphic design, web development, or music, Allan Cole brings a wealth of knowledge to the table and produces mind-blowing results.

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Allan Cole is a true polymath. Whether it’s graphic design, web development, or music, he brings a wealth of knowledge to the table and produces mind-blowing results. You may know him as one of the co-authors of Build Your Own Wicked WordPress Themes, but he’s also done websites and designs for big names like Nike, Okayplayer, Kanye West, Jay Electronica, and Janelle Monáe’s Wondaland Arts Society!

(And speaking of music, he’s one half of the music duo The Stuyvesants. Highly, highly recommended!)

We talked about his current path to success through WordPress, creative collaboration, and of course…the music. According to Allan, there are ways to do what you love and make a living, and he’s a prime example of that!

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