Episode 258: Delanie West

Delanie West is a leader in the fields of product development, packaging, experience design, and creative global sourcing.

As a creative, Delanie West contains multitudes. She has over 20 years of experience in the design industry across product development, packaging, experience design, and creative global sourcing. She’s lead creative teams, served on executive committees, and has been influential in mentoring designers and developers from all over.

Delanie is also the brains behind BeSuperCreative, a consultancy that helps people and organizations bring their creative ideas to life. We talked about how she got her start in design from an ad in The New York Times, what she looks for when hiring for creative teams, her time at Hampton University, and a lot more. Delanie’s goal is to help designers evolve their career past just delivering on a creative brief, so make sure you pay attention to her advice in this week’s episode!

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Episode 250: Julian Alexander

Julian Alexander is a GRAMMY award-winning creative director, graphic designer, and entrepreneur in Brooklyn, NY.

For our 250th episode, I’m so honored to bring you this conversation with creative director, graphic designer, and entrepreneur Julian Alexander. Julian may be most well known for designing the album cover for 50 Cent’s Get Rich or Die Trying, and his design work on the Miles Davis box set The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions even earned him a GRAMMY for art direction! Even with those huge accolades under his belt, Julian is a really humble guy, and I think that really comes through in the interview.

We talked about how he got his start in design, his time as a design director for Sony Music, and I asked how his career changed for him after winning the GRAMMY. We also discussed the relationship between design and music, some of his current projects through his studio Slang Inc., and gave some really great advice for designers of all levels. Julian is a true champion for design and designers, and I’m so glad to be able to share his story with you all.

Cheers to 250 episodes of Revision Path!

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Episode 233: Hadiya Williams

Hadiya Williams is a designer, art director, and the founder of Black Pepper Paperie.

I met Hadiya Williams at last year’s Black in Design Conference at Harvard University, and I have been a fan ever since then. Hadiya’s background in art direction and design are on full display through Black Pepper Paperie Co., her design and makerโ€™s studio that focuses on boutique event design and one-of-a-kind handmade clayware and printed works.

We started off talking about the Washington DC design scene, and Hadiya walked me through a regular day for her while discussing why she started her studio. Hadiya also talked about her sources of inspiration, what she’s excited about next, and talked about her dream project. Hadiya says that she designs like an artist, and I think that’s definitely reflected in her amazing work!

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Episode 230: Ronia Peguero

Ronia Peguero is the chief creative officer of V+R Digital in Providence, RI.

Ronia Peguero really wants to help people take the leap into their own creative endeavors, and she’s definitely leading by example! Aside from being the chief creative officer of her own company — V+R Digital Branding Agency — she also teaches courses in computer programming, music, and Spanish to students at Quincy College! Whew!

Ronia and I talked about a number of topics in our conversation: design and the LGBT community, what she’s learned from her time as an educator, the importance of self-care, and about the driving force that allows her to accomplish so much. Ronia’s passion and enthusiasm really shows in everything she does, so make sure you listen to this episode and get inspired!

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Episode 229: Danielle Beecham

Danielle Beecham is a freelance UX designer in New York City.

Danielle Beecham is a great example of someone who is inspired by the different ways you can use design for what you are passionate about in life. As a freelance UX designer in New York City, Danielle’s focus is on design for social impact.

We talked about her nontraditional path into design via journalism and international relations, her current MFA studies at Parsons, and how her work with nonprofits has been a benefit to her work in UX. Danielle is here to truly make her impact on the world, so you’ll definitely see more of her in the future!

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