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Design While You Multitask: Top 6 Design Podcasts For Graphic Designers & More
As a designer, your livelihood depends on your creativity. If you’re like us, you’re searching for ways to keep your creative juices flowing, even when you might not feel like it. We listened to hours of original content to find you the most exciting and engaging graphic design industry podcasts on the internet. Our favorites, listed here, combine genuine conversations and industry expertise with practical advice and humor. So, get ready, grab a snack, slip on your headphones, and stimulate your imagination.
Design Matters
“And remember, we can talk about making a difference, we can make a difference, or we can do both.” — Debbie Millman
Everything Debbie Millman touches is gold. She is one of the most creative minds in the design industry, and she brings an energy and enthusiasm to Design Matters that the world needs right now. According to the site, it’s “the world's first podcast about design and an inquiry into the broader world of creative culture through wide-ranging conversations with designers, writers, artists, curators, musicians, and other luminaries of contemporary thought.”
We can’t disagree. Debbie Millman is killing it with relevant interviews about current events. Her interview style is unmatched, and her guest list is unbelievable. Grab a snack and settle in. It’s highly addictive and binge-worthy.
https://www.designmattersmedia.com/designmatters
99% Invisible
Roman Mars's 99% Invisible bills itself as "a tiny radio show about design, architecture, and the 99-per-cent invisible activity that shapes our world.” That may be the way Mars sees it, but today his show is among one of the most influential podcasts for designers.
99% Invisible is about all the thought that goes into the things we don’t think about — the unnoticed architecture and design that shape our world. With over 400 million downloads, 99% Invisible is one of the most popular podcasts on iTunes and is available on RadioPublic, via RSS, and through other apps.
Let Roman Mars’ super-smooth voice transport you into conversations with guests who discuss things that only the hippest, most interesting people talk about at a cocktail party. We started out by listening to “Whomst Among Us Let the Dogs Out” about earworm songs that sneak their way into your brains. We ended up nearly 2 days later in 2011 listening to “Design for Airports," fascinated by airport schematics.
https://99percentinvisible.org
The Logo Geek®
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about logos, including how to design them. In the Logo Geek Podcast, host Ian Paget interviews successful graphic designers and entrepreneurs around the world so you can learn from their experiences. He also shares his wealth of knowledge on logo creation and gives you the best opportunity to create a logo that will succeed in the real world.
Listen in on conversations with experts who specialize in designing logos for music, movies, brands, restaurants, and more. Paget features artists focused on lettering, calligraphy, illustration, and visual storytelling. Fascinating conversations and helpful hints to get you started or assist in refining your current skillset. Either way, this logo design podcast is an excellent way to educate yourself.
Lean into Art
Hosted by visual storytellers Jerzy Drozd and Rob Stenzinger, the Lean Into Art podcast focuses on the process of good design and living the life of uncertainty as a visual artist. The hosts tackle topics like composition, color, and the best way to communicate ideas visually. Probably one of the best podcasts out there, especially if you're into comic book art or want to learn about it.
As a bonus, they also host “2-minute practice”. These mini podcasts are about practicing small things frequently to explore all kinds of different creative human beings' habits. The goal is to succeed in business, art, and a healthy lifestyle. From their site, “this podcast is meant to encourage practicing small things frequently. Perhaps you’ll find a new thing you like, a new depth of a skill you have already, or make something to share with your audience.”
Both podcasts are genius and worth checking out. Listen, create, then share. That’s just the thing we need right now.
The Collective
The Collective Podcast brings you bi-weekly episodes of entertaining, informative, and honest discussions with creative industry leaders from around the world. Host, designer/director Ash Thorp aims to explore the struggles of work/life balance and to share the experiences of influential creatives from all realms of media, including (but not limited to) designers, illustrators, visual effects artists, writers, painters, and programmers.
Thorp covers topics from Star Wars to design theory, and his guest list is incredible. His interview style is calm and casual, empathetic, and curious. His guests open up about where they came from and how they got to where they are in their careers. They share tips and stories that will keep you interested for days, and weeks, to come. If you haven’t listened, you’re missing out.
https://www.thecollectivepodcast.com
The Reflex Blue Show
Donovan Beery hosts this fantastic podcast on 36point.com. He has a talent for combining graphic design and pop culture like no one else. Since 2008, Beery has hosted a who’s who of design. Guests include world-renown designers such as Jessica Helfand, Bob Gill, Ricardo Crespo, Aaron Draplin, Michael Osborne, Chip Kidd, Ashleigh Axios, and many, many more.
What makes this show unique are the questions Beery asks of his guests and that most of his episodes take place in-person. This style leads to uncommon and spontaneous (sometimes hilarious) conversation. “This show started from a thought I had when I was on the AIGA board. I had access to these amazing people, and we would have everyday conversations about things. I thought it would be great to show that even though these are successful designers, they are just normal people with regular thoughts like you and me. I’ve learned that, In the creative community, people are open to sharing and want to give back, so I invite them in to talk. It’s worked out great so far,” says Beery.