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Made by Folk#46 — Output, from brand to digital and blending design disciplinesIn this episode, I sit down with Johanna Drewe and Gemma Ballinger at Output. The studio collaborates with visionary teams to build brands and digital experiences full of character, difference, and purpose. We talk about their design journey, explore valuable insights on project flexibility, the pivotal role of internships in fostering talent, and the ever-evolving landscape of the design industry.
You can watch the entire interview on our youtube channel.
Supported by Current2024-01-2446 min
Made by Folk#45 — Luca Gonnelli on tech, trends and tackling challengesIn this interview with Luca Gonnelli, the co-founder of Illo and Algo, we dive into the world of generative design and animation, exploring the evolution of Algo from a side project to a thriving business.
Luca shares his journey, emphasizing the importance of embracing client projects, even when they seem impossible, and how faking it until you make it can be a powerful approach.
We discuss the impact of new technologies on the creative industry, the balance between client work and consumer products, and the challenges and opportunities of today's economic landscape.
Luca's...2023-10-2631 min
Made by Folk#44 — Richard Baird, from side projects to successWe delve into the world of Richard Baird, the mind behind several successful side projects turned thriving businesses, like BP&O, Logo Archive and lately the Brand Archive. Rich shares his journey, offering valuable insights for anyone looking to embark on their own creative endeavours. From building communities to the importance of persistence and collaboration, and the discipline required for managing multiple ventures.
—Video version
https://youtu.be/c5SGU4_csOA
—Links
https://www.richardbaird.co.uk/
https://brandarchive.xyz/
https://bpando.org/
https://www.logo-archive.org/
—Supported by
Current – all your team’s work in one place
htt...2023-10-1839 min
Made by Folk#43 — DIA's Mitch Paone on crafting commercial ready contentIn this insightful interview, I delve deep into the world of crafting commercial-ready content with Mitch Paone, creative director and partner at design studio DIA. We explore Mitch's creative journey and discover the secrets behind building brand motion systems that captivate audiences. From the nuances of animation to the importance of pushing creative boundaries, this conversation is a treasure trove of wisdom for both seasoned designers and aspiring creators.
—Video version
https://youtu.be/8OjY_qYqZuc
—Links
https://dia.tv/
—Supported by
Current – all your team’s work in one place
https://current.so
—Music
'Told...2023-09-2135 min
Made by Folk#42 — Marina Willer: From doodles to design strategyDesigner, film-maker and Pentagram partner, Marina Willer, talks about creativity and work-life balance. Marina compares creativity to a muscle that needs regular exercise and that the importance of staying open to new ideas and ways of working.
Whether you're a designer or just looking to be more creative and balanced in your life, you'll find Marina's insights valuable.
—Video version
https://youtu.be/zI2Xnw7gQvM
—Links
https://www.pentagram.com
https://www.instagram.com/marina_willer/
—Supported by
Current – all your team’s work in one placehttps://current.so
—Music
Lemonade Baby...2023-09-0529 min
Made by Folk#41 — Territory Studio on exploring the spatial UI of Audi's new concept carStep into the realm of automotive innovation with our latest interview featuring Territory Studio, the creative minds behind the captivating design of the Audi Activesphere concept car.
We delve into the immersive world of augmented reality interfaces and cutting-edge technology that redefines the driving experience from the inside out. Join us as we unveil the secrets behind this groundbreaking project and take a glimpse into the exciting future of automotive design.
Watch
—Youtube
Links —Territory Studio—Audi Activesphere
Music2023-07-2640 min
Made by Folk#40 — Super Keen diving into the finances of a design studioAn interview with Gabby Lord and Lauren Wong who founded the New York based brand strategy and design studio Super Keen.
See more work from Super Keen and watch or listen to all our interviews at
—madebyfolk.com
Links
—Year 1 Report
—Website
—Culturae
Music by Alex Nelson
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:20 Interview start
02:38 Starting a studio together
06:41 Deciding to be transparent
12:14 Diving into the year 1 report
14:40 Setting goals and limits
20:13 Learning curve
22:53 Preparation to go solo
25:25 Launching Culturae2022-06-1630 min
Made by Folk#16 Malika Favre on building a diverse portfolio, working with the New Yorker and dealing with copycatsMBF's Glenn chats with artist & illustrator Malika Favre from her home in Barcelona. You can see more of Malika's work on malikafavre.com
Music by Daste via Mammal Sounds - mammalsounds.com2020-09-1158 min
Made by Folk#15 Dixon Baxi's Aporva Baxi maintaining creative spaces remotelyBrand Design Studio Dixon Baxi's co-founder Aporva Baxi talks to us about their latest digital monograph 'Be Brave V2' and about maintaining creative spaces remotely.
More about Dixon Baxi - https://dixonbaxi.com
Music provided by Mammal Sounds - https://mammalsounds.com/
Music on this episode: Overload by Daste - https://soundcloud.com/daste-music/overload-daste?in=mammal-sounds/sets/mammal-sounds-records2020-07-0559 min
Made by Folk#14 Rob Clarke on building a reputation in logo and type designMBFs Glenn Garriock chats to British logo and type designer Rob Clarke about having patience, fighting anxiety and building a reputation.
Find out more about Rob's work at robclarke.com2020-05-2952 min
Made by Folk#13 Fighting creative poverty with the Make Bank ProjectIn this episode MbF's Glenn Garriock talks to Tom Pigeon's Kirsty Thomas about their social project The Make Bank.
"It's about addressing some of the issues surrounding 'creative poverty’ and pupils' access to art and design subjects and careers. During my research I became aware that an increasing number of UK pupils from deprived backgrounds are choosing not to study creative subjects in school. This happens for a number of reasons but often because they don’t have, and can’t afford, the tools they need to complete their coursework or aren’t aware of the breadth of opportunity...2019-04-2214 min
Made by Folk#12 Rick Banks on starting a type foundry.Made by Folk's Glenn Garriock chat with graphic designer Rick Banks about starting his type foundry F37.
Find out more and read the full transcript on madebyfolk.com2019-01-3124 min
Made by Folk#11 Andy Welland on balancing artistic and commercial work.Made by Folk's Glenn Garriock talks to Andy Welland, a British artist and art director known for his vibrant, graphic collage work. He was kind enough to create our December cover image which you should definitely check out on madebyfolk.com.
Andy and Glenn talk about finding a balance between his artistic work and commercial work as a designer and how transitioned between the two disciplines.
If you ever thought about pursuing a different creative path than you’ll love this episode.2018-12-1725 min
Made by Folk#10 SuperHi's Rik Lomas: Teaching the creative world to codeMbF's Glenn Garriock chat's to Rik Lomas of SuperHi, an online code school, resource haven and worldwide community of 1,500+ creatives learning to code and grow professionally.
Find out more about their end of the year scholarship program here —
https://www.superhi.com/scholarship/end-of-year-2018
Or watch the video interview on madebyfolk.com
Music by Mammal Sounds
The track on this episode is by Jvly – ‘Milk&Honey’ (ft. Una Mey)2018-12-0322 min
Made by Folk#09 Matt Rice on making AlphaputtMade by Folk's Glenn Garriock talk to Sennep's co-founder Matt Rice about the process behind their latest game Alphaputt and how their side projects influence their client work.
Alphaputt is now available for pre-order on iOS. Find out more at —sennepgames.com
For behind the scenes footage from this episode visit — madebyfolk.com
Music by Golden Vessel — soundcloud.com/golden-vessel/bigbright-feat-elkkle-est-duckwrth
Supported by Mammal Sounds — mammalsounds.com2018-10-2231 min
Made by Folk#08 Gabby Lord on freelance work/life balanceMade by Folk's Glenn Garriock talks to freelance graphic designer Gabby Lord about work/life balance, side projects, setting goals and finding the right routines.
You can buy Gabby's print at —https://www.madebyfolk.com/shop/stone-swirl
Find out more about her work at — http://www.gabbylord.com
And sign up to the excellent OMG Lord Newsletter – http://www.omglord.com
Music: The Other Side by CLN, represented by Mammal Sounds — https://www.mammalsounds.com/cln2018-09-2621 min
Made by Folk#02: Dan Gray on creating Monument Valley 2Monument Valley is an award-winning puzzle game for iOS and Android that’s been downloaded and played more than 30 million times, has inspired countless pieces of fan art and was even played by a fictional president in House of Cards. In this second episode of our podcast I’m very happy to have a chat with Dan Gray who’s the head of Studio at ustwo Games in London about Monument Valley 2 the much awaited sequel.2018-06-1120 min
Made by Folk#01: Jeff Sheldon on launching a successful Kickstarter productGather is a modular home for your essentials, thoughtfully designed to help you cut through the clutter.
I’d hazard a guess that 99% of our readers work at a desk and that most those will probably be as untidy as mine. Designer Jeff Sheldon, founder of Ugmonk, felt there was a need to a more customisable and attractive solution. So he created Gather, a beautifully designed minimal organizer, a place to bring all your essentials together.
His Kickstarter campaign was fully funded within 24hours. I wanted to find out how Jeff managed to pull this off and why this product tu...2018-06-1118 min
Made by Folk#07 Patrick Thomas: Teaching, traveling and self-initiated workIn this episode Made by Folk's Glenn visits graphic artist Patrick Thomas at his studio in Neukölln, Berlin.
We also filmed a short film in which Patrick showed us around the his incredibly studio space and we followed him around the city visiting art galleries and old haunts. You can watch it here — https://formfiftyfive.com/featured/in-focus-patrick-thomas/
Music by Emerson Leif x Golden Vessel — https://soundcloud.com/emerson-leif/hesitate-12018-06-0633 min
Made by Folk#06 Eike König: Work, leadership & good KarmaIn this episode FFF's Glenn visits designer, artist and founder of Hort, Eike König at his apartment in Berlin.
We filmed a short film in which Eike showed us around the Hort studio and we followed him around Kreuzberg for the rest of the day. You can watch it here — https://formfiftyfive.com/features/in-focus-eike-koenig/
And you can find a full transcript of this interview and loads of images here — https://formfiftyfive.com/
Music by Benji Lewis — https://www.mammalsounds.com/benji-lewis-for-you
Cover Image by Werner Streitfelder — http://www.werner-streitfelder.com2018-01-2451 min
Made by Folk#05 Dave Sedgwick: Pushing a briefFFF's Glenn Garriock talks to British designer Dave Sedgwick of Studio DBD about his project 30x30 for FoilCo. as well as side projects, pushing a brief and working with clients. Full transcript and images to follow on https://formfiftyfive.com/features/fff-dave-sedgwick/
Music track by Back Back Forward Punch — https://www.mammalsounds.com/back-back-forward-punch2017-11-2928 min
Made by Folk#04 Frankie Ratford: The Design KidsFFF's Glenn Garriock chats with designer Frankie Ratford about The Design Kids and her epic road trip across Australia, New Zealand, the USA and Europe. Full transcript and images on https://formfiftyfive.com/features/fff-podcast-frankie-ratford/
Background track by Benji Lewis https://www.mammalsounds.com/benji-lewis2017-10-2031 min
Made by Folk#03 Ben Pham: Branding EssentialFFF's Glenn Garriock chats with Ben Pham, creative director and co-founder of Character, on branding Andy Rubin's latest startup Essential.. Full transcript and images on https://formfiftyfive.com/listen/ben-pham-essential/2017-09-0618 min
Cowork Cast1-7 – Glenn Garriock (Designer und Filme Macher)Der Cowork Cast stellt regelmäßig neue, spannende Coworker aus der Hafven Community vor. Dieses Mal: Glenn Garriock
In gewohnt lockerer Art moderieren Dennis, Marius und Marvin in wechselnder Besetzung den Podcast für Coworker, von Coworkern, über Coworker.2017-05-1900 min
Cowork Cast1-7 – Glenn Garriock (Designer und Filme Macher)Der Cowork Cast stellt regelmäßig neue, spannende Coworker aus der Hafven Community vor. Dieses Mal: Glenn Garriock In gewohnt lockerer Art moderieren Dennis, Marius und Marvin in wechselnder Besetzung den Podcast für Coworker, von Coworkern, über Coworker.2017-05-1954 min
Read Between the LeadingRead Between the Leading - Episode #10On this episode, we are joined by Glenn Garriock of the design blog FormFiftyFive. We talk a bit about design education and the professional world, designer’s block and inspiration, and finally we delve into the topic of designer certification.
More detailed notes and links can be found at http://readbetweentheleading.com/post/93222874<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rbtl/~4/OvbirvfJeGY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>2009-04-0547 min