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Ken and Jenn Visocky O'Grady - Co-Authors, The Information Design Handbook Oct 17, 2016

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Ken and Jenn Visocky O'Grady are designers, educators, speakers, and co-authors of the book The Information Design Handbook.

Jenn is an Associate Professor at Cleveland State University. Her design work has been recognized in numerous international publications, including Print and HOW magazines, and several books. Ken is an Assistant Professor at Kent State University. He has won numerous awards in international design competitions. His work has also appeared in several books, and was featured in HOW magazine's Business of Design Annual.

You can follow them on Twitter here.

In this episode, we discuss:

Jenn's work with the AIGA "Get Out The Vote" campaign
Their work within books.
Their client work.
Their best tips and advice for design students.

Show notes are available at ObsessedShow.com.

Brian Collins - Chief Creative Officer of COLLINS Oct 10, 2016

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Brian Collins is one of the world's leading voices in branding. He is a former professor and international speaker, and today he runs his own branding shop, COLLINS, which has worked with brands such as Coca Cola, Spotify, and FourSquare.

You can follow him on Twitter here.

In this episode, we discuss:

His origins.
How to win every major award.
One of the original brands to cut through the clutter.

Show notes are available at ObsessedShow.com.

Stephan Ango - Co-Founder of Lumi, Host of Well Made podcast Oct 03, 2016

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Stephan Ango is the co-founder and Head of Product at Lumi, a Los Angeles-based company that provides packaging for online brands. He also is the host of the Well Made podcast, and has interviewed several of the same guests as our show.

You can follow him on Twitter here.

In this episode, we discuss:

Cardboard
Logistics
Charles and Ray Eames

You can get show notes at ObsessedShow.com.

Roger Dudler - Founder & CTO of Frontify Sep 26, 2016

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Frontify is the software that all designers have thought about creating. Roger is one of the few who actually followed through on the idea. Frontify is a company that focuses on brand management with a Software-as-a-Service business model. Their software helps you easily create brand style guides, design workflows, and visual collaboration projects.

In his role as founder and CTO, Roger is passionate about the design, code, and UX of the end product. You can follow him on Twitter here.

In this episode, we discuss:

The challenges of creating your first startup.
The benefits of being in Switzerland.
How FIFA impacts their office culture.

You can get show notes at ObsessedShow.com.

Giorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec - Authors of Dear Data Sep 19, 2016

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Giorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec are both renowned designers with a penchant for visualizing data. This passion turned a pen-pal project into a full-fledged book, Dear Data.

For a year, they exchanged postcards weekly, cataloging their lives using different kinds of data. Some days, they counted the number of doors they walked through. Other days, they recorded their level of indecision. Regardless of the data they collected, they would visualize it differently in each postcard. Dear Data is a collection of these "slow data transmissions," with some color commentary sprinkled in.

You can follow them on Twitter here.

In this episode, we discuss:

How they got their start in design.
What inspired their book.
What aspects of design and data they're most obsessed with.

You can get show notes at ObsessedShow.com.

Debbie Millman - Redux Sep 12, 2016

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In anticipation of her presentation at the 2016 MBO Conference in Indianapolis, we're re-releasing our interview with Debbie Millman. And, as a special treat, our listeners have been granted a special discount code to go see Debbie speak!

For a $20 discount to this year's MBO Conference in Indianapolis, use the discount code "MH20"

The host of one of the top iTunes podcasts of 2015 joins me for a look at the personal side of Debbie Millman that you may not have heard before.

Find out what Debbie is most obsessed with. The answer might surprise you.

Show notes are available at ObsessedShow.com

Douglas Davis - Author, Designer, and Freelance Creative Director Sep 05, 2016

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Based in Brooklyn, Douglas never intended to go to college. Today, he's the author of Creative Strategy and the Business of Design and he teaches online courses on design and business strategy.

During our interview, we talk about his book, his educational series, and how he went from not intending to go to college to educating college kids himself.

You can follow him on Twitter here.

In this episode, we discuss:

His inspiration for his book.
How he started a digital department at his first agency.
What he's most obsessed with now.

You can get show notes at ObsessedShow.com.

Bob Ewing - Letterer, Co-Founder, INCH x INCH Aug 29, 2016

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This is Bob. Bob loves buttons.

Bob Ewing is a lettering artist and Art Director based in Indianapolis, but he has a great national presence. Between the popularity of INCH x INCH and posting his work under #HashtagLettering, he's grown a strong following around the country.

You can follow him on Twitter here.

In this episode, we discuss:

How Bob got started in design.
How he found his love for buttons and founded INCH x INCH.
Where he gets his inspiration when working on lettering projects.

A fun fact about Bob - He actually applied to MilesHerndon way back in the day, when we went by "Miles Design." You can find his old resume and show notes at ObsessedShow.com.

Alex Wier and Daniel Stewart - Founders of Wier/Stewart Aug 22, 2016

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It started over a burrito, and now here they are...

This week, Josh sits down with Alex Wier and Daniel Stewart, Creative Director and Studio Director of Wier/Stewart in Augusta, Georgia.

You can follow them on Twitter here.

In this episode, we discuss:

Why they decided to open an agency together.
Their approach on design and branding.
Why they inject their personality so heavily into every video they produce.

Show notes are available at ObsessedShow.com.

Jonathan Hoffman - Ad Man Obsessed With Media Tech Aug 15, 2016

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Jonathan Hoffman got his start in traditional advertising. He cut his teeth with Leo Burnett, McCann, and Starcom. Over the years, he's evolved into a leader in the branded video space, with a heavy emphasis on creating dynamic and engaging branded video

Today, he's working with Philo Media in Chicago, using modern tools to create authentic, meaningful connections between people and brands.

You can follow him on Twitter here.

In this episode, we discuss: