The Reflex Blue Show: A Graphic Design Podcast by 36 Point

  1. Tad Carpenter: The Reflex Blue Show #2562024/03/21

    I met up with Tad Carpenter in the green room at The Funny Bone Omaha of all places. That’s right, AAF Nebraska’s annual Meet the Pros upped their game on the location and went full-on comedy club! Tad was just[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  2. Kit Hinrichs: The Reflex Blue Show #2552024/03/03

    Kit Hinrichs! Any time I see design I consider good, and then see Kit’s work…well he’s just at a different level than everyone else. And in case you think he’s not, check out his new book, NARRATIVE DESIGN: A Fifty[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  3. Clement Mok: The Reflex Blue Show #2542024/02/19

    Clement Mok, who was just awarded a Cooper Hewitt 2023 National Design Award for Digital Design, stops by The Reflex Blue Show to talk about his path into the design field, and finding his way to Apple to work on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  4. Mike Schnaidt: The Reflex Blue Show #2532024/02/04

    Mike Schnaidt stops by The Reflex Blue Show to talk about his new book – Creative Endurance: 56 Rules for Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Your Goals. A practical sort of self-help guide for graphic designers. We also talk about his[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  5. Katie Risch McAdams: The Reflex Blue Show #2522023/10/10
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  6. Ross Asdourian: The Reflex Blue Show #2512023/10/02

    Ross Asdourian was the closing keynote speaker at this year’s OnBrand Conference in Omaha, Nebraska. Recorded from the event on July 13, right next to where the taco bar was now being taken down, Ross and I discuss the importance of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  7. Whitney Warne: The Reflex Blue Show #2502023/09/25

    Whitney Warne was the opening keynote of this year’s OnBrand Conference in Omaha, Nebraska. Recorded from the event on July 13, right next to where the taco bar was being set-up, Whitney and I discuss her coaching and consulting business,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  8. Justin Dauer: The Reflex Blue Show #2492023/09/08
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  9. Jada Britto: The Reflex Blue Show #2482023/08/24

    As the last of this year’s HOW Design Live podcast interviews, Jada Britto joins me to discuss her talk on, ‘Reigniting Hope: Breaking Out of the Checkbox Mentality.’ I had met Jada the day before at the conference, and immediately[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  10. Emily Mills: The Reflex Blue Show #2472023/08/17

    Emily Mills was at the HOW Design Live conference in Nashville to talk about transition as a creative professional. And as the founder of Sketch Academy, she was also spending quite a bit of time sketch noting the event itself[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  11. Carl Gerhards: The Reflex Blue Show #2462023/08/11

    Carl Gerhards was at the HOW Design Live conference in Nashville to talk about the rebrand, I mean, ‘the next generation of the Pepsi logo‘. It’s rare to have such a large company make a shift in their identity in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  12. Shayna Kulik: The Reflex Blue Show #2452023/08/04

    Shayna Kulik was at the HOW Design Live conference in Nashville this year to talk about how art and culture affect pattern and color. Just a look around any room immediately makes me realize how many patterns I see during[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  13. Ben Greengrass & Jessie McGuire: The Reflex Blue Show #2442023/07/19
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  14. Alice Waterman & Rebecca Williams: The Reflex Blue Show #2432023/07/14

    One of the Highlights of last years’ (2022) HOW Design Live event in Boston, for me anyway, was the chance to sit in the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile, and to speak with one of the Hotdoggers. But, as part of what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  15. Bill Gardner: The Reflex Blue Show #2422023/07/05

    Bill Gardner once again gave his Logo Trend Report live at HOW Design Live in Nashville (his 21st! logo trend report). The energy he brings on stage is unmatched. Because of my recording schedule this year, I walked into his[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  16. Jenn Lederer: The Reflex Blue Show #2412023/06/29

    Jenn Lederer (Comedian/Keynote Speaker), was at HOW Design Live in Nashville giving a talk/workshop titled “Perfect Pitch – HOW To Talk About What You Do”. We talk about her path into comedy, being a keynote speaker, how to talk about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  17. HOW Design Live 2023, Conference Recap 3 of 3 : Steve Gibbs, Shayna Kulik, Karen Larson, Jamie Saunders, Keith Smith2023/06/16
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  18. HOW Design Live 2023, Conference Recap 2 of 3 : Bill Gardner, Stephen Gates, Emily Mills, Jessica Neblett, Jenny Reed, Stefan Sagmeister2023/06/15
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  19. HOW Design Live 2023, Conference Recap 1 of 3 : Justin Ahrens, David C. Baker, Michael Bierut, Bill Gardner, Darcy Hinrichs, Gary Kopervas, Emily Mills, Stefan Mumaw, Calvin Ng2023/06/14
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  20. Desmond LaVelle & Jennifer Martindale: The Reflex Blue Show #2402023/04/03
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  21. Petre Spassov: The Reflex Blue Show #2392023/02/24

    I first met Petre Spassov at the 2011 AIGA Conference in Phoenix, and since then have been fortunate enough to receive a few of his promotional pieces for PS Design. As he has created some of the best self-promotional design[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  22. Christopher Cox: The Reflex Blue Show #2382023/02/17

    Christopher Cox stopped by (well, virtually anyway) The Reflex Blue Show to talk about the weather and snow accumulation in Fort Collins and Omaha (this makes us officially old?). We then speak about his previous work under Change the Thought,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  23. Jen Landis: The Reflex Blue Show #2372023/02/05

    We last spoke with Jen Landis back in 2019, at the OnBrand Conference, where she was speaking, along with other things, about her Pin Curl Girls. Since then, she has continued to promote creativity and positivity to girls age 8-13 with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  24. George Garrastegui, Jr.: The Reflex Blue Show #2362022/08/24

    George Garrastegui, Jr. was in Omaha to drop the mic at the end of the 2022 On Brand Conference. Once again, big thanks goes out to AAF Nebraska, AIGA Nebraska, AMA Omaha, and PRSA Nebraska for once again hosting the SOLD[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  25. Keni Thacker: The Reflex Blue Show #2352022/08/05

    Keni Thacker was in Omaha to kick off the On Brand Conference just blocks from my office a couple of weeks ago. First off, big thanks goes out to AAF Nebraska, AIGA Nebraska, AMA Omaha, and PRSA Nebraska for once[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  26. Danielle Hughes: The Reflex Blue Show #2342022/07/22
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  27. Fonz Morris: The Reflex Blue Show #2332022/07/15
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  28. Zipeng Zhu: The Reflex Blue Show #2322022/07/08

    Zipeng Zhu stopped by to chat during the HOW Design Live in Boston this year. He was spending the previous days changing a lot of the talk he would give, still called “Rainbow”, which he describes as using as a metaphor about the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  29. Stefan Mumaw and Nate Voss: The Reflex Blue Show #2312022/07/01

    So much happened during HOW Design Live in Boston this year, that I barely left the convention center at all. On the middle day though, I did make my way the three blocks to Johnny Cupcakes, and then across the street to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  30. Robyn Kanner: The Reflex Blue Show #2302022/06/24

    Robyn Kanner met with me at HOW Design Live in Boston to talk about her talk on the last ‘6 Novembers’. We also talk about her love of New Wave film, her work as the Senior Creative Advisor at Biden for President, her[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  31. Gary Kopervas: The Reflex Blue Show #2292022/06/17
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  32. Rania Svoronou: The Reflex Blue Show #2282022/06/10

    Rania Svoronou (Executive Design Director at IBM), was at HOW Design Live in Boston, and sat down to talk about how to be a resilient leader. We also discuss why and how designers are, by nature, very resilient – and how we[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  33. HOW Design Live 2022, Conference Recap 3 of 3 : Justin Ahrens, Jeff Bloom, Michele Pistone, Kelly Wang2022/06/01
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  34. HOW Design Live 2022, Conference Recap 2 of 3 : Justin Ahrens, Ti Chang, Stephen Gates, Jamie Saunders, Ahbleza Sellars, Nicole Slaw2022/05/31
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  35. HOW Design Live 2022, Conference Recap 1 of 3 : Bill Gardner, Andrew Gibbs, Patty Lennon, Michael Roderick, Terri Trespicio2022/05/30
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  36. Justin Kemerling: The Reflex Blue Show #2272022/05/03

    Justin Kemerling stops by The Reflex Blue Show to talk about his new book, In the Middle of Everything. Written 10 years after opening Justin Kemerling Design Co., the book does a great job of capturing a design career in, well,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  37. Karen Torok: The Reflex Blue Show #2262022/04/14

    Karen Torok gave the closing day keynote at AAF Nebraska’s Meet the Pros—a student event that I wish all markets had something similar to. AAF Nebraska does an amazing job on this event (disclosure: I served on the committee this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  38. Nikki Villagomez: The Reflex Blue Show #2252022/03/18

    Nikki Villagomez stopped through Omaha, Nebraska to give the opening day keynote at AAF Nebraska’s Meet the Pros—a fantastic student event that’s been going on for quite a while (like, well over 60 years now). She does a great talk[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  39. Michael Arndt: The Reflex Blue Show #2242022/03/08

    Great design books are still being made, it just feels like you have to look a bit harder to find them. Snails & Monkey Tails : A Visual Guide to Punctuation & Symbols, by Michael Arndt is one of them.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  40. Amanda Walla: The Reflex Blue Show #2232022/01/29

    Omaha designer and illustrator Amanda Walla stopped by The Reflex Blue Show to talk about what got her into lettering, and the 100 day challenge she did. Well, we do talk about this at first, but the real reason she[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  41. Tim Lapetino: The Reflex Blue Show #2222021/08/30

    Tim Lapetino, stops by The Reflex Blue Show to discuss his upcoming book, Pac-Man: Birth of an Icon. And also, what a huge cultural phenomenon Pac-Man was / is. We also discuss how his interest in journalism and design has[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  42. Archie Boston: The Reflex Blue Show #2212021/08/16

    Archie Boston stopped by The Reflex Blue Show to discuss what it was that brought him into a career in Graphic Design and Advertising in the 1960s. We also discuss his book, Fly In The Buttermilk: Memoirs of an African American[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  43. Susan Augenbraun and Paul Mendoza: The Reflex Blue Show #2202021/08/01

    Susan Augenbraun (Events Manager at the national office of AIGA) and Paul Mendoza (who leads a digital design team at UCLA) stop by to talk about the 2nd (does this make it annual?) AIGA Portfolio Festival. Of course, no portfolio[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  44. Christina Falzano: The Reflex Blue Show #2192021/07/05
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  45. Prescott Perez-Fox: The Reflex Blue Show #2182021/04/05

    I feel like I’ve known Prescott Perez-Fox for close to 20 years, but I think it’s all been online with the exception of a lunch we had like a decade ago at a conference. Even this podcast was remote, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  46. Michael Schwab: The Reflex Blue Show #2172021/03/14

    Michael Schwab! This week we welcome illustrator/designer / artist Michael Schwab to The Reflex Blue Show to talk about his process, the tools he uses, his influences, and more. Ben Lueders, who co-hosted for most of seasons 5 and 6[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  47. Ken Barber: The Reflex Blue Show #2162021/03/07

    Ken Barber, of House Industries, joins The Reflex Blue Show to talk about his journey into lettering. We also talk about what it’s like working with JJ Abrams and Jimmy Kimmel. Oh yeah, and that time in Omaha where I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  48. Valerie Aurilio: The Reflex Blue Show #2152021/02/28

    Valerie Aurilio, General Manager of Landor & Fitch, has been working on a project with a soon-to-be 250 year history – America. We discuss working with the America 250 Foundation to brand the country’s semiquin. I can only imagine what goes[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  49. Owen Davey: The Reflex Blue Show #2142021/02/21

    Owen Davey visits The Reflex Blue Show (remotely, via the UK) and we discuss starting a career as an illustrator, the changes in the field over the years, and doing illustrations for social media. We also spend a bit of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  50. Lauren Hom: The Reflex Blue Show #2132021/02/14

    Lauren Hom visits The Reflex Blue Show (remotely, via Detroit, Michigan) to discuss how she got into lettering. This has led to murals, starting her own online classes, and working for some rather well-known brands. We also discuss her current[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  51. Brooke Robinson: The Reflex Blue Show #2122021/02/01
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  52. Nate Voss: The Reflex Blue Show #2112020/12/14

    Nate Voss! Just over 15(?!) years ago, Nate watched Steve Jobs talk about bringing podcasts into iTunes and immediately went to thoughts that he should be podcasting about design and invited Tom Nemitz to help (my typed recap from 5[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  53. Justin Dauer: The Reflex Blue Show #2102020/12/06
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  54. Fredrik Öst: The Reflex Blue Show #2092020/11/29

    Fredrik Öst – of Snask, visits the show (remotely from Sweden) to talk about starting a record label for VÄG, starting up a studio with basically zero experience, playing Badminton against a chicken, new merchandise, and more. Oh yeah, we[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  55. Ashleigh Axios: The Reflex Blue Show #2082020/03/28

    Ashleigh Axios – of &Partners, incoming President of AIGA, and former Creative Director of the Obama White House – stopped by my office the first week of March, 2020 to record an episode of The Reflex Blue Show. We spoke[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  56. Jill Rizzo & Brian Wetjen: The Reflex Blue Show #2072020/03/02
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  57. John Gawley: The Reflex Blue Show #2062020/02/16

    John Gawley, the current President of AIGA Nebraska, talks about something that we don’t get a lot of here in Nebraska – being a full-time designer for a professional sports organization. John’s first job consisted of being part of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  58. Geoff Silverstein: The Reflex Blue Show #2052020/01/27

    Geoff Silverstein of Friendly Design Co. stopped by the studio to kick off season 13 of The Reflex Blue Show. We speak about how the logical location for any businesses second location is in Omaha, Nebraska (the other Friendly Design Co.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  59. Jen Landis: The Reflex Blue Show #2042019/09/03

    Jen Landis (VP and Executive Creative Director at KidGlov; and Founder of Pincurl Girls) met with me after her breakout session at the OnBrand Conference in Omaha – a collaboration of the local AAF, AIGA, AMA, IABC, and PRSA chapters. We speak[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  60. Stefan Mumaw: The Reflex Blue Show #2032019/08/13

    Stefan Mumaw is always good with a story. He’s also an amazing presenter – so it’s no shock that he was brought in to do the luncheon keynote at the OnBrand Conference in Omaha – a collaboration of the local AAF, AIGA,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  61. Daryl Anderson: The Reflex Blue Show #2022019/07/31

    Daryl Anderson, Creative Director at Clark Creative Group, sits down to talk about working with local clients, Visit Omaha, and his own path into the design field. We end the show on some student advice. This is the first (of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  62. Greg Paprocki: The Reflex Blue Show #2012019/05/06

    Illustrator Greg Paprocki joins The Reflex Blue Show to discuss how he got into illustration, working on Curious George, his ABC books (starting with V is for Vittles), and so many more books. We also talk about a an article Greg wrote for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  63. Mary Allen: The Reflex Blue Show #2002019/04/13

    Mary Allen returns to The Reflex Blue Show to talk about mental health awareness, and her greeting cards for those who want a way to explain their mental health issue. We also speak about living walls, environmental design, and more. Big thanks[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  64. Andrea Trew: The Reflex Blue Show #1992019/03/25

    Andrea Trew stops by The Reflex Blue Show to talk about her new company, Trew Creative. Andrea spent the past three years as the sole designer at Flywheel (36 Point has been hosted at Flywheel since 2017), and before that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  65. Emily Cohen: The Reflex Blue Show #1982019/03/07

    Emily Cohen returns to the show to discuss her book Brutally Honest (she was last on the show a year ago, before the book shipped, and after an amazing Kickstarter promotion). The book has really taken off, and is now[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  66. Dani Donovan: The Reflex Blue Show #1972019/02/25
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  67. Grain & Mortar: The Reflex Blue Show #1962018/11/19

    Grain & Mortar has been an award-winning branding and web development studio in Omaha, Nebraska since 2011, but 2018 brought them into the business of selling pants as well. Kristin DeKay, Eric Downs, and Jesse Harding stop by The Reflex[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  68. John Sayles: The Reflex Blue Show #1952018/10/10

    John Sayles (of J. Sayles Design in Des Moines, Iowa) stopped by the Eleven19 studio to talk about being in the design industry for over three decades. But first things first – pork chops and vodka! For those who have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  69. Steve Gordon & Paul Meyer: The Reflex Blue Show #1942018/09/28

    Steve Gordon and Paul Meyer stop by The Reflex Blue Show to talk about the current things going on in the design world. We recorded this a day or two after Apple’s announcements of a new phone line – and a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  70. Elizabeth Edwards: The Reflex Blue Show #1932018/09/17

    Elizabeth Edwards (Volume PR and 11th Octave) joins The Reflex Blue Show to talk PR and psychology. Once again, recorded in the hallway (and still very obviously between sessions at the event) at the OnBrand Conference in Omaha – a collaboration[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  71. Nicole Frantz: The Reflex Blue Show #1922018/08/27

    Nicole Frantz (Senior Vice President, Creative Services at Capital Music Group) joins The Reflex Blue Show to talk about working in the music business. We talk about working in a super-creative (in this case, music) field, working with Annie Lennox,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  72. John Henry Müller: The Reflex Blue Show #1912018/08/20

    John Henry Müller (Design Director at Hudl) returns to the show after last having his work go to the dogs over five years ago. We meet up in the hallway (I love recording at conferences (the energy, the people, the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  73. Dan Rhatigan: The Reflex Blue Show #1902018/07/23

    Dan Rhatigan (Senior Manager of Adobe‘s type team) was at the HOW Design Live design conference in Boston to talk about what’s next in the type world. Software does have a lifespan, and with Open Type being over two decades old,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  74. Grace Dawson & Tosh Hall: The Reflex Blue Show #1892018/07/10

    Grace Dawson and Tosh Hall of Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR / JKR Global / some random law firm) were at the HOW Design Live design conference in Boston to give a presentation about how we haven’t changed – the world has. And[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  75. Josh Silverman: The Reflex Blue Show #1882018/06/26
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  76. Allan Espiritu & Kevin Kernan: The Reflex Blue Show #1872018/06/11
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  77. Emily Cohen: The Reflex Blue Show #1862018/05/30

    Emily Chohen was at the HOW Design Live design conference in Boston to speak about “The Power of Saying No.” I said yes to a podcast though, and we speak a lot about no. Well, the power of saying no. And[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  78. Bill Gardner: The Reflex Blue Show #1852018/05/21

    Bill Gardner was presenting the 2018 Logo Trend Report (not quite online yet, but it will be soon) at the HOW Design Live design conference in Boston. We ended up taking a bit of time to discuss logos, the difference between[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  79. HOW Design Live 2018, Conference Recap 3 of 3 : Julie Goldsberry, Cami Travis-Groves2018/05/17
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  80. HOW Design Live 2018, Conference Recap 2 of 3 : Dallas Franklin, Jennifer Lemerand, Thanh Nguyen, Alex Withers2018/05/15
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  81. HOW Design Live 2018, Conference Recap 1 of 3 : Justin Ahrens, Saana Hellsten, Karen Larson, Lillian Ling, Nicholas Nawroth, Calvin Ng, Jamie Saunders, David Sherwin2018/05/14
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  82. Stefan G. Bucher: The Reflex Blue Show #1842018/04/16

    Stefan G. Bucher of 344 stopped by the day after a fantastic presentation to AIGA Nebraska in support of his new book, Letterheads : An Eccentric Alphabet. A lot has happened since we last had Stefan on the show. Well,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  83. Amanda Hoklin & Megan Timanus: The Reflex Blue Show #1832018/04/02
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  84. Bre Phelan: The Reflex Blue Show #1822018/03/09

    Bre Phelan is starting up a cat cafe in Omaha! In just a few months, Felius opens in downtown Omaha, and we talk about opening a cat cafe, starting up a non-profit, and of course her current day job of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  85. Robin Fitzgerald: The Reflex Blue Show #1812018/02/18

    Robin Fitzgerald, CCO at BBDO Atlanta, was back in Nebraska to speak at AAF Omaha’s Meet the Pros. I stopped by a couple hours before her presentation, and we discussed both of us actually attending Meet the Pros while in school, her[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  86. Luke Bolin & Coban Rudish & Dillon Wheelock: The Reflex Blue Show #1802018/02/04
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  87. Ben Lueders & Erin Pille: The Reflex Blue Show #1792018/01/21

    Ben Lueders and Erin Pille of Fruitful Design stopped by to discuss something or another about design – but my attendance at an SEGD Omaha event ended with a free MTN Dew ICE – and thus plans had to change.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  88. Mary Allen: The Reflex Blue Show #1782018/01/08

    Mary Allen kicks off the start of season 11 on The Reflex Blue Show. We chat about going back to school for design, what may be new in 2018, and the sad news of PRINT and HOW no longer being printed[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  89. 2017 AIGA Design Conference, Recap 3 of 3 : Michael Bierut, David Carson, Keith Ellis, Carlos Estrada, Keith Gasch, Ben Levitz, Joe Isaak2017/10/25
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  90. 2017 AIGA Design Conference, Recap 2 of 3 : Julie Anixter, Marian Bantjes, Bob Dixon, Adam Turman, Betsy Vardell2017/10/24

    Julie Anixter (AIGA), Marian Bantjes, Bob Dixon (USPS), Adam Turman, and Betsy Vardell (Design Observer) discuss the second day of the 2017 AIGA Design Conference in Minneapolis with me. Enjoy. The Reflex Blue Show

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  91. 2017 AIGA Design Conference, Recap 1 of 3 : Justin Ahrens, Aaron Draplin, Dallas Franklin, Bill Moran, Brian Singer, Christine Taylor2017/10/23
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  92. Dana Arnett: The Reflex Blue Show #1772017/08/14

    Dana Arnett of VSA Partners met with me at the HOW Design Live Conference conference this year in Chicago. We speak 30+ years of VSA Partners, Harley Davidson, how I am not named after Donovan Leitch, our first design jobs, Dana being the incoming AIGA[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  93. Julie Anixter & Andrew La Monica: The Reflex Blue Show #1762017/07/17
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  94. Brian Wood: The Reflex Blue Show #1752017/07/09

    Brian Wood was at the HOW Design Live Conference conference this year talking about (and doing demonstrations in the Adobe booth of) Adobe Stock and Adobe Experience Design (XD, now in beta). We speak Adobe Stock, Adobe XD, the many books he[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  95. Jason Tselentis: The Reflex Blue Show #1742017/07/02
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  96. Bill Gardner: The Reflex Blue Show #1732017/06/08
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  97. Nikita Prokhorov: The Reflex Blue Show #1722017/05/24
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  98. Justin Dauer: The Reflex Blue Show #1712017/05/15

    Justin Dauer met with me just before the HOW Design Live Conference got kicked into full-gear in Chicago two weeks ago. In 2015, Justin wrote an article on “Resetting Agency Culture” for A List Apart. Like a lot of great creative[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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  99. HOW Design Live 2017, Conference Recap 4 of 4 : Amy Reyes, Cami Travis-Groves, Emily Potts2017/05/11
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The Reflex Blue Show : A Graphic Design Podcast
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Focusing on design, and the hosts' love of pop culture, The Reflex Blue Show gives you a look into the topics of graphic design by two people working in the industry. The Reflex Blue Show with Donovan Beery is hosted by 36Point.com