Creative South Podcast

Today on Feasting on Design, I’m talking with Kyle Courtright, Founder of Logowave. We chat about picking up and moving to Albuquerque shortly after college with no job lined up, going to work in a non-design company while building his freelance business, finding business by focusing on the SEO on his website as a way to drive traffic to it, the how and why behind him starting Logowave, plus a whole lot more. You can find out more about Kyle on Twitter at @kcourtdesign and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. I hope you liked this episode of Feasting on Design, let me know what you think and if you like it leave me a review over on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit feastingondesign.com to catch up on the archives of the Creative South Podcast, get some cool swag like t-shirts and stickers that are on sale right now for 50% off with free shipping on orders over $25 when you use the code FREESHIPPING, all one word, plus you can kee

Today I’m talking with Roy Clarke, Bartender and General Manager at the Haberdasher, a craft cocktail bar in Mobile Alabama. Roy and I sit down over a beer and talk about designing a bar with everything from the décor and lighting to how the back bar is organized, how to create a balanced craft cocktail menu, and Mobile’s Tiki week – which is currently going on at Bars like the Haberdasher, plus a whole lot more. You can find out more about The Haberdasher on Facebook and Instagram @TheHabMobile. I hope you liked this episode of Feasting on Design, let me know what you think and if you like it leave me a review over on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit feastingondesign.com to catch up on the archives of the Creative South Podcast, get some cool swag like t-shirts and stickers that are on sale right now for 50% off with free shipping on orders over $25 when you use the code FREESHIPPING, all one word, plus you can keep up with the podcast on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @F

I’m excited to announce that I will be the MC of DesignXL, a new design conference taking place November 9th in beautiful Pensacola, Florida. DesignXL is the Florida Panhandle’s FIRST design conference. Join me in this beach town as they feature both local and national talent to excel your skills, grow your network, and further your design education. Tickets are on sale NOW at DesignXL.org – and early bird pricing will get you all access for a limited low price of $129 for professionals, $75 for students. In addition to the day-of conference, there will be a pre-party mixer the night of November 8th. Visit DesignXL.org for all the details on speakers, workshops and more! Today on Feasting on Design, I’m talking with Magge Gagliardi, an educator and illustrator based out of Connecticut. We chat about balancing work & life while teaching at multiple universities and maintaining a professional practice, developing both a technical and conceptual style, and creating beer packaging for multiple brands, plus a

Today I’m talking with Taylor Cashdan, a Raleigh, North Carolina based design lead for Fidelity. We chat about transitioning into doing more digital design after working in traditional media while he was coming up, building design systems, how he discovered his addiction to stress after it lead to a heart condition and how he’s learned to manage stress since then, plus a whole lot more. You can find out more about Taylor on Twitter at @TaylorCashdan and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. I hope you liked this episode of Feasting on Design, let me know what you think and if you like it leave me a review over on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit feastingondesign.com to catch up on the archives of the Creative South Podcast, get some cool swag like t-shirts and stickers that are on sale right now for 50% off with free shipping on orders over $25 when you use the code FREESHIPPING, all one word, plus you can keep up with the podcas

Today I’m talking with James Rose, co-founder of Content Snare - a software platform that streamlines the process of gathering content from clients. We chat about how he went from running a web design agency to building a too the help other agency gather content from their clients, developing ways to effectively communicate with clients, learning how to sell a product and services, how to use automation and outsourcing to free up time to focus on the things you are good at, plus a whole lot more. You can find out more about James on Twitter at @_jimmyrose and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. I hope you liked this episode of Feasting on Design, let me know what you think and if you like it leave me a review over on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit feastingondesign.com to catch up on the archives of the Creative South Podcast, get some cool swag like t-shirts and stickers that are on sale right now for 50% off with free shippi

Today I’m talking with dimensional typographer, Danielle Evans. We chat about carving Emu eggs, how she’s learned to trust her gut when red flags start to pop up with clients, being a specialized generalist, how she keeps her work fresh and innovative in the face of growing competition, defending her work when people start to copy her and encroach on her projects, plus a whole lot more. You can find out more about Danielle on Twitter at @marmaladebleue and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with her. I hope you liked this episode of Feasting on Design, let me know what you think and if you like it leave me a review over on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit feastingondesign.com to catch up on the archives of the Creative South Podcast, get some cool swag like t-shirts and stickers that are on sale right now for 50% off with free shipping on orders over $25 when you use the code FREESHIPPING, all one word, plus you can keep up with the pod

Today I’m talking with Tom Ross, founder of Design Cuts, one of the hosts of the Honest Designer podcast and the host of the Honest Entrepreneur podcast. We chat about building your personal brand, how designers can market themselves in a non-sleazy way, the importance of empathy with your clients, plus a whole lot more. You can find out more about Tom on Twitter at @tomrossmedia and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. I hope you liked this episode of Feasting on Design, let me know what you think and if you like it leave me a review over on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit feastingondesign.com to catch up on the archives of the Creative South Podcast, get some cool swag like t-shirts and stickers that are on sale right now for 50% off with free shipping on orders over $25 when you use the code FreeShipping, all one word, plus you can keep up with the podcast on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @FeastOnDesign, and I’m @jfrosth

Today I’m talking with Designer Alex Ponce, who has worked for brands like Stone Brewing and Taco Bell. We chat about creating branding for craft and microbreweries, designing at scale for limited release products for Taco bell, how he thinks about concepting, differentiating and creating story for brands that operate in the same market and demographic space, plus a whole lot more. One last thing before you get to the episode, Alex and I for got to talk about it, but go check out his new project Hopfeed, which has some cool beer related merchandise and helps beer lover connect to share beers from around the country. You can find out more about it at TheHopfeed.com. You can find out more about Alex on Twitter at @apcreative_ and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with them. Visit feastingondesign.com to catch up on the archives of the Creative South Podcast, get some cool swag like t-shirts and stickers that are on sale right now for 50% off with free shipping on orders o

Today I’m talking with Kaleb Buckner and Ryan Stanley, from Always Abounding. a multimedia design firm based out of Knoxville, TN. We chat about how they came to partner up, building a business and defining their roles, learning their management styles, and how they work with other creatives to fill in the gaps, plus a whole lot more. I hope you like this episode of Feasting on Design, let me know what you think and if you like it leave me a review over on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can find out more about Always Abounding on Instagram @Always.Abounding and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with them. Visit feastingondesign.com to catch up on the archives of the Creative South Podcast, get some cool swag like t-shirts and stickers that are on sale right now for 50% off with free shipping on orders over $25 when you use the code FreeShipping, all one word, plus you can keep up with the podcast on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @F

Today I’m talking with Anthony “Biggie” Bencomo of Deli Fresh Threads, a sandwich-centric apparel line based out of Orlando, FL. We chat about how he turned his obsession with sandwiches into a business, using his marketing know how to build a community and hold monthly Sandwich Eat Ups, the importance of building relationships, and what he looks for in the designers he works with, plus a whole lot more. I hope you like this episode of Feasting on Design, let me know what you think and if you like it leave me a review over on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can find out more about Deli Fresh Threads on Twitter @DeliFreshThrds without the E and A in Threads, and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. Visit feastingondesign.com to catch up on the archives of the Creative South Podcast, get some cool swag like t-shirts and stickers that are on sale right now for 50% off with free shipping on orders over $25 when you use the code Fre

Welcome to the first episode of Feasting on Design! So if you’re new here, I’m your host Jason Frostholm. I’m a designer and creative director with nearly 20 years of experience and I used to host a podcast call the Creative South Podcast, which wrapped up at the end of last year. When that podcast was coming to an end I knew I wanted to keep podcasting and talking to designers, illustrators and other creatives, but I also wanted to explore my other passion food. so occasionally we’ll be talking with chefs, brewers, bartenders, and restaurateurs about what it takes to design your business in the food and beverage industry from the ground up. So you might be wondering “if they is the first episode for Feasting on Design why is it number 156 on my podcast player,” well the simplest answer is I wanted to make it easy for fans of the Creative South Podcast to find the show and not have to subscribe to a new podcast feed, and I want people to be able to go back and listen to old episodes for the Creative South pod

I’m talking with Ed Roberts today. Ed is a designer and creative strategist. He’s written about InHouse design for How magazine, the HOW design blog, and The Creative Group, spoken at AIGA Lead Con, and served on the boards for InSource and IHAF. We chat about how as a member of an in-house team you can align the way you work with the values of your company without being an order taker, the importance of the in-house design team to be a strategic partner to a company’s leadership to help with innovation, and ways you can help build that partnership. and more. I want to take a moment since this will be the last episode of the Creative South Podcast, before I switch over to Feasting On Design in the New Year, to thank everyone who has supported the show. Thank you to all of my guests for taking the time to sit down with me and talk about yourselves and you work, you’ve opened yourself up to a stranger and been vulnerable and generous. I’m thankful for every conversation I’ve had and getting to know all of my gu

tl;dr — Creative South Podcast is changing it’s name to Feasting on Design and coming back with new episodes early next year. I want to thank all of you who have listened to and supported the Creative South Podcast over the last 3 years. A few people know this already and I will be announcing it publicly tomorrow, but next week will be the last episode of the Creative South Podcast. I’ll be taking a break and coming back Jan/Feb with Feasting on Design. Overall the podcasts will be similar, the same basic format of an interview show, but I am hoping to talk to chefs, restaurateurs, bartenders, etc. as well as designers. I’m still figuring out the day to day of the show and I’m sure it will evolve over time, but for now, I plan on putting out episodes every 2 weeks. If you already subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher you won’t need to resubscribe, I’m keeping the same feed. Mike Jones and I talked back in late August/early September and he told me he was trying to take CS back to its ro

This week on the Creative South Podcast, I’m talking with Artist, Illustrator, and Designer Lenworth McIntosh, better know as Joonbug. We chat about struggling to fit in as a kid after moving from Jamaica to the United States, how his clothing company Fresh Kaufee lead to him being able to work full time as an illustrator, developing his style through the themes of his work, and more. You can find out more about Joonbug on his website bugs87.com and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with her. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram. Thank you to JakPrints for sponsoring this episode. Find out more about Joonbug: Dribbble Instagram Facebook

This week on the Creative South Podcast, I’m talking with Chicago-based UX Designer Sharlene King. We chat about her struggles after she came out as gay and not being supported by her family, the challenges she faced in school from learning disabilities and dropping out of high school, being on the autism spectrum and how it’s become and asset in her work, and more. You can find out more about Sharlene on Twitter @typodactyl and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with her. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram. Thank you to JakPrints for sponsoring this episode. Find out more about Sharlene King: tinytank.net Instagram LinkedIn

This week on the Creative South Podcast, I’m talking with Deputy Art Director at AARP, Dian Holton. We chat about how moving around as a kid while her dad was in the military allowed her to be open minded and adaptable as an adult, getting into graphic design after planning on going to college for fashion design & becoming interested in news and publication design while in school, how AARP adjusts to an ever changing market and evolving psychographics, getting involved with AIGA an how it’s helped shape her career, and more. You can find out more about Dian on Twitter @dianholton and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with her. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram. Thank you to JakPrints for sponsoring this episode. Find out more about Dian Holton: https://dianholton.c

This week on the Creative South Podcast, I’m talking with Boston University Athletics Creative Marketing Specialist, Wande Salako. We chat about how she got into design after a BS in Psychology, and masters of Science in College Student Personnel Administration and Sports Business, working as the lone designer for Boston University Athletics, how she deals with issues that arise from being a black woman in the sports design world, and more. You can find out more about Wande on Twitter @WandeOyin and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with her. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram. Thank you to JakPrints for sponsoring this episode. Find out more about Wande Salako: Instagram Behance LinkedIn

This week on the Creative South Podcast, I’m talking with IBM Design Principle, Oen Hammonds. We chat about how IBM uses design thinking to create more empathy within products and divisions, working outside of the digital realm on side projects as a way to reset your brain, his role with in AIGA Austin and what he’s learned as chapter president, and more. You can find out more about Oen on Twitter @visualnotepad and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram. Thank you to JakPrints for sponsoring this episode. Find out more about Oen Hammonds: www.visualnotepad.org Instagram Dribbble

This week on the Creative South Podcast, I’m talking with designer Carlos Estrada. We chat about his interesting path to becoming a designer, how he branched out on his own after years in the publishing world, his role with AIGA’s Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, and more. You can find out more about Carlos on Twitter @estradaworks and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with him. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram. Thank you to JakPrints for sponsoring this episode. Find out more about Carlos Estrada: Instagram Behance

This week on the Creative South Podcast, I’m talking with illustrator Laura Bee, of Ghostly Ferns. We chat about going it on her own as a freelancer right out of the gate after university, how Ghostly Ferns got started and how they operate as independent contractors, how she battled depression and what she did to start taking care of herself, and more. You can find out more about Laura on her website lovelyascanbee.com and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for more ways to keep up with her. You can keep up with the podcast on Twitter and Facebook @CreativeSoPod, and follow Creative South on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @CreativeSouthGA or over at CreativeSouth.com, and I’m @jfrostholm on Dribbble, Twitter, and Instagram. Thank you to JakPrints for sponsoring this episode. Find out more about Laura Bee: ghostlyferns.com Instagram Twitter Dribbble