Your Creative Push

Mikey Burton is a part time designer and a part time illustrator—which adds up to a full time Designy Illustrator. He’s been working professionally for about 10 years. He’s done a lot of work in that time for clients such as Converse, ESPN, Target, The New York Times, Time Magazine, and Esquire, among others. Mikey spent his formative years and earned a masters degree from the great Kent State University in Ohio.   Mikey, tell me what I missed there, and maybe give us a peek into your personal life. In this episode, Mikey discusses: -His campaign for Converse and the challenge that it presented to him. -How he gets the courage to take on challenges that might initially scare him. -His first self-motivated work, and how it would yield actual work. -The goal of Barrel Body was to lose weight, but it led to new and interesting client work instead. -How defining your style is a lifelong journey. -The importance of being critical of your own work. -How sometimes your creative life and your "life" life hit a crossr