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Hello, and welcome to the Go Media podcast! The Go Media podcast is dedicated to tips, tricks, and tales of the business-minded artist and designer. It’s our way of letting you inside our studio to learn about the ups and downs we face here at Go Media and how we’re dealing with them.
Go Media President William Beachy and Account Manager Lauren Hudac field questions about pricing your design work and how to value your work.
We are beyond thrilled to announce that Lenny Terenzi, designer, illustrator, screen-printer and founder, owner of Hey! Monkey Design Studio, is this year’s Weapons of Mass Creation Fest emcee.
Lenny is a long-time friend of Weapons of Mass Creation Fest friend, having vended at the fest, as well as having supported us by sponsoring the event, speaking at the 2015 event, and emceeing Ink Wars. Lenny has also long supported us by being a cheerleader in many ways.
We had the opportunity to sit down with Lenny to ask him some burning questions, getting to know him better as a person and emcee.
Today on the Go Media Podcast, we talk to designers Jason Carne and Lenny Terenzi about facing creative burnout. How have they gotten through it? How did they manage to come out on the other side and not only survive, but thrive?
Bryan sits down with attendees, content contributors, and vendors to talk about WMC Fest 7 live from the Vendor Village.
In this new audio series by Go Media, we sit down and talk with the contributors, sponsors, and attendees of WMC7 to find out more about them and why they are Weapons of Mass Creation.
This time we sit down with WMC7 Speaker Jillian Adel.
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In this new audio series by Go Media, we sit down and talk with the contributors, sponsors, and attendees of WMC7 to find out more about them and why they are Weapons of Mass Creation.
This time we sit down with WMC7 Speaker Jay Wallace.
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In this new audio series by Go Media, we sit down and talk with the contributors, sponsors, and attendees of WMC7 to find out more about them and why they are Weapons of Mass Creation.
This time we sit down with first time attendees and WMC7 vendor Snakes and Aceys.
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In this new audio series by Go Media, we sit down and talk with the contributors, sponsors, and attendees of WMC7 to find out more about them and why they are Weapons of Mass Creation.
This time we sit down with WMC7 Attendee Jeffrey Immer, part-owner of Biklops.
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WMC7 Organizer Bryan Garvin sits down for some live Q&A, to answer any and all questions from the WMC Fest Community.
In this new audio series by Go Media, we sit down and talk with the contributors, sponsors, and attendees of WMC7 to find out more about them and why they are Weapons of Mass Creation.
This week, we sit down with WMC7 Speaker Wilson Revehl.
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In this new audio series by Go Media, we sit down and talk with the contributors, sponsors, and attendees of WMC7 to find out more about them and why they are Weapons of Mass Creation.
This week, we sit down with WMC7 Workshop Leader Mamie Kanfer Stewart.
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In this new audio series by Go Media, we sit down and talk with the contributors, sponsors, and attendees of WMC7 to find out more about them and why they are Weapons of Mass Creation.
This week, we sit down with Dan Weiss from WMC7 Backer American Greetings.
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In this new audio series by Go Media, we sit down and talk with the contributors, sponsors, and attendees of WMC7 to find out more about them and why they are Weapons of Mass Creation.
This week, we sit down with Designer, Illustrator, and WMC7 Attendee Stephanie Irigoyen.
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In this new audio series by Go Media, we sit down and talk with the contributors, sponsors, and attendees of WMC7 to find out more about them and why they are Weapons of Mass Creation.
This week, we sit down with Workshop Leader Brad Weaver.
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In this new audio series by Go Media, we sit down and talk with the contributors, sponsors, and attendees of WMC7 to find out more about them and why they are Weapons of Mass Creation.
This week, we sit down with Jason Frostholm from the Creative South Podcast.
For more about Weapons of Mass Creation visit wmcfest.com
In this new audio series by Go Media, we sit down and talk with the contributors, sponsors, and attendees of WMC7 to find out more about them and why they are Weapons of Mass Creation.
This week, we sit down with RealThread's Jordan Schiller.
For more about Weapons of Mass Creation visit http://wmcfest.com
In this new audio series by Go Media, we sit down and talk with the contributors, sponsors, and attendees of WMC7 to find out more about them and why they are Weapons of Mass Creation.
This week, we sit down with JakPrints owner Dameon Guess.
For more about Weapons of Mass Creation visit http://wmcfest.com
In this new audio series by Go Media, we sit down and talk with the contributors, sponsors, and attendees of WMC7 to find out more about them and why they are Weapons of Mass Creation.
This week, we sit down with Nova Scotia Illustrator and WMC Attendee Liz Mac.
For more about Weapons of Mass Creation visit http://wmcfest.com
Bryan and Bill sit down with Paul Jarvis to talk about how he prices his work and how you can get what you deserve.
On this episode, Heather and Bryan sit down with Tom Ross from Design Cuts about why he started his company, and what sets Design Cuts apart.
Become an Arsenal Member today to listen to the full conversation at http://arsenal.gomedia.us/podcast
In this edition of the Go Media Podcast, we sit down with Maurice Cherry, founder and creative principle at Lunch and host of Revision Path Podcast to discuss his view of the state of Diversity in the Design Industry and how we went from a worker at a ‘design factory’ to starting his own design business in Atlanta, GA.
In this edition of the Go Media Podcast, we sit down with Kathleen Shannon and Jillian Adel to talk about why it's important to share our vulnerabilities while not sharing everything.
In the first half of the conversation, we talk about why it's important to share your vulnerabilities, how Jillian and Shannon met, and
In the second half, which is available only for Arsenal Subscribers, we talk about internet shaming, and how to break through those barriers. How to continue being ourselves despite what a client or a peer might say about you. Plus, we talk about whether or not using inspiration determines whether or not you made something yourself.
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In this edition of the Go Media Podcast, we sit down with Todd Radom to talk about his extensive experience designing for the sports industry.
Todd Radom is an independent graphic designer specializing in branding for sports franchises and events. Todd’s work includes the official logos for Super Bowl XXXVIII and the 2009 NBA All Star Game, as well as the graphic identity for Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Angels. Among the leading designers in the professional sports industry, his two decades of work with the NFL, NBA, and Major League Baseball have resulted in some of the most familiar icons of popular culture.
In the first half of the conversation, we talked about how Todd started his design career and his first branding project in the sports world. In the second half, which is available only for Arsenal Subscribers, we get a bit more in depth about keeping busy when he’s not working for clients. And, how he presents concepts to his clients. From general managers and marketing directors, to full teams like he worked with for the World Series.
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In this edition of the Go Media Podcast, we sit down with Kimika Hudson to talk about how creatives can "thrive, profit and have fun by being themselves online."
Kimika Hudson is becoming a leading authority on giving small businesses a voice, heart, and soul through authentic emotional branding. She helps entrepreneurs generate more traffic, more leads and more money by leveraging their personality and stories into a profitable and marketable brand. She is also the founder of Be You Brand School, an online community that empowers women entrepreneurs to create their own personal brand. Kimika has been featured in major publications such as the Huffington Post.
You may remember Kimika Hudson from our very own design conference, Weapons of Mass Creation Fest, where she hosted a workshop entitled, "The Creative Entrepreneur's Workshop to Authentic Branding."
This is the free version of the conversation. We continued the conversation with Kimika for another 30 minutes and get into some specific things that you can do to better your current personal branding efforts.
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In this interview, we sit down with Ludvik Hererra who takes the stage on Saturday at 2:15pm alongside five 5-year-olds, five 9-year-olds, and five 13-year-olds with his talk entitled "Reclaim your creative confidence like a 5 year old".
In this interview, we sit down with Jay Fanelli and Nathan Peretic who take the stage on Sunday at 11:15am with their talk entitled "Building An Accidental T-Shirt Empire".
In this interview, we sit down with Dan Byler, who will be manning the JakPrints table in this year's Maker Space. At the JakPrints table, you can talk with print specialists and partake in a scavenger hunt for sweet swag.
In this interview, we sit down with Danielle Evans, who will be leading a workshop on Saturday at 10am entitled "Food & Dimensional Typography".
In this interview, we sit down with the team from Moonshot Lab. They'll be leading a workshop on Sunday at 10am called "Prototype as Pitch".
In this interview, we sit down with JP Boneyard from The National Poster Retrospecticus. He'll take the stage on Sunday, August 9th at 5pm.
In this interview, we sit down with Jordan Schiller from RealThread. He'll take the stage on Sunday, August 9th at 2:15pm as a member of the "State of the Merch" panel.
In this interview, we sit down with Michael Rivette and Christina Sharp. They'll take the stage Saturday, August 8th at 10am with a talk entitled Changing Our Stars.
In this interview, we sit down with Antonio Garcia. He'll send us home by taking the stage on Sunday, August 9th at 5:45pm with his talk entitled "Life In Beta".
In this interview, we sit down with Ian Ziggler from Photonic. Photonic presents this year's 3D Augmented Reality Photobooth which will be upstairs in this year's Maker Station.
In this interview, we sit down with Michael Cavotta who takes the stage on Saturday at 3:30pm and leads a workshop alongside Jen Margolis on Sunday at 11:30am.
In this interview, we sit down with Aaron Kaufman and Will Dages. They'll take the stage on Saturday, August 8th at 10:45am with their talk entitled "Sharing Deodorant: Designers and Developers Working Better Together"
Bryan and Heather sit down to talk about where we are with ticket sales, sponsorship and overall support, what we're most excited about, and the constructive criticism we've received from the community.
In this episode, Bryan and Heather sit down with speakers Michael Rivette, Christina Sharp, and JP Boneyard, as well as sponsor and panelist, Jordan Schiller from Real Thread to talk about what they're most looking forward to at this year's WMC Fest 6.
In this episode, Bryan sits down with Bill to talk what we've learned after a year of collecting metrics. Plus, we announce with Heather Sakai that WMC Fest tickets are now on sale. And, we profile Go Media designer Carly Utegg.
In this episode, Bryan talks about what Go Media's been up to over the last few months, explains why the podcast has been a bit silent, and what we've got planned moving forward. Plus, he sits down with Heather to talk about WMC Fest 6.
From Martine Syms: "'Lessons of the Tradition' is close read of a Most Days, a Mundane Afrofuturist sound work. The talk is a guided tour of my ideas, both where I took them from and where I took them to. I'll explain my connection to the black radical tradition, using poet Kevin Young’s ideas, to provide a framework for how I understand my practice."
This discussion, entitled, "Gender in the Design and Creative Industries," is not to be missed. Held during the weekend of August 15 through 17th, 2014 here in Cleveland, Ohio, the panel was moderated by Raymond Bobgan, Executive Artistic Director of Cleveland Public Theatre.
The panel features Phyllis Harris, Zoe Renee Lapin, Dane Horvath, Treva Lindsey and Rusty C. Cook.
Most creators only scratch the surface about what it means to work with someone else. After 8 years of working together and pushing the idea of collaboration, we want to ask "what's beyond a typical collaboration?" How can you get closer, dive deeper, and create something bigger than anything you could have imagined?
Next in our line of engaging speeches from Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 5 comes to us from Cindy Barber, one of Cleveland's Most Interesting People (2011, Cleveland Magazine) and founder of Beachland Ballroom.
This is a panel discussion, "Race in the Design and Creative Industries," captured at Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 5. This featured panelists Jacinda Walker, Maurice Cherry, Luis Cabrera, Donald Wooten, Antonio Garcia and Linda Ayala. Angela Townsend of the Cleveland Plain Dealer moderated our discussion.
This talk was given at Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 2014 in Cleveland, OH. For more info check out wmcfest.com Erik Natzke, artist, designer, and programmer, creates and gives material substance to his ideas through immaterial computer code. His sensibility, combined with his stubborn resolve, has enabled him to push back the limits of his digital medium, beyond known methods and approaches. Erik Natzke loves to take risks, in the awareness that the value of failure lies in discovering new, never-before conceived solutions. The successes that have emerged from these risks have garnered numerous awards and speaking engagements around the world. All of which pale by comparison to the honor he gets when someone has chosen to put his artwork in their home. As a Principal Designer for Adobe’s Experience Design group, Erik (as he proudly exclaims), has the good fortune of working with a variety of groups throughout the organization. Collaborating on ways to promote innovation within the tools we create at Adobe while searching for ways to reduce the friction within the process of creativity for our customers. Targeting both the existing spectrum of working professionals as well as those who don’t quite consider themselves ‘creative’ (yet). In the cult of creativity, ideas only gain value when they’ve been realized. Tools are the bridge between thought and reality. Not all bridges are built for all people, so our job (as tool builders) is to explore which infrastructures are best suited for the community were are desiring to serve.
There is so much pressure behind the age-old phrase ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ Don’t you agree? Weapons of Mass Creation Fest speaker Kumar Arora took to our stages, tackling this phrase to see if its a valid way of finding one’s life work. Stemming from various experiences between his career and personal life, Kumar will explore how people find their passion, to seeking out new potential opportunities, to taking risks, and pursuing multiple projects/ventures.
Full show notes and video: http://gomedia.us/?p=51622
This talk was given at Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 2014 in Cleveland, OH. For more info check out http://wmcfest.com
Veronica discusses cultural and historical influences in design and creativity. And the intersection of design, art and archeology in her work.
Veronica Corzo-Duchardt is a Cuban-American designer and artist behind the Chicago-based creative studio, Winterbureau. Since it’s start in 2009, Winterbureau has focused on creating culturally rooted, story-driven work in the arts, publishing and wine industries. The studio keeps a balance of self-initiated projects, collaborations, exhibitions and client work. Clients have included School of the Art Insitute of Chicago, The Museum of Contemporary Photography and Chicago Ideas week. Projects include the Neche Collection, a visual archive and print series of objects collected by her grandfather throughout his life, the stories they tell and the work they inspire. Podcast Thing, is a collaborative project with Max Temkin and Veronica Corzo-Duchardt that interviews interesting people about the podcasts they listen to.
This talk was given at Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 2014 in Cleveland, OH. For more info check out http://wmcfest.com - Panelists include James T Green, Sharlene King, Megan Cook, Grace Bonney, Melody Kramer, Jessica Jacobs
Is The popular refrain “Do What You Love” is ruining design?
“Do what you love” — it feeds the soul but will it pay the bills? As this dreamer’s mandate has spread from an idealized dream to the driving force in work/life decisions, we are left to wonder — is it ultimately ignorant of life’s harsh realities: that doing what you love and making what you want requires a lot of unlovely doing. Is this popular refrain a privileged ex-post-facto for the already successful? Is it a comforting hymn we all sing as we walk away from that well-paying job into the dark unknown? Or are we really on the verge of a brave new world where doing what you love is the fastest way to getting what you want out of life?
This talk was given at Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 2014 in Cleveland, OH. For more info check out http://wmcfest.com.
Grace Bonney is the founder of the blog DesignSponge. She founded a national meetup group for women running creative businesses in 2008 and in 2011 she published her first book, DesignSponge at Home. She is currently writing her second book, Design*Sponge by Hand and can be found most days walking her dog through Greenpoint, Brooklyn
We're back for another edition of the podcast. It's a solo show as Bryan talks about what Go Media's been up to, why there hasn't been a podcast episode since WMC Fest, and what you can expect from the podcast moving forward.
WMC Fest has come and gone by the time you're listening to this episode. Nonetheless, we set up shop in the Big Cartel Vendor Village at WMC Fest 5 to talk shop with some speakers, vendors, and all around great community members.
In a followup to last month's episode, this month, we sit down with Loren Naji, owner of the Loren Naji Gallery, which has been in the middle of a public battle between the City of Cleveland and the design community.
This month, we sit down with Todd Gauman, the WMC Fest Event Director, to talk about all the new changes to WMC Fest 5. We also talk about the current struggles Cleveland Creatives face, including Loren Naji's art gallery being shut down twice in three weeks.
This month, we sit down with Mike Jones from CreativeSouth.com to talk about the event he co-founded and how Creative South is changing the design community in Georgia. We'll also talk about WMC Fest 5 and what it takes to put on a good event.
In this episode, Jeff, Bryan, and Bill sit down with Aaron Sechrist (aka OKPants) to talk about surviving as a designer in Cleveland, America.
In this episode, Jeff, Bryan, and Bill sit down with Chris Finnecy from TrellisPoint to talk about CRMs and why a small designer firm like Go Media should be using them.
In this episode, Jeff, Bryan, and Bill get together to talk about the successes and failures at Go Media in 2013.
In this episode, Bill gets together with the readers and new buyers of his book, Drawn to Business, to answer followup questions.
In this episode, Jeff, Bryan, and Bill get together respond to an email we received from Sarah, a graphic design student who wanted advice on how she should step into her career when she graduates. We've also been working hard on the release of all of the supplemental resource for Bill's Book: Drawn to Business.
Full show notes are available and other ways to listen at http://wp.me/p1PJZZ-9c7
In this episode, Jeff and Bill get together to talk about how everyone's been doing now that WMC Fest 4 is over. We also look forward to next year. And shortly after WMC Fest, Bill launched his book: Drawn to Business. Since the launch, we've received some great feedback and we're working on making some supplemental content available for everyone.
In this episode, we sit down with WMC Fest Speaker Jon Contino. We talk to him about starting his design career, where he pulls his inspiration from, and what he feels about people using his techniques in their work. Plus, we touch on what he'll be speaking about at WMC Fest. Bill and Jeff also talk about the general atmosphere in the office as we enter the week of the fest.
In this episode, we sit down with WMC Fest Speaker Adam Garcia. We talk to him about starting his design career with his friends in the music industry and how he overcomes fear in his every day design life. We also sit down with Simon to recap and react to the Arsenal Survey results and what they mean for the future.
In this episode, we sit down with WMC Fest Speakers Nick Disabato and Caroline Moore. We talk to Nick about his experience as an interaction designer and publisher from Chicago. And we talk to Caroline about her experience as a photographer for both metal shows and weddings. Simon joins us once again to give us the low down on a new texture pack that’s now available at The Arsenal.
In this episode, we sit down with WMC Fest Speaker Brandon Rike. We talk to him about his experience in designing music apparel and how he become one of the top designers in the field while betraying the institution. We also sit down with Simon to talk about the current status of the Arsenal.
Get full show notes and downloads at http://wp.me/p1PJZZ-806
In this episode, we sit down with WMC Fest Speaker Stage MC Mark Brickey from The Adventures in Design Podcast and Hero Design Studio. We talk to him about the challenges of podcasting, the Circle of Trust, and why being a Rockstar in the Design Community is a good thing. Bill also talks with us about a Responsive Pricing Model, a topic from his upcoming book "Drawn to Business".
Get full show notes and downloading options here: http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=29859
This episode focuses on the commoditization of design and a good customer experience with special guest photographer Dan Morgan of Straight Shooter. We also talk about elevator pitches and the redesign of GoMediaZine with Wilson Revehl.
For show notes click here: http://www.gomediazine.com/insights/episode-2-the-commoditization-of-design-and-a-good-customer-experience
Welcome to the 1st edition of the Go Media Podcast brought to you by our hosts Jeff Finley and William Beachy along with our awesome Producer: Bryan Garvin. This episode focuses on what to do “when the well runs dry both in terms of financials and inspiration.”
For full show notes click here: http://www.gomediazine.com/insights/ep1/
In this episode, Jeff Finley and Bill Beachy sit down to talk through a chapter from Bill’s upcoming book. In that discussion, Bill talks about putting yourself in a position to get hired by a client by putting together a great proposal.
Full notes: http://www.gomediazine.com/insights/episode-7-how-close-design-leads
This edition of the podcast is our 2012 Year in Review. A look back at our successes and failures of the year, what we’ve learned, and what we have in store for 2013.
Full show notes here: http://www.gomediazine.com/insights/episode-5-2012-year-in-review/
In this episode, Jeff Finley and Bill Beachy sit down with Jesse Sloan and Todd Gauman to talk about Weapons of Mass Creation Fest. Plus, they share what makes a great design conference and music festival.
Full notes: http://www.gomediazine.com/insights/business-philosophy/episode-6-wmc-fest-2013-kick-off-podcast
In this episode, Jeff Finley and Bill Beachy sit down with WMC Fest speaker Troy DeShano from The Old and New Project.
Notes: http://www.gomediazine.com/inspiration/episode-8-interview-with-wmc-fest-speaker-troy-deshano
In this episode, we talk about the myths of owning your own design firm and we also sit down with WMC Fest speakers Jen and Omar from These Are Things. This was also the first “live” episode of the podcast.
Notes: http://www.gomediazine.com/inspiration/episode-9-myths-owning-design-firm-interview-these-things
In this episode, we sit down with WMC Fest speakers Tim and Jess from Kern and Burn. We talk about their upcoming book, the entire writing process, and how they overcame some of the roadblocks of self-publishing.
Notes: http://www.gomediazine.com/inspiration/episode-10-an-interview-with-jess-and-tim-from-kern-and-burn/
This episode focuses on the role of a designer with special guests Connie Ozan from Twist Creative and Julia Briggs from Blue Star Design. We also talk about setting up metrics for your business and the redesign of the Arsenal.
For full show notes click here http://www.gomediazine.com/insights/episode-3-the-role-of-a-designer
We answer listener questions and talk about pricing, haters, and bad clients.
For full show notes click here http://www.gomediazine.com/insights/episode-4-ask-go-media-1-2