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PODCAST

Did I Do That?

Sean Schumacher

Graphic designers making mistakes. New episodes every other Thursday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

arts design

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1:00:51

Did I Do That?: First Steps, Step 1 (with Gabe Bidney)

Did I Do That? ·

2025/07/17

Co-hosts Gabe and Sean take their first steps into Did I Do That?: First Steps to talk through Airbnb’s Frutiger Aero, the BREATHTAKING geometry behind the Pepsi Smile, and Prince’s font floppies. Plus: Gabe’s Gauntlet and Design Student Confessions!You can find about Gabe Bidney as @gabe_bidney on Instagram, or on LinkedIn as Gabriel Bidney. Gabe leads PSUGD Design Club, which you can find about on Instagram as @psudesignclub. You can also find Gabe here all throughout summer as co-host of Did I Do

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0:50

Introducing Did I Do That?: First Steps

Did I Do That? ·

2025/07/03

Starting out in design can be like taking your first steps. To learn how to walk, you have to do a lot of falling down, too.That’s why we made Did I Do That?: First Steps, a miniseries about designers who are just starting out, and the things we stumble through while learning what this field is all about. It’s hosted by Sean Schumacher, a design teacher, and Gabe Bidney, a design student. On each episode, Gabe, Sean, and a special student guest talk through what’s inspiring us—and what's making us

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1:07:25

Definitely An Aesthetic (with Colin Strandberg)

Did I Do That? ·

2025/06/19

Could it be? Did I Do That?’s season 6 finale is also our especially nice 69th episode?! In this world, it’s possible! Illustrator, art director, and soft-spoken metal-hardcore singer Colin Strandberg joins Sean to talk about his design mistakes, as well as vehicle wraps, The Family, and Sonic’s wallet woes.You can find all kinds of Colin’s design and illustration work up on his website, colinstrandbergdesign.com, including some to buy through his shop on Imprnt! You can also follow him on Instagram

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1:53:59

The Hard, Bad Way (with Thom Hines)

Did I Do That? ·

2025/06/05

Say goodbye to solvable problems because Did I Do That? is back! Thom Hines (Professor of Interaction Design at Portland State University) joins Sean on the pogcast to talk about early 2000s burner culture, fake search engines, and the tireless Tom Hanks.You can stream Happy Ending on either Prime Video and Fandango starting on June 27, so keep your eyes on both of those services to see it, or follow the movie on Instagram (@happyending.movie) for the latest—it’s a great fun time! Thom teaches

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59:32

Wingin’ It A Lot (with Lisa Congdon)

Did I Do That? ·

2025/05/15

Let a new Did I Do That? light a fire under your ass! Legendary illustrator Lisa Congdon joins Sean to talk about what’s in teachers’ dreams, poetry awards, and hamster wheels.You can find Lisa’s work all over the internet, but why not visit her website at lisacongdon.com first! There, you can find her work, classes, and more. Lisa is on Instagram as the one and only @lisacongdon. If you happen to be in Portland, you can also find Lisa’s shop at Cargo Emporium—it’s a massive space full of work from

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1:16:27

Dude, I Could’ve Been A Doctor (with Peter Yue)

Did I Do That? ·

2025/05/01

We’re wreaking havoc but at least we’re not raging a-holes! Advertising idea guy and art dude Peter Yue joins Sean to talk about Jeff Bezos’ hedge fund, Las Vegas bartenders, and the most terrifying thing Gen Z found inside Pandora’s Box.You can find Peter online at peteryue.com, or very rarely on the ‘gram at @peteryue.This episode was recorded April 13, 2025 in the Rat’s Nest (well before The Incident took the iMac mentioned in this episode).Apologies to the folks at AdAge, who I incorrectly

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1:48:10

Tumbling Down That Hill (with Kel Lauren)

Did I Do That? ·

2025/04/17

Call in the pygmy goats and have Gunther pour you a hot cup of cereal, because a little indie show called Did I Do That? has hit the midpoint of season 6! Merchandise Designer and Design YouTube powerhouse Kel Lauren joins Sean to talk about anniversary cereals, the intersection of goth and twee, and what a rock star does with three grand.You can find Kel all over the internet, from their website to their YouTube channel to their Instagram. Kel and fellow design content creator Elliot Ulm create

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2:07:11

What I Just Did Was MAGIC! (with Ben Barry)

Did I Do That? ·

2025/04/03

Feeling too arty for the nerds and too nerdy for the artists? Did I Do That? is the sweet spot for you! The great Ben Barry (co-founder of the Facebook Analog Research Laboratory and founder of Nonlinear) joins Sean to talk about edible arrangements for Spring, the secondary market for guillotines, and realizing that it’s time (for Frasier) to move on (from the hit NBC sitcom Frasier).You can find Ben’s work on his personal site, benbarry.com; that’s also where you can find links to his prints and

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1:11:02

This Is Supposed To Be Fun (with Bob Aufuldish)

Did I Do That? ·

2025/03/20

Call up the Michaels and bust out as many classroom gimmicks as you can because Did I Do That? is wrapping up our trip to the Old Bay (aka San Francisco) by going back to school. The legendary Bob Aufuldish (partner at Aufuldish & Warriner and Professor of Design at CCA) joins Sean in Bob’s San Anselmo studio to talk about designer golfballs, the challenge of being taken seriously as a young professor, and typeface impulse buys.Bob’s long-time practice with his wife and partner Kathy Warinner,

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1:34:54

Resting Smile Face (with Alyssa Walker)

Did I Do That? ·

2025/03/06

We’ve clawed our way here to San Francisco for the season 6 premiere of Did I Do That?! The incredible Alyssa Walker (Creative Director at WIRED) joins Sean to talk about where new toys come from, grind mode, and the Miyazaki of Rite Aid.The best way to see Alyssa’s work is to subscribe to WIRED, which comes in print and digital subscriptions and starts as low as $10 for the first year. Better still, your subscription gives you access to some of the best tech journalism (and journalism at the

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1:00

Reintroducing Did I Do That?

Did I Do That? ·

2025/02/20

Everybody who's ever tried to make something has done it: ball up a terrible idea and throw it in the trash before anyone else managed to get their eyes on it.When you do creative work for a living, though, mistakes just come with the territory. Did I Do That? gives designers a chance to get some fresh eyes on that ball of shame while showing it who's boss by laughing about it.Every other Thursday, Sean Schumacher (Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Portland State University) sits down and

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25:32

Feed Drop: The Snack Table

Did I Do That? ·

2025/02/06

We're closing out our inter-season break yet another thing that's new to you—and in this case, everybody else, too—the world premiere of a new video podcast! Ali Hart's new show The Snack Table takes some of the strangest snacks out there and gives them the taste test you frankly may have both wanted to see and feared in equal measure. It's easily one of the funniest things I've ever been involved with, and Ali has graciously allowed us to hear the premiere episode where she and I review gummies a

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39:04

Did I Do That? presents Fontroversy: Arial, Live at...

Did I Do That? ·

2025/01/23

To kick off 2025, Did I Do That? is turning back the clock back to the waning days of Brat Summer for Fontroversy, live at the AIGA Design Conference! Host Lena Hall (freelance designer) and producer Sean Schumacher (Host of Did I Do That? and Ass’t Professor at PSUGD) talk through type’s best known knock-off(?), Arial. Is it a grotesque Frankensteining or merely a case of typeface carcinisation? Is Arial hate the design blogosphere’s first hot take? Is Lena the only person ever to have actually

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1:01:04

Live at Seattle Design Festival 2024 (with Terry Marks)

Did I Do That? ·

2025/01/09

We’re kicking off the new year at Did I Do That? with something old, something new (to some of you), and something borrowed, so don’t be blue: it’s our live show from Seattle Design Festival 2024! Seattle’s own Terry Marks joined Sean on the mainstage in Lake Union Park to talk through Hey Reb!’s proportions, the curse of eternal life (via stock photo modeling), and InDesign’s spellcheck dictionary.If you want to find more about Terry’s work, the best place to visit is tmarksdesign.com! While I am

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4:26

2025 Preview and End-of-Year Call-to-Action!

Did I Do That? ·

2024/12/26

Thanks for listening through Season 5, everybody, and hope you enjoyed the grand finale with the amazing Ely Kim!Season 6 is coming in February 2025, but in the mean time, we'll be tiding over the new year with a run of audio from our 2024 live events that you may not have heard before! Those shows are a lot of fun and I'm so excited to finally get so share them here with you.I'm also taking this opportunity to ask your help in spreading the word about the show! Here's what you can do to help!Tell

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1:18:39

Visual Onslaught (with Ely Kim — Season 5 finale!)

Did I Do That? ·

2024/12/12

It’s the finale of Did I Do That? Season Five* and our third anniversary—this really must be the best of both worlds! Fellow Las Vegas ex-pat Ely Kim (Senior Creative at Wieden+Kennedy) joins Sean to talk about childhood limousine dreams, the weird science behind casino carpet, and memorable fast food mascots. Be sure to listen through to the very end—you won’t(?) regret it!You can find Ely and his email button on his website, welikehim.com! You can also give Ely a follow on Instagram @welikehim! If

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1:00:22

Muppet Muse (with Libby Landauer)

Did I Do That? ·

2024/11/29

The penultimate episode of Season 5 is bringing the receipts! Multidisciplinary designer and artist Libby Landauer joins Sean to talk about Facebook Marketplace bargains, the pitches the Mad Men didn’t win, and the best place to get a polish in the Bay Area.Libby can be found all over the ‘net, including on Instagram @libland. You can also see some of their work, including Slutheby’s Live Auction, on their website, libbylandauer.com; keep an eye out there for future dates for the play! You can find

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1:40:34

“What Do You Mean, More Energy!?” (with Melissa Delzio)

Did I Do That? ·

2024/11/14

Tell the rowdy boys to get ready, ‘cause we’re busting out the spray mount and the museum board to present a brand new episode of Did I Do That?! Melissa Delzio (freelance designer and founder of Portland Design History) to talk about the dangers of MTV Spring Break, robocalls, and the peacemaker.You can find Melissa all over the internet, starting at her website meldel.com! That’s where her annual reports live—they’re both lovely and a great way to see what it’s actually like to make a living as a

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51:15

Tales from the Making Mistakes Confessional, Volume II

Did I Do That? ·

2024/10/31

The Simpsons switches formats to horror anthology series this time of year, so shall Did I Do That?—we’ve got a collection of some of the scariest design disasters, missteps, failures, and goofs that have haunted designers this past summer at Future Fonts & Friends 2024!How can our anonymous designer ghosts find peace when haunted by a trifecta of specters in the form of opening up your letters’ chakras, gingerbread power moves, and the challenges of Lidz franchising. Listen…IF YOU DARE!WANT A

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1:41:31

Excessive Output (with David Chathas)

Did I Do That? ·

2024/10/17

Hey—come out and play! Creative Director (and international Five Guys diner) David Chathas joins Sean to talk about what’s missing from Barstow, testing your apple expertise, and becoming The Caveman. Just don’t forget about us—we have ideas!David can be found all over the internet, including his incredibly named website, bestgraphicdesignerintheworld.com. He can also be found on the website formerly known as Twitter as @ModDadPomoSon and (much more quietly) on Instagram @yallseenfutumbo. Fruit

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