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AS WE CREATE

The Connecticut Art Directors Club

As We Create is a podcast exploring the fascinating thought process of those working in creative fields.

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01:11:49

Nikita Prokhorov

AS WE CREATE ·

2025/06/19

Nikita Prokhorov is a letter artist and designer who was influenced by architecture and painting through his Grandfather when he was young. After emigrating from Russia with his family, he shares what lead to his focus in design, his experiences teaching, and why he often keeps the computer off and starts an idea on paper.

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57:45

Michael Fiedler

AS WE CREATE ·

2025/06/05

Michael Fielder enlisted in the Navy after high school and that lead to a camera being put into his hands for the first time. We talk about the early days of his career working at the Magnum offices and various newspapers, as well as his ongoing personal project, Working Journal.

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54:23

Suzanne McKenzie

AS WE CREATE ·

2025/05/22

Suzanne McKenzie is an entrepreneur, strategist, and designer. A brand has the ability to have social impact and Suzanne shares how her understanding of this came to be. We talk about her time in advertising at Arnold, starting a foundation in memory of a loved one, and how Able Made is creating things responsibly while supporting city-youth empowerment and health education.

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01:20:29

Andrei Kallaur

AS WE CREATE ·

2025/05/08

Andrei Kallaur is a designer and creative director. The design of train cars developed a fascination with typography and color that Andrei has to this day. We talk about his early influences of skateboarding and graffiti culture as well as his career which has included roles at New York Magazine, The New York Times, and Google.

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50:19

Michael Astrachan

AS WE CREATE ·

2025/04/24

Michael Ashtrachan is an illustrator, animator and founder of XVIVO. Ever since he could hold a pencil, Michael has been drawing and sketching. His commercial career started with illustration, though once the tools for animation became accessible, it became his primary focus. We talk about how he got into medical animation and the influence art and creativity has in science.

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53:23

Jillian Cusano and Rosanna Karabetsos

AS WE CREATE ·

2025/04/10

Jillian Cusano and Rosanna Karabetsos are professional dancers and core members of the Dance Collective. For centuries, dance has been an art form often reserved for the elite, whether in the audience or performing. We talk about the evolutions of their careers and their intentions beyond the stage to make dance more inclusive and accessible for all.

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56:00

Gerard Huerta

AS WE CREATE ·

2025/03/27

In the golden age of rock and roll, Gerard Huerta's career started at CBS records creating artwork and logos for bands such as AC/DC, Willie Nelson, Blue Oyster Cult, and many more. After leaving CBS to start his own studio, his work expanded to create logos for many iconic brands such as Nabisco, Swiss Army, and Pepsi. We also talk about some recent personal work, which was inspired by his love of guitars.

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01:04:18

Amy Gorrek

AS WE CREATE ·

2025/03/13

Art was present in Amy Gorreck's life from an early age, but it wasn’t until she attended Portfolio Center that she was able to fully understand the world of graphic design. Amy talks about working for Martha Stewart, starting her own design studio, and her recent love of collage.

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47:11

Karl Maruyama

AS WE CREATE ·

2025/02/27

Karl Maruyama is a designer who's love of drawing was inspired by underground comics and auto culture. After deciding to purse a path in graphic design, Karl moved to the east coast and had an amazing career. We also talk about his current role as creative director for the Piston Foundation.

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01:10:53

Brooke Toczylowski

AS WE CREATE ·

2025/02/13

Brooke Toczylowski is an interdisiplinary artist, educator, and curator. Having worked internationally in arts education for many years, Brooke shares some experiences where the art was a vehicle for much more. She also takes us through the journey of her recent MFA thesis exploring colonialism in America.

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01:42:28

Dana Smith

AS WE CREATE ·

2025/01/30

Dana Smith has been a successful editorial photographer for over 25 years and he shares how that foundation has contributed to his photo illustration work. We talk about his experience with drive and motivation and how knowing nothing can be your most powerful tool.

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01:28:44

Sam Angermann

AS WE CREATE ·

2025/01/16

Sam Angermann's background is rooted in graphic design, though we talk about how she navigated the highs and lows of past roles to better understand what she was looking for in her career. Always having a love for branding, Sam talks about the joy of her current role at Made by Nacho.

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01:21:35

Gene Mayer

AS WE CREATE ·

2025/01/02

Gene Mayer is a designer, producer, and educator. We talk about his early years at Pratt and how that lead to the beginnings of Gene Mayer and Associates where his client list included Otis Elevators, United Technologies and General Electric. In recent years, things have been shifting and Gene shares his current efforts with Cork Factory Films and the University of New Haven.

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01:07:33

Marie Corriveau

AS WE CREATE ·

2024/12/19

Designer Marie Corriveau's childhood home was filled with music and the arts, though she had aspirations of working in international relations. While on that path, Marie struggled with work/life balance and shares how a design project influenced her to make a change. She shares why she fell in love with design and her current role at Atelier Cho Thompson.

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01:16:46

Jake Hamm

AS WE CREATE ·

2024/12/05

Jake Hamm is a commercial photographer and outdoor enthusiast. We talk about his time at RIT and how his love of competitive mountain biking built the foundation of his career. Jake also talks about his work ethic and experiences with his team at Cannondale Bicycles.

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01:02:21

Andre Rochester

AS WE CREATE ·

2024/11/21

Andre Rochester in an artist, curator, and arts advocate . We talk about how sketching as a child gave him a way to cope while igniting his artistic ambition. Although his college studies had more of a commercial art focus, Andre leaned more in the fine art direction after graduation. His current work takes on many cultural and social issues, and when he is not creating or exhibiting his own work, Andre is mentoring other artists.

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01:11:47

Erich Davis

AS WE CREATE ·

2024/11/07

Erich Davis is an artist and fabricator. His early love of baseball taught him the patience and discipline needed to become a successful graphic designer and art director. Though eventually, his love of sculpture and fabrication lead him to open his own creative studio and leave the marketing world behind.

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01:19:07

Pam Howard

AS WE CREATE ·

2024/10/24

Pam Howard is the founder and principal of Firebrick Design. We talk about her early days in journalism and publishing and how that contributed to her work ethic. Pam also shares her thoughts on maintaining creative integrity and how any opportunity contributes to personal growth.

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01:17:27

Andrew Wood

AS WE CREATE ·

2024/10/10

With many decades in advertising and marketing, Andrew Wood shares how things got started for him in England, why he came to the US, and what has kept him at Mintz + Hoke for so long. Andrew also shares the process behind some campaigns he’s lead and why it’s always important to keep the client in the room.

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01:19:06

Jaeme Brennan McDonald

AS WE CREATE ·

2024/09/26

Jaeme Brennan McDonald is a songwriter, audio engineer, and educator. His musical aspirations started very young as he wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father. Though as he grew older, the studio became a more appealing environment. We talk about working with other musicians as well as his own creative patience.

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