The Dadsigner Podcast

Guest Randy Plemel is a Public Sector designer living in Queens NY with his wife and 2 kids. In this episode we dig into Randy's experiential design projects, including how he encourages his kids to get involved. We dive deep into a project called Block Builders where Randy illustrated and printed stickers for New Yorkers to build their own ideal version of a city block. Randy promotes curiosity in his children by providing the tools and space for them to create on a whim. He owns a design studio

Jason Frosthold joined me this week. He's a branding designer and design professor in Mobile, Alabama. He has two teenage boys and runs a design studio with his wife. In this episode we dive into teaching his boys design principles and cover a bunch of Jason’s work. Everything from his Grad thesis work to bringing humans forward in an engineering marketing campaign.Here are some links to things we talk about:Go: A Kidd’s Guide to Graphic Design by Chip KiddI inaccurately called David Sedaris, “David

Stevie Rodgers is the guest this week. He's a UX designer living in London. And while we can't dive into the specifics of a lot of his work due to privacy issues, we talk a great deal about design and how it impacts our parenting. Some books Stevie recommends throughout the episode are:Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design by Kat HolmesInvisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World made for Men by Caroline Criado-PerezYou can find Stevie on social media @stevierodger This is a public episode. If you

On episode 3 of the Dadsigner podcast, I sit down with Joe Baron of Branded Baron. Joe is the dad of one toddler son and runs his own brand design agency. On this episode, we talk about some personal projects he's worked on for his son. Things like mascots, apparel, and coloring books.Joe talks about being a dad and balancing that with his work. You can find Joe's work at brandedbaron.com or @brandedbaron on social. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers

Andrew Bly, New York-based designer and father of one, sat down and chatted about his design work, being a dad, and how the two intertwine.We discuss how we met via @nycpalette on Instagram, and how that project became a labor of love that got a lot of attention. We also talk through Andrew's design work with several food and beverage companies. Fresh Fizz, Fabalish, and Temple Bar. Other companies and accounts that come up during the conversation: - Snax Shot on instagram (@snaxshot)- Young Jerks:

Episode 1 of the Dadsigner Podcast featuring Mike Meulstee (@artisticdork). In this episode, I sit down with Mike to talk about parenting and design. We cover topics like why some super markets are terrible, collaborating with other designers for fun, and how Pentagram's Reddit Snoo was borrowed from Mike's original.Mike also shares about his current favorite kids book illustrator: Vashti Harrison. She's created a series of Little Dreamer books and her work can be found at: