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Print Design Podcast - How to Win with Print in a Digital World

Dave at Print Design Academy

In a world racing toward AI and screens, print is more valuable than ever. While everyone fights for attention on the same crowded feeds, the designers reaching for paper, ink, and real tactile work are the ones getting noticed and remembered. The Print Design Podcast is about how they pull it off. Each episode digs into the real stories behind great print and packaging, the substrates and techniques that made them work, the problems solved on press, and the impact the finished piece had out

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Episode 85 - Why freelance designers are stuck at...

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2026/09/09

If your design business hit some early growth and then flatlined, this one's for you.In this solo episode I get into the three problems that quietly stall out most freelance designers, your work is invisible, you're underpaid, and clients vanish after one project, and why none of it is a talent problem. It's a visibility problem, and print is the fix for all three. In this episode The three problems keeping freelance designers stuck Why a plateau is almost never a talent problem, and what

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68:21

Episode 84 - How to Build a Cult Brand in Print -...

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2026/08/17

Kierian Cameron is the editor of Brand Cult, the UK's first print-only business newspaper, and it's unlike anything else landing in a mailbox: wax sealed, wrapped in tissue, shipped in an ominous black envelope, and hit with its own custom brand scent.In this one Kierian tells the wild story of how a completely self-taught designer went from substitute teaching in London to building three businesses, and why print became her "third door" into an industry that wouldn't hire her as an intern

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50:13

Episode 83 - How a Newspaper can land your next...

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2026/08/10

Kaye Symington is the CMO of Newspaper Club and co-founder of Glasgow Print Fair. A self-proclaimed "print enabler" rather than a printmaker.In this one we get into how Newspaper Club went from three friends printing what their mates made online to 40 million newspapers and counting, and why newsprint is booming instead of dying. Kaye shares a stack of real stories, including an LA photographer who swapped his ignored email newsletter for a quarterly newspaper and landed a $50k campaign

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79:11

Episode 82 - How to Make Real Money Designing for...

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2026/07/14

Laura-Jane Boast has run her Manchester studio Conscious Made for 12 years, and it's basically all print.In this episode she gets into how she niched hard into color, material, and finish (CMF for short) and turned a straight-up obsession with foils, papers, and print into a business that more than pays the bills designing for clients all over the world. That includes a recent Coachella project she then stalked across a hundred fan videos on TikTok, because once it's out there, watching

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71:01

Episode 81 - Designing a 640-Page Book, with Dora...

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2026/06/30

Dora Drimalas, co-founder of San Francisco studio Hybrid Design, spent years (on and off, over a decade) building a 640-page case-bound monster of a book, and in this episode she walks me through every nerdy detail of how it came to life. We get into the production specs (CMYK plus silver and fluorescent orange spots, sealed ribbon bookmarks synced to digitally printed edge painting, black and white editions), the publishing decision to go with Victionary instead of self-publishing,and how

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50:36

Episode 80 - A Bowl of Nostalgia: Neenah x Print...

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2026/06/24

In this episode I sit down with Michelle McDermott-Pautz, who runs channel marketing for Neenah Paper in North America, to walk through the two-year journey of building a mini cereal box collection that shows off what's possible with Neenah Folding Board. We get into where the "weird" cereal box idea came from, why nostalgia was the whole point, and how Dallas Franklin brought a cast of illustrated characters to life across four different substrates. Then we go deep on production: foil

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83:22

Episode 79 - Alberta Distillers Rare Batch Whisky -...

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2025/12/01

In this episode, Dave talks with Chris Gajus, Creative Director at Olberding Brand Family, about the packaging for Alberta Distillers Rare Batch that his team helped bring to life. If you’re a graphic designer or creative director who loves print, packaging, or some sweet sweet embellishments, this episode is for you. Chris breaks down how they took a very rough starting point and turned it into a full premium packaging system with strong storytelling, structure, and materials. This

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52:03

Episode 78 - Diego Marini - Yummy Colours - Statue of...

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2023/11/22

This week's guest is Diego Marini. He is a Co-Founder, Creative Director, and Designer from Yummy Colours out of New York. Although he is located in Copenhagen.Diego loves books. To put it lightly. During client meetings, he's been known to ask "Can't we do a book"? And with a drive like that, he has had the opportunity to help bring some absolute gems to life. In this episode, we dive into the design, creative direction, and behind-the-scenes production of two beautiful coffee table

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Episode 77 - Tony - Industry Print Shop

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2023/10/03

My guest on this episode is Tony Diaz from Industry Print Shop out of Austin Texas. If you haven't heard of Industry, where have you been!? I call this episode, story time with Tony. In this episode, we talk about: how Industry started and came to be. how he became "The Merch Guy" some of the important projects that helped Industry grow. Flatstock at SXSW and what it meant for Tony. a workshop at Nike HQ. print projects that went sideways and what happened. projects that Tony is the most

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55:03

Episode 76 - Connie Lui - Yummy Colours - Concept of...

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2023/07/11

This week's guest is Connie Lui. She is a Partner, Creative Director, and Designer from Yummy Colours out of New York. I saw an Instagram post that Yummy Colours shared featuring their most recent Concept of the Year print piece, Dear Future. Turns out it was their third year in a row producing the Contept of the Year projects.And we get to hear stories about how all three projects were brought to life. From the first Issue and why they decided to bring it to life, the second issue and

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Episode 75 - 3 Things Designers should do to prepare...

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2023/04/18

A rare solo episode with Dave Hopkins, Founder of Print Design Academy and host of the Print Design Podcast. They say we are in a recession and it is going to get worse...so what can you do so that it sucks less? After seeing what happened in the design and print worlds during Covid, I have put together 3 things I think ALL Graphic Designers should do to prepare for any sort of economic uncertainty. FREE DOWNLOAD HERE - Print Ready Files Checklist Learn Print Design on YouTube HERE

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Episode 74 - The Print Design Summit - BTS, wins,...

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2023/04/11

This episode features us, Dave and Gabby, breaking down the Print Design Summit. We share our expectations, actual results, our wins, our fails, lessons learned, how we feel it went, and answer the big question...will there be a Print Design Summit in 2024? FREE Guide to Craft Beer Label Design:Download it here FREE Print Ready Files Checklist: Download here Learn Print Design on YouTube:Watch HERE

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Episode 73 - Jonny Black - The Office of Ordinary...

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2023/04/05

This week's guest is Jonny Black from TOOOT. Also known as The Office of Ordinary Things out of San Francisco California. This episode is literally years in the making. So you better like it. Kidding, I know you will. During this episode, we are doing a deep dive into the D+K Printing promotional project. This project is an experience. It's got great print, textures, and tear strips to please your need to play with things. We also talk about Apple Packaging, Sustainability, and Granola

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45:48

Episode 72 - Mackenzie Brookshire - Landscape -...

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2023/01/10

This week's guest is Mackenzie Brookshire.She is the Creative Director from Landscape out of Oakland, CA. @thisislandscape During this episode, we talk about drawing sunshines, Koolaid points, Cereal Packaging, and more! Our deep dive is into a project she worked on for Cookma, a meal delivery service and product line for growing families. The print and packaging they created is bright, welcoming, and just makes you feel good when you see it. Really enjoyed this conversation with Mackenzie

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Episode 71 - Dan Gretta - Cigar Bands + Packaging -...

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2022/12/13

This week's guest is Dan Gretta. He is a designer and illustrator who has been putting out incredibly detailed work for Cigar Bands, Cigar Packaging, high-end spirits, and more. During this episode we are doing a deep dive into his work for Dapper Cigars which includes cigar bands, packaging, and cigar branding. I dabble in the Cigar world and I have always loved the intricate designs of the printed cigar bands and all cigar packaging. It really enhances the whole Cigar experience. So I was

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Episode 70 - Gene Portnoy - Work and Company -...

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2022/11/29

This week's guest is Gene Portnoy. He is the talented creative behind Work and Company. @genepdesign @workandcompany We did things a little bit differently on this episode. It's a couple of mini conversations put into one. When we first spoke, the project we were talking about was literally at the printers. Like "photos sent of the press sheet that morning" at the printers. A few weeks later we were able to connect for a wrap-up conversation once he had received his samples and his client

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Episode 69 - Julie Brannen - Monadnock Paper

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2022/11/22

This week's guest is Julie Brannen, she is the Director of Sustainability at Monadnock Paper out of New Hampshire. Monadnock is all about Sustainability in the manufacturing of their uncoated papers. @monadnock_paper They also just released a new swatch book for their Astrolite PC 100 papers. Which you guessed...are 100% Post Consumer recycled. During this episode, we also talk about Julie's unique path to the Paper and print world. She shares some interesting stuff on Gatorade Marketing

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Episode 68 - Macaroni Creative - CPG Packaging

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2022/11/08

This week's guests are Ron and Mackenzie from Macaroni Creative. This is their second time on the show chatting about awesome packaging they had created and put out in the world. During this interview, we talk about Hot Dogs and Sausages. But also Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) packaging. Our deep dive is all about the Millers Craft Meats rebrand. This covers logos, collateral, packaging, and more. But we are here to chat about the packaging and how they made it all work on different

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64:03

Episode 67 - Sam O'Brien - Sample Co - Criquet Brand...

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2022/10/25

This weeks guest is Sam O'Brien. He is a Graphic Designer and owner of Sample Co. out of Austin Texas. @sample_co During this interview, we talk about how he got into the design game, awesome FOSSIL Watch Packaging, and a book put out by Lyft for their Scooter rental service teaching you proper Scootiquette. Our deep dive is into a brand book he created for Criquet, an awesome apparel company with an amazing personality that totally comes through in this print piece. The book is a guide to

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Episode 66 - Paul Haggerty - Smokers Section Journal...

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2022/10/18

This weeks guest is Paul Haggerty. He is a Graphic Designer, Illustrator, and Art Director out of Pittsburg PA. @paul_haggerty During this episode, we talk about some of the projects he has come across and worked on over is 10+ year design career. Packaging and Merch. Dicks Sporting Goods. Album Artwork. and more.. But our project deep dive is for the Smokers Section Journal. This amazing piece was created to document your cannabis journey through different strains and smoking methods. It

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