Alex Adam (3 first names*) is the Founder & Creative Director at Boredom Kills Creative. The studio (not agency) is based in the UK and operates worldwide with the mission to build community and connection through world-class brand identities and storytelling that get products on shelves and butts in seats. You may have seen their work for brands like Churn, New Brew, or Prince St. Pizza. Or you may have seen him talking to you on Reels or TikTok. This dude is a content king, sprea...

Welcome back, AdYakers, to Episode 2 of Season 6!Today’s guest is more than an artist—he’s a living manifesto for perseverance and creative transformation. Theron Cook is an award-winning muralist and brand strategist with over 17 years of experience bringing art into public spaces, businesses, and community spirit. He founded Don’t Quit Omniversity and the TCA Don’t Quit Foundation, driven by a mission to serve, inspire, educate, and empower both creative students and business owners.His work isn’t

Drake Ramberg returns to The Designasty, this time to give his full story arc from drawing caricatures of his hometown heroes as a kid to designing kits for some of the most iconic soccer teams around the world. Along with host Ken Black, Drake takes us through his 33-year career at Nike which includes setting up the Nike Design Studio in Europe and designing kits for teams like Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, PSG, and even the Olympic-gold-winning Nigerian national team. Follow Drake’s story from

Summary Designer, author, and co-founder of Dribbble, Dan Cederholm joins Podcast Awesome to chat with Matt Johnson and Jory Raphael about finding joy in creativity later in life, making fonts just for fun, and the art of embracing imperfection. From typefaces and merch to dice games and design detours, Dan shares how side projects, constraints, and a healthy dose of curiosity keep the creative spark alive. This two-part conversation is full of laughter, nostalgia, and lessons about learning ...

Show homes look effortless—until you see the moving parts. In this episode, Jodi sits down with designers Haylee Meador and Ashtyn Chance to unpack the real story behind our award-winning English Tudor with Alair Homes DSM. We cover the early vision and mid-project pivot, why cabinetry starts with appliance depth, and how custom trim profiles, real woodwork, and an ambient-first lighting strategy shaped the home’s feel day and night. We talk red oak floors (without the red cast), invisible sp...

How do you go from almost joining the Marines, to leading the world’s largest hospitality design firm? Born in Yorkshire and now based in Singapore, Chris Godfrey’s story is one of creative grit, adaptability and quiet determination. From humble beginnings as a teenage print boy in an architectural practice, to founding his own studio, to now serving as Co-CEO of HBA, the global design powerhouse behind some of the world’s leading hotels and residences, his career has been shaped

For our next episode, we have a very special guest, Juan Rodriguez. Juan is a User Experience Designer who brings a rare fusion of artistic creativity, leadership, and strategic problem-solving to every project. With a foundation in retail management, sales, and community leadership across multiple industries and countries, he approaches UX with a deeply human-centered lens. His passion lies in transforming complex user pain points into seamless, intuitive experiences that both delight users and

Send us a text Meet Aaron Hill, agent for the effervescent Emma and Ben behind The Block 2025 House 1 , as he preps for The Block Auctions 'Super Saturday' Behind every sold sign is a story — and we’re here to tell it. Meet the Agent is the podcast where real estate gets candid, colorful, and sometimes a little chaotic. Hosted by Jeuje Interiors' Wendy Clare, we dive into the world of agents, clients, and the homes that bring them together. Support the show

What happens when you mix modernism, espionage, and a few Bauhaus legends inone London apartment block? You get the Isokon Building. Tim and Kev head to North London to visit the legendary 1934 modernist icon designed by Wells Coates and developed by Jack and Molly Pritchard. Once home to Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer, Agatha Christie and a bunch of spies, Isokon was a radical experiment in minimalist living that has stood the test of time. You can find pictures and videos on our Instagram page -

Meet Chris Breen, whose journey from living in a camper at a storage facility to running Legacy Decks and the Legacy Decks Academy is one of the most inspiring stories in the deck building industry. In this episode, Chris opens up about his unconventional path - from growing up in Michigan with a firefighter/builder/racecar driver dad, to his quarter midget racing childhood, to eventually finding himself living in a camper with his family after returning from missionary work.You'll hear about his

Season Two Kickoff: The Power of Friendship, Safe Spaces & Fresh Starts (with Antonio Deloatch) We’re back for Season Two! And there’s no better way to kick things off than with my dear friend and creative partner-in-crime, Antonio Deloatch of Antonio Deloatch Designs. In this episode, Antonio and I reflect on the journey from Season One. The growth, the lessons, and the incredible community of designers and creatives who make this all worth it. We dive into what it means to feel safe in ...

Step into Spectra, our favourite kind of transformation story: a Melbourne hotel lobby that shifts from tasteful neutral to living artwork through colour, narrative, and fearless collaboration. We sit down with artists Rowena Martinich and Geoffrey Carran to unpack how a site-responsive palette drawn from bushland greens, clay tones, and marble textures became the foundation for abstract fields, hyper‑real native birds, and crystalline forms that feel born of the place—not pasted on. We dive...

For more information on how we hire the world's top designers for some of the most exciting tech companies in the USA, UK and Europe, browse our recruitment pages.This episode features our founder Meg Rye, recruiter Kelly Norris and design coach Melissa Hajj. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodmaven.substack.com

Jackson, Wyoming boasts one of the nation’s most exclusive and expensive real estate markets where only 3% of the land can be developed. Brothers Tim and Kurt Harland have built their business investing and selling premium ranches, homes, and luxury condos in an area where a rugged outdoor lifestyle exists among the literal and figuratively elevated homes.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Design As As Creation | Design As Consumption features Lee Moreau in conversation with Anamitra Deb, Jessica Meharry, and Anne H Berry. Follow Design Observer on Instagram to keep up and see even more Design As content. A full transcript of the show can be found on our website. Season three of Design As draws from recordings taken at theShapeshift Summit hosted in Chicago in May 2025.

We’re back on the rails again! In this episode, TrainmasterGT invites Greg Cortazzo (A.K.A. Dinrovahorror) to share his experiences hosting Cube events and discuss the differences between organizing small and large events. Greg is the founder of the Vertex Cube Event Series and a founding member of the new Shoebox Magic event. Learn valuable lessons about how to host Cube events, challenges for event organizers, and how to build the most fun Cube event possible! Additionally, the pair discusses the

Today on Window Treatments for ProfitIf you're scaling your window treatment business past $2 million or if you're on your way there, it's time to get serious about how you're building. In this episode, LuAnn breaks down the two proven business models that successful window treatment CEOs use to scale profitably. One focuses on high volume and broad reach. The other on depth, high margins, and fewer clients. Both models work. Both can generate millions. But the key is knowing which one you are

What does it take to transform a legacy bank that’s been around since the 1700s into a hub of energy, future-forward thinking, and inclusivity today? Paula Rowntree’s got the answers, as she takes us through the buzzing London HQ of Lloyds’ Bank in the latest episode of Space by Stansons. Tune in as host Guy Stanley welcomes the Head of Workplace Design, Lloyd Bank, for a riveting look at what transformational design can achieve when done right. From sensory-conscious spaces to innovative

“Worldbuilding is how humans make sense of the world. It’s how we learn to play.” — Chris Eyerman Worldbuilding is how imagination permeates and becomes culture. It’s the practice of creating meaning people can experience and belong to. In this episode of Object Subject Form, Simon speaks with Chris Eyerman, creative director, worldbuilder, and business architect shaping the future of storytelling through sport, media, and technology. As the founder of TRBLMKR Sports and creative lead for Luka

Everyone thinks they’re a designer. Your boss. Your client. That intern with Canva. And somehow, they all think they can do it better than you until they realize they can't. That’s the mess we’re living in. Graphic Designers aren’t just fighting clueless clients, pretend design software or AI prompts. We’re fighting a system we helped create. Because somewhere along the line, too many of us stopped designing and started decorating. We traded questions for quick fixes, strategy for style, thi...