Design Speaks

Send us a text message!132 -What IS Normal Anyway? My Thoughts from Week One of the COVID-19 Quarantine Since the serious outbreak in the US due to COVID-19, and the subsequent school closures and quarantine orders, I’ve been experiencing this weird stream of consciousness— a sort of internal word map conversation with myself trying to connect things and figure […]The post What IS Normal Anyway: My Thoughts from Week One of the COVID-19 Quarantine (Bonus) appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!131 – Practical Ways to Find Uncommon Inspiration, Anywhere In this weeks episode, you’ll learn about Brandi’s best practices for finding inspiration, tips on how to find yours, and how to be intentional about finding it in your day-to-day routine. As a bonus, you’ll get to hear a bit about Julie’s new and exciting project! […]The post Practical Ways to Find Your Own Uncommon Inspiration, Anywhere (Chapter 3)) appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!130 – Leatrice Eiseman on Observing Color in the World “If designers would understand the power that color has in their work, I think that it would really elevate what they do.” BrandiSea Tweet Tune in this week to hear Brandi’s chat with Leatrice Eiseman, a renowned color specialist. You’ll get to hear some insight […]The post Leatrice Eiseman on Observing Color in the World (Chapter 2) appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!129 – Yes, You Can Find Inspiration In the Process Do you struggle to find material to inspire your design work? Do you rely on google and other people’s photos to ignite your creativity? In this episode, Brandi and Julie discuss the ways they find their own uncommon inspiration every day. Using Brandi’s proven method—The […]The post Yes, You Really CAN Find Inspiration in the Process (Chapter 1) appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!Brandi shares her goal for season one is to help listeners find uncommon, everyday inspiration, and to teach them how to turn that inspiration into their own unique, creative work. Listeners are also introduced to the newest members of the team: Julie Haider—Co-host, and Dakota Cook—Show Notes Producer. Julie takes the time to introduce herself […]The post Design Speaks Season One Trailer! appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!Longtime friend of the podcast, Hugh Weber is with us this week. He’s the newly appointed managing director of Design Observer and has recently taken the helm of The Great Discontent. We will be talking about his new ventures as well as what it means to be discontent as a creative. — Show Notes Coming […]The post The Great Discontent & Observing Design Community with Hugh Weber – Episode 127 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!In our last episode recorded in 2019 special guest Vanessa Dewey (formerly of Mattel and Adobe) joins us for a little chat about connections, what it means to be creative, and of course, coffee.   Want to support us? Go to our Patreon and help support our podcast! We would be eternally grateful! We can’t do […]The post Talking about Connections, Coffee, & What it Means to Be Creative with Vanessa Dewey – Episode 126 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!Creatives use a lot of buzz words “these days”, especially on social media. This week regular guest and friend, Dominic Sedillo joins us to talk about some words creatives can tend to overuse. We discuss what those words really mean and how we can use them correctly to really communicate how we feel about things […]The post Rethinking Commonly Overused “Buzz Words” (Guest Dominic Sedillo) – Episode 125 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!This week’s episode is going to be a little bit different. I decided to do one solo episode to share my thoughts on the directions I hope this podcast will take. — Show Notes Coming Soon — Want to support us? Go to our Patreon and help support our podcast! We would be eternally grateful! We […]The post What’s Next for Design Speaks Podcast – Episode 124 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!Our beautiful and talented co-host Michelle, is saying goodbye to Design Speaks Podcast this week. We take a look back at some of the most influential people we have had the opportunity to interview as well as some of the people who have had an impact on our creative journey. — Show Notes Coming Soon […]The post Michelle’s Goodbye Episode! – Episode 123 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!Michelle and Brandi have a pretty big announcement. There’s going to be some disruption and discomfort and definitely some growth for this podcast, so stay tuned!  Brandi’s Week: Brandi was having some intense flare up pain from her surgeries and things that happened last year. That however didn’t hold her back and she finished her […]The post Disruption, Discomfort, and Growth – Episode 122 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!The post Likes on Social Media & The Impact on Our Creativity – Episode 121 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!This week, Michelle and Brandi are finally back for a full episode. Brandi gives us some insight into her two-week trip to Europe. She talks food, inspiration, and the most photogenic spots she visited. Brandi’s Week: Brandi had to hit the ground running when she got home, but sadly as you may have heard from […]The post Brandi’s Europe Trip {Recap} – Episode 120 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!This week’s podcast is content from an original blog post I wrote. A little pick-me-up for this week until Michelle and I are back next week! Takeaways from this episode: Read everything! This will diversify your inspiration and help you add more to your work. Use physical tools. Sketch on paper. It can give you […]The post 12 Habits of a Happy Designer – Episode 119 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!    ENCORE: “Discomfort. Growth. Meaning & Stuff.” [originally aired, Episode 013] – Episode 118 This week is a special encore of our thirteenth episode, “Discomfort. Growth. Meaning & Stuff.” Please rate and review our podcast in iTunes and if you want to support our show please go to Patreon.com/designspeaks we would love it! You can […]The post ENCORE: “Discomfort. Growth. Meaning & Stuff.” [originally aired, Episode 013] – Episode 118 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!    ENCORE: “Designers, Collaboration, Selfishness, & Ego” [originally aired, Episode 009] – Episode 117 This week is a special encore of our third episode ever, “On Processing Someone Else’s Vision”. Please rate and review our podcast in iTunes and if you want to support our show please go to Patreon.com/designspeaks we would love it! […]The post ENCORE: “Designers, Collaboration, Selfishness, & Ego” [originally aired, Episode 009] – Episode 117 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!    ENCORE: “Processing Someone Else’s Vision” [originally aired, Episode 003] – Episode 116 This week is a special encore of our third episode ever, “On Processing Someone Else’s Vision”. Please rate and review our podcast in iTunes and if you want to support our show please go to Patreon.com/designspeaks we would love it! You […]The post ENCORE: “Processing Someone Else’s Vision” [originally aired, Episode 003] – Episode 116 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!This Sabbatical week is from a past YouTube episode (#44) about the benefit of sitting with your work a bit.   https://youtu.be/uGKgGuk1R78 Find us on all forms of social media via @BrandiSea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and you can email us any burning questions you want Brandi to answer on an episode at brandi@brandisea.com. TRANSCRIPTIONThe post A Quick Tip From Brandi Sea: Live With It [Sabbatical Week] – Episode 115 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!On today’s episode, we’re sharing three really amazing interviews from the AIGA National Leadership Retreat that Brandi attended last month in Atlanta! Ashleigh Axios, Forest Young, and Sarah Brooks talk the future of design and our role as designers. Michelle’s week: Michelle has been up to a lot or organization. Every Saturday for the last […]The post AIGA Design Leaders Talk The Future of Designers with Brandi – Episode 114 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!On today’s episode, we’re going to be talking about embracing the journey rather than just waiting for outcome or chasing down every new idea that crosses your path. Brandi’s week: Brandi has been going crazy getting prepared for Design Summit which has already happened. Brandi did a color workshop which was originally going to be […]The post It’s Not About the Rabbit (embracing the journey & the process) – Episode 113 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!