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Send us a text message!So now that you have an idea of HOW to research, when do you know if you’re done researching? Brandi answers on this week’s podcast. Stay tuned. 1:00 Check out Brandi’s YouTube! New content every Tuesday for a thing she does called “Design Tip Tuesday”. 3:30 Michelle’s week cont…: She sent in an audition form […]The post More Tips on Research – Episode 032 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!This week we answer a question from a listener on how Brandi does her research. There’s so much info that we had to answer in two separate episodes! This is part one of 2 episodes on RESEARCH! If you didn’t know, research is so very important… (Thus, the two-parter).   1:40 Michelles week: This week […]The post Tips for Researching (Part 1) – Episode 031 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!This week Michelle is back and wants to know what some good mindsets might be for [design] students to have going into something new. Brandi get’s a little fired up so prepare yoursef! 1:30 Happy 30th episode birthday!!! 1:45 If you haven’t listened to last weeks episode with Dominic Sedillo – go do it ASAP! 2:25 […]The post Must-Have Mindsets for Designers – Episode 030 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!Please welcome special guest co-host for the week, Dominic Sedillo!!! *applause and cheering* Quick rundown on Mr. Dominic Sedillo: Dominic is an illustrator. He’s been drawing since he was “knee high to a duck” #what????? He draws stuff. Like really good stuff. He is the senior illustrator and branding assistant for a privately owned drink […]The post The Magical Mystery Box of Design – Episode 029 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!  This week Michelle wants to understand a branding project Brandi has been working on. She thinks the logo was awesome in black and white and wants some explanation of why Brandi decided to add color to it. We also talk about fall, the OC, and of course, the Solar Eclipse. [clear-line] Find us on […]The post Why Use Color in Branding – Episode 028 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!This week is a bit off format but we honestly just wanted to get some New York trip off our chests and share with you some of our experiences! Hope you enjoy

Send us a text message!This week we have a super special show in store for you, an interview FROM NEW YORK with Jason Bacher   01:07 We’re recording in Michelle’s bedroom today, so there’s appropriate background noises 01:30 We met Jason at a super cool coffee shop called Irving Farm Coffee Roasters on the Lower East Side (Brandi was right!) 03:50 THIS […]The post INTERVIEW: Jason Bacher of GFDA in New York City – Episode 026 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!This week Brandi’s husband Kenny is sitting in for Michelle. Things might get weird, stay tuned! :50 Surprise! Michelle is gone this week but extra surprise: Brandi’s husband Kenny is filling in. MORE NOTES TO COME 12:40 Kenny’s song is by our good friends Copperlily it’s called “A Lot to Learn” 15:00 Brandi thinks it’s Tuesday, but it’s […]The post Graphic Designer or Graphic Artist, What’s the Difference? – Episode 025 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!Michelle wants to know some stuff about type and who Brandi looks to for inspiration for type, or letters, or typography, or.. ..lettering? It’s a fun time you guys. :50 Welcome!!! Michelle’s week was super productive. She went to a wedding AND listened to an entire season of a podcast. NPR’s Invisibilia…AND binged the latest […]The post A Little Bit About Type & Inspiration – Episode 024 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!Michelle went to a creative event this week and wants to know what tips Brandi has for creatives who are feeling low or discouraged that they won’t ever have another good idea. :50 Michelle’s week! 1:00 Michelle went to a “creative night” with special guest Propaganda. 1:25 Check this dude out. Seriously. Smart guy, amazing […]The post How to Handle Creative Discouragement – Episode 023 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!This week we approach the ever-ubiquitous word “hipster”. What is a hipster and what can we, as creatives (or normal people) learn from them to be better at what we do? 2:00 Reminiscing about Leatrice Eisemen! 2:30 Michelle’s Week: Lots of filming and sun! 3:33 Tanning sucks. It’s bad for your skin, it fades your […]The post What Creatives Can Learn from the Hipster Mindset – Episode 022 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!On this weeks episode we interview the one and only Leatrice Eiseman! She is the director of the Pantone Color Institute and an actual, international color expert! She is from Seattle, travels the world, and has written 10 books! 4:05 First question! What does Leatrice tell people when she’s sitting on an airplane and she […]The post INTERVIEW: Leatrice Eiseman, International Color Expert at Pantone – Episode 021 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!This week Brandi and Michelle talk about which came first, the image, or the type? And which one matters more…? :50 Lesson of the day: Do NOT run before you have to talk into a microphone! 1:20 Michelle talks about her oh-so-interesting week. She saw a hawk. Is that cool? 5:00 Brandi’s week. She went […]The post Type or Image, Which is More Important? – Episode 020 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!“Entrepreneurship is like eating glass!!!”The post INTERVIEW: Designer Tim Brown – Episode 019 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!  This week is our shortest episode ever. So far. Michelle and Brandi talk about design tools and whether it’s the tool or the user that’s actually important. Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) by The Looking Glass Prophet Story by Cobi Pat Hines & Microsoft Word   Find us on all forms of social media […]The post Do Your Design Tools Matter? – Episode 018 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!This week we have special guest interview. The one and only Colin Rigsby of Vesperteen (yes, the very same Vesperteen that is our podcast song) joins us. In addition to being a talented and brilliant musician, he is also and incredible designer and he has a lot of stuff to say. – – – – […]The post INTERVIEW: Colin Rigsby of Vesperteen – Episode 017 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!This week Michelle wants to know when (if ever) it is okay to just say no when asked to design something, firing clients, and how Brandi is really the “Simon” of design critique. 1:20 Thanks Matt Kearney for listening!! <3 2:11 Michelle got to go a concert! Train, O.A.R., & Natasha Bedingfield. Sooooo cool. 3:14 Netflix […]The post Why It’s Really Ok to Say No to Clients – Episode 016 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!                This week Michelle wanted to “hardcore wing it” and talk to Brandi a bit about picturing her own audience for the stuff she does and how other people can try to figure it out. Katy Perry apparently has new music too Harry Styles… wow. Michelle and her husband […]The post Picturing Your Ideal Target Audience – Episode 015 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!This week we get a little carried away talking but stick with us and you’ll be shocked to learn how designers actually use math. 13 Reasons Why Penny Dreadful Blindside Album Art Trends this Week via @BrandiSea on Instagram Ugmonk Newsletter is the one Brandi Couldn’t Remember Sylvan Esso Seagulls on YouTube (thanks to Brandi’s […]The post The Truth About Designers & Math – Episode 014 appeared first on BrandiSea Design Co..Support the showVisit BrandiSea.com for more content and resources!

Send us a text message!This week is an epic recap of our trip to design-centric Austin and Brandi’s experience at Rancho Victore for his Creative Retreat. 1:33   THIS EPISODE HAS PURE GOLD! 1:40   You’re about to get the 411 on everything James Victore. You’re in for a real treat – and a really long podcast.