Art & Illustration

The Roundup: Design history in jazz records

How great music inspired great design.

Jul 3 • Aarron Walter

The Roundup: Living a double life

Lessons we learned from Mason Currey, author of Making Art While Making a Living

May 8 • Eli Woolery

The Roundup: Creative friction, the value of personal projects, and do it well, or don't do it

Lessons learned from our chat with designer turned illustrator Luis Mendo

Apr 10 • Eli Woolery

Luis Mendo: Designer turned illustrator on making things that could only come from you

Episode 171 of the Design Better Podcast

Apr 8 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter

51:56

AMA Recording: New Yorker cartoonist Jason Chatfield on creative process, living a creative life, and the "slow burn of mastery"

On Friday, February 27th we had a conversation and AMA with Jason Chatfield, cartoonist extraordinaire.

Mar 3 • Eli Woolery, Jason Chatfield, and Aarron Walter

1:00:21

Sam Beam of Iron & Wine: Grammy-nominated musician on creativity, collaboration, and why a good day is finding one great lyric

Episode 166 of the Design Better Podcast

Feb 27 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

35:07

Jordan Mechner: Pioneering game designer on creating Prince of Persia, Karateka, and a new graphic novel memoir

Listen now | Episode 136 of the Design Better Podcast

Apr 8, 2025 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

42:44

Gareth Hinds: A golden age for the graphic novel

Episode 130 of the Design Better Podcast

Feb 26, 2025 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

44:29

Adam Moss: The Work of Art

Episode 118 of the Design Better Podcast

Nov 6, 2024 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

42:18

Jason Chatfield: New Yorker cartoonist on his creative process

Episode 115 of the Design Better Podcast

Oct 15, 2024 • Aarron Walter, Eli Woolery, and Jason Chatfield

58:41

Yashar Kassai: Artwork and production design for Spiderman: Into The Spider-Verse, TMNT, and more

Listen now | Episode 111 of the Design Better Podcast

Sep 17, 2024 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

42:46

Pablo Stanley: A creative force of nature on the importance of persistence and hustle

Listen now | Episode 97 of the Design Better Podcast

May 14, 2024 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

49:10

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