Vince LaVecchia – Director of Operations at Instrument
[quote style=”boxed”]Your biggest challenge will be to believe in the right people and ignore the rest. Ignoring people will feel hard at first, but it’s the most important thing you…
design
Design is how things go from functional to meaningful. The founders in this section understand that. They’ve built design agencies, product studios, UX consultancies, and creative firms that shape how people interact with everything from apps to physical spaces.
These interviews cover the full design spectrum. Graphic design. UX and UI. Industrial design. Interior design. Brand identity. Web design. The kind of work that most people don’t notice until it’s done badly. Which, if you think about it, is the highest compliment.
The founders here talk about the business of design, not just the craft. How to price creative work. How to manage client expectations. How to build a team of creative people without everything devolving into chaos. And how to stay creatively fulfilled while running a business, which turns out to be harder than it sounds.
You’ll find insights on design thinking, user research, building a portfolio, and the eternal debate between form and function. If you’re a designer, a founder who needs design help, or just someone who appreciates things that work well and look good doing it, these conversations are for you.
Peder Burgaard and Jonas Gam – Founders of playITsound
Peder Burgaard graduated from the Masters of Information Studies program at the Institute for Media and Information Studies, Aarhus University, Denmark. During the course of earning his degree, Peder worked…
Ajaz Ahmed – Founder and Chairman of AKQA
[quote style=”boxed”]Accept that some days are going to be better than other days, but realize that when you add it all up, life is one big adventure in serendipity.[/quote] Ajaz…
Alistair Hall – Owner of We Made This
[quote style=”boxed”]Strap them to a table, attach some high-voltage jump-leads, and stand well back? Hmm… I don’t know really. I guess research is the most important thing. I try to…
Faraz ‘Fam’ Mirza – Founder of Mirza Minds
[quote style=”boxed”]The first and last job I ever had was at Jewel-Osco. What I learned from it is was that it is non-sensical to work all your life to build…
Abhi Lokesh and Alex Theodore – Co-founders of Fracture
[quote]We don’t need more ideas; we need better execution, and a commitment to the ideas we already have in front of us.[/quote] Abhi Lokesh (CEO) – Abhi Lokesh graduated from…
Meet Abhi Lokesh and Alex Theodore – Co-founders of Fracture
Andrea Shillington – Founder of Brands for the People
[quote style=”boxed”]Bringing love to business. We spend so much of our lives at work and I believe everyone should feel fulfilled regardless of their position title. We should wake up…
Colleen Thompson – Co-Founder and CEO of Bundu Designs
[quote]Keep going, get up and keep going again. Persevere, believe passionately in an idea and be flexible to change things up when they’re not working. Being an entrepreneur these days…
Erik Posthuma – Managing Partner at Antics
[quote style=”boxed”]There are so many ideas. The most important thing is to just get your idea out that and have the market decide it’s value. If it’s good. Go and…
Five Questions with Karsten Kneese
Who are you and what do you do? I’m a 34-year-old father of 2 incredible children, husband of a beautiful woman, freelance social media designer, teacher and consultant. I mainly…
Five Questions with Michael Weinmann
Who are you and what do you do? I am idea-list, designer, photographer, artist, studied music and philosophy and have worked a fair cross-section of jobs available under the sun;…
Five Questions with Katy Kippen
Who are you and what do you do? I’m the owner, creator and designer behind GRAYLING – a modern, vintage-inspired statement jewelry line sold in more than 40 boutiques and…