Making It: In Design

‘Making It’ aims to inspire and encourage women and non-conforming people, with the hope to make the design industry a more inclusive and diverse place. There is a concerning lack of gender diversity in the design industry, especially when looking at senior positions. Even though plenty of women study design, the industry is still overwhelmingly male. The host Rachel, Creative Director at Narrate, chats with some brilliant women and people who have beaten the odds and made it to creative director, design director and into senior leadership positions. Talking in detail about their career journeys and finding out how they got that all important first job, that helped get them to where they are today.

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5. Finding what works for you, with Graphic Designer, Sthuthi Ramesh

Sthuthi Ramesh is a talented designer, a mother, and co-founder of Nicety Materials , the digital library for physical materials. Having worked for some of the top design agencies including Pentagram, Wieden+Kennedy and Browns Design, Sthuthi now runs her own independent practice but, like most people, her path in the design industry has been far from linear. It’s taken time to find the right role, at the right agency, that also met her financial and lifestyle needs. From starting out knocking o...

May 31, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 5

4. Becoming a creative leader, with Marina Willer, Graphic Designer, Pentagram partner and Filmmaker

Marina Willer is a graphic designer, a filmmaker and the first female to become a partner at Pentagram London. She has been an inspiration in my life for many years and as a multi-skilled designer, Marina is consistently recognised as a leading figure in UK design, working on iconic identities for Tate, Southbank Centre and MacMillan Cancer Support. As well as having a varied and exciting career Marina is also a mother to twins, putting creativity, play and inspiration at the heart of her family...

May 10, 2021•36 min

3. The power of personality, with Lauren Harewood, Art Director and Designer

Lauren Harewood is a London based freelance Art Director and Designer, who's worked her way up in the industry through positions in some great studios including, Feed Agency and Stereo, and in 2020 made the move to freelancing full time. After being made redundant at the beginning of the pandemic Lauren used this time to create work that reflected her personality and passions, leading her to work on some amazing projects such as “Keep Hush” - a campaign to inform and educate on ways to support B...

Apr 19, 2021•40 min

2. Building your network with Nidia Dias, freelance Art Director

Nidia Dias is a freelance Designer and Art Director whose work focuses on styleframes and look development for motion design. Her signature style has seen her work with top London studios where she has produced work for Apple, Nike and Adobe - she also created the amazing motion piece for this podcast! Having studied in Portugal and Sweden Nidia began her career interning with Mainframe in London, which led on to a full-time job where she made some brilliant contacts and friends whose recommenda...

Mar 29, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 2

1. Breaking into the design industry with Caterina Bianchini, founder of Studio Nari

Welcome to ‘Making It: In Design’, with me, Rachel Long- Smith, Creative Director of Narrate Studio. With the concerning lack of gender diversity in the design industry, especially in senior positions, this podcast aims to inspire and encourage women and non-conforming people with the hope to make the design industry a more inclusive and diverse place. Sharing their career journey today is the award-winning Caterina Bianchini; Creative Director and Founder of Studio Nari , the creative consultan...

Mar 08, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Making It: In Design

Welcome to Making It: In Design I'm Rachel and I run the graphic design studio, Narrate . As a female creative director, I'm pretty concerned with the lack of gender diversity in the design industry, especially when you look at senior positions. Even though plenty of women study design, the industry is still overwhelmingly male. I want to do something about this so I started this podcast to help inspire and encourage women and non-conforming people, with the hope to make the design industry a mo...

Feb 12, 2021•1 min