In episode 18, Dan chats with Jared Erondu. Jared is the head of design at Lattice and he's also building a Q&A platform for designers called Playbook . Additionally, he's the co-host of High Resolution , a video series on design. In this episode we dig into the origin story of Playbook, what Jared's trying to accomplish at Lattice, why sharing knowledge is key to growing the design community, the idea behind the High Resolution video series, dealing with burnout, maintaining a healthy lifes...
Jul 25, 2017•52 min•Ep. 18
Our guest this week is Jon Contino . Jon is a very talented branding consultant, creative director and a monster of a design force, creating custom lettering and illustrations for brands like ESPN, Nike, Stephen King, Flip Skateboards, Jack Daniels, and more. He also produces his own clothing and goods, JC NYC . In this episode, we discuss his process and his background, his custom lettering workshop, the challenges of balancing design life with family life, how New York has influenced his desig...
Jul 11, 2017•50 min•Ep. 17
In our 16th Overtime episode, Dan chats with Danielle Evans —a visual artist, letterer, and designer from Columbus, Ohio. Back in 2013, she combined lettering, photography, and dad jokes to start food typography . Since then she's been doing amazing stuff with food and real life objects to create lettering masterpieces. She's worked with incredible companies like Target, Disney, American Greetings, Parade, Conde Nast, and more. This episode is brought to you by HelloSign—the most powerful platfo...
Jun 27, 2017•59 min•Ep. 16
Our guest on Overtime episode 15 is Rogie King. Rogie is a talented illustrator, designer, and developer and he's been a long time Dribbble member. Recently he's worked on NeonMob and Super Team Deluxe . In this episode, we talk about how Rogie got into design, the origin story of Super Team Deluxe , the challenges of working alone, the benefits of collaboration, Rogie's plans for the future, and more. A big thank you to Jamf Now for sponsoring this episode. Jamf Now helps small business owners ...
Jun 13, 2017•52 min•Ep. 15
Our guest on Overtime episode 14 is Aaron Draplin of Draplin Design Co . He's usually based in Portland, Oregon, but he's currently on the road promoting his new book, Pretty Much Everything . In this episode, Dan and Aaron discuss dropping the jargon and talking about graphic design in normal terms, how Aaron uses Instagram, why he doesn't waste time policing the internet, why he believes everyone deserves great design, who inspires him, and the challenges of shipping merch and managing work wh...
May 23, 2017•49 min•Ep. 14
Our guests for lucky episode 13 are Amy and Jennifer Hood of Hoodzpah Design Co. , a boutique branding firm specializing in bold, unapologetic design across print and web. They also run Odds and Sods , an online shop where they sell enamel pins, shirts, posters, and other unnecessary necessaries. This episode of Overtime is brought to you by My Favorite Five , the brand new MyFonts newsletter series that profiles hardworking designers. In each issue, designers share their five go-to typefaces an...
May 09, 2017•50 min•Ep. 13
In our latest Overtime episode, Dan chats with Linda Eliasen—a designer, illustrator, art director, and all-around creative. Linda currently freelances in NYC, but before that, she worked at Ueno, Dropbox, Mailchimp, and Squarespace. In this episode, Linda walks us through her illustration workflow and shares her process for creating production-ready work with the Apple Pencil and iPad Pro. In addition, you'll learn about Iceland's terrifying Yule Cat. She also shares the story behind Dropbox's ...
Apr 25, 2017•41 min•Ep. 12
We're excited to have Kelli Anderson as our guest for episode 11 of Overtime. Kelli is a tinkerer, designer, artist, printmaker, and all-around creative force in the design world. Kellie also makes the impossible possible—like a record player made out of paper and a book that's also a camera. Dan and Kelli chat about the inspiration behind her unique design projects, how science plays a role in her work, her upcoming book, This Book Is a Planetarium: And Other Extraordinary Pop-Up Contraptions ,...
Apr 11, 2017•43 min•Ep. 11
In episode 10 of Overtime, Dan chats with Fraser Davidson —an award-winning motion graphic designer and animator and one of the founding members of Cub Studio . Cub Studio has worked with big name clients like ESPN, the NFL, BBC, and more. Fraser and Dan discuss the recent resurgence of the GIF, Fraser's creative process and how he started Cub Studio, and a behind-the-scenes look at a few of Fraser's recent motion graphics. This episode of Overtime is brought to you by SiteGround . SiteGround of...
Mar 28, 2017•46 min•Ep. 10
In our Overtime 9th episode, Dan chats with JP Boneyard , Creative Director of The Fifty-Nine Parks Print Series and producer of the National Poster Retrospecticus . JP shares what it's like to work with other designers, how he got into curating and hosting events at a young age, an in-depth explanation of the screen printing process, and more. Links mentioned in Overtime: JP Boneyard JP on Dribbble JP on Instagram Follow JP on Twitter Fifty-Nine Parks Project Fifty-Nine Parks Project Instagram ...
Mar 14, 2017•42 min•Ep. 9
W’re excited to kick off Overtime, Season 2 with Meg Robichaud! Meg is currently the Illustration Lead at Shopify, but she also has a ton of experience in freelance illustration. In this episode, we discuss how Meg manages illustration work at a large company, whether or not you should do unpaid work for friends, and why she started writing about her illustration process on Medium. This episode of Overtime is brought to you by Hired . Hired makes your job search faster, focused, and stress-free—...
Feb 22, 2017•33 min•Ep. 8
Our guest this week is Gleb Kuznetsov. Gleb is the design director at Fantasy, where he designs clean, futuristic user interfaces and jaw-dropping animations. In this episode, we talk about the struggles he overcame while learning design and development in Russia, how he got his job at Fantasy, why it pays to work on side projects just for fun, his process for brainstorming and designing, and so much more. Links Mentioned in Overtime: Gleb on Dribbble Gleb on Twitter Fantasy Fantasy on Dribbble ...
Nov 30, 2016•42 min•Ep. 7
In this bonus episode, Dan sits down to chat with Dribbble's front-end developer and product designer, Adam Darowski . They discuss the challenges in designing for designers, Adam’s love of baseball and German soccer, how he recorded and produced his own punk rock album, and a shot from Sergio Ingravalle . Adam Darowski Scribble Portrait: Aubameyang Hall of Stats YAY! an album by Adam Darowski Power Chords and Fragile Words (opening song)...
Nov 08, 2016•21 min
In this Overtime bonus episode, Dan sits down for a quick chat with Dribbble’s very own Alison Harshbarger . She's Dribbble's community manager, which means she helps community members with support, makes sure Dribbble Meetup organizers have the resources they need, and she features community members here on Courtside. They discuss her role at Dribbble, the awesome food and design scene in Austin, Texas, a fantastic recent shot from Bushra Mahmood , and more. Alison’s Dribbble Shot pick: Flwrs b...
Oct 19, 2016•19 min
Bill Kenney is the creative director and co-founder of Focus Lab, a strategic, creative studio based out of Savannah, Georgia. In this episode, Bill shares the story of how he discovered his love for design and how Focus Lab got started. He also shares how consistently posting to Dribbble helped Focus Lab earn nearly 1 million dollars in yearly revenue, how get your clients on board with sharing your design process on Dribbble, and how to feel about negative feedback from the designers on the in...
Sep 28, 2016•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 6
Allison House is an independent designer and visual artist who worked with tech startups like Dropbox, Codecademy and Treehouse before diving into 3D illustration and design. In this episode, she shares how she made the transition to 3D, how she's working to help other designers do the same, and why it's important to push yourself and get into uncomfortable territory. “The right next move is not to sit and think about what your passion might be, the right move is to take action and try new thing...
Jul 11, 2016•52 min•Ep. 5
This week, Dan is joined by Bethany Heck . Bethany is the Creative Lead for the Microsoft Power BI team, and also runs Eephus League , where she creates products for sports fans with a focus on beautiful typography. In this episode, Dan and Bethany discuss the importance of firm criticism, learning to accept that you won't always win (and why that's ok), how Eephus League got started, why “stick to two typefaces” is a rule that you can break, and more. Show Links: Bethany Heck Bethany on Dribbbl...
May 19, 2016•52 min•Ep. 4
In this interview, Dan talks with illustrator and designer Justin Mezzell. Dan and Justin discuss how he got started in design, the importance of asking for help, and prioritizing and choosing what you spend time on. Justin shares his design tools of choice, why he prefers Sketch over Photoshop these days, and talks about what it's like working at Code School. “You're never going to get more hours out the day, but you can be smarter with the time you do have.” - Justin Mezzell “If we see success...
Mar 31, 2016•45 min•Ep. 3
Topics discussed: Working as a remote freelancer How Ghostly Ferns works with clients Why you don't have to be good at everything to be successful The importance of only showing off the kinds of work that you'd like to do more of Filtering clients to only attract the right kinds of clients for you Laura's design process Show Links: Laura's Website Laura on Twitter Laura on Dribbble Ghostly Ferns Workshop Studiomates Cotton Bureau InVision Design Makes Things Possible T-shirt from Marketplace by ...
Feb 17, 2016•38 min•Ep. 2
Overtime is Dribbble’s audio companion and our first foray into the world of audio. In this episode, Dan Cederholm talks with letter, logo, and font designer, Ian Brignell. Ian’s impressive client list includes Budweiser, Smirnoff, Harvard, Dove, Hershey’s and many more. We were honored to talk to Ian about his background, his process, tips for designing and lettering, collaboration, and advice for young designers. Dan also asks Ian about a few of his Dribbble shots and the story behind them. Ia...
Dec 15, 2015•42 min•Ep. 1
