Jeremy talks with video producer Michelle Vargas about giving good advice to 15 year-olds, putting good stuff into the world to get good stuff back, mentorship and setting up a video playhouse for the purpose of acting in the moment. Links for this episode: Fart with Headphones On - Michelle's Tumblr Michelle Vargas (FartWHO) on Twitter Michelle's YouTube Channel Justin Akin's YouTube Channel Grace n' Michelle's YouTube Channel Grace Helbig's YouTube Channel Sponsored by Field Notes , Audible , ...
Aug 31, 2011•28 min
Emails are slowly starting to trickle in with thoughts and questions about the show, and I thought I'd take this episode to answer a couple of the more pressing questions. Sponsored by Shopify and Rackspace .
Aug 18, 2011•16 min
Geoff Barnes discusses radical shifts in career focus from painting instructor to user experience strategist and the fine art of letting go just enough to keep from being a control freak in the things you make with others. We eventually wander into the waters of ADD conversation and we just surf the flow from there. Sponsored by MailChimp and easyDNS .
Aug 04, 2011•45 min
If you're like me, you've thought about how great it would be to make your own beer. Hopefully you're not like me in buying a brewing kit from a home furnishing store. Mike Reinhardt, Jr. and Nate Watson are not like me. They brew bold and unique craft beers under the name Wilderness Brewing. Sponsored by Sourcebits , Campaign Monitor , and Wx .
Jul 29, 2011•40 min
Pecha Kucha is a Japanese term that translates to “chit-chat” in English. It's also an activity that combines PowerPoint and performance art into a fast-paced, six minute and forty second look into a person's passion. Sponsored by OmniPlan 2 and Harvest .
Jul 21, 2011•28 min
Iterative refinement is the key to making something truly great and versatile. In this episode, Jeremy wants to know a little something about you, the viewer, that might make this show better. Sponsored by FreshBooks and Shopify .
Jul 14, 2011•8 min
Come hear Collen Wainwright's tales of dancing bears around cereal, commercial acting, content strategy, Battledecks and the awesome feeling one gets when seeing someone's "lights go on." Sponsored by MailChimp and Sound Studio 4 .
Jul 07, 2011•37 min
Kansas City filmmaker Brian Boye has been thinking about an idea that's very near to his heart for years. And now, with the help of Kickstarter, he is working toward making his documentary, "Famous Last Words" a reality. Sponsored by Field Notes and iStockphoto .
Jun 30, 2011•24 min
I discussed the philosophies of design strategy, user experience and -- well -- philosophy with Erika Hall, the Director of Strategy at Mule Design in San Francisco. The lesson learned? Don't try to talk deeply about philosophy when you didn't pay that much attention in your philosophy classes, kids. Sponsored by OmniGroup: OmniFocus and Worthwhile ....
Jun 23, 2011•24 min
After wondering for over a decade, I was finally diagnosed with adult ADHD. In this episode, I wonder how this disorder correlates overall to the creative mind and how it can be harnessed to make great things. Sponsored by FreshBooks and Sound Studio 4 .
Jun 16, 2011•11 min
Sometimes working from the solitude of home beats collaboration. But what about people who rarely, if ever, work in the same room as their colleagues? Greg Storey of Happy Cog West explains how they approach being in so many locations as well as educating the business world on how digital media can best serve them. Sponsored by iStockphoto and MailChimp .
Jun 02, 2011•24 min
In this episode, Albert McMurry talks about American Drink while sharing a couple of drinking-related stories. Also, why not everybody likes folks who need to Always Be Linking and Albert’s, um... interesting performance at 2010’s SXSW Battle Decks.
Dec 29, 2010•20 min
Ethan Marcotte and I talk about responsive design, the future of CSS frameworks that might support this notion, speaking at An Event Apart and what it’s like for him to strike back on his own after a successful tenure at Happy Cog . Sponsored by MailChimp .
Dec 23, 2010•16 min
Chris Riebschlager and I sit outside to discuss our ridiculous desire for Twitter stars, not being 100% comfortable in an "ad guy's" skin and the Zen detachment of Twitter. It's way less important than it sounds.
Oct 07, 2010•9 min
Quinn Katherman, one of 18 funny women that HuffPo thinks you should follow, got her first copywriting job based on her portfolio of tweets. Yes, you read that right.
Sep 22, 2010•6 min
Even though I'm in advertising, I don't much care for the industry's navel gazing tendencies. Some of us ad folk just want to make cool things that people appreciate and find useful. Increasingly, that’s what brands want over the traditional messaging channels.
Aug 20, 2010•3 min
Doreen Marchionni explains Journalism As Conversation , a fascinating blend of traditional journalism with the collaborative voice of citizen journalism.
Aug 12, 2010•25 min
Greg Turner of Kitchen Sojourn discusses caring about the end product, whether it's a photo, a novel or a simple meal for your family.
Aug 09, 2010•22 min
Merlin Mann and I cover a lot of territory, from creative failure to creative modality and how being in the wrong mode at the wrong time might bring on that failure. Links for this episode: Twyla Tharp, The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life Video: Merlin's Macworld '09 Talk, "Toward Patterns for Creativity" Slides: Merlin's Macworld '09 Talk, "Toward Patterns for Creativity" Andy Hunt, Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware Video: Jeremy's University of Missouri talk: ...
Jul 06, 2010•35 min
Adam Lisagor talks with me before he became the famous auteur that Dan idolizes. In this episode we talk about creative failure and being incredibly lazy. Links for this episode: You Look Nice Today: A Journal of Emotional Hygiene
Jun 17, 2010•8 min
I spoke to Merlin Mann on the phone. After a great conversation, he ended it with an interesting question: "How do we make people smarter?" I have a couple of ideas.
May 15, 2010•7 min
Most people will focus on the technologies and innovations showcased at South by Southwest Interactive. I decided to focus on how creative people can better convey their interactive ideas in an environment where the time and attention to process those ideas is ridiculously scarce. Links for this episode: BattleDecks 2010 How To Create A Viral Video Shameless Self-Promotion Without Looking Like an A-Hole Ze Frank: The Creative Lifestyle Happy Cog'aoke A Conversation With Michel Gondry DSLR Filmma...
Mar 31, 2010•14 min
Creative Directors that are more interested in money or fame than creating good work are apt to give poisonous advice. In this episode, I shed the last pounds of mental baggage left by some of those people. Links for this episode: Diary of a Creative Director
Jan 28, 2010•15 min
