Eames Interview

What is Design? An Interview with Charles Eames (pdf)

This is a great interview with furniture designer Charles Eames. The way he answers the question is very clever and humorous. Like his art the answers are simple, useful, funtional and to the point. The way in which he answers the questions perfectly explains his approach to design.

Storm Thorgerson

Here is Storm Thorgerson talking about collaborating with different types of people. Storm is a personal hero of mine, he designed the album cover to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, he has done countless other album covers. He specializes in creating surreal photographic images.

-Storm Thorgerson Video-

Sol Sender

This Video discusses how a team of about 5 that made the Obama logo for his campaign. It starts from the beginning and Sol talks about the problems and the creative idea process etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etEP1Bhgui0

James Victore

http://www.hillmancurtis.com/index.php?/film/watch/james_victore/

This interview from Hilman Curtis features a ton of poster designer James Victore's work. Victore talks about his design process and how he prefers working with his hands to using computers. Passionately, he speaks about the real purpose of graphic design, which isn't just "to sell socks", and how to use design to it's full potential.

Interview with Frank Olinsky

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2ulmtDoC6E

In the interview, Frank claims to know nothing about musical instruments or fashion, but he has definitely put his mark on the design world. Besides designing the new ThreadBanger poster, he's also done the iconic Mtv logo, as well as album artwork for renowned artists such as the Smashing Pumpkins and Sonic Youth. He seems like an nice old dude, but he doesn't come off in the interview as a super-creative designer.

Designer Interview:Shepard Fairey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awKJQ-HfEHc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwB8eODuv0g

Shepard Fairey is part street artist part designer. He created the Iconic Obama HOPE poster. He has his own studio called No. 1 design and graduated from the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design. He tackles the issues of public art, iconography, and positive and negative propaganda in his art. His design style has become iconic and readily identifiable. He has come full circle from enemy of the law and corporate business to being asked to design for big name movies, bands, and businesses as well as being asked to share his art in public places.

Nik Ainley Interview

http://abduzeedo.com/nik-ainley-shinybinary-interview

Check out this link for a pretty cool interview and some nice 3D typography.

Beatriz Mendoza- Wally Olins

Wally Olins book 'Corporate Identity' is considered to be the starting point for any serious study of the subject. When you hear art directors or and creative directors mumbling about something being on-brand, chances are they heard it first from Wally Olins. 'On Band' is also the title of his most recent book.- Design:talkboard

El Bocho

Here is a European Artist/Designer, he does some stuff with tape it's crazy good. He did an interview on the travel channel not to long ago. Anyway Here is the link El Bocho

Milton Glaser

Milton Glaser is a graphic designer, best known for the I Love New York logo. He also founded New York Magazine with Clay Felker in 1968.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0VPVbFY4Kg

Dave Kensey

Dave Kinsey - Interview
by on-point


"When it comes to artists, many would like to be considered someone who can do it all. Dave Kinsey, an almost excessively accomplished designer and fine artist has done just that. From shoes and music to murals and corporate designs, Kinsey has managed to dip his brush into practically everything. He hails from the east coast, but his work has stretched across Europe, Australia, and beyond. In an effort to bring the artistic integrity of advertising back to life, he created BLK/MRKT, a design company that exhibits artwork in various venues, galleries being the most recent. From creating books for the hopefuls to crafting designs for an environmental cause, Kinsey continues to stamp his name on anything that has artistic potential. And for him, that’s everything."
-Makula Dunbar (http://www.formatmag.com/)

Stefan Sameister Interview

This interview took place at the Conference Graphic Europe in Paris in 2005. Stefan Sameister shares his views on the importance of graphic design. He feels that graphic design does more than promote and sale; it also delights people, raises money for good, and brings people together. He feels there should be viewer graphic images with better quality and that they can really create happy moments as they did for him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCxXqRwaNu8

Elisa Corey

Designer Interview: Success Secrets from Carin Goldberg

"Carin was born in New York City and studied at the Cooper Union School of Art. She began her career as a staff designer at CBS Television, CBS Records and Atlantic Records before establishing her own firm, Carin Goldberg Design, in 1982.

Over the following two decades Carin designed hundreds of book jackets for all the major American publishing houses, including Simon & Schuster, Random House, Alfred A. Knopf, Farrar Straus & Giroux, Harper Collins, Doubleday and Hyperion, and dozens of album covers for record labels such as Warner Bros., Motown, Nonesuch, Interscope and EMI. The breadth of her work covers artists as diverse as Kurt Vonnegut and Susan Sontag, Dvorák and Madonna. Her book jacket for the 1986 reissue of James Joyce’s “Ulysses” has become an icon of postmodern design." Click here for the interview.

Sol Sender, Obama logo

Creative director Sol Sender talks about the strategy and development of the Obama 08 logo. Sender and his design firm, Sender LLC, were approached to create the logo by MODE. In the interview, Sender discusses his research methods and the creative process behind the logo. Sender said, "for senator Obama, I think the idea of something different, obviously of change, that all worked very nicely with the idea of doing something very different with the identity for the campaign and the graphic language that was developed."

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Angel Acevedo interview

Angel Acevedo, an up and coming name in graphic design is interviewed. The interview tells how Angel's work in a print shop helped to unlock his love for graphic design. The interview discusses his mentors, idols, and opinions on graphic design today. As well, we are given a glimpse into his own creative process from inception to completion.http://promisetangemanblog.com/interviews/interview-w-graphic-design-guru-angel-acevedo

Bruno 9li Interview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uWdFLNud9Q&feature=PlayList&p=72A750171CFEFCC9&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=71

I saw 9li's work in Juxtapoz a few months ago and was instantly hooked. He started out doing street art and has since gained recognition. He uses type in a few of his works as well.

Street Art: Joshua Allen Harris

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH6xCT2aTSo&NR=1

I know I already posted one, but this is really cool! Joshua Allen Harris makes inflatable bag monsters out of plastic bags, trash bags, and duck tape and uses the air from vents on the street to bring them to life.

Dale Chihuly Interview

Dale Chihuly talks about himself, why he got into glass blowing, how he comes up with ideas for his artwork and many examples of the pieces he has done. I saw one of his exhibitions when I was in Seattle a few years ago. It was awesome! He has a lot of great ideas and amazing pieces of work.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETJhw9_B_X4

Alyssa Bundy

Interview with Tom14. Street Artist

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBOPnp7cKic&feature=channel

This is an interview with a street artist in Barcelona named Tom14. He believes that the the streets belong to the people, not corporations and businesses, and his art shows that. He says graffiti is often associated with vandalism but what he creates is often beautiful and left for the people that live there to admire. The video follows him as he does some street art and also an exhibition in galery La Montana in Barcelona.

Graham Clifford

http://vimeo.com/2820779
This is an interview with Graham Clifford, owner of Graham clifford design, a small design firm. He talks about the importance of students surrounding themselves with good designs. If you like a design he thinks you should have it around to inspire you. He also talks about the importance of students being involved with groups like the Type Directors club and the Art Directors club.

Rob Janoff

The following is an interview with Rob Janoff the designer of the apple logo. In the interview he talks about how he came up with the concept behind the icon. And he states that there are so many urban myths behind why there is a bite taken out of the apple. Is is a bite of knowledge, the computer term byte, etc, when in reality the only reason the bite was taken out was to show that it was an apple not a cherry.

http://creativebits.org/interview/interview_rob_janoff_designer_apple_logo

Angela Lorenz, Graphic Designer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVAc7kxA3fA

Angela Lorenz is a graphic designer who mainly creates album covers for labels that deal with electronic music. In this interview, she essentially describes why she likes using a computer, preferrably a Mac, in the design process. She likes using a grid and being able to produce different alternatives and solutions from one simple design.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/david_carson_on_design.html

The above link is a ted talk video where David Carson, the famous typographer,

uses humor and innovation to talk about the future of design.

He is concerned with "what's next" in design and how people need to find their

own identity and pull from their own individual background.

David Carson on Design, Discovery and Humor

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/david_carson_on_design.html

The above link is a ted talk video where David Carson, the famous typographer,

uses humor and innovation to talk about the future of design.

He is concerned with "what's next" in design and how people need to find their

own identity and pull from their own individual background.

Interview with Aaron Draplin of Draplin Design Co

http://readbetweentheleading.com/post/127292601

This is an audio interview with Aaron Draplin of Draplin Design Co in Portland, OR.  Aaron does work for a lot snowboarding companies such as Union Bindings, Grenade Gloves, Snowboard Magazine and other clients such as Nike and most recently for President Obama and his TIGER program.

In the interview Aaron talks about how he got into design, his first design jobs and going back to design school to earn his degree.  He also talks about how he feels designers need to make sure they put their heart into every project and how to handle clients and vendors.  The interview is pretty long, but Aaron is so passionate about what he is talking about and keeps it really interesting.  I've listened to this interview a few times and really enjoy it.  Check it out.

The interview is on Read Between The Leading.  Read Between The Leading features a lot of cool audio interviews with designers.

Old interview with Paul Rand, 1991

http://www.paul-rand.com/video_miggsInterview_1991.shtml

This link leads to a three part interview with prominent graphic designer Paul Rand discussing graphic design in general, his experiences in the field as well as the work he has accomplished throughout his prolific career. He has made logos for Apple, ABC and IBM just to name a few. This interview was done on an old TV show in Connecticut called Miggs B. On TV who, I'm pretty sure, is also a graphic designer (at least he says so in the interview).

Lawrence Weiner

Lawrence Weiner by Hillman Curtis

Weiner discusses life and art as perceptions, and a designer's art is an extension of who they are. He believes when an one meets a force you should not join it, but you should "be who you are, no matter how dangerous that is".

Jorge Alderete/ Latin Graphic Designer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by0y0037JZY


Jorge Alderete is a graphic designer from Mexico and exploring the missing links to Latin design. He illustrates portraits of real and imaginary images and Mexican wrestlers.

Robert Stadler, RADI DESIGNERS Group

Interview with designer Robert Stadler
by vernissagetv

Designer Robert Stadler, born in Vienna who now does free lance work from Paris, brings up in the interview how his work ranges from industrial design commission, product design, furniture and lamp design, to his own free work. He brings up how designers have many ways to express themselves in the art world.

Bill Bernbach // DDB

In this interview, DDB Co-founder Bill Bernbach, talks about creative advertising. Bernbach is noted as the person behind the creative revolution in advertising during the 1950's. In his interview, Bernbach, talks about creativity in many capacities--from the creative himself/herself, to the process of creative work. He begins by saying that a great creative people are individuals who knows how to persuade and communicate effectively. When it comes to creative strategy, the creative should not only consider how and what they're saying but what the reader is going to get out it as well. Then, Bernbach, debunks the theory that good persuasion is all about intellect. He affirms the need for passion in creative work--"if you're not passionate about what you're trying to say, then no one will believe you." Later in his interview, he begins to talk about the creative learnings in education and states that persuasion can't be taught--only knowledge can be attained. Then it is up to a creative individual to translate that knowledge into good persuasion. Bernbach then begins to talk about the importance of environment and the effect it has on inspiration. Concluding his interview, Bernbach talks about the need in research to be an even more effective creative. Despite arguing that research can limit the creative if not integrated well, he says assures the interviewee that "a good creative man demands great research" because ultimately you wouldn't want your efforts wasted. If you're interested in creative advertising, then Bill Bernbach is someone you need to be familiar with.