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Step 6: Sweat the small stuff

February 28, 2019

Do you remember when you first discovered design? The balance of form and function? This week, hear how four young creatives—and the tech industry—came to embrace design and illustration.

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Tags Kristen Spilman, Gedeon Maheux, Guillermo Mont, Angela Guzman, Apple, The Iconfactory, Twitter, Facebook, Microsoft, Google, Susan Kare, RISD, RIT, Panic, NTT Docomo

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Step 7: Stay Nimble
March 21, 2019
Step 7: Stay Nimble
March 21, 2019

Change is nature, it’s inevitable. When it comes your way, do you resist or adapt? In our final chapter, we explore technology’s effects on illustration, art education, and creative careers.

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March 21, 2019
Step 6: Sweat the small stuff
February 28, 2019
Step 6: Sweat the small stuff
February 28, 2019

Do you remember when you first discovered design? The balance of form and function? This week, hear how four young creatives—and the tech industry—came to embrace design and illustration.

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February 28, 2019
Step 5: Stand out
February 14, 2019
Step 5: Stand out
February 14, 2019

Is the boom of illustration in tech all quantity, no variety? This week: the roots and risks of visual monoculture. Why do trends catch on and how do we rise above them to create truly unique voices?

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February 14, 2019
Step 4: Humanize, don't ostracize
January 31, 2019
Step 4: Humanize, don't ostracize
January 31, 2019

When humanizing technology means illustrating humans (or even human-like characters), opportunities and risks abound. A tone-deaf approach could irritate, or worse, offend. This week, we learn how to represent people with an eye towards representation.

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January 31, 2019
Step 3: Design, seal, deliver
January 17, 2019
Step 3: Design, seal, deliver
January 17, 2019

There’s a big difference between a “style” and a “system.” One is fragile, the other is flexible. One is pretty, the other is proven. This week, we examine the end of the Putnam Process. How do you ensure the successful launch and legacy of an illustrated brand?

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January 17, 2019
Step 2: Trust the process
January 3, 2019
Step 2: Trust the process
January 3, 2019

Illustration isn’t child’s play, witchcraft, or snake oil. It’s the product of practical, proven processes. And alliteration. In episode two, we discover how illustrated styles leap from ideation to visualization.

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January 3, 2019
Step 1: Get in the door
December 20, 2018
Step 1: Get in the door
December 20, 2018

A decade ago, the tech landscape looked a lot different. For our inaugural episode, we explore how one young startup's decision to put illustration at the heart of its brand and user experience changed everything.

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December 20, 2018
Introducing How to Draw a Startup
December 18, 2018
Introducing How to Draw a Startup
December 18, 2018

A step-by-step guide to illustration in tech. Created by illustrator & designer Mark Grambau. First episode of this podcast miniseries arrives December 20th!

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December 18, 2018
 

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