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My Life In Design Podcast
How did some of the some of the world’s best designers, strategists, and agency leads, get into design? How did they know it was even a thing they could form a career around? I’m Claire Blyth, founder of design focussed PR agency Red Setter. I’ll be speaking to some of my favourite people in design to talk about how they got where they are today.
Episodes
My Life In Design PodcastKerry Bolt and Shaun Bowen - co-founders of B&B studio
This week Claire chats with Kerry and Shaun, co-founders of B&B Studio, about their journeys into design and the founding of their award-winning studio. They…
My Life In Design PodcastEmily Rickard, CEO of BUCK
This week Claire meets up with Emily Rickard, CEO of BUCK. Emily talks about her career journey, from filmmaking aspirations to fashion journalism and TV…
My Life In Design PodcastMary Lewis, Creative Director of Lewis Moberly.
In the first episode of the new series, Claire meets up with design legend Mary Lewis, creative director of Lewis Moberly. Mary talks about her early years…
My Life In Design PodcastDines - Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Studio BLUP
In the final episode of the series episode, Claire meets up with digital artist Dines, co-founder and chief creative officer of Studio BLUP. He shares his…
My Life In Design PodcastMarina Willer - partner at Pentagram
This week Claire meets up with Marina Willer, partner at Pentagram. Marina talks about growing up in a creative house in Brazil and being influenced by the…
My Life In Design PodcastCat How, Founder & ECD of How & How.
This week Claire meets up with Cat How, Founder & ECD of branding agency How & How. Cat talks about her route into design through journalism, ecommerce, and…
My Life In Design PodcastRejane Dal Bello of Studio Rejane Dal Bello.
This week Claire meets up with Rejane Dal Bello. Rejane talks about how she thought she’d be a dentist as a child but found a love of art on an exchange year…
My Life In Design PodcastStefan Sagmeister - Design Hero
This week Claire meets up with a personal design hero of hers – Stefan Sagmeister. Stefan talks about his experiences of working with Lou Reed and The Rolling…
My Life In Design PodcastAlan Dye and Nick Finney, founders of NB Studio
This week Claire meets up with Alan Dye and Nick Finney, founders of NB Studio. They talk about their ‘apprenticeship’ at Pentagram and how they founded NB…
My Life In Design PodcastSean Thomas, Executive Creative Director of JKR
This week Claire meets up with Sean Thomas, Executive Creative Director of JKR. Sean talks about how art was his sanctuary at school, his first roles in…
My Life In Design PodcastRobert Brunner - founder of Ammunition & Dr Dre’s collaborator & product designer on Beats
This week Claire meets up with Robert Brunner, the product and brand designer who set up Apple’s first industrial design department, designed the first…
My Life In Design PodcastRowena Curlewis and Margaret Nolan of Denomination
This week Claire meets up with Rowena Curlewis and Margaret Nolan of the drinks specialist agency - Denomination. Row & Margaret talk about early beginnings at…
My Life In Design PodcastJim Sutherland of Studio Sutherl&
We kick off the fourth series of My Life in Design with Jim Sutherland. Jim founded the multi-award winning Studio Sutherl&, and is visiting professor at…
My Life In Design PodcastBrian Collins – Co-founder of COLLINS
This week, in the final episode of series 3, Claire meets up with Brian Collins, designer, creative director, educator, and co-founder of design firm COLLINS -…
My Life In Design PodcastCaspar Lam and YuJune Park, Founders of Synoptic Office
This week, Claire speaks to Caspar Lam and YuJune Park, Founders of the award-winning Synoptic Office and Professors in Communication Design at the Parsons…
My Life In Design PodcastDavid Johnston - Founder of Accept & Proceed
This week Claire meets up with David Johnston, founder of Accept & Proceed, exploring his design journey, from discovering graphic design and his art school…
My Life In Design PodcastPaula Scher - Pentagram partner & design genius
This week Claire meets up with the rather fantastic Paula Scher. Paula shares her design journey from discovering graphic design, her art school experience…
My Life In Design PodcastCraig Black - Visual Artist
This week Claire met up with visual artist Craig Black. Craig shares his rise from footballer to typographer to visual artist and performing his ‘Acrylic…
My Life In Design PodcastJohn Glasgow, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Vault49
This week Claire meets up with John Glasgow, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Vault49. John talks about his early days in the London street art scene…
My Life In Design PodcastSarah Boris - Artist and Designer
This week Claire meets up with artist and designer, Sarah Boris. She shares how she balances her love for art and design, with her art fuelling the design…
My Life In Design PodcastDave Palmer - ECD & Owner of LOVE
This week Claire met up with Dave Palmer, ECD & Owner of LOVE. Dave talks about his discovery of graphic design through his love of music and record covers…
My Life In Design PodcastHarry Pearce - Partner at Pentagram
We kick off the first episode in series 3 with the Harry Pearce of Pentagram. Harry talks about how his passion for animal rights helped him complete his…
My Life In Design PodcastJack Renwick - Founder and Creative Director of Jack Renwick Studio, and upcoming D&AD President
For the final podcast in the series, Claire met up with Jack Renwick, founder and creative director of Jack Renwick Studio, and upcoming D&AD president. Jack…
My Life In Design PodcastMarie-Thérèse Cassidy - VP Design Europe at PepsiCo
This week Claire met up with Marie-Thérèse Cassidy, VP Design Europe at PepsiCo. She talks about her early years in Newcastle and how a love of drawing and…
My Life In Design PodcastAstrid Stavro - VP Creative Director of COLLINS
This week Claire meets up with Astrid Stavro, VP Creative Director of COLLINS. She talks about her journey from Madrid to Central St Martins where they advised…
My Life In Design PodcastCraig Oldham - Founder & Creative Director of The Office of Craig
This week, Claire met up with Craig Oldham, founder & creative director of The Office of Craig. They talk about how he struggled to fit in when he first went…
My Life In Design PodcastTony Brook - Founder of Spin
This week Claire gets together with Tony Brook, founder of Spin. He talks about his journey from a record sleeve designer to Spin as it is today. How he goes…
My Life In Design PodcastVince Frost - Founder, ECD & CEO of the Frost*collective
This week Claire’s joined by Vince Frost to discuss how he got to where he is today. Vince is founder, ECD & CEO of the Frost*collective in Sydney, and a…
My Life In Design PodcastJeremy Lindley - Global Design Director at Diageo
This week Claire talks to Jeremy Lindley, Global Design Director at Diageo. Jeremy talks about how Ettore Sottsass, the great Italian designer, inspired him to…
My Life In Design PodcastLiza Enebeis - Creative Director and Partner at Studio Dumbar/DEPT
Claire talks to Liza Enebeis this week. Liza is the Creative Director and Partner at the rather fantastic Studio Dumbar/DEPT in the Netherlands. She talks…
My Life In Design PodcastAporva Baxi - Co-Founder of DixonBaxi
This week Claire talks to Aporva Baxi about his journey to set up DixonBaxi and to get it to where it is now. He talks about how the movie TRON drew him into…
My Life In Design PodcastMatt Baxter and Dom Bailey - Founders of Baxter and Bailey
In the first podcast of the new series, Claire speaks to Matt and Dom the founders of Baxter & Bailey. They talk about how their love of comics and Bauhaus…
My Life In Design PodcastIan Wharton - Designer & Founder Inc. Superunion, AKQA, Publicis & Aide
For the last podcast in the first series, Claire talks to Ian Wharton of Superunion, Publicis and AKQA fame! He talks about always wanting to be a designer…
My Life In Design PodcastJos Harrison, Global Head of Brand Experience & Design at Reckitt
This week Jos, Global Head of Brand at Reckitt, speaks to Claire from the in-house side! He covers his early ambitions to become a designer, starting a…
My Life In Design PodcastNat Maher, Founder of Kerning The Gap
Nat Maher talks to Claire how she started as a teacher before moving to a career in design, and how she progressed to be one of the small percentage of women…
My Life In Design PodcastGraham Wood, Co-Founder of Tomato and Design Industry Legend
This week Claire speaks to Graham Wood, the design industry legend who co-founded the design collective Tomato. He talks about how he got into design, his time…
My Life In Design PodcastGush Mundae, Founder of Bulletproof - Part 2
This week is the second part of Gush’s conversation with Claire. He talks about the design industry’s problem with diversity, expanding to New York, and shares…
My Life In Design PodcastGush Mundae, Founder of Bulletproof - Part 1
Gush Mundae is the founder of Bulletproof, the world’s largest independent design agency. This week Claire talks to Gush about his early years in the Hounslow…
My Life In Design PodcastStuart Watson of Nomad
Stuart Watson is the co-founder of Nomad – the brilliant studio designing huge brands for the likes of the Premiership, Disney, Sky and Nike. He talks to…
My Life In Design PodcastHeidi Lightfoot of Together Design
Heidi Lightfoot is co-founder of Together Design. This week she talks to Claire about getting noticed in design, about how to start and grow a successful…
My Life In Design PodcastKirsty Minns and Kathryn Jubrail of Mother Design
Kirsty Minns and Kathryn Jubrail head up Mother Design as ECD and MD. In this week’s podcast they talk to Claire about everything from early thoughts on design…
My Life In Design PodcastMax Ottignon of Ragged Edge
Max Ottignon is co-founder of Ragged Edge, the agency brands around the world come to when they want to make change happen. Max talks to Claire about his…