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Somebody Talk About Something That’s Awesome
Graphic designers learn their craft through group critiques. Or do they? In this first episode of Through Process, design educators Mitch Goldstein and Namdev Hardisty discuss the crit and why Namdev...
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A Fuzzy Ball of Curiosity
What is critical practice? Mitch enlightens Namdev with a workable definition, and gets questioned about his process and how graduate school has affected his work and design philosophy. Namdev...
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A Plan to Have a Plan, Part 1
In the first of a two-part episode, Mitch and Namdev delve into process with capital P; not process as a generalization, but the specific Processes for making real projects. Namdev talks through two...
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A Plan to Have a Plan, Part 2
In the second of a two-part episode, Mitch and Namdev continue their in-depth conversation about the design process, this time examining two of Mitch's projects. First, a poster design for a lecture by...
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So Good, You Can't Use It (with Benjamin Shaykin)
Namdev and Mitch are joined by designer and educator Benjamin Shaykin from Providence, RI. Together they discuss what the goals of teaching are, the difference between prompts and assignments, cults of...
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Own It
Why are students - who’ve often never had a client - so down on them? Is it something we’re accidentally teaching them? Mitch and Namdev discuss the differences between school and professional life...
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Engaged and Curious (with Nancy Skolos and Thomas Wedell)
Mitch has a conversation with designers, authors, and educators Nancy Skolos and Thomas Wedell, who have taught design at Rhode Island School of Design for more than 20 years. In addition to discussing...
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Let's Get Caddywhompus (with Silas Munro and Jason Alejandro)
Should you get an MFA? And if so, what kind of school should you go to? Mitch speaks with Silas Munro, faculty chair of the Vermont College of Fine Arts' low-residency MFA program in Graphic Design,...
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Minimalist LEGO Characters From Game Of Thrones (with Jarrett Fuller)
Design criticism — what is it, where is it, and why does everyone want it so bad? Inspired by his essay "What Do We Want From Design Criticism?", Mitch and Namdev welcome Jarrett Fuller to the show to...
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Stop Sucking So Hard (with Chappell Ellison)
Should every designer pay attention to design criticism? Mitch and Namdev are joined by design writer, critic, and educator Chappell Ellison to continue the discussion about design criticism and its...
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Holy Shit Moments
Mitch and Namdev revisit the first episode of Through Process and discuss their past semester of teaching. Topics include what worked and what did not, upcoming changes, the value (or not) of group...
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There's No Easy Answers (with Erin Hauber)
Mitch and Namdev welcome designer and educator Erin Hauber to talk about the differences between graduate schools, and the value of an MFA degree. We also discuss adjunct faculty, changing up your...
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Mondays Are Awesome
What makes a great design student great? Mitch and Namdev discuss some real ways students should approach school, and why being engaged and excited matters. We talk about time and space management, the...
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Don't Go to Architecture School to Design a 7-Eleven (with Michael Rock)
Mitch and Namdev are joined by designer, author and educator Michael Rock. They discuss design as metaphor, being present in your work, writing as form, why you are your most important audience, and...
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A Critique of Critique
Mitch and Namdev revisit an early topic - critiques. What are they good for? What are they bad at? And what exactly are you supposed to do in class if you get rid of them? They also dig into new...
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We Are All Digital Humanists (with Jessica Barness and Amy Papaelias)
What are the digital humanities? Mitch and Namdev are joined by designers and educators Amy Papaelais and Jessica Barness to try and answer that question. Amy and Jessica are co-editing a special issue...
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Feedback Loops
After Mitch and Joshua explain just who the hell Joshua is, they take questions from you: the loyal Through Process listener! They have a wide-ranging discussion covering how to evaluate your own...
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Get The F**k Out of Nebraska (with Aaron Draplin)
Designer-speaker-entrepreneur Aaron Draplin joins Mitch and Joshua for a talk about authenticity, his influences, and motivating students (and yourself). Links to things we talk about are online at...
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It's OK To Like Things (with Chappell Ellison)
Mitch and Joshua welcome back design critic Chappell Ellison for a talk about feedback, groupthink, and why designers need to learn to accept criticism. We also have a group therapy session about the...
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Contextual Frameworks of Practice, or Is it Just Bullshit? (with Nancy Bernardo)
Mitch and Joshua are joined by designer and educator Nancy Bernardo for a talk about bullshit. We discuss the value (or not) of bullshit, post-facto rationalization, and consider what would happen if...
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