Small Talk - Creative Discussion

In this episode, recorded in October, Dan and Craig discuss the imposter syndrome and how it affects us.

This week we were joined by Ria Blagburn of growbeyond.co.uk as we discussed Pokemon Go and legacy of your work.

This week myself and Craig talked about the abundance of talks in the creative industry at the moment.

After being told throughout Uni that we should study notable people in our field, is it a bit weird that we don't? This week we talk about how our influences aren't actually linked to our own professions.

Superman vs Batman broke a few records and smashed the box office in its first week of opening, yet it was still a bit sh**. We talk about whether this was a success or failure amongst other things on this weeks show.

This week we talked about Instagram's new timeline algorithm and how social media shows use the content we want to see, rather than perhaps the content we should see.

As Ryan begins a new collaborative venture with his partner, we discuss our own experiences of working with teams and the joys and pitfalls of multiple heads tackling the same project.

Dan has a new job and took the opportunity to discuss the job finding process, the pitfalls of a bad CV and what it's like for freelancers finding clients.

This week Ryan brought up Firewatch, a new game by Campo Santo that players have been cheekily asking for their money back despite enjoying it because of its playtime. We ask - 'is this cool?'

Our first week back after a January break, we talked about Brooklyn Beckham's Burberry contract and Nike's shameless rip off of 'Barcelona' by Rob Whitworth.

In our final episode of 2015 Dan was joined by Andy Higgs to discuss meet ups, start up acquisitions and Star Wars.

This week we talked about automation and how much control we are willing to handover to it. Also, Dan got an iPad pro with Apple pencil, is it finally the digital sketchbook he's been craving?

An episode for the locals. We talk about gentrification in Birmingham and what can be done to help smaller business and promote footfall to other areas of the city.

This week we were joined by digital artist Antonio Roberts as we discussed the UK's proposed surveillance rules and whether digital art has as much value as physical art.

Dan and Craig discuss where they've come from and where they want to get to based on their previous experiences. We talked about University life, what school was like at developing creative talent and getting to that next level on the mountain.

It's time we all stopped being scared and had a proper chat about men and the things we need to talk about. This is in light of sniggergate and International Men's Health day. We also talked about twitter and halloween. Woooooo.

Matt Nation of provideshop.com joined us to talk about Ai Weiwei, his lego bricks and the ethics in choosing a political stance as a business. We also discussed the rise of subscription models across the internet.

Is recognition important? Do we need to receive feedback for our work or is that merely ego? Plus alien megastructures and a tweeting chicken on this weeks episode.

Following on from our screening of the documentary Made You Look, we discuss some of the topics raised in the film with designer Luke Tonge (Life Agency, the Recorder).

This week we were joined by Creative Director / Program Manager Jenny Theolin. We talked about ad blocking, sticking to your morales and the spoof Nobel Prize award. We may have also had a long chuckle about pigs.