“What does an audio brief look like? What is a Sonic Logo? How do expression, leitmotifs and different scales influence the mood and symbolism of a music piece? What are some common grounds between musical composition and visual design?” We ask Sam George, from PickupGoliath and @theproducertutor, to help us with these, and more, questions,…

”What is happening to fashion brands all over the world? What are we sacrificing with the current trends in Brand Identity Design? What is Blanding, really? Is the cultural stagnation temporary? Where can we find more meaning?“ Join us to discuss these, and more, in the fourth episode of the Design Alchemy Podcast.

”What is the role of project-bidding platforms like Upwork or Fiverr in developing masses of underpaid designers? Is there such a thing as cheap clients? Can we use technology to influence the balance between the design proletariat and the bourgeoisie? Do we, as a community, shame designers that focus in craft? Who profits from the…

What are the most valuable things you got in design school? Are we being taught to ”design” or to become ”designers”? Is there a difference, and if so, why? What challenges are facing the conventional design education system and what’s brewing on the horizon? What are the intellectual and academic expectations that we have from…

”How has the widespread democratization and affordability of design software impacted the industry globally? Where does design stop and is there a class of ‘design-adjacent’ and rote workers? Is there such a thing as The Design Proletariate? What is ”The Great Design Emancipation”? Is this divide creating a larger gap between ‘“Getting paid to design”…