29: Bananagrams (feat. Ryan Putnam & Nick Slater)
In this episode of Design Details we had the pleasure of catching up with Ryan Putnam and returning-guest Nick Slater! We chat about illustration, designing a company culture, mixing mediums and finding our spirit animals.
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Ryan on the Web:
Nick on the Web:
Show Notes:
1:00 - What are you working on right now?
5:00 - We discover our spirit animals.
7:00 - Ryan shares more about his background in illustration.
- Design Details Ep. 2 with Nick Slater
- Nick on Dribbble
- Ryan on Dribbble
- Axel Herrmann
- Steve Wolf
- Jay Fletcher
10:00 - Nick and Ryan share more about their design setups.
13:00 - How does one begin learning illustration? What is product illustration?
21:00 - We talk about design within Dropbox and Palantir and how it impacts culture.
31:00 - A brief divergence into DBZ and comics.
33:00 - Where do you come up with all of your ideas for illustration and design?
44:00 - We learn more about freelancing and how it compares to big company work.
54:00 - Do you have plans for sharing more of your process as blog posts?
57:00 - What's the next step in your career?
