Design Speaks
Whether you're a seasoned designer or just starting out, get ready to be inspired, explore powerful design strategies, and unleash your inner design genius, you're in the right place. It's time to take control of your creativity.
Quirky Creative Director BrandiSea is here to show you how to find uncommon sources of inspiration, dig in to design process, and even chat with other amazing creatives in the industry.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 192
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
What IS Normal Anyway: My Thoughts from Week One of the COVID-19 Quarantine (Bonus)
132 -What IS Normal Anyway? My Thoughts from Week One of the COVID-19 Quarantine Since the serious outbreak in the US due to COVID-19, and the subsequent school closures and qu…
Practical Ways to Find Your Own Uncommon Inspiration, Anywhere (Chapter 3))
131 – Practical Ways to Find Uncommon Inspiration, Anywhere In this weeks episode, you’ll learn about Brandi’s best practices for finding inspiration, tips on how to find yours…
Leatrice Eiseman on Observing Color in the World (Chapter 2)
130 – Leatrice Eiseman on Observing Color in the World “If designers would understand the power that color has in their work, I think that it would really elevate what they do.…
Yes, You Really CAN Find Inspiration in the Process (Chapter 1)
129 – Yes, You Can Find Inspiration In the Process Do you struggle to find material to inspire your design work? Do you rely on google and other people’s photos to ignite your …
Design Speaks Season One Trailer!
Brandi shares her goal for season one is to help listeners find uncommon, everyday inspiration, and to teach them how to turn that inspiration into their own unique, creative w…
The Great Discontent & Observing Design Community with Hugh Weber – Episode 127
Longtime friend of the podcast, Hugh Weber is with us this week. He’s the newly appointed managing director of Design Observer and has recently taken the helm of The Great Disc…
Talking about Connections, Coffee, & What it Means to Be Creative with Vanessa Dewey – Episode 126
In our last episode recorded in 2019 special guest Vanessa Dewey (formerly of Mattel and Adobe) joins us for a little chat about connections, what it means to be creative, and …
Rethinking Commonly Overused “Buzz Words” (Guest Dominic Sedillo) – Episode 125
Creatives use a lot of buzz words “these days”, especially on social media. This week regular guest and friend, Dominic Sedillo joins us to talk about some words creatives can …
What’s Next for Design Speaks Podcast – Episode 124
This week’s episode is going to be a little bit different. I decided to do one solo episode to share my thoughts on the directions I hope this podcast will take. — Show Notes C…
Michelle’s Goodbye Episode! – Episode 123
Our beautiful and talented co-host Michelle, is saying goodbye to Design Speaks Podcast this week. We take a look back at some of the most influential people we have had the op…
Disruption, Discomfort, and Growth – Episode 122
Michelle and Brandi have a pretty big announcement. There’s going to be some disruption and discomfort and definitely some growth for this podcast, so stay tuned! Brandi’s Wee…
Likes on Social Media & The Impact on Our Creativity – Episode 121
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Brandi’s Europe Trip {Recap} – Episode 120
This week, Michelle and Brandi are finally back for a full episode. Brandi gives us some insight into her two-week trip to Europe. She talks food, inspiration, and the most pho…
12 Habits of a Happy Designer – Episode 119
This week’s podcast is content from an original blog post I wrote. A little pick-me-up for this week until Michelle and I are back next week! Takeaways from this episode: Read …
![ENCORE: “Discomfort. Growth. Meaning & Stuff.” [originally aired, Episode 013] – Episode 118](https://storage.buzzsprout.com/ovhabzz43k68mgd4ckgwdn472x1a?.jpg)
ENCORE: “Discomfort. Growth. Meaning & Stuff.” [originally aired, Episode 013] – Episode 118
ENCORE: “Discomfort. Growth. Meaning & Stuff.” [originally aired, Episode 013] – Episode 118 This week is a special encore of our thirteenth episode, “Discomfort. Growth. M…
![ENCORE: “Designers, Collaboration, Selfishness, & Ego” [originally aired, Episode 009] – Episode 117](https://storage.buzzsprout.com/mbkrl549tf3f02a05i7a2t95d57a?.jpg)
ENCORE: “Designers, Collaboration, Selfishness, & Ego” [originally aired, Episode 009] – Episode 117
ENCORE: “Designers, Collaboration, Selfishness, & Ego” [originally aired, Episode 009] – Episode 117 This week is a special encore of our third episode ever, “On Processing…
![ENCORE: “Processing Someone Else’s Vision” [originally aired, Episode 003] – Episode 116](https://storage.buzzsprout.com/ml29bsapxuog45k2m648jyw93cs0?.jpg)
ENCORE: “Processing Someone Else’s Vision” [originally aired, Episode 003] – Episode 116
ENCORE: “Processing Someone Else’s Vision” [originally aired, Episode 003] – Episode 116 This week is a special encore of our third episode ever, “On Processing Someone Els…
![A Quick Tip From Brandi Sea: Live With It [Sabbatical Week] – Episode 115](https://storage.buzzsprout.com/cu07jj8v7slhiotrc87nvs0601l7?.jpg)
A Quick Tip From Brandi Sea: Live With It [Sabbatical Week] – Episode 115
This Sabbatical week is from a past YouTube episode (#44) about the benefit of sitting with your work a bit. https://youtu.be/uGKgGuk1R78 Find us on all forms of social media…
AIGA Design Leaders Talk The Future of Designers with Brandi – Episode 114
On today’s episode, we’re sharing three really amazing interviews from the AIGA National Leadership Retreat that Brandi attended last month in Atlanta! Ashleigh Axios, Forest Y…
It's Not About the Rabbit (embracing the journey & the process) - Episode 113
On today’s episode, we’re going to be talking about embracing the journey rather than just waiting for outcome or chasing down every new idea that crosses your path. Brandi’s w…