Makers of Sport® Podcast

What really differentiates you as a professional or business? If all you are selling is your service, you are losing in the big picture.

There is a lot of parity in the creative services industry. T…

"People think I'm being critical but I (often) talk about what I call the 'echo chamber' of the sneakerhead world in that a shoe/brand/event is bounced back and forth inside this 'echo chamber' and i…

Should you incorporate if you are taking on freelance or contract work?

In this episode of Halftime, Adam discusses the benefits of setting up an LLC to freelance and touches on the differences betw…

"I've interviewed at sports places and I've gotten the vibe, 'you're gonna get used up a little bit here but you're gonna put up with it because you want to be able to say that you work here.' That's…

People that create for a living often get freelance inquiries – be it from friends, colleagues, family or random clients; opportunities to make a little extra money occasionally arrive.

In this epis…

"Designers are a dime a dozen. There are tons of designers in the world. Who's the best designer in the world? We probably can't name one because there are [1000s] that are about the same level...the…

"If you are a good designer, part of your job is to find (visual) solutions in a varied part of storytelling."

Chin Wang, Creative Director of ESPN The Magazine joins the show this week to discuss e…

You've been grinding away, posting work to Dribbble and still not getting project inquiries. You know you have the chops to produce great work, but why is no one hiring you?

In this episode of Halft…

"It's about doing the kind of work you want to be producing. If you want to be working in the sports design industry, you just produce work as if you've been doing it."

Fraser Davidson is our guest …

Do you ever feel like you are not good enough? That your accomplishments will soon get found and you will be exposed as a fraud?

In this episode of Halftime, Adam talks about impostor syndrome, how …

"If you are fundamentally strong in [typography, composition, grids, layout, etc.] it will translate back the digital space."

Ted Irvine, Senior Design Director at Vox Media – the digital media comp…

The first episode of Halftime launches as host Adam Martin talks about what Halftime is and why Makers of Sport Podcast is integrating this series into the show along with the interviews. He reveals …

"A well activated brand is more successful than a great brand that is not activated very well...the execution is such an important part of it. It makes or breaks a great program"

This week, New Jers…

"The number one thing that we have to do in life, is be humble and learn that we have so much we can improve on...if you take off a little small thing here and there that you probably can improve, th…

"Location is not a barrier...it doesn't matter where you live, whether you are in a more rural destination or New York, if your work's good, you're going to get noticed."

Our first international gue…

"Do you what you love, it will lead to great things, but it better be good."

Independent Designer & Illustrator Matt Stevens joins the show this week to discuss personal projects and how they can he…

This week, John Trotter joins the podcast. John is the founder and creative director of Forty Forty Agency, a San Francisco brand consultancy and creative agency that has worked with both consumer an…

"If I can contribute to the design world, something that might exist long after I'm gone, that's a win for me...Sports Fonts was a part of that".

This week I'm speaking with typeface and logo design…

“This was an opportunity for us as designers to have no limits on what we wanted to do…we are the editors and designers. There was nobody’s opinion we were seeking other than our own…to do whatever w…

"My goal isn't to please the (blogs and internet) audience. Our goal isn't to make everyone happy. It's really to tell the story that the school wants to tell. It's about those athletes. It's about t…