Monsters of Design

In this episode of Monsters of Design, the core trio—Jon Sontag, Adrian Crabtree, and Jon Delman—march into the labyrinth to face the dreaded GATEKEEPER. This isn’t your friendly neighborhood doorman…

In this episode of Monsters of Design, the Tenacious Trio—Jon Sontag, Adrian Crabtree, and Jon Delman—join forces with Karen Piper, Head of Brand Strategy at Code and Theory, to confront a particular…

In this episode of Monsters of Design, a new era begins. Adrian and Jon, weary from battling creative beasts alone, have summoned an old ally to the frontlines—Jon Delman, a past guest turned permane…

Alright, monster slayers, it’s time for the grand finale of our three-part A.I. adventure! This time, Jon and Adrian sit down with Craig Elimeliah, Chief Creative Officer at Code and Theory. Craig is…

The MOD dudes are back. It's been a minute, but Jon and Adrian are ready to go! They continue their epic three part battle with the Artificial Intelligence monster. Marcus Thompson – Senior Copy and …

In this week's episode, witness the dynamic duo, Jon Sontag and brand new co-host, Adrian Crabtree, as they delve into the mysterious realm of Artificial Intelligence. Accompanied by their special gu…

In this episode, Jon and Bryan call for backup to help slay, tame and love the latest monster to cross their path—MARKETAUR. Will Leivenberg, Director of Brand Marketing at YML, answers the call and …

In this episode, Jon and Bryan have a lovely chat with Steven Sczepanik, Senior Product Designer at Headspace, about the occasionally overbearing monster: Feedback. This electrified guitar god can fo…

In this episode, Jon and Bryan have a delightful conversation with Redona Dida, Product Designer at YML, about the monster that turns us into stone: Overthinker. This Medusa-like character draws us i…

In this episode, Jon and Bryan chat with Adrian Crabtree, Art Director at Product Plan, about the monster with a syndrome—Imposter. This lil’ dude just wants to be loved, hugged, and encouraged to co…

In this episode, Jon and Bryan chat with Laura Polkus, Creative Director at YML, about the monster that doesn’t like to quit—Overtime. It’s a hairy, overbearing beast that likes to grab hold and not …

In this episode, Jon and Bryan talk to Roseville, Ca visual brand designer, Dan Otis, about our next monster: Stakeholder. These hulky stake-holding monsters can be terrifying—and like a lot of our m…

In their first-ever Wrap Up episode, Jon and Bryan offer up the previous five monsters to Sølver, our first Monster Slayer. They also chat about Darth Vader’s romantic life, why Dobby the House Elf i…

In this episode, Jon and Bryan talk to Jon Delman, Director of Product Design at Twitter. Their goal is simple: to slay Processs, our next monster. A hodgepodge of a few different things, Processs mo…

In this episode, Jon and Bryan talk to San Diego brand design manager, Emily Hsiao, about our fourth monster: Burnout. This dude is a hot mess, burning us out and chucking fireballs at others, burnin…

In this episode, Jon and Bryan talk to Atlanta product designer, Chelsea Kinley, about our third monster: The Hoverer. It possesses our unfortunate souls at times. We just want to collaborate and kee…

In our latest episode, Jon and Bryan talk to Portland illustrator, Kevin Tudball, about our second monster: Ego Maniac. We all have an ego we need to have a relationship with, but sometimes that ego …

In our premiere episode, Jon and Bryan talk to Bay Area corporate + commercial film director, Cheryl Isaacson, about our first monster: Scope Creep. We’ve all had client projects grow more than we sc…