I’LL MEET YOU AT SIZZLER: WITH MIKE PERRY

IT’S THE END OF THE YEAR, AND YOU KNOW THE DRILL! It’s time for your favorite end-of-the-year design award show: The Fronties! Alex and Kevin recap and celebrate the year in design, branding, and culture! They give out awards for Person Of The Year, Team Of The Year, Brand Of The Year, Story Of The Year, Rebrand Of The Year, Good Job, Thumbs Up, You Tried, Refreshing Refresh, Renegade Of The Year, Comeback Of The Year, Zuck Of The Year, and Egg Champs.

Alex and Kevin break down this week's hottest topics in design and culture! They discuss Enron's comeback, Crumbl x Dove, The Rizler x Grillos, Jaguar, Tropicana, Bologna, and more!

GOBBLE GOBBLE! HAPPY THANKSGIVING! We hope you have a fantastic holiday, and get to spend time with those you’re thankful for! On this episode, we provide some topical topics that you can share with your friends or family around the dinner table!  We talk about the Martha Stewart doc, John Stamos’ solidarity, the Funyuns Princess Bag, the Guggenheim rebrand, Screwball x Yung Gravy, Hellman’s Mayo Blanc, Popeyes Cajun Turkey, Reynolds Wrap "Espresso Turkey-tini”, Hard Mountain Dew Ditch Your Family, Brown Friday, Z-Pain, and more! Keep it light and bright!*this episode was recorded before the Jaguar rebrand... Review to come (:

We are stoked to welcome Jen and Amy Hood to the program! They are the Cofounders & Principals of Hoodzpah, a brand identity and type design studio out of Southern California. Hoodzpah creates brand identities that people root for and help legacy brands shine on. The vibes are high as we learn about their background, how they started their studio, how they approach work, and so much more! 

Alex and Kevin are at it again as they break it down this week! They talk about the Prospect Park fire, Mark Wahlberg's Municipal Gym, the A&W Rebrand, Nike NYC Marathon OOH, a Wicked mistake, Grillo's Pickle Toothpaste, Sega Emojam, and more!

Today, we are stoked to welcome Mike Perry to the show! Mike is the Founder and Chief Creative Officer of TAVERN, a Brooklyn-based creative agency with a focus on food, beverage, cannabis & hospitality brands. We discuss his career journey, starting at NBC Sports in Philadelphia, getting into spirits and beverage design, and taking a quick detour at TikTok before starting his studio. Mike teaches us about Tavern’s philosophy of creating timeless brands driven by modern heritage, gives us a deep dive into the Sizzler rebrand, and more!Check out Tavern's work: https://tavern.agency/ Follow Tavern on Instagram: @tavern.agencyFollow Mike on Instagram: @mike_l_perry

Alex and Kevin at in the stu talking about this week’s hottest stories. They recap Creative Boom’s Top 25 Most Popular Design Studios, their Halloweens, the Dwayne Wade statue, Lebron and Bronny, a new New York Organ Donor campaign, Vlassic Pickle Balls, V8 x Grillos, Liquid Death Soda Flavors, Gold Fish rebrands to Chilean Sea Bass, Kate Spade x M&M, Doritos Super Bowl Comercial Contest, and more!

This week Alex and Kevin recap the New York Liberty winning the WNBA Championship, EEEEEEATSCON, Alex in Ohio, The Mets (rip), Moldy Lunchly, Brach’s Candoy Corn Data, Airheads feet spray, Ketchup Sprinkles, the Mountain Dew rebrand, the Kleenex rebrand, and more!

It’s a total Freak Off as Alex and Kevin get the Baby Oil out and slide through the news and stories they missed while releasing all of the fire guest eps! They talk about their trips to Europe, Alex turning 40, Diddy, The Mets, David Protein Bars, Michelle Obama’s soda brand Plezi, a fire Michigan I voted sticker, bye bye Better Bagel, Capri Sun in Bottles, Pepsi acquiring Siete,  PSL SZN round-up, Lunchly, The Chicken Big Mac, and more!

Shy Trutwein and Jasmine Gallagher are the dynamic duo who run After Hours, aka “your favorite studio’s favorite studio.” (true) After Hours is a studio that is based nowhere but everywhere. They live a nomadic lifestyle, travling the world together and working on projects in strategy, identity, design, digital, content, and more. They maneuver and coordinate around various global time zones for their worldwide clients. In this energetic episode, Shy and Jasmine tell us about what it’s like living, working, traveling, and eating up to 6 eggs per day (each) as a collaborative coworking creative couple.Check out their work and Follow them!https://afterhoursstudio.com.au/ After Hours: @weare.afterhoursShy: @shyannetrutweindesign @5.0.2badgatewayJasmine: @jasmine.gallagher1