Episode 16 — Tom Crabtree

This episode was recorded at Tom’s London studio, a beautiful space that perfectly reflects the creativity and craft of his team’s work. As always, we begin with Tom’s journey into design before diving into the story behind his iconic Massive Attack cover a piece that remains as striking and relevant today as when it was first released.We hope you enjoy listening.

In this episode Create Great, I catch up with Tom Crabtree Co-founder & Creative Director of his studio Manual, Tom reflects on the studio’s ethos and origins. We speak candidly about the studio’s evolution, from early experimental projects to more refined, purpose-driven work. We hope you like this episode, thanks for taking time to listening.

Welcome to Episode 15 of the Visuelle: Create Great podcast. It’s been a little while since our last episode, but I promise this one is well worth the wait.In this episode, I chat with Tyler Eide, Principal Creative Director of Parker Studio, which he founded in 2018. Based in Seattle, Tyler shares his journey into design, the influences that shaped his path, and as always we touch on a few recurring themes like soundtracks, Sonic, and AI.I hope you enjoy the episode.

In this, the 14th episode of Create Great, I catch up with Mark Bloom, founder of CoType Foundry and Mash Creative. We talk about his journey into design, setting up CoType Foundry as well as his prized 1971 Mini, rave flyers and more.

In this episode, I got to talk to James Kape founder and co-creative director at https://www.omse.co – A creative studio combining strategy and design to craft simple, striking brands. We spoke about his design journey the different decisions made along with the ups and downs of owning and running a studio. I'd like to thank James for his honest and open conversation, so great insights and stories were shared.

This edition of Create Great features the wonderful Mike Abbink, In August 2020, Mike joined IBM Software as Executive Creative Director and focused on the ⁠Carbon Design System⁠ which we talked about and also looked back at his design journey and the studios he's worked in and helped set up a truly inspirational conversation. I had a great time talking to Mike and I hope you enjoy the conversation and insights.

I caught up with Andrew Vucko founder and CD of motion studio VUCKO, a global studio that builds transformative motion identities, systems, and applications for leading brands. We spoke about his design journey and some of the recent brand-led motion projects and processes. I'd like to thank Andrew for the great conversation – really enjoyed this one.

So it's been a while since my last podcast, but time flies when you're having fun. This podcast was on the cards for a while but I was so pleased to be able to head to North to record the conversation in person. A massive thank you to Sean, Stephen & Jeremy for this episode, we cover the start of North some projects that I still hold up as a massive influence on me, (RAC Identity Programme) and talked about the last project I featured here Factory International a collaboration between North and Peter Saville

Today’s podcast guests are the creative duo of Simon Dixon & Aprova Baxi and otherwise known as DixonBaxi. A global brand agency, the team at DixonBaxi use creativity to design a better future for brands that seek to challenge convention. This includes the likes of Hulu, AT&T, ViacomCBS, British Land, V&A, IMAX, Channel 4, Netflix and AC Milan. DixonBaxi believe In a world that’s moving faster than ever before, the stakes for brands have never been higher. 

Today’s podcast guest is Giles Duley – CEO of the Legacy of War Foundation and an activist for the rights of those living with disability. Giles is a portrait and documentary photographer, writer, and presenter. Duley also cooks, and writes about food and food politics, under the name The One Armed Chef. The first time I got to know Giles, was when he kindly came into the studio to talk about his humanitarian work. It was a very powerful and challenging experience that will stay with me forever. Storytelling and compassion is key to his work, and it’s reflected in everything he creates.