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Design Nation 2021: Building a Distinctive Marketing Agency with Renee Miller, President and Creative Director of The Miller Group Marketing

Gloria Wang chats with Renee Miller, President and Creative Director of The Miller Group Marketing, a woman-owned, creatively led, strategically driven digital advertising and marketing agency based out of Los Angeles. In this podcast, Renee discusses how audiovisual projects are the future of the marketing world and how The Miller Group positions itself to help companies craft their brand message in terms of sustainability and diversity in order to create consumer impact. Renee also shares advice on the practical skills that aspiring designers need to know when entering the digital industry.

Design Nation 2021: The Five Truths for Entering the Design Industry with Mary Zalla, Global President of Consumer Brands at Landor & Fitch

Mary Zalla, Global President of Consumer Brands at Landor & Fitch, one of the largest brand and design firms in the world, shares with us how she got started in the design industry and her five truths for emerging designers to excel in the field – designing with purpose, designing brands that move, looking for the overlooked, and being comfortable with ambiguity.

Design Nation 2021: Launching a Successful Career in Design with Rupali Steinmeyer, Managing Director at MetaDesign

In this Design Nation interview, Rupali Steinmeyer, Managing Director at MetaDesign, shares how social media increases the accessibility of designs and what it means for brands in their storytelling. She gives her perspective on cultural understanding in design, design-thinking as a business strategy, and the importance of preparedness to launching a successful career.

Design Nation 2021: Activating an Unmistakable Brand with Joanne Chan, CEO of Turner Duckworth

In this Design Nation 2021 podcast, Gloria Wang speaks to Joanne Chan, CEO of Turner Duckworth. Turner Duckworth is a global strategic design and project management firm that strives to design unmistakable visual identities and packaging for the world's greatest brands, clients of which include Amazon, Coca-Cola, and Levi's. In this podcast, Joanne speaks about her role at Turner Duckworth for facilitating creativity, the story behind a memorable project with Levi's regarding trademarks, and how designing for the digital and screen age has transformed the meaning of space and simplicity for her.

Building an Internationally Renowned, Global Design Team with Renata Amaral Morris and Gabriel Seibel from EAT Creative Studio

For Design Nation 2021's first podcast, Sowon Lee speaks to Renata Amaral Morris, CEO and Founder of EAT Creative Studio, and Gabriel Seibel, who acts as Partner, COO, and Head of Production for EAT. In this podcast, Renata and Gabriel share more about the strengths of having a global team structure, how EAT communicates their values of transparency and authentic representation in their design work, and what their creative techniques and sources of inspiration are. In addition, the pair share their excitement for their recent new brand launch for EAT!

Inside BT: Design Nation and the Challenges of Organizing an Online Conference

In this episode of Inside BT, we sit down with Alyssa Nguyen, the Director of Design Nation, to discuss the process of moving the DN 2020 conference online as well as her broader vision for the conference this year.

Examining our Experience: A Conversation about the Creative Realms of Graphic Design with CEO David Lai, Part II

Storytelling —and by extension design— is often about revealing what's already there. David Lai continues the second half of his story as CEO of Hello Design with Summer Journalism Fellow Ashleigh Fields, emphasizing the value of building holistic brand relationships, balancing the digital and physical in the customer experience, and bringing creativity to the forefront of genuine marketing.

Examining our Experience: The Creative Realms of Graphic Design with CEO David Lai, Part I

The strongest business relationships are built on effective communication, which often begins with the most basic of greetings: “hello.” In the first half of his interview with Summer Journalism Fellow Ashleigh Fields, CEO David Lai of Hello Design shares how the simple yet powerful philosophy behind “hello'“ has driven his lifelong passion for design and the creation of meaningful value for clients through innovation and cross-team collaboration all across the board.

Design Nation 2020: Sandra Campos, CEO of Diane Von Furstenberg

In this audio podcast, we hear an excerpt from a keynote given at Design Nation 2020 by Sandra Campos, CEO of Diane von Furstenberg. In this episode, she shares her journey to becoming the CEO of DVF, and how all of her different entrepreneurial adventures and career experiences gave her the crucial skills to grow as a business leader in fashion.

Design Nation 2020 Recap Video

Enjoy this short recap video of some key highlights from our first ever Design Nation Digital Experience! We heard from inspiring students and insightful design leaders in our ongoing discussion about making an impact.