About this podcast
Because making creative work is embarrassing. New episodes every other Thursday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 126 episodes
- Last Chance To Be a Lawyer (with Adam J. Kurtz) · 1 h 21 min · Season 9 Episode 92Adam JK (AKA Adam J. Kurtz) sits down with Sean to talk about his design mistakes… as well as parking scams, bootleg Barts, and Advanced Macaroni. It’s the episode that will make…
- Papa Loves Mambo (with Ventura Castro) · 2 h 5 min · Season 9 Episode 91Welcome to the Port Authority Bus Terminal! Would you like a hot towel? AIGA Portland President and NBC ArtWorks Studio Creative Director Ventura Castro sits down with Sean to…
- “ I don’t wanna make it pop. You can’t make me.” (with Allie Yacina) · 1 h 25 min · Season 9 Episode 90Illustrator and artist Allie Yacina sits down with Sean to talk about her design mistakes… as well as Good Friends, ways to keep a cool head during a job interview, and summiting…
- You’ll Be Fine (with Dave Pabellon) · 1 h 12 min · Season 9 Episode 89This is not Casual Encounters! We’re trying to do design here! The great Dave Pabellon (Assistant Professor of Design at University of Notre Dame) sits down with Sean to talk…
- Back to the Bottom of the Barrel (with Colby Nichols & Sean Bucknam, Live at Seattle Design Festival 2026) · 25 min · Season 9 Episode 88Did I Do That? is back with a new live show direct from the mainstage of Seattle Design Festival 2026! Listen as the great Colby Nichols (Art Director, Print Innovation for…
- Hot Tub Ideas (with Scrappers) · 1 h 42 min · Season 8 Episode 87Did I Do That? doesn’t have a studio anymore!? Whatever! We don't need a studio, we need a tuxedo, because it might well be the last episode of season 8 as well!* Jack-of-all…
- Tomb of Making (with Precious Bugarin) · 1 h 40 min · Season 8 Episode 86Legendary educator and detail-oriented designer for good Precious Bugarin sits down with Sean to talk about her design mistakes… as well as John Cage’s call-in show, clothing…
- Feed Drop: Weird Medieval Guys · 2 h 10 minWhile I’m busy packing up the last bits of the Rat’s Nest and closing out a busy school year, I thought I’d share a feed drop from one of my favorite podcasts, Weird Medieval…
- It Was Luck, Man (with Gianni Scarpino Candy) · 58 min · Season 8 Episode 85We can’t go too crazy, but we try to get close! Gianni Scarpino Candy (AIGA Portland Mentorship Program co-chair and Senior Visual Design Lead on the Player Experience Editorial…
- First Pancake (part 2 with Jelly Helm) · 1 h 16 min · Season 8 Episode 84In the confusingly-named conclusion to our first-ever two parter, Jelly Helm continues sitting down with Sean to talk about his design mistakes at Wieden+Kennedy and beyond… as…
- I Would Like To Waste My Time (part 1 with Jelly Helm) · 1 h 24 min · Season 8 Episode 83In our the first half of our first-ever two-parter, the legendary Jelly Helm sits down with Sean to talk about his early career design mistakes… as well as urinal content, slowly…
- Punching at Something (with Rinee Shah) · 1 h 29 min · Season 8 Episode 82This might be the first you’re hearing of it, but we feel very strongly you should listen to a new episode of Did I Do That?! Rinee Shah (Executive Creative Director at Hatch)…
- Soft Concepts Like Self-Respect (with Neven Mrgan) · 1 h 31 min · Season 8 Episode 81A new Did I Do That?!? Holy cow, we don't even know how to attack it! Neven Mrgan (Creative Lead at Panic) sits down with Sean to talk about his design mistakes… as well as…
- The Wrong Emily (with Emily Suvanvej) · 1 h 32 min · Season 8 Episode 80Put on your biggest, fuzziest Jamiroquai hat because this Did I Do That? is virtually insane! Illustrator, art director, set designer, game maker, and more Emily Suvanvej (AKA…
- Sexy Chicken (with Katie McHugh) · 1 h 13 min · Season 8 Episode 79Why not make a new Did I Do That? All the listeners could say is no! Katie McHugh (Group Design Director at Wieden+Kennedy) sits down with Sean to talk about her design mistakes……
- Art Department Trainee (with Sam O’Leary — Season 8 Premiere) · 1 h 44 min · Season 8 Episode 78Did I Do That? is back again, even though every time someone says that, it presages a disaster. Globetrotting art director, father, and genuine jack-of-all-trades Sam O’Leary…
- Basement of Hell (with Eason Yang) — Rerun · 1 h 16 minSeason 8 is on our doorstep, with the next thing you hear here being the season 8 trailer! In the mean time, though, we've got another awesome all-timer from the archives to…
- Swear All The Swears (with Kristin Rogers Brown) — Rerun · 1 h 9 minSeason 8 is drawing closer, but in the meantime, we're sharing yet another past favorite, this time from the amazing Kristin Rogers Brown, now full Professor, Chair of Graphic…
- I Wanna See A Weird Hat (with Mallary Wilson) — Rerun · 1 h 23 minIt’s a new year, and to celebrate while I dive deep into prep mode for season 8, I’ve picked out one of my past favorites to share again—freelance designer, grad student, and…
- Bottom of the Barrel, Live at Seattle Design Festival 2025 · 29 min · Season 7 Episode 77What’s the worst project you’ve ever made—the one you almost cringe to think about sharing with the world? It’s a feeling every designer can identity. But what if you had a…
