Object Subject Form
by Simon Clowes
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30 Years In: Chip Houghton & Denny Tu on Legacy and Reinvention
30 Years In: Chip Houghton & Denny Tu on Legacy and Reinvention
About this podcast
Object Subject Form is a podcast on the human side of creativity, identity, and emerging technologies. It's built on a simple thesis: creative identity is portable.
Long-form conversations with artists, technologists, founders, and cultural thinkers on how creatives build identity, agency, and reputation in an industry that keeps reshaping itself. Episodes examine creative leadership, AI and design, ownership, mentorship, and the harder personal questions the industry rarely makes space for.
Hosted by Simon Clowes, Emmy-winning Managing Creative Director at Apple.
More at objectsubjectform.com.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 28 episodes
- 30 Years In: Chip Houghton & Denny Tu on Legacy and Reinvention · 1 h 42 min · Season 3 Episode 6"Feedback is the military industrial complex of creative organizations." — Denny Tu At year 30, Imaginary Forces appointed its first-ever CEO. A hire from outside its own…
- Design Is Permission: Pumla Maswanganyi on African Life-Centric Design · 1 h 28 min · Season 3 Episode 5“If you're in the business of visuals, you're cultivating desire. You're cultivating what people look to. And that is cultural governance.” — Pumla Maswanganyi Pumla Maswanganyi…
- Creative Identity Crisis: AI and the Future of Creative Value · 1 h 48 min · Season 3 Episode 4“Value shifts from things that are in abundance to things that have more scarcity.” In this live Object Subject Form session, Simon Clowes is joined by PJ Richardson for a…
- Art Is Human. Art Is Imperfect. · 2 h 17 min · Season 3 Episode 3“Art is human and therefore art is imperfect.” — Ilan Derech As creatives, our world keeps pushing toward perfection. Ilan Derech makes a case for the opposite. In this episode…
- The Money Layer of the Internet: Value, Culture & Conviction · 1 h 38 min · Season 3 Episode 2“I spent years trained to look for what can go wrong. Crypto helped me imagine what could go right.”— Sergio Silva When the internet becomes a place you can own things, it…
- Music Ownership on the Blockchain: Taking Back Control (Violetta Zironi) · 1 h 50 min · Season 3 Episode 1“My music is my freedom. It’s my currency. It’s who I am.” — Violetta Zironi In the streaming era, the economics of music can feel impossible to reconcile with the dream artists…
- The Cost of Playing It Safe · 1 h 21 min · Season 2 Episode 11“Stepping out of your old identity will feel scary. But choosing who you want to be is the bravest risk you can take.” — Marko Pfann Playing it safe can feel logical in an…
- Worldbuilding and the Athlete-Creator Economy · 1 h 30 min · Season 2 Episode 10“Worldbuilding is how humans make sense of the world. It’s how we learn to play.” — Chris Eyerman Worldbuilding is how imagination permeates and becomes culture. It’s the…
- Your Creative Voice Is the Blueprint · 2 h 10 min · Season 2 Episode 9“There’s a difference between being humble and minimizing yourself.” — Mahaneela A fulfilling career is built from who you are, not just what you make. In this episode of Object…
- Privacy, Pseudonymity, and a Freedom-Based Life · 1 h 58 min · Season 2 Episode 8“Privacy is sovereignty. It’s about choosing what’s mine to share.” — Digitalgal In a hyper-public internet, visibility has become currency. We’re taught that more platforms…
- Burnout & The Myth of Work-Life Balance · 1 h 38 min · Season 2 Episode 7“You have the first right to be wrong.” — Chris Do As CEO and Executive Creative Director of Blind, Chris has contributed to the motion design industry through decades of…
- Creative Identity is a Process, Not a Prompt · 1 h 12 min · Season 2 Episode 6“There was no perfect moment to be ready. I just had to try things and figure out who I was through doing.” — Gryun Kim What does it really take to build a creative voice when…
- All In: Betting Everything on Bitcoin’s Future · 1 h 20 min · Season 2 Episode 5Bitcoin has dominated headlines, sparked political debates, and divided opinions. Through all the noise, one fact remains: it’s been one of the best-performing asset classes of…
- Special Episode: Creative Leadership in a Changing World · 1 h 25 min · Season 2 Episode 4As creative industries continue to evolve, the ways we approach leadership, identity, mentorship, and growth are being reexamined and reimagined. How do creative leaders adapt to…
- URL to IRL: The Art of Creative Connection · 1 h 7 min · Season 2 Episode 3What if the most meaningful creative work begins not with what we make, but with how we connect? In this episode of Object Subject Form, recorded live in Mérida, Yucatán, Simon…
- Bridging the Gap: CryptoPunks & the Convergence of Digital & Traditional Art · 1 h 12 min · Season 2 Episode 2How can digital art cement its place in contemporary culture? Can NFTs and blockchain technology continue to bridge the gap between artists and major institutions? As dialogue…
- Hybrid Workflows: The Human–AI Creative Partnership · 1 h 11 min · Season 2 Episode 1How do we ensure AI enhances creativity rather than diminishes it? Can designers integrate AI into their workflows without losing the essence of human-driven craft? As AI…
- Creative Partnerships: When Art, Love, and Business Collide · 1 h 15 min · Season 1 Episode 10In 2005, Kyle and Kimber Cooper invited me to relocate from London to Los Angeles for my dream job at their company, Prologue. At the time, Prologue was in its infancy—a small…
- The Cost of Opportunity: Balancing Ambition and Family · 1 h 16 min · Season 1 Episode 9"You have to have time for yourself—time for reflection, time for growth, both personally and spiritually…but for few years all of that went out the window; it was just work…
- User-Generated Content and the Future of Gaming · 1 h 23 min · Season 1 Episode 8“Learn how to create a revenue avenue for yourself through solo entrepreneurship, using the tools and platforms that are around you that allow you to do things on your own…
