Design Alchemy
Design Alchemy is the podcast that explores creativity in flux. Designers and other creatives talk about how they respond to shifts in the world and in their practice, through an alchemic lens: what is their Unobtainium, the dreams that keep them up at night? But also: what is their Kryptonite — their creative roadblocks?
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Episodes
Sunday Apr 21, 2024
Sunday Apr 21, 2024
Roel Wouters and Luna Maurer (both formerly studio Moniker) talk about their transformation of their practices from being digital pioneers and internet enthusiasts to more critical approaches towards digital environments. Recently, they have taken an interest in what they call ‘designing friction, or in their own words: ‘In which ways can we use technology in order to have more qualities that make us human, and emphasize those?’.
LINKS
https://designingfriction.com
lunamaurer.com
roelwouters.com
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
John Wegner talks about his experiences with learning and education, both as a student and as a design educator. He reflects back on his participation in the Summer Sessions, a summerschool organised by Graphic Design Arnhem in Mexico City in 2016 and what that experience brought him.
https://www.johnwegner.nyc/
Friday Jan 19, 2024
Friday Jan 19, 2024
Monika Gruzite talks about her practice as a designer and educator. The conversation starts with NXS, a magazine about what it means to live in the digital age, and then moves to her experiences as a design educator, a position that started in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic of 2020-2021.
https://nxs.world/
Monday Dec 04, 2023
Monday Dec 04, 2023
Joris Maltha (and Daniel Gross in the background) from Catalogtree talk about curiosity and method, which seem to be the driving forces behind their work as a graphic design studio, as well as the name for a class they both teach. How is it to be ‘typecasted’ (pun intended) as a graphic designer and how to get rid of that, and allow oneself to remain open to change and transformation?
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Remco van Bladel talks about the transformation of his practice as a more-or-less traditional graphic designer primarily known for his book designs, to a designer of information systems, ‘slow A.I.’, design education and what he calls ‘archival consciousness’. www.archivalconsciousness.orghttps://remcovanbladel.nl/list
About
Design Alchemy is brought to you by Graphic Design Arnhem (GDA), a four year bachelor program in graphic design at ArtEZ University of the Arts, location: Arnhem (The Netherlands). All guest have some kind of connection to the department; they are (guest) teachers, lecturers, alumni or just part of our extended family. Each episode is hosted by Hendrik-Jan Grievink who has been teaching at GDA since 2010.