Ben Lueders joins The Reflex Blue Show after doing a breakout session at the 2026 OnBrand Conference in Omaha last month. Longtime listeners will remember Ben as the co-host of most of Seasons 5 and 6. Ben’s session, The Collaborative Design[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post Ben Lueders: The Reflex Blue Show #283 appeared first on 36 Point.
This year, none other than Raj Lulla, of Lulla Consulting, gave the opening/morning keynote at the 2026 OnBrand Conference in Omaha last month. Just after the breakout sessions that followed, I sat down to talk with Raj about the changes[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post Raj Lulla: The Reflex Blue Show #282 appeared first on 36 Point.
I sit down with Teruko Tsubaki and Kelsey Scofield to discuss graphic designers in Omaha once again having a monthly reason to meet-up. Sometime last year, they created an event called Working Title, and like all great events, have already[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post Working Title – Teruko Tsubaki & Kelsey Scofield: The Reflex Blue Show #281 appeared first on 36 Point.
Justin Ahrens is no stranger to the Reflex Blue Show, as he makes his 32nd appearance (for non-hosts, only Steve Gordon has been on the show more often). We cover the many changes and evolutions of Rule29 over the past[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post Justin Ahrens: The Reflex Blue Show #280 appeared first on 36 Point.
Marian Bantjes stops by the Reflex Blue Show to discuss her new venture – Design Art Gallery (DAG). Located in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, DAG is the gallery showcasing the fine art from designers we all wish was in our town.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post Marian Bantjes: The Reflex Blue Show #279 appeared first on 36 Point.
Charles Nix, Senior Executive Creative Director at Monotype, stops by to kick off Season 19 of The Reflex Blue Show! We talk about working with type at scale (Monotype has a font library of 250,000+ from 4,500+ foundries, which is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post Charles Nix: The Reflex Blue Show #278 appeared first on 36 Point.
Lyn Wineman opened up the 2025 OnBrand Conference in Omaha last month with her talk, “The Invisible Problem: What’s Really Holding You Back – and How to Fix It.” Her talk, covering the importance of branding, was a great way[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post Lyn Wineman: The Reflex Blue Show #277 appeared first on 36 Point.
Mark Mohammadpour was the lunch keynote speaker at the 2025 OnBrand Conference in Omaha last month. Mark, through his company Chasing the Sun®, is a keynote speaker on employee culture and well-being, so, well, we speak about what that actually[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post Mark Mohammadpour: The Reflex Blue Show #276 appeared first on 36 Point.
Jessie McGuire of ThoughtMatter was last on The Reflex Blue Show during the 2023 HOW Design Live conference in Nashville, TN. This time, we speak via Zoom about, well, first that Nashville venue, and then move onto ThoughtMatter’s Censor This![…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post Jessie McGuire: The Reflex Blue Show #275 appeared first on 36 Point.
Rachel Elnar & Erik Cargill of the Cheers & Tiers podcast stop by to talk about their show that is based partly around the heydays of the AIGA Leadership retreats. I was fortunate enough to get to be at six[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post Rachel Elnar & Erik Cargill: The Reflex Blue Show #274 appeared first on 36 Point.
Katie Johnson & Ilana Griffo of GoodType stop by The Reflex Blue Show to discuss the many things GoodType has been up to over the past few years. We talk about The Typecast podcast, their 30 day rotating social media[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post Katie Johnson & Ilana Griffo: The Reflex Blue Show #273 appeared first on 36 Point.
Stefan Bucher and his monsters return to The Reflex Blue Show. Last being on the show when he was in Omaha back in 2018, well, it’s been a while. But we start by going way back to The Reflex Blue[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post Stefan Bucher: The Reflex Blue Show #272 appeared first on 36 Point.
Prescott Perez-Fox returns to The Reflex Blue Show! We talk about changing from a career in design to a career in teaching, as well as a career in teaching back to a career in design. We also talk about Creative[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post Prescott Perez-Fox: The Reflex Blue Show #271 appeared first on 36 Point.
Paul Lukes stopped by the studio back in November to record the kick-off to Season 18 of The Reflex Blue Show. We talk about graffiti-inspired art, making time to do fine-art in addition to graphic design, working in collage, the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post Paul Lukes: The Reflex Blue Show #270 appeared first on 36 Point.
Brayan Montes-Terrazas was part of the inspiration track at the 2024 HOW Design Live Conference in Denver, Colorado. Going under his art name of YAMZ World of Color, his work truly is an inspiration. We talk about how choosing yourself in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post Brayan Montes-Terrazas: The Reflex Blue Show #269 appeared first on 36 Point.
Tegan Harcourt, Director at maslansky+partners, was at the 2024 HOW Design Live Conference in Denver, Colorado to give her talk, “Stop Vacuum Strategies: How to Ask The Right Questions and Give Your Audience A Seat At The Table”. We sit[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post Tegan Harcourt: The Reflex Blue Show #268 appeared first on 36 Point.
Carissa Carter and Scott Doorley of the Stanford d.school were at the 2024 HOW Design Live Conference in Denver, Colorado to talk about their new book – Assembling Tomorrow: A Guide to Designing a Thriving Future. As the most recent[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post Carissa Carter & Scott Doorley: The Reflex Blue Show #267 appeared first on 36 Point.
When you see Bill Gardner and Von Glitschka, you know it’s a HOW Design Live to remember! Recorded during the second day of the 2024 event in Denver, we sat down to talk about the pressing matters of the day[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post The Bill & Von Show: The Reflex Blue Show #266 appeared first on 36 Point.
Pum Lefebure meets up with The Reflex Blue Show while at the 2024 HOW Design Live conference in Denver, Colorado. We talk about her talk on designing for impact and action, knowing your super power, learning AI prompts, and more.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post Pum Lefebure: The Reflex Blue Show #265 appeared first on 36 Point.
Brandi Parker, Founder and Brand-Level Sustainability Consultant of Parker Brands, meets up with The Reflex Blue Show while at the 2024 HOW Design Live conference in Denver, Colorado. We talk about Brandi and Fe Amarante‘s conference opening talk on the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post Brandi Parker: The Reflex Blue Show #264 appeared first on 36 Point.
Rachel Mae Zeolla, Creative Director at NBCUniversal, meets up with The Reflex Blue Show while at the 2024 HOW Design Live conference in Denver, Colorado. We talk about her being eaten by a shark on The Last Sharknado: It’s About[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post Rachel Mae Zeolla: The Reflex Blue Show #263 appeared first on 36 Point.
Alex Center meets up with The Reflex Blue Show while at the 2024 HOW Design Live conference in Denver, Colorado (I should mention that his company Center did the branding for this year’s event as well). We talk about his[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post Alex Center: The Reflex Blue Show #262 appeared first on 36 Point.
Aaron Draplin stops by, I mean, more like I crashed his merch booth in the lobby to talk to him about closing down the 2024 HOW Design Live in Denver. And wow, that merch table has grown over the years[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post HOW Design Live 2024, Conference Recap 3 of 3 : Aaron Draplin, Bill Gardner, Stephen Gates, Rick Griffith appeared first on 36 Point.
Amy Conover, HOW Design’s Brand and Content Director; show attendees, and fellow Omaha area designers Anne Hughes and Erin Pille; HOW Ambassadors Keith Smith and Darcy Hinrichs; and Jason Wedekind of Genghis Kern discuss the first two days of another[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post HOW Design Live 2024, Conference Recap 2 of 3 : Amy Conover, Darcy Hinrichs, Anne Hughes, Erin Pille, Keith Smith, Jason Wedekind appeared first on 36 Point.
Debbie Millman joined me backstage just as the 2024 HOW Design Live was starting up. We talk about The Shop at Matter, her upcoming book, “Love Letter to a Garden“, breaking the elevator at the San Francisco Sterling Brands office[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post HOW Design Live 2024, Conference Recap 1 of 3 : Debbie Millman appeared first on 36 Point.
