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In today’s episode we have the vivacious and driven Marcella Dominguez! Marcella is an entrepreneur and trademark attorney based in El Paso, Texas. She provides legal counsel to creative professionals and she is also a member of the AIGA.

Marcella always wanted to do something creative and wasn’t really passionate about criminal defence, she was seeking an area in law that she would enjoy.

Enter, trademark and copyright law, this was her answer to doing something creative with her legal background. Her strong interest in Trademark Law and Copyright Law is driven by her belief that protecting creativity is crucial to lasting success.

We also talk about her other venture called Stowey Joey which is a great product for kids, it’s one of those things where you’re like “hey why didn’t I think of that?” It’s a play mat for kids that they can colour on.

Marcella is also an Ambassador for Daymond John’s Rise and Grind, to those of you who don’t know him, he is a famous entrepreneur and also one of the Sharks on Shark Tank the US version.

Many designers when starting out do not take into account the proper paperwork for a project. So Marcella, gives you the tips and actions steps to make sure you’re secure when interacting with a client and taking on a creative project.

Connect with Marcella https://www.instagram.com/artsmusiclawyer/

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Hello everyone and welcome to episode 8 of Creatives Radio, thank you so much for choosing to spend your time listening to these interviews, it really helps with growing this podcast and the community.

In this episode I’m talking to Matt Vergotis, It’s a special interview to me because when I was getting into the world of design and discovering that I loved being creative, I’d go to Matt’s website verg.com.au and find inspiration and improve my taste in design.

It was the way he had crafted the brand identities and presented them in such an elegant manner. Matt is a fellow Australian living in the Gold Coast, he loves surfing, creating wave drawings and recently decided that he needs to play more of his guitar.

Apart from those activities, Matt is also responsible for some really professional brand identities and typography, with 20 years experience in the design field, he shows no signs of stopping.

In this episode we also talk about how Matt got into creating corporate identities, how he found clients when the GFC hit in 2008, his exploration in calligraphy styled identities, font creation and also how he gets to work with Spotify. Connect with Matt here https://www.instagram.com/mattvergotis

Matt's Fonts https://www.verg.com.au/shop/

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Radim Malinic is a creative director and designer living and working in South West London. He runs Brand Nu® an award winning studio. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, he works across creative direction, design, illustration, typography, product design and music video direction to form a practice based around positivity, message and meaning. Before finding his calling in the creative industry, Czech born Radim was an ice hockey player, a bassist in death metal bands, an indie DJ, music journalist and student of Economics and Business management. At the break of the new millennium, Malinic moved to the United Kingdom to explore the expansive music scene, only to find even an greater interest in art and graphic design. Since then his eclectic interests have seen him working with some of the biggest brands, companies and bands in the world. Clients include Coca Cola, Google, Adobe Systems and WWF amongst many others. Aside from his studio work, Radim designs products for his brand ‘November Universe’, releases music and tours design events and universities globally with his talks and lectures designed to inspire and support self-development in the creative industry. In March 2016, Malinic released his publication, Book of Ideas. The Amazon #1 Graphic Arts bestseller has helped novices and professionals across the world to find a new way of approaching their creative work. We talk about his new book Book of Ideas Volume 2, future plans for book number 3, his passage from DJ to designer and accidentally becoming a publisher. Connect with Radim here https://www.instagram.com/brand__nu/ Mentioned Links www.logoinspirations.co/bookofideas www.logoinspirations.co/bookofideas2 Resources www.logoinspirations.co/tools/ Level up with Skillshare https://skl.sh/LOGO Follow us on Instagram www.instagram.com/logoinspirations/

Tattoos, a cap and a beard! In today’s episode I’m talking James Martin also known as Made by James on Instagram. Early in James’ life he followed his ability to draw and wanted to pursue a career as a fine artist or tattoo artist! He eventually wanted to understand graphic design and enrolled into a university graphic communications degree, but he learnt more about design in his time at a agency in a part time apprenticeship than he did in his whole time at university. Baby Giant was his foray into Freelance, he made very little money in his first two years and initially designed logos for free to get the ball rolling. Today he works on countless branding projects which even led to creating some video work for Reebok. We talk about surrounding yourself with people who are better than you, how to get your foot in the door in the design industry, concentrating on your strengths and gaining clients through Instagram. Connect with James www.instagram.com/made.by.james/ Mentioned Links www.baby-giant.co.uk/ www.logoinspirations.co/getbooks Resources www.logoinspirations.co/tools/ Level up with Skillshare https://skl.sh/LOGO Follow us on Instagram www.instagram.com/logoinspirations/

The force is strong at Creatives Radio, because in today’s episode I’m talking to the Jedi Designer Myles Mendoza, Myles is a creative living in San Diego, California. He is the Art Director for a design agency called HRO Design, that works with clients such as Hasbro, Hot Wheels, Nerf, Disney, Marvel and Star Wars, yeh that’s right, he does creative work for Star Wars products! Connect with Myles https://www.instagram.com/mylito04/ Mentioned Links https://golioth.com/ http://www.hrodesign.com/ https://www.logoinspirations.co/getbooks Resources www.logoinspirations.co/tools/ Level up with Skillshare https://skl.sh/LOGO Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/logoinspirations/

Spencer Fry is a serial entrepreneur who has a passion for creating businesses, his most recent venture is called Podia (Plural for podium). This all-in-one digital platform helps creators build new streams of income by following their passions. Connect with Spencer http://www.spencerfry.com/ Mentioned Links https://www.podia.com/logos https://www.logoinspirations.co/getbooks https://carbonmade.com/ Resources www.logoinspirations.co/tools/ Level up with Skillshare https://skl.sh/LOGO Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/logoinspirations/

In this episode I speak to Benjamin Howes of Howes Design Service. Benjamin is a Graphic Designer based in Columbus, Ohio. I talk to him about his journey as a full-fledged freelancer and his love for music and the outdoors. He shares a wealth of inspiration and knowledge for designers looking to building their foundation as a freelancer. Follow Benjamin https://www.instagram.com/howesdesignservice/ Resources https://www.logoinspirations.co/tools/ Level up with Skillshare http://skl.sh/LOGO

In this episode I speak to Michael Fugoso aka Fugstrator. Michael is an Illustrator based in San Diego, California, and is highly regarded for his skeuomorphic style of design.

The very first episode for Creatives Radio, giving you a small introduction about this show.