Book Design & Developing an Eye for Quality – Episode 112 - a podcast by Brandi Sea

This week Michelle and Brandi talk about whether you’re born with an eye for quality [design] and how to cultivate that, especially in the book design space.



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Michelle’s week:

Michelle had the week off this week so she relaxed and enjoyed it. She got her daughter registered for kindergarten. And since her daughter is starting kindergarten she and her husband took the opportunity to get their second car fixed. Which on today’s episode Brandi and Michelle name! Other than that Michelle went to the thrift store and found some fun stuff. She also got some new glasses which is also really exciting. 

Brandi’s week:

Brandi dyed her hair this week and it looks great! She also finished season 4 of Veronica Mars and Brandi, the non-crier, bawled her eyes out. And then it was Brandi’s birthday! 38 years young! To celebrate, the design speak ladies (Michelle and Joelle) took Brandi to the Grove. If you are ever on the Albuquerque area make sure to stop there. We also got to surprise Brandi with a pair of boots that she’s been wanting! 

Takeaways from this episode:



* A bad design can undermine how good the content is.

* If you want a better eye for design and art you have to practice.

* People choose things that are better designed.

* You won’t do your content justice if you don’t invest in good illustrations/design. It’s okay to wait until you can afford it.

* Show both sides of the spectrum. Good design vs. bad design

* Be willing to put the hard work in

* You get a return on your investment when you invest in good design



Brandi’s song: Why Did You Run by Judah and the Lion

 

TRANSCRIPTION:

Brandi Sea: 00:01 Well, I, once I knew it was happening, I like my eyes.

Michelle: 00:03 Did you pause? Pause the TV when that happens? I just knew it was going to happen and as soon as I knew who it was I I like lost it. And Kenny sitting next to me, he was sitting on the opposite side of the couch. He likes, scoots over and like puts his arm around me and I like stark like bawling, you know like [inaudible].

Speaker 2: 00:22 Welcome to Design Speaks. This lovely podcast is brought to you by graphic design geek and a regular human being. AKA a non-designer. We’re here to chat about music, pop culture, cool places and basically whatever we feel is relevant.

Brandi Sea: 00:39 Hey, I’m Brandi Sea.

Michelle: 00:40 And I’m Michelle.

Brandi Sea: 00:41 And you’re listening to episode 112 of Design Speaks.

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