29: Bananagrams (feat. Ryan Putnam & Nick Slater)

In this episode of Design Details we had the pleasure of catching up with Ryan Putnam and returning-guest Nick Slater! We chat about illustration, designing a company culture, mixing mediums and finding our spirit animals.

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Ryan on the Web:

• Twitter
• Instagram
• Dribbble
• Website

Nick on the Web:

• Twitter
• Instagram
• Dribbble
• Website

Show Notes:

1:00 - What are you working on right now?

• Operator
• Earnest
• Stripe
• Element Three
• Palantir
• Tyler Galpin
• RadPad
• Rogie

5:00 - We discover our spirit animals.

• Otters

7:00 - Ryan shares more about his background in illustration.

• Design Details Ep. 2 with Nick Slater
• Nick on Dribbble
• Ryan on Dribbble
• Axel Herrmann
• Steve Wolf
• Jay Fletcher

10:00 - Nick and Ryan share more about their design setups.

• Cintiq 22HD
• Intuos

13:00 - How does one begin learning illustration? What is product illustration?

• Dropbox downgrade page
• Betacoin illustration
• Linda Eliasen

21:00 - We talk about design within Dropbox and Palantir and how it impacts culture.

• Jon Ying and Dropbox culture

31:00 - A brief divergence into DBZ and comics.

• Michael DeForge

33:00 - Where do you come up with all of your ideas for illustration and design?

• Ryan's shop
• Slater's shirts

44:00 - We learn more about freelancing and how it compares to big company work.

• Ryan on Instagram

54:00 - Do you have plans for sharing more of your process as blog posts?

• Creative South

57:00 - What's the next step in your career?