Graphic Design Podcasts

In today’s technology-based world, it can be easy to get addicted to an interesting blog or social media site. Podcasts are growing in popularity among designers and design enthusiasts. The best graphic design podcasts help interested listeners get the latest news and cutting-edge design thinking. If you’ve every wished that there was a radio station devoted to design, these podcasts are perfect for you!

Design Matters

Design Matters is a well-established audio podcast lead by Debbie Millman. It regularly features top designers, authors and educators in the design field. Tim Brown, Stefan Sagmeister, Steven Heller, Milton Glaser and many more have been on the Design Matters podcast. The key to the podcast’s success is its thought-provoking conversations and in-depth design analysis. It provides enormous insight to those interested in graphic design.

Design Matters also portrays an inviting and comfortable tone that makes it perfect for your car, office or home. Averaging over 50,000 downloads every month at the iTunes Store, the popularity of Design Matters continues to grow.

Greyscale Gorilla

Nick Campbell, the Gorilla, offers a professional, yet light-hearted podcast for designers called Greyscale Gorilla. The podcast focuses on After Effects, Cinema 4D and general design topics. While most podcasts consist of interviews with experts, Greyscale Gorilla utilises its podcast chat room to interact with listeners live. Campbell shares valuable information on motion graphics during every episode. He also offers expert advice on inspiration, work ethic, job hunting and productivity.

On The Grid

Although some may confuse this podcast with Scott Kelby’s “The Grid,” On the Grid does a great job highlighting and discussing the relationship between the world and design. The podcast is hosted by Dan Auer, Matt McInerny and Andy Mangold. It is completely unscripted allowing for the opinions and discussion to be free and unedited. Although the three design nerds may go off-topic from time to time, most of the podcast’s content is interesting, honest and thoughtful. For those who want to get a picture of the world of design through the eyes of young designers, On the Grid is a great choice.

GoMedia

GoMedia, a design podcast led by Jeff Finley and Bill Beachy, offers a unique format and discussion for designers and business owners. During each episode, the two GoMedia owners provide news on their agency along with important advice concerning the business of design. GoMedia is a great podcast to listen to for aspiring designers looking to start their own agency. It offers in-depth information on the daily happenings inside a major design agency. In some episodes, Finley and Beachy even consult you on the actions you should take when hard times hit your agency or other design business.

For those simply interested in graphic design and seasoned professional designers alike, the variety of great podcasts available is exciting. Some of the industry’s best advice and information is now being provided for free on iTunes. Try one of these amazing podcasts today and soak up all the great content!