Between the Lines with Ryan Donahue

About this episode

In this episode, Ayden and Ty interview design professor Ryan Donahue, who shares insights and encouragement for aspiring designers.

This is 1-800-SAD-DZGN. Your creative hotline with Ayden Lindsay and Ty Yamamoto In Episode 25, "Between the Lines with Ryan Donahue," Ayden and Ty welcome a special guest from their design school — professor, friend, and supporter of the show, Ryan Donahue. Together, they do a little Q&A where Ryan shares his background, insights, and stories from his design journey. He also offers words of encouragement for new and aspiring designers. No SAD to RAD this week, as we wanted to make time for our guest speaker. We also reviewed last week’s Font of the Week, Styro, and announced our next font pick, Futura, available on Adobe . New episodes 9am MST every other Friday! Ready to dial into design? Hit play and let’s get started. Your inspiration is important to us. Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠@1800SADDZGN⁠⁠ Discord Server: ⁠⁠https://discord.gg/2rcRSBQHth⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠ patreon.com/1800saddzgn ⁠⁠ Got a design question or a topic you want us to cover? Reach out at ⁠⁠1800SADDZGN@gmail.com⁠⁠.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ayden Lindsay, Ty Yamamoto

Guest: Ryan Donahue

Topics covered

• design education
• creative journey
• inspiration for designers
• Q&A
• font review

Keywords

• design
• Q&A
• inspiration
• fonts
• creative journey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Adobe

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