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Two Designers Walk Into a Bar

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In the summer of 1994, the television show The Real World was filming in San Francisco. That same summer Elliot ended up in SF for an internship. One day those two worlds collided in a true Gen X moment.
So sit back with a plate full of wings and one of your favorite beers from college. It's time to join us back in the bar.
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https://www.twodesignerswalkintoabar.com/episodes/episode-96-the-real-world
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Episode 96: Elliot and MTV's The Real World

We’re revisiting one of our classic episodes.
Video may have killed the radio star, but it poured gasoline on the spark of New Wave. As MTV exploded, youth culture moved to center stage and companies making wearables were more than happy to cater to changing tastes. In this episode we focus on Vans and Swatch, a couple of iconic fashion accessories found on the wrists and feet of Gen X.
As we wrap-up our season on New Wave, let us know if you feel there's something we missed. We just might circle back down the road.
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https://www.twodesignerswalkintoabar.com/episodes/episode-97-new-wave-gets-fashionable-classic
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Episode 97: The ‘80s: New Wave Gets Fashionable (Classic)

The Goodyear Blimp is turning 100 years old, so we’re revisiting one of our classic episodes.

Ever wonder why a tire company is most known for a blimp? Or why an animation studio has a desk lamp as its trademark? We did. Turns out Goodyear and Pixar didn’t invent either of these things. Learn the origin stories of Goodyear’s blimps, Pixar’s loveable Luxo lamp, and how these adopted objects transcended their initial utility to become known around the world.

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https://www.twodesignerswalkintoabar.com/episodes/episode-98-adopted-icons-classic

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Episode 98: Goodyear’s Blimp, Pixar’s Luxo Lamp and How Objects Become Company Icons (Classic)

Cats. You may love 'em, hate 'em or feel indifferent, but there's no escaping their power, especially if you spend any time online.

Cats have a long history in the world of advertising. In our latest episode, we invite friend and poster expert Paul Hennessey back into the bar to discuss the appeal of cat posters aesthetically and financially, discuss a few of our favorites and decode why their traits and quirks make them perfect for so many different types of products.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Paul Hennessey's website and blog

Ravi Zupa posters

The Cat Cabinet art museum in Amsterdam

"A Tale of Two Colin" (Print Magazine article by Steven Heller)

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Episode 99: Cat Posters with Paul Hennessey

What do Betty Crocker, Charlie Tuna, Tony the Tiger and the oddball characters from Off Limits Cereal have in common? Along with fellow creatives Kirk Visola and Andy Kurtts of the “Kirk and Kurtts” design podcast, they were all our drinking buddies one evening!

We chewed the fat with Kirk and Andy about some classic characters and their impact on pop culture (and snacking), and why these same techniques invented decades ago still work today.

Order a Bedrock Fizz for yourself (and maybe a few for all of us). It’s time to join four designers back in the bar.

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Watch the full conversation on our YouTube channel and visit our full episode page for show notes, the visual examples we discuss, additional links and more!

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Mentioned in this episode:

Betty Crocker

Charlie the Tuna

Tony the Tiger

Off Limits Cereal

Aura Bora Water

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Episode 100: Food Mascots with Kirk + Kurtts

Today we’re going to be talking about postage stamps: the history and origin of them, who uses them and whether or not they’re still relevant in our age of email and mail order deliveries. And, of course, the art of it all and why stamps still matter today.

We touch on the controversy of who invented the stamp, the fraud associated with early mail and how the U.S. Postal Service misprinted a commemorative stamp for Swede Dag Hammarskjöld on purpose.

Ask the bartender for a couple of Air Mail cocktails and join us as we deliver the goods right here in the bar.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Sir Rowland Hill

The Penny Black

The Inverted Jenny

J. Edward Day

Dag Hammarskjöld

The Dag Hammarskjöld Invert

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Episode 101: Postage Stamps - Part 1

Todd and Elliot welcome you to the bar. Just like a quick tickle of the taste buds before pulling a full pint of the newest microbrew, this preview provides a taste of what our podcast is all about, except for your ear buds. Design. Pop culture. High art. Low art. Comedy. Tragedy. Enjoy.
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Grab a Quick Drink With Us...

In our first episode, we discuss our podcast’s humble beginnings including a conversation about illustrator Mort Drucker that got the ball rolling, meeting William Shatner and why MAD Magazine and the movie Airplane! are important parts of our creative sensibilities, and how our show got its name. We consider why all creative people are pack rats and how collecting PEZ dispensers is not a waste of Todd’s time, money or shelf space. And we answer the all-important questions about what “corn pone” means and why a visual medium like design needs an audio medium like a podcast.
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https://www.twodesignerswalkintoabar.com/episodes/episode-01-teaser
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Episode 01: MAD Magazine, Humor and Finding Pop Culture Inspiration

Why 1976? Plenty of reasons. We discuss each of our ages in this, the banner year our nation was turning 200 and everything in sight had bunting and was painted red, white and blue. KISS was at the height of their powers as Michael Doret’s amazing album art from “Rock and Roll Over” was gracing turntables from coast to coast and the timeless bicentennial star logo from designer Bruce Blackburn was on everything from postage stamps to NASA equipment. And last but not least, Richard Nixon enters the conversation (but not the bar).
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https://www.twodesignerswalkintoabar.com/episodes/episode-02-1976
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Episode 02: KISS, The Bicentennial and the Year 1976

We went so “red, white and blue” in our 1976 episode that we just had to keep the train rolling with two amazing poster designs. We examine bringing electricity to rural parts of the United States 80 years later and inspiring a nation to rally behind an unknown presidential candidate named Barack Obama, along with how Lester Beall and Shepard Fairey made these big ideas easy to understand. And since Todd loves controversy, he shares the story of how Mr. Fairey found himself in a legal entanglement over his poster work.
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https://www.twodesignerswalkintoabar.com/episodes/episode-03-civic-posters
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Episode 03: Rural Electrification, Hope for Obama and Posters for Good

Sometimes, in spite of their better judgment, friends choose to join us in the bar. One of our drinking buddies is artist, North Carolina resident and all-around nice guy Lenny Terenzi. Today we ask him some thought-provoking questions over a few drinks:

What’s an iconic design from your childhood?

What logo brings a smile to your face?

Who is your favorite cartoon character?

If you like this conversation, be sure to listen to the other three we've had with Lenny.
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https://www.twodesignerswalkintoabar.com/episodes/episodes-33-36-bar-snacks-lenny-terenzi
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Episode 33: Bar Snacks with Lenny Terenzi - Part 1 (G.I. Joe, Disney Maps, I Love NY and Foghorn Leghorn)

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