On today’s episode we’re going to be talking about places and the effect that they have on the creative mindset and how we design.

1:45 The Oscars. Did you see that craziness? Check it here.

3:21 We’re not superstitious. We’re tinystitious.

4:33 Does anyone else just choose C on tests if they don’t know the answer?

5:13 New song alert! Katy Perry is da bomb. She came out with a new jam called, “Chained to The Rhythm”

7:24 The suweeeeet music video for “Chained To The Rhythm”

9:47 The look of the music video is super appealing. From the color scheme to the costume design, it all helps us read into the story of the lyrics.

10:23 Brandi: When she does mind maps, she is always trying to find visually descriptive words to help with ideas for a concept.

11:08 Who loves musicals more? Michelle or Brandi? Time will tell.

11:48 Can you hear our kids? They need more snacks.

12:29 Brandi has admitted that this music video will be a cool style reference for the future!

13:06 Question for Brandi: How have the places you’ve been affected the way you design?

13:17 Cool song alert!!! Have you heard Chainsmokers song, “Paris”? No? Go listen now!!

15:18 In regards to the lyric, “If I could take this in a shot right now”, Brandi really relates with this song because when she gets in a cool atmosphere she wants to drink the place in and absorb every bit of it as much as possible.

17:28 We are from Albuquerque, NM. ABQ isn’t known for their coffee shops or places that present a cool atmosphere… Until now! Over the past few years, some great coffee shops have been popping up around town, and Michelle loves to frequent them. If you’re in the 505, and you have some time check out these coffee shops: Zendo, Deep Space Coffee, Prismatic, Epiphany Espresso, and Humble.

19:14 Brandi loves Paris. A lot. And butter croissants.

21:10 Brandi examines her work and where she pulls inspiration from… She answers today’s question. It’s lengthy (but not too lengthy) and great. Go take a listen.

22:45 Brandi’s favorite book is Ernest Hemingway’s, A Moveable Feast. This is where she pulls a lot of her inspiration from, and truly believes that because of it, Paris does effect her work a lot more than she ever knew.

24:46 Brandi asks, when we feel like we need to get something done or be creative, why do we feel like we need to go to a coffee shop? Is it mind conditioning, or is it something we need to do to get things done? Answer: Probably a little bit of both.

26:54 Michelle admits to being a hardcore people watcher. You learn a lot about people when you just watch them.

28:46 Thank you to EVERYONE who has given us some feedback and rated our podcast!!! If you haven’t done that yet, you can do it now’ish… That would be cool. Please and thank you!!

30:59 Check out @Brandisea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and www.brandisea.com

31:44 Check out Vesperteen – Thanks to him for letting us use his song, Shatter in The Night, for our show.