This week Michelle wants to know what exactly it is that makes good design attractive to people.

1:02 What did Michelle do what the color inspiration from ep 10? She definitely just bought an outfit when she wasn’t supposed to. :/

2:12 If Michelle is watching color or dresses, it’s because it’s laundry day. Surprise!

3:15 How do you properly take a compliment? Someone teach us, please.

5:08 If Brandi sees something that she doesn’t like (within graphic design) she doesn’t say anything unless asked… And then she’s (constructively) brutally honest.

7:00 Michelle’s song for the week: Death Cab for Cutie, “The New Year”

7:30 Their music is super vibe’y and feel’y, and great music to listen to in the spring/summertime if you’re not feeling the normal top 40 sounding jams.

10:30 This song represents new seasons, literally and metaphorically… Even if you don’t feel like it’s new, it’s a great song that can inspire you to really “go for it”.

11:04 Sorry about that airplane you hear.

12:25 What’s cool about Brandi’s week?

12:37 Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer. *heart eyes*

13:29 Please don’t unsubscribe from us.

13:40 Thor: Ragnarok. Have you seen this trailer yet???????? (As soon as Led Zeppelin started playing, we were sold.)

14:08 Directed by Taika Waititi

15:05 Same guy directed “What We Do In The Shadows” — Watch this movie. Many Lol’s.

16:00 Brandi’s song for this week: O.A.R., Follow me Follow you… A great feel’y and nostalgic song.

18:45 Gary Vee said, “Creative is the variable of success.”

20:15 Question time! What is it that draws people to a good design?

21:15 The designer always has (or should have) the consumer in mind.

22:01 You know what YOU like – colors, type, shapes… The primary thing is that “makes sense.”

22:37 Graphic design is also called visual communication.

23:14 If you’re communicating the message of the brand or product you’re trying to promote, you will connect with someone.

25:00 Vans warped tour posters are super illustrated. Colors and drawings. Names of the bands, but ZERO photography.

26:51 Don’t underestimate your audience and accidentally treat them like idiots.

28:00 The van’s posters communicated the feel of the event.

28:46 Check out the Van’s Warped Tour, Coachella, Austin City Limits, South By Southwest

28:47 Some Design Math: Subtract like you can’t subtract anymore. What can you take away and still communicate the message?

32:00 How do you know if your design is good? DOES IT MAKE SENSE? If it doesn’t, then it’s definitely not a good design.

35:32 Check out Vesperteen – Thanks to him for letting us use his song, Shatter in The Night, for Design Speaks Do you have any questions regarding process? Questions about anything we talked about? Are you going to formulate a process now that you know (or were reminded) that it’s important? Do you even care? Find us at www.brandisea.com @brandisea on Instagram & Twitter.

36:00 Go check out our playlist on Spotify!