Creative Chit Chat - Dundee

We wind through Claire’s journey from stage managing to production and then management, where she’s worked on an amazing range of projects like Riverdance, Kings theatre pantomimes and re-creating Dundee’s Royal Arch out of cardboard. From stage manager to freelancer to production manager and now events manager we explore them all and why Claire hates freelancing. Website - http://www.clairedow.org/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/dowclaire Druid Theatre Company - http://druid.ie/ RSAMD (Now RCS) - https://www.rcs.ac.uk/ Playright Student Scotland - http://www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk/ Close Leadership Programme - http://www.cloreleadership.org/ Sue Hoyle - http://creativeconomy.britishcouncil.org/people/sue-hoyle/ Olivier Grossetête - http://www.documentsdartistes.org/artistes/grossetete/repro2e.html The Dundee Royal Arch - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Arch_(structure) The cardboard arch - http://creativedundee.com/2016/02/dundee-royal-arch/ Claire’s Pecha Kucha - https://vimeo.com/132255437 D

Laura is about to graduate from Graphic Design at DJCAD and has an amazing plan for the future. She's setting up a nomadic design studio with her partner and disappearing round the world in a bright yellow VW van. We talk about her plans and why it's the best path for the future. ** The new podcast mentioned in the intro - Everything Mixtape** iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/everything-mixtape/id1214714407?mt=2 Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/everythingmixtape Twitter - http://twitter.com/mixtapeofthings Facebook - www.facebook.com/everythingmixtape ** Podcast details** Website - http://www.laurageyerdesign.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/LauraJaneGeyer Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yellowmatilda/ #vanlife - https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/vanlife/ The minimalists website - http://www.theminimalists.com/ Minimalists documentary - https://www.netflix.com/title/80114460

Andy started out as a graphic designer and then changed career path to social work. He works for the Hot Chocolate Trust based at the Steeple Church in Dundee where they have an amazing programme helping young people. He also does a bit of freelancing and runs a t-shirt company called Teckle and Hyde, creating hyper-local Dundonian tees. Twitter - https://twitter.com/teckleandhyde Email - andyshouts@me.com Teckle and hyde - https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/teckleandhyde/ Hot Chocolate Trust - http://www.hotchocolate.org.uk/ Objectified - http://www.hustwit.com/category/objectified/ Spreadshirt - https://www.spreadshirt.co.uk/ Tin Roof - http://tinroofdundee.org/ Lifespan of Utopias - Sam Goncalves - https://vimeo.com/179655338 Andy’s Pecha Kucha - http://creativedundee.com/2016/09/andy-robertson-pkn/

This week it's the turn of Katie Guthrie, she has worked on a wide range of art and illustration projects from whisky to snowboards and some gigantic walls. She has a very distinct style and tone to her work, or at least I think so. We talk about that as well as a bunch of projects and other fun stuff. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_kmgyeah_/ Website - http://www.kmgyeah.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/kmgyeah Behance - https://www.behance.net/katieguthrie Tako Press - http://takopress.com/ Dropstiched (knitted room project) - https://vimeo.com/4726623 Feast your eyes project - https://www.behance.net/gallery/28782993/Hell-Yeah-Feast-Your-Eyes Mike Hughes - https://www.instagram.com/badnewsmikehughes/ Ugly People - https://www.instagram.com/iamuglypeople/ Fleet Collective co-working space - http://www.fleetcollective.com/ Painted Doors Project Aberdeen - Fun Makes Good - https://www.instagram.com/funmakesgood/ Painted Doors in Perth - https://www.smallcitybigpersonality.co.uk/Painted-Door

This week I chat to Beth Bate Director of the DCA, we discuss why she decided to go for the position over a year ago and how she's really enjoying living and working in Dundee. We also touch on what her day to day is like as well as some organisational tips and a look to what lies ahead. Beth’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/beth_bate DCA Website - http://www.dca.org.uk/ DCA Twitter - https://twitter.com/DCAdundee DCA Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/DCA.Dundee DCA Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dcadundee/ Clore Leadership Programme - http://cloreleadership.org/ Trello boards productivity tool - https://trello.com/ British Museum - http://www.britishmuseum.org/ Slack - https://slack.com/ Tay Cities Deal - http://www.pkc.gov.uk/taycitiesdeal

Pete is a widely experienced designer who started creative studio Tom Pigeon with his wife Kirsty. They design simple things for people to enjoy including prints, jewellery and stationery, selling and exhibiting their work across the world. Twitter - https://twitter.com/tompigeon Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tom_pigeon/ Website - https://www.tompigeon.com/ (link from intro) Fast show jazz club - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdWJpHt1Xws Wabi Sabi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi Make Works - https://make.works/ Uniform - http://uniform.net/

Illustrator and artist Suzanne Scott is on this week you may well know her better as Whimsical Lush. We chat about her making the jump into a creative career, her role as part of the Oor Wullie bucket trail and how she utilises social media. Website - https://whimsicallush.co.uk/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/WhimSicALLusH Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/whimsicallush/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/WhimSicALLusH/ Etsy - https://whimsicallush.co.uk/shop/ Brian Froud - http://www.worldoffroud.com/books/ Dark Crystal - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083791/ Arthur Rackham - http://rackham.artpassions.net/ Porters Gin - http://www.portersgin.co.uk/ Colour collective - https://twitter.com/Clr_Collective Fun a day Dundee - https://funadaydundee.wordpress.com/ For Wullie Bucket Trail - https://www.facebook.com/oorwulliebuckettrail/ Upfest - http://www.upfest.co.uk/ Freedom Hair Experience - http://www.freedom-hairdressing.com/ Discovery walk - https://www.dundeewaterfront.co.uk/discoverywalk Shaun Tan

Global brand manager of Haro bikes and ex-pro BMXer John has got the most amazing life story, that's probably why they're making a film about it. We talk about his whole journey from growing up in Dundee to moving to Australia and landing his dream job in California. Such a positive and driven guy it was a pleasure to have him on. Super interesting even if you're not into BMX. Haro Twitter - https://twitter.com/harobmx Haro Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/harobmx/ Original factory skatepark Stobswell - https://vimeo.com/75170052 John’s unbelievable Haro collection - https://vimeo.com/41334814 Haro destinations - https://www.harobikes.com/destinations/ Story about the upcoming film 'Ride' - http://deadline.com/2016/10/ludacris-bmx-movie-ride-john-buultjens-1201842747/ * Riders mentioned and Video parts* John Buultjens - https://vimeo.com/122280646 Rick Curran - (features in this) https://vimeo.com/12629120 Scott Carroll - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4R35stKWPM Matt Hoffman - https://www.y

This week it's Siôn Parkinson on the podcast who is a fantastic, artist, singer and musician with an amazing booming voice. He took on the role as producer for the Dundee Design Festival last year and will be continuing it into 2017. We cover this year's festival, the ambitions for the city of Dundee and a bit about sharks. Twitter - https://twitter.com/sionparkinson Tumblr - http://sionparkinson.tumblr.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sionparkinson/ Soundcloud- https://soundcloud.com/sionparkinson Dundee Design Festival - http://www.dundeedesignfestival.com The precariat - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precariat

Lyall Bruce is a freelance designer who works out of Fleet Collective. Over the 20 years he’s been living and working in Dundee he’s been involved in many fantastic projects including being part of starting up Creative Dundee, Fleet Collective and Neon Festival. We chatted about his past, shaping Dundee using design and alternative education routes. Fleet Collective - http://www.fleetcollective.com/ Creative Dundee - http://creativedundee.com/ PechaKucha - http://www.pechakucha.org/ PechaKucha Dundee - http://creativedundee.com/tag/pecha-kucha/ The designers Republic - http://www.thedesignersrepublic.com/ Helsinki Chief Design Officer - http://www.hel.fi/www/uutiset/en/kaupunginkanslia/helsinkis-chief+-design-officer-is-starting-in-september Twitter - https://twitter.com/lyallbruce Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lyallbruce/ Website - http://sooperdoubled.com/ Behance - https://www.behance.net/sooperdd Dribbble - https://dribbble.com/sooperdd

Roots Furniture is run by Stephen Moore and Martin Smith, they specialise in making bespoke furniture and interior fittings. They’ve done some brilliant work in and around Dundee which you might have seen at The Newport, Tonic or the Apex. We chat about the trials and tribulations of starting up and running your own business. Website - rootsfurniture.co.uk Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/RootsFurniture Instagram - http://instagram.com/rootsfurniture Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/rootsfurnituredundee/ Vimeo - http://vimeo.com/channels/rootsprocess Shou-sugi-ban the technique of burning to preserve wood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvhvR8KwWhw Stephen’s self doubt blog post ‘You don’t suffer from self doubt? I doubt it.’ https://medium.com/@sjmoore3 My self doubt article ’What the f**k am I doing?’ https://medium.com/@madebyslurpp/what-the-f-k-am-i-doing-cc976bfe6853 Stephen’s article on pricing - The Price Ain’t Right. Why start ups underprice work (and why they shouldn’t). https://medium.

This week I chat to Layla Brown, a classically trained singer who has built up her own singing school in Arbroath over the past 2 years. She is also part of the band Lunan Bay and does some amazing work with young people all around Dundee. Be sure to check out some of her performances on soundcloud. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/layla_slaybelle/ Layla’s Singing School Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/Layla-Brown-525345977508991/ Layla’s personal performances - https://soundcloud.com/layla-brown-4 Lunan Bay’s soundcloud page - https://soundcloud.com/lunanbay Luna Bay’s Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/Lunan-Bay-471711763007082/ Sacred Grounds - Arbroath based coffee roasting business Layla mentions - https://sacred-grounds-coffee-company.myshopify.com/

Robin is a fellow member of Fleet Collective and a fantastic animator and illustrator. She worked on the BAFTA award winning game Glitchspace and is now a full time freelancer. We chat about utilising social media to get work, posting at the best times, collaborative working and not being afraid to fail. Twitter - https://twitter.com/Melophilus Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/Melophilus/ Dribbble - http://melophilus.dribbble.com/ Redbubble - http://www.redbubble.com/people/melophilus Glitchspace website - http://glitchspace.com/ Play Glitchspace on steam - http://store.steampowered.com/app/290060 Pigeon design on red bubble - http://www.redbubble.com/people/melophilus/works/20718466-pigeon?c=481963-birds Ruud - Illustrator and Social media master - https://twitter.com/momodraws Inktober - http://www.inktober.com/ (shameless plug) Mine and Katy’s new online print shop - http://slobsandblobs.co.uk

Rich is an amazing young designer who is currently working down in London for IDEO. We previously worked together when I brought him in to Slurpp for a 1 week internship. We talk about his transition from Dundee to London, his latest accommodation in a property guardianship scheme and we touch on whether designers should learn to code. Twitter - https://twitter.com/rich_cahill Portfolio - http://rc3.me/ Blog - http://words.rc3.me/ Smash it out - The blog posts from the 1 week internship when Rich came to Slurpp - https://medium.com/@madebyslurpp Apple Adjectives - The product we made together during the internship - http://appleadjectiv.es IDEO - https://www.ideo.com/eu Mallzee - https://mallzee.com/ Silicon Milk Roundabout - https://www.siliconmilkroundabout.com/ Hackernews - https://news.ycombinator.com/ Designer news - https://www.designernews.co/

This is part 2 of 2 for episode 04 with Tommy Perman. We chat more about his personal work, how he prepares students for industry and get more insight into his unique perspective on the world. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/surfacepressure/ Portfolio website - http://surfacepressure.net/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/surfacepressure Peacocks visual arts Aberdeen - http://www.peacockvisualarts.com/ Cybrafon - http://www.nms.ac.uk/explore/stories/science-and-technology/cybraphon/ Blog - https://sites.dev.dundee.ac.uk/shapesandletters/author/tperman/ The empty web - https://www.instagram.com/p/BGW0NTvRnWC/?taken-by=surfacepressure or search #emptyweb on instagram The million dollar homepage - http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com/

Tommy is an amazing artist, designer, musician and now lecturer at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Dundee. He is amazingly modest and humble but has produced a wide variety of outstanding work. In this first part of two we chat about his creative journey from childhood to university to artist and now lecturer. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/surfacepressure/ Portfolio - http://surfacepressure.net/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/surfacepressure Blog - https://sites.dev.dundee.ac.uk/shapesandletters/author/tperman/ Peacocks visual arts Aberdeen - http://www.peacockvisualarts.com/ Cybrafon - http://www.nms.ac.uk/explore/stories/science-and-technology/cybraphon/

This week it's Kate Saunderson a part of the user research and engagement team at the Scottish Government. We had amazing chat covering how she deals with a commute, the concept of a career and how we define success. There's lots of reading materials from this one and a few others Kate wanted to add in all are listed below. Twitter - @kalsau - https://twitter.com/kalsau Instagram - @kalsau - https://www.instagram.com/kalsau/ The double diamond - http://www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk/uk-creative-overview/news-and-views/view-what-is-design-and-why-it-matters Quiet - Susan Kane - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Quiet-Power-Introverts-World-Talking-ebook/dp/B0074YVW1G Career Rocket Fuel Article - https://www.fastcocreate.com/3027499/career-rocket-fuel-whether-youre-a-millennial-or-eyeing-retirement-heres-what-you-really-nee The School of Life - http://www.theschooloflife.com/shop/books/ Bird by Bird - Anne Lammot https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bird-Instructions-Writing-Life/dp/0385480016 The Ice Palace that Melted A

Bonus episode! I managed to sneak in an interview with Charles Young this week and thought it would be a nice treat for a Friday. His work is also on display until the 26th of Nov in the DCA if you want to catch it in person. Before you listen to the podcast I’d really recommend checking out Charles’ work at http://paperholm.com For 2 years he's been creating 1 miniature architectural model a day that has build into an amazing archipelago of over 600 beautiful hand made pieces. Links from show Neon Digital Arts Festival - northeastofnorth.com Website - www.paperholm.com/ Twitter - twitter.com/paperholm Instagram - www.instagram.com/paperholm_/

The first ever Creative Chit Chat is with artist Stanza. We talked about his work, big data and smart cities amongst a few other things. To find out more head to his website: www.stanza.co.uk www.twitter.com/stanza_ Here's the all links from the podcast: www.northeastofnorth.com The Nemesis Machine from Metropolis to Megalopolis to Ecumenopolis - http://www.northeastofnorth.com/event/nemesis-machine-metropolis-megalopolis-ecumenopolis/ Sound cities - http://soundcities.com/ Sonority - http://www.stanza.co.uk/sonicity/index.html The Agency at the End of Civilisation - http://www.stanza.co.uk/agency/index.html Binary Graffiti club - http://www.stanza.co.uk/binary_club/index.html

Hello everyone, I thought I'd put together a little introduction to the podcast. A quick overview of what I'm doing it, why I'm doing it and a bit of a visioon for the future. If you want to find out more about me here's the best places: www.madebyslurpp.com twitter.com/madebyslurpp And keep up to date with everything on the podcast here: twitter.com/cccdundee instagram.com/cccdundee