Design Of Podcast

Design Of Podcast

The Design Of isn’t a podcast about graphic design. It’s about the intentional design of how we live, lead, create—and pursue what matters most. Hosted by brand strategist and storyteller Justin Ahrens, The Design Of explores the moments, decisions, and values that shape how people find purpose, navigate change, and create meaningful impact in their lives and work. Through powerful, human-centered conversations with startup founders, bestselling authors, artists, teachers, business leaders, everyday innovators—and even Olympic medalists and an Oscar winner—each episode reveals what it really takes to build a life (and legacy) with intention. Whether you’re leading a business, building a brand, making art, or simply trying to live more intentionally, The Design Of invites you to pause, reflect, and reconnect with what truly matters. Brought to you—intentionally and with purpose—by Rule29 and O’Neil Printing. 07d1f150-18b2-11f0-ad84-11f0a7387296

Episodes

10 Episode 61: Scott Meyer of Chipp.ai- The Design Of AI as a Creative Partner

April 27, 2025 • 38 mins
If you’re a business leader, creative director, entrepreneur—or someone curious (or even a little anxious) about how AI fits into your work—this episode is for you. In this conversation, Justin Ahrens talks with Scott Meyer, co-founder of Chipp.ai, about designing AI tools that don’t just automate—but amplify creativity, strategy, and human connection. Scott’s journey—from studying peace and conflict in Norway to building tech st...
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S10 Episode 60: Ryan O'Neil of Sleeping At Last- The Design Of a Brand With Heart

April 14, 2025 • 76 mins
“Music is completely emotion-driven for me. If I don’t feel it, I can’t fake it. That’s why I keep writing—to stay close to that feeling.” In this deeply reflective episode of The Design Of, Justin Ahrens sits down with musician, composer, and sonic storyteller Ryan O’Neal, best known as Sleeping At Last. With millions of listeners around the world and a body of work that’s as emotionally rich as it is expansive, Ryan shares how h...
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S9 Episode 59: Andy Stoll- The Design Of Social Entrepreneurship and Global Connector

December 20, 2023 • 49 mins
Andy Stoll is the guy you want at your dinner party if you're looking for some serious entrepreneurial wisdom mixed with a dash of world-traveler intrigue. As a Senior Program Officer in Entrepreneurship at the Kauffman Foundation, he's got a cool $25 million philanthropic portfolio to work with, all in the name of strengthening entrepreneurship and innovation across the United States. This Omaha native with family roots in a small...
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S9 Episode 58: Julie Sims- The Design of Leadership With Loyalty and Purpose

December 3, 2023 • 48 mins
Julie Sims, a global marketing and communications leader and strategist, has had quite a career. Knowing what she wanted to do at age 10, she followed her path and curiosity across the country, exploring different industries and searching for meaning in her work. From working in a newsroom and a staffing agency to dedicating her talents to a non-profit focused on creating a world free of illiteracy and gender inequality, Julie has ...
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S9 Episode 57: Christine Taylor - The Design of a Pop Culturist and Professional Fan

July 30, 2023 • 57 mins
Christine Taylor's journey has been filled with extraordinary adventures that have aligned perfectly with her personal passions and interests. It's the kind of dream we all secretly harbor. A true creative at heart, she has immersed herself in the realms of film, video, music, and theatre. For years, she has been an integral part of the TV and movie entertainment industry, specializing in licensing, consumer products, content devel...
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S9 Episode 56: Debbie Millman - The Design of an Artist, Author, Designer, and Leading Podcaster

June 1, 2023 • 49 mins
Debbie Millman is the creator and host of Design Matters, which is the world’s first podcast about design and is known for its wide-ranging conversations with designers, writers, artists, curators, musicians, and other prominent figures in contemporary thought. Additionally, Debbie is an author, teacher, and co-curator of the online Print Magazine. She is also an artist, speaker, and curator of creative conferences like the HOW Des...
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S9 Episode 55: Ciara Panacchia - The Design Of a Bridge of Culture and Art

April 3, 2023 • 49 mins
Ciara Panacchia's story is a remarkable example of the power of the American Dream. She rose from humble beginnings in a small Irish town, despite facing adversity in the classroom and limited resources. But her passion, creativity, and tenacity led her to fall in love with an American and move to the United States. Through sheer determination and hard work, Ciara has become a successful author and illustrator, connecting her nativ...
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S9 Episode 54: Steven Morris - The Design Of The Beautiful Business

March 6, 2023 • 56 mins
Steven Morris is a brand and culture advisor, author, and speaker. He believes that, at its heart, business is a human-to-human venture. Much of what people do, they do unconsciously. People make decisions with their heads but act with their hearts. This is true for leaders, employees, investors, and customers. Steven is in the business of bringing that heart, or dare I say, love, to the center of leadership and business. In fact, ...
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S8 Episode 53: Patty Lennon - The Design Of Creating Space for Receiving Magic in Life and Business

November 30, 2022 • 50 mins
This episodes guest writes something that I think may resonate with you: When you’re constantly focused on what you can do for others, how you can show up in the world and “make things happen”, without balancing that effort with rest, support and love you end up exhausted and overwhelmed or worse, you start to lose sight of possibility and your sense of purpose. Patty Lennon's mission is to ensure that you and every other good per...
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S8 Episode 52: Travis Thrasher - The Design Of Writing, Collaborating, and Authoring Your Dream

October 13, 2022 • 69 mins
Travis Thrasher has known since the third grade that he was meant to tell tales and shape big ideas. His dream of being an author led him to write original works for over a decade — ranging from fiction to nonfiction to children’s books. Travis’ unique talent has resulted in many unique experiences including collaborative writing for a range of celebrities including musicians such as Blake Shelton and Jonathan Cain from Journey, r...
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S8 Episode 51: Dessa - The Design Of a Unique Sound, Approach, and Style

August 30, 2022 • 39 mins
Singer, rapper, and writer Dessa has made a career of bucking genres and defying expectations. Her résumé as a musician includes performances at Lollapalooza and Glastonbury, co-compositions for 100 Voices Choir, performances with the Minnesota Orchestra, and Top 200 entries on the Billboard charts. She contributed to the number-one album The Hamilton Mixtape and the RBG documentary; her track “Congratulations” has notched over 20 ...
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S8 Episode 50: David Wallace Haskins - The Design Of Light, Space, Time, and Sound

July 29, 2022 • 66 mins
David Wallace Haskins is an American interdisciplinary artist using light, space, time, and sound to create experiential installations, sculptures, and architectural interventions. His works often invite exploration and participation, challenging visitors’ assumptions while highlighting the interrelational dynamic they share with themselves, others, and the world around them. Haskins develops and contextualizes his work with a tea...
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S8 Episode 49: Melissa Coleman aka The Faux Martha - The Design Of Minimizing and Reducing an Ideal

May 25, 2022 • 59 mins
Social media influence depends on the follower base. How active they are, how likely they are to engage, and more. This presents an interesting challenge for those exploring the lifestyle of how to live a curious life while being more present with less. Add taking on a hobby and some massive social media success to that mindset and you will be ready to hear the journey and story of Melissa Colemen, aka The Faux Martha. Melissa is ...
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S8 Episode 48: James Tutson - The Design Of Discovering an Authentic Path and Voice

April 25, 2022 • 62 mins
Many of us have found these last few years the need to shift, reevaluate, celebrate what is good, and move into spaces that will help us grow and feel life in a new way. This next episode highlights this experience for a musician who is exploring his voice as a singer-songwriter, husband, father, and socially-minded nonprofit leader through music, actions, and having his eyes and heart wide open. Enjoy this episode of exploring the...
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S8 Episode 47: Carl Honoré - The Design Of Building a Slower (and Better) Life

March 6, 2022 • 45 mins
Do you live in fast forward? Always rushing, always busy, always distracted? Do you yearn to slow down? These are just a few of the questions our guest, Carl Honoré, asked himself years ago. This has led him on an epic journey to understand the concept of slowing down and to help others learn to see that we live in a world addicted to speed, and that slowness is a superpower. Carl is an award-winning writer, broadcaster, and TED sp...
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S7 Episode 46: Rachel Marie-Crane Williams - The Design Of Broadening Imagination and Openness

December 22, 2021 • 50 mins
Rachel Marie-Crane Williams believes that story is a pathway into empathy. It is a causeway of understanding and connection to other people. This belief is just one of the amazing perspectives of Rachel’s who is a professor at the University of Iowa in both Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies and the School of Art and Art History. If that wasn’t interesting enough she is also an artist, author, comic nerd, and graphic novelist. ...
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S7 Episode 45: David Jon Walker - The Design of Lettering a New Career

November 22, 2021 • 38 mins
Many of us dream of creating a new path, a new career, or just some new life options, but more often than not they stay just that- dreams. David Jon Walker is a graphic designer of color, educator, and community advocate from Tennessee that is just now beginning a new chapter all thanks to chasing his dreams. Through his lettering and design works, he strives to express perspective and question messages that are culturally popular ...
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S7 Episode 44: Ed Hess - The Design Of Kindness and High Performance

October 25, 2021 • 56 mins
We all have the potential to step up and help those around us. The question is: will you do that when the situation presents itself? If we take an honest look back we will see and remember the people who extended a helping hand. This episode highlights the incredible story of Ed Hess, one of the preeminent authority figures on organizational and human high performance. A Professor Emeritus at the Daren School of business, Ed has mu...
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S7 Episode 43: Scott & Madison from eMite - The Design Of a Matchmaker for Donors and Charities

September 1, 2021 • 61 mins
Scott and Madison Toal are the father-daughter duo behind eMite, a non-profit dedicated to connecting donors with impactful charity around the world. Serving people throughout the globe has a family lineage and means a great deal to these leaders aiming to bring all ages and at any donation amount into the celebration of giving. Described as a “matchmaker for donors and charities”, eMite’s mission is to join givers and charities in...
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S7 Episode 42: Stefan Mumaw - The Design Of a Storyteller, Speaker, and Idea Shaman

July 19, 2021 • 55 mins
Stefan Mumaw is a man of many talents. A tall, former college basketball player, jokester, creative, best-selling author, idea generator, LinkedIn instructor, cinephile (watches 120 movies a year), and storyteller. He has led a career working with companies like Coke, Hurley, Chevrolet, and Hallmark. His ability to help organizations learn how to generate ideas, be more creative, use stories, and all while having fun doing it is a ...
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