Margo is joined by the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of lines and color aka Dave Arcade. Dave is an Illustrator with a degree in graphic design and his style is born of his inner designer doing its best to talk down the numerous influences of his youth. He left behind a 10 year career as an art director to pursue freelance illustration. He has a true depth of style that delivers a one-two punch of strong thinking couched in elaborate and colorful compositions.
Margo and Dave discuss:
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His background in ad agency work and spending 10 years as a Creative Director
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When it why it can be good to “be the problem”
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The messy middle, and appreciating the process that takes place to complete a project
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Allowing yourself to have fun with your work
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Storytelling in art
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Transitioning out of ad work and some of his first big freelance projects
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NFT’s
Dave’s pieces are absurd and conceptually complex and demand more than a passing glance. If he’s not pining over music gear he’s doing work for brands like Google, Nickelodeon, Disney, Adobe, Activision and Discovery Channel.
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