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Duration: 25 min 21 s
Description: Corporate design humor from Mic Drop to bland.ly, photoviz, remembering Zaha Hadid

She was one of my fav Architects.  did papers on her in college. RIP Za

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Corporate design humor from Mic Drop to bland.ly, photoviz, remembering Zaha Hadid

Episode 31: Shapes and Japes

On this podcast Debbie talks to Mike Rigby about his international career in design and branding and how to stay creatively engaged. “Every event you go to, every person you meet, everything you do is fuel for your next idea.”

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David Rockwell is the founder and president of the architecture and design firm the Rockwell Group and a theatrical set designer.

S2E5: David Rockwell

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Episode 31: Shapes and Japes

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