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There Ain't Any Shame in Being a Nerd When it Comes To Nerd Pins

There Ain't Any Shame in Being a Nerd When it Comes To Nerd Pins

We caught up with Nerd Pins founder Joe Van Dyke, to find out what made him enter the pin manufacturing world.  What is your main practice? Did you study at University?  I've always created different types of art, including 2 years in college. I left to tour in bands for over 10 years, but never stopped creating.  How did you get into making pins?  I was collecting them for a while, and in late 2015 a friend and I started designing pins together under the name Divided Youth. We still occasionally collab on a pin, but I launched my own brand...

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Chatting With Ivy Chan

Chatting With Ivy Chan

We got an exclusive interview with the creator and designer of some of the cutest pins in the biz, Ivy Chan.    What is your main practice? Hello! I’m Ivy and I’ve spent the most of my career as a graphic designer at my own studio designing all sorts of goodies for a wide range of clients (most of it was in branding, but I do a little bit of everything!). Over the past few years, I’ve been transitioning into designing my own products and running my online shop, Ivycdraws, full time. Designing products and creating illustrations to celebrate all...

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There's Nothing That will Get in Rock Cakes Way

There's Nothing That will Get in Rock Cakes Way

Sarah Meredith, the incredibly talented fine jewellery and pin designer, sits down to give us all the tips needed to make it through anything.    How did you get into your creative journey?  I went to uni back in 97’ to study jewellery design. Once graduated I was lucky enough (and eager enough) to land a job working for a fab jewellery designer in Notting Hill. I worked my way up through the company until I was managing the production. After seven years I was really missing designing, so quit my job and moved to Brighton to launch RockCakes.  ...

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The Band We All Want To Be A Part Of

The Band We All Want To Be A Part Of

We got chatting with Anthony Atkinson owner and creator of Big A Band.  Anthony turns his love for drawing and his lil dog Leo into all sorts of products such as pins, badges, prints, and stationery.    What is your main practice? Did you study at University?  My main practice is illustration - a combination of commissioned work, making stuff to sell, and generally messing around and having fun with drawing (currently exploring comic book work).  At uni I studied Graphic Design/Illustration on my degree then several years later did an MA in Sequential Design.   How did you get into...

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Creating Designs This HOT Should Be a KRIME

Creating Designs This HOT Should Be a KRIME

We recently added winner of the lockdown competition KRIME to our curated section and had to interview him on what fuels his work and ideas.      What is your main practice? Did you study at University?  My main practice is graphic design, I did a degree in the same at PCAD. What made you start a brand? I wanted to start one years ago when I was still at college, there seemed to be t-shirt brands popping up everywhere, a lot of tattoo inspired stuff at the time. I really wanted to do something in that vein back then,...

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