The Deeply Graphic Designcast - DGDC

By Graphic Designers Nick Longo and Mikelle Morrison

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The Deeply Graphic Designcast: Where Creatives Level Up! Hosted by Nick Longo and Mikelle Morrison, this dynamic duo dives into bold ideas, behind-the-scenes insights, and real-world advice to inspire designers, artists, and makers. Don't miss our first series, The Next Level with Tom Lauro. Tune in for the stories, tips, and fresh perspectives that’ll spark your next big creative move!

Episode Date
Creative Survival Guide - James Martin
May 14, 2026
The Crop Effect! Our Experience at Crop Con
May 06, 2026
Inside a Real Rebrand
Apr 06, 2026
Why Authenticity Wins in a Polished World
Mar 23, 2026
Build Better Creative Teams - Kiser Barnes
Mar 02, 2026
Is Your Career Stuck?
Feb 16, 2026
Stop Bashing the Design Industry
Feb 02, 2026
Build a Brand that Lasts! With Josh Olalde
Jan 19, 2026
Designing the Long Game - Are you investing in your future career?
Jan 12, 2026
Content That Gets You Hired
Dec 29, 2025
Be The Creative Athlete - Jason Murray
Dec 15, 2025
Holiday Gift Guide 2025
Dec 10, 2025
Creative Career Hotline Featuring Maggie Enterrios, Enon Avital, and Dan Lee
Dec 05, 2025
Breaking Down What Makes Brands Shine
Nov 10, 2025
Order Meets Chaos - Blueprints & Breakpoints
Nov 03, 2025
What to Do When Entry-Level Isn’t There Anymore
Oct 20, 2025
The Design World Just Changed!
Oct 13, 2025
Design News You Need to Know!
Oct 06, 2025
Design Smarter with Wix Studio
Sep 22, 2025
Rebrand Process - Behind the Scenes of Branding
Sep 15, 2025
How to Hire a Creative - What every business owner (and designer) needs to know!
Sep 08, 2025
How She Built This! - The Next Level
Sep 01, 2025
The Cracker Barrel Rebrand Backlash
Aug 25, 2025
Turning doubt into creative fuel with Rob Bedford
Aug 18, 2025
Would You Hire Yourself? The ultimate creative self-audit.
Aug 11, 2025
Creative Curveballs: The Q&A Episode
Jul 28, 2025
Speak Up or Stay Stuck
Jul 21, 2025
Shifting Gears - The Next Level with Tom Lauro
Jul 14, 2025
Freelance Fails to Avoid - Cole Friedman
Jul 07, 2025
Price Like a Pro! Real talk on high-ticket design and creative confidence.
Jun 30, 2025
The 2025 Logo Trend Report
Jun 23, 2025
The Drop – Episode 4: Your Design Career, Upgraded
Jun 16, 2025
Intersection of Music and Design w/ NBDco.
Jun 09, 2025
Creative Karma with Chris Porter
Jun 02, 2025
Burn the Rulebook!
May 19, 2025
Dan Janssen from Lincoln Design Co
May 12, 2025
Chasing Clients - Navigating Client Communication Woes
May 05, 2025
Packaging Secrets - Retail Buyers Tell All: What Makes Packaging Sell (and Fail)
Apr 28, 2025
The Drop – Episode 3: Design Moves You Gotta Know
Apr 14, 2025
Goodtype’s Year of Experiments
Apr 07, 2025
Raised by Design - How Jeremy Slagle’s Kids Became Professional Designers
Mar 31, 2025
Start Your Studio! How Brethren Design Co. Made the Leap
Mar 24, 2025
Get Paid More!
Mar 17, 2025
The DGDC Drop Ep. 2
Mar 10, 2025
Embrace Change, Evolve! | How to Stay Ahead in Your Creative Career w/ Jessica Deseo
Mar 03, 2025
Chaos to Clarity: How Smart Processes Elevate Your Design Work
Feb 24, 2025
Stop Limiting Yourself - Adam Vicarel
Feb 17, 2025
Portfolio Spotlight - Stephanie Louise
Feb 10, 2025
Your Portfolio Needs THIS! - Game-Changing Case Study Template
Feb 03, 2025
The DGDC Drop Ep. 1: Walmart’s Brand Refresh, Adobe’s Game-Changing Feature & Design Tips!
Jan 27, 2025
Matt Dawson - The Next Level #7
Jan 20, 2025
Train Like a Designer
Jan 13, 2025
Design Detox - What Are You Leaving Behind in 2024?
Jan 06, 2025
Lessons From 2024
Dec 29, 2024
The Referral Revolution
Dec 23, 2024
Why Clients Say No
Dec 16, 2024
Holiday Gift Guide - 2024
Dec 09, 2024
Nostalgia in Branding
Dec 02, 2024
What We Can Do, That AI Can't.
Nov 25, 2024
Matt & Finn Takeover
Oct 30, 2024
A Million Different Things - Jess Goldsmith
Oct 28, 2024
Advice for the Young Designer - Cezar Arvelo
Oct 07, 2024
The Next Level - Drew Ordway
Sep 30, 2024
Personal Brand with Tyler Pate
Sep 09, 2024
Branding a Restaurant
Aug 26, 2024
James Martin - The Future of Design Education
Jul 19, 2024
Logo Trends 2024 with Bill Gardner
Jul 15, 2024
Designing for a Sustainable Future | A Conversation with Jeff LoPilato from Planet People Studio
May 30, 2024
Design Podcasts Unite: The DGDC Meets The Angry Designer!
May 20, 2024
Community Episode 4 | Alejo Porras | DGDC
May 03, 2024
Next Level Episode 5 | Greg Dubin | DGDC
Apr 22, 2024
Community Episode 3 | Wes McDowell | DGDC
Mar 28, 2024
Anchor Show Episode 3 | Empowerment | DGDC
Mar 11, 2024
Anchor Show Episode 2 | Undervalued | DGDC
Feb 26, 2024
Community Episode 2 | Chelsea Trosper | DGDC
Feb 19, 2024
Community Episode 1 | Dave Hopkins | DGDC
Feb 09, 2024
Next Level Episode 4 | Tom & Nick | DGDC
Feb 05, 2024
Anchor Show Episode 1 | Trends | DGDC
Jan 29, 2024
DESIGNCAST | Shooting the Sh*t | DGDC
Nov 06, 2023
DESIGNCAST | Must Have Killer Apps | DGDC
Oct 06, 2023
DESIGNCAST | Tools of the Trade | DGDC
Sep 24, 2023
THE NEXT LEVEL | Episode 3 - Jason Snell | DGDC
Sep 06, 2023
DESIGNCAST | ChatGPT Q&A | DGDC
Jul 30, 2023
THE NEXT LEVEL | Episode 2 - Marcus Nuccio | DGDC
Jun 05, 2023
DESIGNCAST | AI Part 2 | DGDC
May 16, 2023
THE NEXT LEVEL | Episode 1 - Christian Arnder | DGDC
Apr 10, 2023
DESIGNCAST | How to Wow the Client | DGDC
Mar 29, 2023
DESIGNCAST | AI Part 1 | DGDC
Feb 17, 2023
Advice to my Younger Self | DGDC Designcast
Jan 16, 2023
DESIGNCAST | Holiday Gift Guide | DGDC
Dec 13, 2022
DESIGNCAST | The Best of Adobe Max | DGDC
Nov 08, 2022
DESIGNCAST | Building the Perfect Creative Brief | DGDC
Oct 25, 2022
DESIGNCAST | Max'd Out with Paul Trani from Adobe | DGDC
Oct 03, 2022
DESIGNCAST | Is Your Business Solid? | DGDC
Sep 12, 2022
DESIGNCAST | Logo Trends 2022 with Bill Gardner | DGDC
Jul 12, 2022
DESIGNCAST | Meetings | DGDC
Jun 08, 2022
DESIGNCAST | Hot Takes | DGDC
Apr 25, 2022
DESIGNCAST | Get a Grip | DGDC
Mar 16, 2022
DESIGNCAST | Design Trends 2022 | DGDC
Jan 31, 2022
DESIGNCAST | Holiday Gift Guide 2021 | DGDC
Dec 07, 2021
TEST PILOTS | How Creatives Can Manage Mental Health Part 2 | DGDC
Nov 22, 2021
DESIGNCAST | You're Hired | DGDC
Nov 01, 2021
DESIGNCAST | Handling Impatient Clients | DGDC
Sep 27, 2021
Designcast | The Solo Entrepreneur - Jason Craig | DGDC
Aug 23, 2021
Designcast | Designers & Content Strategists - Jim Morris | DGDC
Aug 04, 2021
Designcast | Crushing Goals - David Jon Walker | DGDC
Jul 05, 2021
TEST PILOTS | How Creatives Can Manage Mental Health Part 1 | DGDC
Jun 23, 2021
DESIGNCAST | Logo Trends 2021 | DGDC
Jun 07, 2021
DESIGNCAST | Rebrands | DGDC
May 24, 2021
Designcast | Embracing Failure | DGDC
May 03, 2021
Designcast | Jeremy Slagle - The New Client Nextdoor | DGDC
Apr 05, 2021
DESIGNCAST | Outsourcing | DGDC
Mar 23, 2021
TEST PILOTS | Self Betterment | DGDC
Mar 08, 2021
DESIGNCAST | Bill Kenney - Proceed with Courage | DGDC
Feb 22, 2021
DESIGNCAST | Dan Janssen of Lincoln Design Co | DGDC
Feb 08, 2021
DESIGNCAST | Last Year Review | DGDC
Jan 25, 2021
ROUND TABLE | Virtual Learning | DGDC
Dec 30, 2020
DESIGNCAST | Holiday Gift Guide | DGDC
Dec 15, 2020
DESIGNCAST | Bert Monroy | DGDC
Dec 06, 2020
DESIGNCAST | Dan Stiles | DGDC
Nov 30, 2020
DESIGNCAST | Annie Atkins  | DGDC
Nov 16, 2020
DESIGNCAST | Aaron Draplin | DGDC
Nov 09, 2020
DESIGNCAST | How to Manage Scope Creep | DGDC
Oct 19, 2020
TEST PILOTS | Double Your Rates | DGDC
Oct 13, 2020
DESIGNCAST | How to Choose the Right Fonts | DGDC
Sep 28, 2020
DESIGNCAST | The Ultimate Guide to Crafting a Design Proposal  | DGDC
Sep 14, 2020
DEEP DIVE | Jordan Wilson Rebrands a Brewery | DGDC
Aug 24, 2020
DGDC - The Brainstorm
Aug 03, 2020
The 2020 LogoLounge Trend Report
Jul 13, 2020
Answering Your Questions LIVE + a Big Announcement!
Jun 29, 2020
Recurring Revenue & Passive Income for Designers
Jun 22, 2020
How to Use Instagram to Grow Your Design Biz (The Profitable Website)
May 31, 2020
How to Adapt to the Pandemic at Any Stage in Your Design Career
May 18, 2020
Making Lemonade Out of Lemons
Apr 30, 2020
The House-Bound Home Office!
Apr 14, 2020
How We’re Getting Through This & How YOU Can Too
Mar 30, 2020
The Corona Crisis & Your Creative Business
Mar 13, 2020
200th Episode Listener Question Spectacular!
Feb 28, 2020
How to Make a Graceful Exit (& Land on Your Feet)
Feb 14, 2020
The Design Doctor Is In!
Jan 31, 2020
Forging Your Own Path as a Designer
Jan 10, 2020
Graphic Design Trends to Pay Attention to in 2020
Dec 28, 2019
How to Make a Name For Yourself as a Designer on Social Media
Dec 13, 2019
The Designers’ Holiday Gift Guide 2019
Nov 29, 2019
Best of AdobeMax
Nov 17, 2019
Balancing Work & Life as Creative Professionals
Oct 27, 2019
What’s Coming Next to Creative Cloud?
Oct 13, 2019
Your Online Portfolio
Sep 28, 2019
Stop the Scope Creep!
Sep 15, 2019
Why Your Consult Calls Aren’t Working (& How to Fix It!)
Aug 24, 2019
Building Brand Loyalty With Johnny Cupcakes!
Aug 14, 2019
The DOs of Running Your Own Design Business
Jul 30, 2019
The Don’ts of Running Your Own Design Business
Jul 21, 2019
The Downside of Big Fish Clients
Jun 29, 2019
2019 Logo Design Trends With LogoLounge’s Bill Gardner!
Jun 15, 2019
Client Off-Boarding & Project Wrap-Ups
May 24, 2019
Design & Business Tools We Can’t Live Without
May 10, 2019
Answering Your Questions: All Audio Edition!
Apr 30, 2019
When Clients Don’t Pay
Apr 18, 2019
How We Onboard New Design Clients
Mar 29, 2019
2019 Web Design Trends
Mar 12, 2019
Legal Tips & Takeaways for Designers
Feb 26, 2019
Niche Spotlight: Brand Strategy
Feb 13, 2019
2019 Graphic Design Trends
Jan 23, 2019
New Year, New Goals & New Processes
Jan 02, 2019
When Good Client Relationships Go Bad (& What We Learned)
Dec 17, 2018
The 2018 Designer Holiday Gift Guide Episode!
Dec 04, 2018
LinkedIn Strategies to Win More Design Clients
Nov 21, 2018
Creating The Perfect Designer LinkedIn Profile
Nov 07, 2018
MAXin’ & Freelancin’
Oct 26, 2018
When Your Side Hustle Wins!
Oct 13, 2018
Creating Client Personas
Sep 27, 2018
Be More Efficient in Creative Cloud
Sep 14, 2018
Email Marketing Tips for Designers
Aug 24, 2018
Lead Magnet Ideas For Designers
Jul 30, 2018
R.F.P.s: Time-Suck or Time-Well-Spent?
Jul 16, 2018
5 Ways to Increase Your Design Rates
Jul 06, 2018
DesignCast 160: Your Questions Answered!
Jun 22, 2018
2018 Logo Design Trends Revealed!
Jun 04, 2018
Niche Spotlight: Hand-Lettering Design
May 22, 2018
How to Produce Pro-Level Branding Videos With Your Smartphone
May 09, 2018
Passive Income Ideas & Tips For Designers
Apr 23, 2018
The Private Brand Niche
Apr 12, 2018
Plagiarism in Design
Mar 27, 2018
Niche Spotlight: Illustrative Branding
Mar 16, 2018
Will Design For Beer!
Feb 23, 2018
Making Your Own Luck
Feb 19, 2018
DesignCast 150: Listener Questions LIVE from Adobe Max
Jan 29, 2018
Here’s to being BRAVER in 2018
Jan 17, 2018
Web Design Trends Taking Off in 2018
Dec 29, 2017
Graphic Design Trends to Watch in 2018
Dec 13, 2017
2017 Designer Gifts Wish List
Nov 27, 2017
Positioning Your Agency (or Micro-Agency)
Nov 13, 2017
Our Biggest Takeaways From Adobe Max
Oct 30, 2017
Designer Fails
Oct 10, 2017
Clients From Hell
Sep 25, 2017
What’s Coming to Creative Cloud?
Sep 19, 2017
DesignCast 140: Listener Question Show!
Aug 29, 2017
Recurring Revenue Packages
Aug 14, 2017
Proposals: Put in the Work!
Jul 29, 2017
An Ad-ucation in Advertising Your Design Business
Jul 14, 2017
Talkin’ 2017 Logo Trends in the LogoLounge
Jun 28, 2017
The Mobile Optimization Checklist
Jun 13, 2017
Designing with SEO in Mind
May 30, 2017
Charging for Your Value
May 12, 2017
Supplementing with Subcontractors
Apr 28, 2017
Advice for the Graduating Design Student
Apr 14, 2017
DesignCast 130: A Good, Old Fashioned Listener Question Show
Mar 30, 2017
Qualifying Your Clients
Mar 17, 2017
Getting Our Mood Board On
Feb 24, 2017
Project Minimums to Maximize Business
Feb 17, 2017
Be Your Own Trendsetter
Jan 31, 2017
Diving Deep into Discovery
Jan 13, 2017
Web Design Trends We Can Expect in 2017
Dec 29, 2016
Graphic Design Trends of 2017 Predicted!
Dec 20, 2016
The Designer’s Holiday Gift Guide ’16
Nov 29, 2016
Tips & Tricks for Designing Facebook Ads That Crush It
Nov 16, 2016
Live Halloween Spooktacular! Ask Us Anything
Oct 26, 2016
Everything You Wanted to Know About Cinemagraphs* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)
Oct 17, 2016
Hot Print Talk! The Latest Trends in the Print World
Sep 30, 2016
Why Should Clients Choose You?
Sep 07, 2016
Finding Design Clients Through Social Media
Aug 31, 2016
When Your Clients Aren’t Feeling It
Aug 11, 2016
Apple Workflow Tips
Jul 28, 2016
Reality Checking Your Freelance Design Work
Jul 15, 2016
Our Newest Secret Weapons
Jun 28, 2016
2016 Logo Design Trends Report
Jun 08, 2016
DesignCast 110: The LIVE Show!
Jun 01, 2016