Join your host & producer, Katie Cadwell & Hatty Wytton, as they reflect on Season 2. With a whole host of new listener stories and opinions, we look back on all the great conversations from the past 10 episodes – and talk about what’s next.

Huge thanks to all our guests and contributors.

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Comments from:

Pearse O’Halloran / @pearseohalloran

Mirella Arapian / @mek.studio

Mike Andrews / @mandrews.studio

Victoria Mackintosh

Algy Batten / @algybatten

Sonia Uznadze /@sonia.uz

Emile Chen / @spottedbyem

Mark Adams / @markadamspictures

Sophie Bowyer / @sophierbowyer_creative

Natassia Swulinska / @swulinsta

Isaac / @isaacnnz

Kim Majkut / @kimmajkut

Graham Wood / @grahamwood7

Hannah Gander / @gander.hannah

Design Business Council / @designbusinesscouncil

Jamie Samman / @jamiesamman

Maisie Benson / @_maisiebenson

Sarah Grech / @grechsar

Lucy Hobbs / @lucykhobbs

HB Thompson

David Nichols

Ben Mottershead / @_studiobnd_

Ash Schofield / ash_scho

Rachel Lewis / rachel.lewis.design

Roy Murphy / @g3nr8

Laura Shepherd / @ls528

Adnaan Narot / @loveandmoney.agency

Alister Shapley / @alistershapleyprint

Eve Warren / eveawarren

James Horwitz / @twotimeselliott

Tim Perry / @timperryconsulting

Mentions:

https://cleancreatives.org/ / @clean_creatives

https://withjack.co.uk/ / @_withjack

https://www.nevernotcreative.org/never-not-finishing-school / @nvrnotcreative

https://www.itsnicethat.com/authors/katie-cadwell / @itsnicethat

Refs:

Clean Creatives on the Edelman Trust Barometer:

https://cleancreatives.org/news/edelman-trust-barometer-fact-check

Richard Prince lawsuit - ​​https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/26/arts/design/richard-prince-copyright-lawsuit.html

Andy Warhol lawsuit - https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/warhol-foundation-settles-lawsuit-lynn-goldsmith-prince-series-1234700191/

Anthropic AI lawsuit - https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/anthropic-asks-court-to-prune-universal-lawsuit-to-focus-court-battle-on-whether-it-is-fair-use-to-train-ai-using-copyrighted-works/

Arts and Crafts movement - https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/arts-and-crafts-an-introduction

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83% of NDA followers have pitched for a project.

Widely debated and often condemned, pitching for creative work is still rife. In an economic climate that gives clients more power than ever, we’re seeing a steady return to speculative work to win projects.

We want to get to the bottom of it, talking to Leo Porto & Felipe Rocha (Porto Rocha), who have publicly declared their anti-pitching stance, and Toby Wilkinson (AUFI), who is privy to more studio pitch decks than most, working closely with brands to help them find the right agency partner.

We also invite the clients in — with anonymous stories from their point of view, we try to unpack who really benefits from the ambiguity of the ‘pitching’ process.

Asking questions like… Why do clients need pitches to choose partners? Do creative teams enjoy working on them? Is the condensed process devaluing creativity? Does it create inequity in the industry? How can we change that?

And, let's be honest, does everyone have a project they would throw their morals away for?

Credits —

Small print:

British Design Association resources - https://www.dba.org.uk/members-area/resources/?keyword=free+pitch

AUFI guides - https://aufi.com/insights/good-agency-relationship

Paul Woods, How to do great work without being an arsehole - https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Without-Being-Asshole/dp/1786273918

Mentions: No free pitches - https://nofreepitches.com/

Stories: Rita Juárez / Jenny Powell

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luckydip.studio

Get in touch hello@thendapodcast.com

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Who has the best ideas – humans or robots?

The topic on everyone’s feeds. AI is snowballing faster than anyone can keep up with, with billions of dollars being invested, new models appearing everyday, and a plethora of opinions to boot.

But, how does this relate to the creative industry? Some are embracing it, others fear it, and some feel underwhelmed by it. In today’s episode, we want to understand its role in our process.

Joined by our guests Pip Bingemann (Co-founder of springboards.ai) & Jess Macintyre (Co-founder of Mac+Moore) we discuss whether it’s homogenising creativity. How it impacts those at the start of their career. Whether it adds or subtracts value from creatives. Who we’re trusting to build the models – and to what extent it’s perpetuating the worst parts of society.

A great summary conversation about AI and creativity – a good place to start if you’re unsure how it can benefit your practice. But remember, use responsibly.

Credits —

Small print:

Midjourney - https://discord.com/invite/midjourney

Runway - https://runwayml.com/

Not Content - https://www.notcontent.ai/

Monika - https://m-o-n-i-k-a.com/

Paige - https://air.inc/paige

It’s Nice That, Shades of Intelligence

https://www.itsnicethat.com/shades-of-intelligence

Marcus Byrne, 101 prompt secrets

https://marcusbyrne.gumroad.com/l/101promptsecretsbook

Mentions:

Zoe Scaman, Strategy in the era of AI

https://zoescaman.substack.com/p/strategy-in-the-era-of-ai

Orlaith Wood, Why AI is the kick up the arse copywriters need

https://www.creativereview.co.uk/ai-copywriting-reed-words/

Stories: Jack Wimmer (Monika) / Engy Elboreini (@engythedesigner)

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luckydip.studio

Get in touch hello@thendapodcast.com

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