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Mat Helme
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Mat Helme
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Posted by Mat Helme
Mat Helme
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Stop What You're Doing & Watch "Tall Tales from a Large Man" The Aaron Draplin Interview

Some time back I had the honor to interview Aaron James Draplin of the DDC. Aaron is an amazing logo and brand identity designer. He creates logos for the local hot dog guy all the way up to Mr. President Barack Obama himself. Also one of the founders of Field Notes. Aaron explains his thought process and many other tips and tricks he's learned in the industry. Make sure to pay close attention to the end it gets a little weird :)

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4 Answers

George Offley
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George Offley
Courses Plus Student 7,386 Points
George Offley
George Offley
Courses Plus Student 7,386 Points

Great interview, he's really insightful although he rambles you can tell that he has great passion for everything he says.

Gave me a lot to think about!

Tiffany Harrison
Tiffany Harrison
11,424 Points
Tiffany Harrison
Tiffany Harrison
11,424 Points

Haha This guy rules.

Mason Reno
Mason Reno
1,988 Points
Mason Reno
Mason Reno
1,988 Points

Thank you so much for interviewing this guy. I really love his attitude and mindset. He has truly inspired me with some of things he said during the interview!!

"keep it fun, you're lucky to do it."

John Locke
John Locke
15,479 Points
John Locke
John Locke
15,479 Points

Thanks for sharing this, Mat. I first saw an archive of an Aaron Draplin talk on Laynard or Besquare last year, THAT'S a designer that I can really relate to. He has a lot of awesome knowledge and a deep deep respect for the art and craft of design. His Flickr project where he rescues old discarded designs from the trash heap really puts it in perspective. "Those guys had to do it with one or two colors". Real design, when all the props are stripped away. Awesome. But he has great respect for the tools as well.

One of the people in our industry I'd most like to meet who I haven't yet.