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Tina and I have done every TGD interview together since we launched in August of last year; except for this interview with Rosie Thomas. It was a phone call so we decided it would be best for her to fly solo. She did a great job and the interesting thing is, I got a different perspective out of it. I always read through the interview before laying it out and this was the first one where I actually didn’t know what was in it, which was really exciting. I got to experience a little of what our readers experience.
We’ve been fans of Rosie’s for several years so it’s a real treat to include her on our site. She’s one of the most endearing people and I think you’ll really enjoy learning about her…
One of my favorite up-and-coming indie artists is Ivana XL and we had the honor of interviewing her over at TGD. There is a lot to like about this interview but the highlight for me is this quote (when we asked her if she had an “aha” moment with music):
When I was about 20, I had my first break-up and went to our place in Italy to get myself together. I was completely devastated, love-sick, the whole thing. So I was playing guitar in my room and I guess I sort of stopped thinking about what I was doing and this song just came out in like two minutes: “The News”. Ever since then, it’s felt completely natural to write. Writing music is the best therapy. That was the moment when I thought, “Okay, this is what I’m going to do.”
It’s not every day that you get an opportunity to chat with a well-known music artist, especially one that’s extremely honest, down-to-earth, and generous with his time. Tina sums it up best why this was a special interview for us:
“Bazan’s Strange Negotiations came out in May 2011 and was on heavy rotation for us the rest of the summer—the summer of The Great Discontent. We spent those months working late into the evenings with music playing and the windows open; the warm, humid air rolled in around us as we talked, dreamt, hoped, questioned, and made something. We launched TGD in August and Negotiations is a reminder of the months leading up to publishing our first interview. When David agreed to talk with us, we were stoked. It seemed fitting that he would round out our 2011 lineup…”
Yes, we had the honor of talking with David Bazan for our final interview of 2011. It’s a long one, so grab a coffee and settle in or save it for later…
(Photo by Laura Musselman)
One of my favorite things about doing The Great Discontent is getting to interview people that I look up to creatively. This week is no exception. Dan Cassaro (aka Young Jerks) is one of my favorite typography-focused designers. I love how his sense of humor and love for music comes across in his work. On top of that, Dan’s a great guy to boot so do yourself a favor and go read his interview…
(Photo by Niamh O’Hara with design/type by Dan Cassaro)
If you’re a photographer you’ll really want to check out this week’s TGD interview. We had the pleasure of interviewing the very talented Eric Ryan Anderson and it turned out great.
The above photo was taken by Eric’s wife, Amy, in lovely Brooklyn. Lately I’ve been veering away from web fonts for the header, and it’s made things a little more interesting. I’ve been able to be more creative without eating up a boatload of time. If someone could make the text in this photo work in CSS3 I would be quite impressed.
Had some fun with this week’s TGD header piece. Photo by Mike Bullock and design by me.
Go and read Phil’s interview. It’s really interesting…
This photo by Carrie Levy of Mandy Brown for The Great Discontent is awesome on so many levels and the interview matches the photo’s greatness in every way…
Eric White is one of my favorite contemporary artists. As my wife so eloquently put it, “Eric’s paintings are rich with nostalgia, meticulously executed, and hauntingly surreal.” On top of that, Eric is extremely down to earth and humble, which is rare for an artist that has garnered as much attention as he has. As we interviewed Eric we were glued to our screens, soaking up his stories and wisdom. We are truly honored to have this interview on the site and stoked that he is from our home state of Michigan.
We had the honor of interviewing Matt Stevens almost a month ago for TGD. During the entire interview I couldn’t help but overwhelmed by the sheer amount of wisdom in Matt’s words. The kind of wisdom only gained through years of experience. The underlying theme: create your own momentum. It’s easy to make excuses. It’s hard to put in late nights and the extra effort it takes to build momentum. But once the ball starts rolling…
Most of us know Matt because of that momentum. His Dunkin’ Donuts rebrand and Max100 Project are testaments to the fact that a creative idea and a lot of hard work can go a long way.
Read the interview: TGD: Matt Stevens →
Custom illustration by E.W. Thomason for TGD.
I had a lot of fun working with E.W.’s illustrations this past week when laying out the interview. They are all so detailed and whimsical and beautiful… I just can’t get enough of them and feel totally honored to have E.W. on the site. Not only is the work great but the interview itself is equally wonderful and very insightful. We had so many great pull quotes but had to restrain ourselves. Go read it, seriously.
