Explore the untold histories behind the images, patterns, and designs we take for granted. Each week we’ll bring you a different story about a curiosity from the creative world - interviewing experts and creatives as we dive into the unusual origins of everything from Comic Sans to the polka dot. Curious Minds is an original podcast by Domestika dedicated to sharing and celebrating creativity in all its forms.
To find blogs and images for each episode, go to domestika.org/podcasts. And to find online courses on hundreds of creative topics, go to https://www.domestika.org/.
Memoirs add a tidy narrative arc to the messiness of life, but can you fully trust the truthfulness of the stories you find in their pages? We hear from New York Times bestselling author Meredith Hall about what it means to tell your story and from writer and journalist Gavanndra Hodge about how writing about your past can change it. Author and ghostwriter Tom Bromley shares what these individual stories can teach us all about creative expression.
To find blogs and images related to each episode, go to domestika.org/podcasts. And to find online courses on hundreds of creative topics, go to domestika.org.
7 Apr 2022
Finding Your True Colors
Color is everywhere, and it probably plays a bigger role in your life than you might realize. We speak with “The Color Bible” author Laura Perryman to learn how trends are born and how our brains react to color. Visual artist Niki Usagi and art director and photographer Michelle Norris reveal how color can communicate everything from the universal to highly personal, explaining why it’s time for you - yes you - to play with a whole new world of color.
To find blogs and images related to each episode, go to domestika.org/podcasts. And to find online courses on hundreds of creative topics, go to domestika.org.
This episode includes audio clips from “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) by Victor Fleming and “Schindler's List” (1993) by Steven Spielberg.
24 Mar 2022
Beauty Is in the Eye of the Retoucher
Photo editing is happening everywhere, all the time, whether you like it or not. But should there be any limits to it? Photographer and natural retoucher Zoe Noble talks about revealing a deeper truth through retouching, and senior lecturer Adam Wiseman explains how we’ve been manipulating images for longer than you think. Picsart executive creative director Shachar Aylon and photographer Brittabug discuss the ethics of photo editing in a body positive age.
To find blogs and images related to each episode, go to domestika.org/podcasts. And to find online courses on hundreds of creative topics, go to domestika.org.
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