Permission To Suck

Talking with Creative Director – Scott Ballew

PermissionToSuck.com interviews Scott Ballew, V.P Creative Director at Capstrat, an integrated advertising and PR agency in the South East with about 100 employees.

Talking with Agency Owner / Creative Director – Domenick Rella

It’s “challenging to figure out how to be as creative as possible while wearing both hats” … one as creative director and another as agency owner. In this video interview listen to Domenick Rella, partner at advertising agency RellaCowan, talk about his background, the business of advertising and his agency's approach.

Talking with Design Thinker: David Burney, Part II

Undeniable. We live in interesting times. Perhaps it takes more courage - albeit a different kind (a New Kind if you will) - to live now than during the original Renaissance. Creativity is spilling into the streets creating an awareness that we haven't seen before these last few years. In part II of the interview with David Burney, he frames his ideas about what we should be thinking in the next decade and what our value is currently as creative professionals.

Talking with Design Thinker: David Burney, Part I

Many of us are heartbroken. We love artifacts of design: the photo, the logo, the brochure, the packaging. As uncomfortable as change feels, our economy has moved away from industry or information and into ideas. Design thinking has replaced designing artifacts as the focus of our creative industry. In part I of the interview for PermissionToSuck.com, NewKind.com CEO David Burney begins to explain how he thinks design is changing.

Talking with Guitarist Songwriter – Will McFarlane Part II

While interviewing Will McFarlane for this video, I was reminded how critically important it is to avoid getting caught up in the nuance of our creative fields. "Music can be math without feel or tone" is one of my take away quotes in part II. Extending that, any field can be dry when devoid of feel or tone".

Talking with Guitarist Songwriter – Will McFarlane Part 1

If you think about it, whether you're a visual or auditory artist, or author, it's about the conversation with your audience. Oddly, you may not be immediately included in the conversation but without recognizing it you're forgotten quickly. We continually hear advice to listen twice as much as we speak and the reason is simple: it's the only way to stay open. If you're curious your work is vibrant; you're vibrant. In clip 1 of this 2 part interview, you can feel Will's passion for listening.

Talking with Photographer – Bruce DeBoer

In 1970, a 12 year old boy enthusiastically picked up the family Kodak Instamatic and started pointing it at anything. Or was it everything – hard to tell – but after only one twelve exposure cassette, he was running to the corner Drug for processing. Every photographer knows the ecstasy of repeated shutter clicks whether [...]

John Hegarty – Exec. Creative Director BBH

Rebecca Hall – Actor: Frost/Nixon & Liars A-e

Video interview with Rebecca Hall talks about finding her career path as an actor. Interview conducted by Idea Tap