Two Designers Walk Into a Bar
Episodes
Episode 34: Bar Snacks with Lenny Terenzi - Part 2 (Looney Tunes, Superman II, McDonald's Characters and Monster Cereals)
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes, in spite of their better judgment, friends choose to join us in the bar. One of our drinking buddies is artist, North Carolina resident and...
Episode 33: Bar Snacks with Lenny Terenzi - Part 1 (G.I. Joe, Disney Maps, I Love NY and Foghorn Leghorn)
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes, in spite of their better judgment, friends choose to join us in the bar. One of our drinking buddies is artist, North Carolina resident and...
Episode 32: Bar Snacks with Terry Marks - Part 4 (Steve Miller, Blue Note Records, Centipede, Meat Pies, the Fez and the Art of Alex Toth)
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes, in spite of their better judgment, friends choose to join us in the bar. One of our drinking buddies is a designer, autodidact and bon viva...
Episode 31: Bar Snacks with Terry Marks - Part 3 (Wine Labels, The Manhattan and Bali)
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes, in spite of their better judgment, friends choose to join us in the bar. One of our drinking buddies is a designer, autodidact and bon viva...
Episode 30: Bar Snacks with Terry Marks - Part 2 (Clint Eastwood, Big Boy and Space Ghost)
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes, in spite of their better judgment, friends choose to join us in the bar. One of our drinking buddies is a designer, autodidact and bon viva...
Episode 29: Bar Snacks with Terry Marks - Part 1 (Batman, Sinclair Oil and Calvin and Hobbes)
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes, in spite of their better judgment, friends choose to join us in the bar. One of our drinking buddies is a designer, autodidact and bon viva...
Episode 28: Best of Season 2 (Episodes 21 through 26)
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re wrapping-up our second season with one last six pack. Our mix includes books about Batman and from The Onion, iconic images of Bigfoot and a W...
Episode 27: Best of Season 2 (Episodes 15 through 20)
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re back with a big stack of goodies from our second season. Consider it your Dagwood sandwich of audio deliciousness. Ingredients include p...
Episode 26: Hobos, Dollar Bills and Secret Codes Hidden in Plain Sight
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’re doing our dutiful service by revealing some secrets hidden in plain sight. We begin by talking about the symbols found all over the one...
Episode 25: Carnivalé, Six Feet Under and the Joy of Title Design
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nothing sets the stage for a TV show or movie quite like title design. Today we explore two different examples of amazing work that went above and bey...
Episode 24: Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman, Tarantula and the Amazing Art of Reynold Brown
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For our special Halloween episode, and because of our love of B movies, we wanted to pay homage to one of the best horror poster artists of all time, ...
Episode 23: The Dead Kennedys, The Ramones and Punk Rock Logos
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is loud, fast and very DIY. We jump in to talk about two of our favorite logos, one simple and one ornate, from two iconic bands, Th...
Episode 22: Bigfoot, Iwo Jima and the Backstories of Two Iconic Images
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Photos or it didn’t happen! In this episode we explain the circumstances that led up to two images most people could sketch from memory: Bigfoot wal...
Episode 21: The Onion, Batman and the Joy of Well-Designed Books
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na…When it comes to iconic superheroes, few if any are bigger than Batman. And when it comes to satirical news parodies, there’s...
Episode 20: Oranges in Syracuse, Sausages in Milwaukee and the Origin Stories of Sports Mascots
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You may consider them funny, bizarre or annoying, but there’s no question they are the biggest fans of their home teams. No, we don’t mean little ...
Episode 19: Switzerland, Panama, Patriotism and the Design of Flags
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Flags have existed for thousands of years and are arguably the most well-known symbols for countries, cities and movements. They come in different sha...
Episode 18: The Pink Panther, The Three Little Pigs and the Magic of Saturday Morning Cartoons
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With this episode, regardless of the time of the week you’re listening, it’s Saturday morning. And for decades nothing was a bigger staple for kid...
Episode 17: Denver, Los Angeles and Stories of Designing for the Olympic Games
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bum-bum-ba-bum-bummm…Nothing brings the world together every couple of years like the Olympic Games. With such a large stage and a chance to influen...
Episode 16: American Psycho, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and a Couple of Iconic Movie Props
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss two movies where a couple of designed props—one small, one big—set things in motion. First we talk about business cards...
Episode 15: OK Soda, Google Glass and the Stories of Two Magnificent Flops
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes even the biggest companies can’t figure out what success looks like. In this episode we profile a couple of household names, Coca-Cola and...
Episode 14: Best of Season 1 (Episodes 7 through 12)
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re providing even more sound bites from our first season. This is your six foot party sub of an episode, so grab a speaker and bring a heal...
Episode 13: Best of Season 1 (Episodes 1 through 6)
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re providing some hot and ready sound bites from our first season. This is your Everything sheet pizza to satisfy a larger appetite, so pac...
Episode 12: Dogs Playing Poker, Ernest P. Worrell and Pitchmen Going Pop
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Vern. In this episode we discuss how artwork advertising cigars became a cornerstone for kitsch and a character promoting local businesses became...
Episode 11: Wacky Packages, Garbage Pail Kids and the MAD Magazine Connection
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk parody in glorious sticker form. As it turns out, both Wacky Packages and Garbage Pail Kids sprang from the same fountain of ...
Episode 10: Union 76, Holiday Inn and Signs from the Open Road
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we take to the road and journey back in time to when car culture was still growing and a couple of iconic brands beckoned travelers wh...
Episode 09: Goodyear’s Blimp, Pixar’s Luxo Lamp and How Objects Become Company Icons
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder why a tire company is most known for a blimp? Or why an animation studio has a desk lamp as its trademark? We did. Turns out Goodyear and ...
Episode 08 1/2: The Origin Story of the Hollywood Sign
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hooray for Hollywood(land)! In our first bonus episode (there was simply too much goodness to pack into our movie logo stories), we wrap-up our logo c...
Episode 08: Ghostbusters, The Rocketeer and Logos Made for Adventure
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re telling a couple of stories you won’t find in Tobin’s Spirit Guide or any World War II history book: the logos for the movies Ghostb...
Episode 07: Tootsie Rolls, The Dukes of Hazzard and Childhood Memories
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we bring our listeners all sorts of candy, both literally and figuratively. We’re talking about a couple of sweet typefaces — Hobo and Coope...
Episode 06: Voodoo Doughnuts, Black Cat Fireworks and Other Unsung Logos
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What do a coffee drinking lion, a few black cats, a grasshopper, a penguin and a voodoo priest have in common? Aside from being the set-up for a great...
Episode 05: Rat Fink, Screaming Hands and West Coast Street Culture
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, our bar is firmly planted in California and we’re talking illustration and rebellion. We start in the southern part of the state t...
Episode 04: Reddy Kilowatt, Big Boy and Advertising Mascots
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You may think this episode is shocking. You may claim it has sizzle. That means our chosen characters are working their magic. Long before the Energiz...
Episode 03: Rural Electrification, Hope for Obama and Posters for Good
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We went so “red, white and blue” in our 1976 episode that we just had to keep the train rolling with two amazing poster designs. We examine bringi...
Episode 02: KISS, The Bicentennial and the Year 1976
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why 1976? Plenty of reasons. We discuss each of our ages in this, the banner year our nation was turning 200 and everything in sight had bunting and w...
Episode 01: MAD Magazine, Humor and Finding Pop Culture Inspiration
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our first episode, we discuss our podcast’s humble beginnings including a conversation about illustrator Mort Drucker that got the ball rolling, ...
Grab a Quick Drink With Us...
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Todd and Elliot welcome you to the bar. Just like a quick tickle of the taste buds before pulling a full pint of the newest microbrew, this preview pr...