ABOUT THE EPISODE
In company with hosts, José and Nikolle, legendary graphic designer Gail Anderson digs into defining the existential crisis facing older creatives and the conflict with a generational mindset that doesn’t care about their glory days. What must change to continue to be relevant? How can younger creatives attain mastery with higher industry demands for generalists? Ultimately, what is at odds in the heart of a creative and what leads to career satisfaction?

ABOUT GAIL
Gail Anderson is Chair of BFA Design and BFA Advertising at the School of Visual Arts and creative director at Visual Arts Press. Anderson serves on the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee for the US Postal Service and the advisory boards of Poster House and The One Club for Creativity. She is an AIGA Medalist, the 2018 recipient of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian National Design Award for Lifetime Achievement, and a 2022 Art Directors Club Manship Medallion honoree. Her work is represented in the Library of Congress’ permanent collection, the Milton Glaser Design Archives, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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