Kris Andrew Small On Art And Design

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Kris is an extremely vibrant, creative and passionate human being and his work reflects this. Kris, starting his creative journey in advertising, now works with all the big boys like Nike, Adidas and Apple just to name a few. During this conversation we hear about Kris growing up as a kid getting his start in creativity and being not the typical child creative prodigy that you might expect. Kris and I dive into how his reason to create stems from the injustices and his frustration around inequality. We also talk about paying your dues and being realistic about the long path to success often being lined with potholes and designing millions of Vodafone ads. We go through Kris's work ethic, his dealings with imposter syndrome and why trusting your instincts, not overthinking and speaking your mind, might just land your work, like it did for Kris, in the Louvre. We also get nitty gritty from things like Kris's morning routine and how he combats the often odd and unpredictable hours of being a freelance creative to how important it is to make investments into your work and sacrificing a few luxuries to reach your goals. Listen in as we try to remember scientific facts, quote the show Friends for the first time in the podcast's history and learn who Klaus is. Introducing Kris Andrew Small On Art And Design.

Kris Andrew Small

krisandrewsmall.com

@krisandrewsmall

Links

Kate Isobel Scott Episode

Kris's branding for genderless makeup brand TOOD

Nathalie Du Pasquier

Keith Haring

Jean Paul Goude

Ken Done

M.I.A.

Jonathan Zawada

Fernand Léger

Quotes

"I didn't become freelance to get in there at 9am!"

"Part of me wishes I had no goals in life and I could just live in the forest and grow my own vegetables."

"I like making work and being creative and contributing to culture."

"Does it look cool and does it say something, that's my barometer of a successful piece of work."

"My work comes from a very restless place in myself so I almost have to build up an amount of restlessness to then explode."

"I did shitty work, I've been on the crap side of things. It took me a long time to get successful."

"Don't undersell yourself, believe in what you do and be proud of it."

"I drove endless amounts of shitty cars because I wanted to spend my money on my work."

"Klaus is my logo, I think."

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