Did I Do That?

You’ll Be Fine (with Dave Pabellon)

This is not Casual Encounters! We’re trying to do design here! The great Dave Pabellon (Assistant Professor of Design at University of Notre Dame) sits down with Sean to

Back to the Bottom of the Barrel (with Colby Nichols & Sean Bucknam, Live at Seattle Design Festival 2026)

Did I Do That? is back with a new live show direct from the mainstage of Seattle Design Festival 2026! Listen as the great Colby Nichols (Art Director, Print Innovation f

Plastic Heaven (with Olivia Johnson) [Rerun]

I’m away this week, so rather than giving a summer update backed by the soothingly persistent rumble of a hotel air conditioner, I thought I’d share a straight-up rerun—t

More Summer Event News and Revisiting the Original Design Confessional

With our fourth Design Confessional event happening the night this episode is released, we're this week pairing our event news with a rehashed version of the show's very

Summer Updates!

What’s been happening behind the scenes during this summer break? A LOT! Sean is here to talk events, squirrel infestations, construction, the secret value of gambling, a

Hot Tub Ideas (with Scrappers)

Did I Do That? doesn’t have a studio anymore!? Whatever! We don't need a studio, we need a tuxedo, because it might well be the last episode of season 8 as well!* Jack-of

Tomb of Making (with Precious Bugarin)

Legendary educator and detail-oriented designer for good Precious Bugarin sits down with Sean to talk about her design mistakes… as well as John Cage’s call-in show, clot

Feed Drop: Weird Medieval Guys

While I’m busy packing up the last bits of the Rat’s Nest and closing out a busy school year, I thought I’d share a feed drop from one of my favorite podcasts, Weird Medi

It Was Luck, Man (with Gianni Scarpino Candy)

We can’t go too crazy, but we try to get close! Gianni Scarpino Candy (AIGA Portland Mentorship Program co-chair and Senior Visual Design Lead on the Player Experience Ed

First Pancake (part 2 with Jelly Helm)

In the confusingly-named conclusion to our first-ever two parter, Jelly Helm continues sitting down with Sean to talk about his design mistakes at Wieden+Kennedy and beyo

I Would Like To Waste My Time (part 1 with Jelly Helm)

In our the first half of our first-ever two-parter, the legendary Jelly Helm sits down with Sean to talk about his early career design mistakes… as well as urinal content

Punching at Something (with Rinee Shah)

This might be the first you’re hearing of it, but we feel very strongly you should listen to a new episode of Did I Do That?! Rinee Shah (Executive Creative Director at H

Soft Concepts Like Self-Respect (with Neven Mrgan)

A new Did I Do That?!? Holy cow, we don't even know how to attack it! Neven Mrgan (Creative Lead at Panic) sits down with Sean to talk about his design mistakes… as well

The Wrong Emily (with Emily Suvanvej)

Put on your biggest, fuzziest Jamiroquai hat because this Did I Do That? is virtually insane! Illustrator, art director, set designer, game maker, and more Emily Suvanvej

Sexy Chicken (with Katie McHugh)

Why not make a new Did I Do That? All the listeners could say is no! Katie McHugh (Group Design Director at Wieden+Kennedy) sits down with Sean to talk about her design m

Art Department Trainee (with Sam O’Leary — Season 8 Premiere)

Did I Do That? is back again, even though every time someone says that, it presages a disaster. Globetrotting art director, father, and genuine jack-of-all-trades Sam O’L

Did I Do That? Season 8: Class is back in session February 19

Did I Do That? is back, because failure is the best design teacher. Starting next Thursday, we’re cramming for a lecture hall-sized eighth season that’ll drop new episod

Basement of Hell (with Eason Yang) — Rerun

Season 8 is on our doorstep, with the next thing you hear here being the season 8 trailer! In the mean time, though, we've got another awesome all-timer from the archives

Swear All The Swears (with Kristin Rogers Brown) — Rerun

Season 8 is drawing closer, but in the meantime, we're sharing yet another past favorite, this time from the amazing Kristin Rogers Brown, now full Professor, Chair of Gr

I Wanna See A Weird Hat (with Mallary Wilson) — Rerun

It’s a new year, and to celebrate while I dive deep into prep mode for season 8, I’ve picked out one of my past favorites to share again—freelance designer, grad student,