This week’s guest is Michael Johnson. He set up Johnson Banks in 1992, after a decade spent learning design, branding, and art direction across the globe. His company is known for how they define, then design, brands that make a difference. ‘Do great work for good people’ is their mantra. Johnson has produced an enviable portfolio of work and received countless awards, including D&AD’s highest honor, the President’s Award in 2017. In this episode, host Nicola Hamilton welcomes Johnson to discuss starting and sustaining a design business, the value of strategy in our practice, and the criticism the internet lobs at rebranding projects.
Welcome to the DesignThinkers Podcast! Join host and RGD President Nicola Hamilton as she digs into the archives of the DesignThinkers conference, reconnecting with past speakers about their talks and ideas that have shaped Canada’s largest graphic design conference. Follow the RGD on Instagram @rgdcanada or visit them at rgd.ca. Purchase tickets to the upcoming DesignThinkers conference at designthinkers.com.