Did I Do That?

• Did I Do That?: First Steps, Step 2 (with Nica Mork and Gabe Bidney)

  Gabe and Sean are joined by the show’s musical director, Nica Mork, to talk through puppet-making, the aesthetics of Korean skincare, and how Bruce Wayne lost his fortune. Plus: Gabe’s Gauntlet and Design Student Confessions!You can find Nica Mork as Veronica Mork on LinkedIn, or on Instagram as @slumptownn. You can also hear the music Nica has been putting out throughout this and every episode!You can find about Gabe Bidney as @gabe_bidney on Instagram, or as Gabriel Bidney on LinkedIn. Gabe leads PSUGD Design Club, which you can find about on Instagram as @psudesignclub.Show art by Joel Williams. Music by Nica Mork, with additional compositions by Albert Marlowe/S.I. Publishing (licensed from Pond5). Production support by Mycah Brandley.Did I Do That?: First Steps is produced with students from DES 425 Rodeo, part of the Portland State University Graphic Design program. To learn more about PSUGD, visit psu.gd. You can learn more about Rodeo, the class this project was borne from, at psu.gd/rodeo or @psugdrodeo.Upcoming Live Events:PORTLAND, OR: DIDT? Design Confessional at Future Fonts & Friends: Thursday August 7, 6–9pm at OUTLET (2500 NE Sandy)SEATTLE, WA: "Did I Do That? Scrapes the Bottom of the Barrel" at Seattle Design Festival: Saturday August 16, 1pm at Lake Union Park (860 Terry Ave N)These events are free and open to the public. See you there! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Did I Do That?: First Steps, Step 1 (with Gabe Bidney)

  Co-hosts Gabe and Sean take their first steps into Did I Do That?: First Steps to talk through Airbnb’s Frutiger Aero, the BREATHTAKING geometry behind the Pepsi Smile, and Prince’s font floppies. Plus: Gabe’s Gauntlet and Design Student Confessions!You can find about Gabe Bidney as @gabe_bidney on Instagram, or on LinkedIn as Gabriel Bidney. Gabe leads PSUGD Design Club, which you can find about on Instagram as @psudesignclub. You can also find Gabe here all throughout summer as co-host of Did I Do That?: First Steps, so check back in this feed or the Did I Do That? website for each episode! New episodes will drop every other Thursday.Show art by Joel Williams. Music by Nica Mork, with additional compositions by Albert Marlowe/S.I. Publishing (licensed from Pond5). Production support by Mycah Brandley.Did I Do That?: First Steps is produced with students from DES 425 Rodeo, part of the Portland State University Graphic Design program. To learn more about PSUGD, visit psu.gd.Upcoming Live Events:PORTLAND, OR: DIDT? Design Confessional at Future Fonts & Friends: Thursday August 7, 6–9pm at OUTLET (2500 NE Sandy)SEATTLE, WA: "Did I Do That? Scrapes the Bottom of the Barrel" at Seattle Design Festival: Saturday August 16, 1pm at Lake Union Park (860 Terry Ave N)These events are free and open to the public. See you there! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Introducing Did I Do That?: First Steps

  Starting out in design can be like taking your first steps. To learn how to walk, you have to do a lot of falling down, too.That’s why we made Did I Do That?: First Steps, a miniseries about designers who are just starting out, and the things we stumble through while learning what this field is all about. It’s hosted by Sean Schumacher, a design teacher, and Gabe Bidney, a design student. On each episode, Gabe, Sean, and a special student guest talk through what’s inspiring us—and what's making us sweat—as we figure out where we fit in this whole big world of graphic design.New episodes drop in this feed every other Thursday all summer long, starting on July 17.Did I Do That?: First Steps is produced by Sean Schumacher and created with students from DES 425 Rodeo at Portland State University during Spring term 2025. To learn more about the PSU Graphic Design program, visit psu.gd.Special thanks to the student team behind this project: Gabe Bidney, Mycah Brandley, Nica Mork, and Joel Williams. Additional thanks to the students whose voices featured in this trailer: Gabe Bidney, Jillian McWhorter, Mycah Brandley, Nicholas Zapata, and Nica Mork.Upcoming Live Events:PORTLAND, OR: DIDT? Design Confessional at Future Fonts & Friends: Thursday August 7, 6–9pm at OUTLET (2500 NE Sandy)SEATTLE, WA: "Did I Do That? Scrapes the Bottom of the Barrel" at Seattle Design Festival: Saturday August 16, 1pm at Lake Union Park (860 Terry Ave N)These events are free and open to the public. See you there! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Definitely An Aesthetic (with Colin Strandberg)

  Could it be? Did I Do That?’s season 6 finale is also our especially nice 69th episode?! In this world, it’s possible! Illustrator, art director, and soft-spoken metal-hardcore singer Colin Strandberg joins Sean to talk about his design mistakes, as well as vehicle wraps, The Family, and Sonic’s wallet woes.You can find all kinds of Colin’s design and illustration work up on his website, colinstrandbergdesign.com, including some to buy through his shop on Imprnt! You can also follow him on Instagram as @colinstrandbergdesign.That’s not all! Though this is the finale of season 6, there is more new pod to come this summer! Right here in two weeks time, you’ll hear the trailer for what we’ve been cooking up behind the scenes this past spring! Too, we’ve likely got a few big events coming up this summer! Keep an eye (or an ear) on our social media feeds (including Substack and Instagram) for the latest on when and where they’ll be happening!Upcoming Live Events:PORTLAND, OR: DIDT? Design Confessional at Future Fonts & Friends: Thursday August 7, 6–9pm at OUTLET (2500 NE Sandy)SEATTLE, WA: "Did I Do That? Scrapes the Bottom of the Barrel" at Seattle Design Festival: Saturday August 16, 1pm at Lake Union Park (860 Terry Ave N)These events are free and open to the public. See you there! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• The Hard, Bad Way (with Thom Hines)

  Say goodbye to solvable problems because Did I Do That? is back! Thom Hines (Professor of Interaction Design at Portland State University) joins Sean on the pogcast to talk about early 2000s burner culture, fake search engines, and the tireless Tom Hanks.You can stream Happy Ending on either Prime Video and Fandango starting on June 27, so keep your eyes on both of those services to see it, or follow the movie on Instagram (@happyending.movie) for the latest—it’s a great fun time! Thom teaches interaction design with me at PSUGD, and the best way to know what he’s like in class is, as he mentioned, to join Portland State University (just be sure to leave him a good Rate My Professors review). You can find more about his personal work over at thomhines.com.Apologies again for the delay in releasing this episode—thankfully, though, new equipment has been ordered and the show is back on track! Our 6th season will draw to a close in two weeks on June 19, but there may be more in store this summer! Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Instagram to hear the latest!Upcoming Live Events:PORTLAND, OR: DIDT? Design Confessional at Future Fonts & Friends: Thursday August 7, 6–9pm at OUTLET (2500 NE Sandy)SEATTLE, WA: "Did I Do That? Scrapes the Bottom of the Barrel" at Seattle Design Festival: Saturday August 16, 1pm at Lake Union Park (860 Terry Ave N)These events are free and open to the public. See you there! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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