Designers who care. With @kel.lauren and @elliotisacoolguy
Designers who care. With @kel.lauren and @elliotisacoolguy
kel and elliot ask the tough questions this week! which Photoshop tool is the best. yes we just roasted Adobe last week, ok... please enjoy the silly bracket.
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this is episode 52 of kelliot! designers who care.
with @KelLauren and @elliotisacoolguyTV
the kelliot song of the week:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/67v3FKFpGpEB9zWdOf4Nrv?si=95af5b662bbf4c1b
the kelliot font of the week:
https://fonts.adobe.com/fonts/futura-pt
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Covid Era Creativity
00:58 Thoughts on Adobe (Pre-AdobeMAX Conversation)
08:11 Photoshop Has Some Good Tools (Intro)
12:52 Move & Select Bracket
34:34 Move & Select Finals
36:34 Paint Bracket
48:58 Paint Finals
53:28 Brief Intermission
54:20 Drawing & Type Bracket
01:06:06 Shapes Wildcard & Elliot Breaks Kel's Brain
01:17:25 Elliots Photoshop Crashes
01:20:54 Wildcard Finals
01:21:22 Drawing & Type Semi-Finals
01:25:07 Drawing & Type Finals
01:28:37 Raster Wildcard
01:40:44 Retouching Bracket
01:51:52 Retouching Finals
01:52:18 Ultimate Final
02:01:02 Song of the Week
watch kelliot spiral as we recount the mids and LOWS of AdobeMAX 2025.
didn't have time to watch the 6hrs of Keynotes and Sneaks? probably for the best.
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this is episode 51 of kelliot! designers who care.
with @KelLauren and @elliotisacoolguyTV
the kelliot song of the week:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/67v3FKFpGpEB9zWdOf4Nrv?si=95af5b662bbf4c1b
the kelliot font of the week:
https://fonts.adobe.com/fonts/battleslab
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CHAPTERS:
00:18 #AdobeShartners
04:53 $2,995 USD
06:13 Adobe is in the Call?
11:27 Adobe, the complicated ex
17:18 Reputation Issues
18:16 The Intro (It's a long one folks)
50:40 Opening Keynote (3 Flipping Hours)
57:45 Ai Agents are not Community
01:03:54 Be okay with Bad
01:15:50 A SNEAKS Conspiracy Theory
01:26:17 Some SNEAKS we liked
01:35:51 The Adobe Survey
01:42:22 NFTs, Ai Usage, & The Jeremy Controversy?
01:54:36 People Fighting Against Ai
02:00:41 Affinity is back! and Free!?
02:02:36 Song of the Week
02:03:25 Font of the Week
02:05:00 #kelliotsaidso Showcase
02:07:17 Outro & End of Episode
kelliot gets into the halloween spirit and is then forced into a literal design nightmare... corporate branding!
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this is episode 50 of kelliot! designers who care. with @KelLauren and @elliotisacoolguyTV
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the kelliot font of the week:https://fonts.adobe.com/fonts/ballinger-mono
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CHAPTERS:
01:06 The Cheshire Cat
02:08 Cured Intor
09:20 Addressing the Costumes
11:41 THE CLIENT
20:23 THE BRIEF3
4:49 The Logo Phase
51:26 The Font and Package Phase
53:12 Client Revision 1
01:10:43 The Ad & Mockup Phase
01:12:19 Client Revision 2 (Kel Dies)
01:27:48 Final Phase and Delivery
01:28:08 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT01:34:21 Elliot's Presentation
01:43:30 Kel's Presentation
01:44:51 Payment Terms and The Client's Exit
01:46:35 Debriefing the Nightmare
01:48:04 Song of the Week
01:48:43 Font of the Week
01:51:13 #kelliotsaidso Showcase
01:52:46 Outro & End of Episode
6 categories, 12 submissions, kel and elliot hand out design awards for things they found at fancy local boutique grocery storesjoin our Patreon community for more kelliot: https://www.patreon.com/kelliot this is episode 49 of kelliot! designers who care. with @KelLauren and @elliotisacoolguyTV the kelliot song of the week: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/67v3FKFpGpEB9zWdOf4Nrv?si=95af5b662bbf4c1bthe kelliot font of the week:https://fonts.adobe.com/fonts/atf-wedding-gothic-wide#details-section+wedding-gothic-atf-wide-thingive us a 5 star rating on spotify if you'd like! you can watch it there too!follow us on insta for more content https://www.instagram.com/kelliotpodCHAPTERS:0:00 Scheduling Conflict0:22 Don't live near furniture stores6:23 Intro (toothpaste, wisdom teeth, and braces)18:25 Episode Explained20:23 Worst Design, Best Product Category29:26 Polls Live on Patreon30:08 Round 1 Results30:55 Best Design, Worst Product35:39 Round 2 Results36:17 Best Use of Red & Green in Design42:49 Round 3 Results44:05 Best Intentional Good Design50:26 Round 4 Results51:55 Best Unintentionally Good Design58:33 Round 5 Results59:37 Most Whimsical Product01:06:43 Round 6 Results 1:09:19 Song of the Week1:11:03 Font of the Week1:12:19 #kelliotsaidso Showcase1:13:54 Outro & End of Episode
kel and elliot share terrible album design briefs for albums that already exist and nothing crazy happened the day before we shot this episode.join our Patreon community for more kelliot: https://www.patreon.com/kelliot this is episode 48 of kelliot! designers who care. with @KelLauren and @elliotisacoolguyTV the kelliot song of the week: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/67v3FKFpGpEB9zWdOf4Nrv?si=95af5b662bbf4c1bgive us a 5 star rating on spotify if you'd like! you can watch it there too! https://open.spotify.com/show/5VvMRGHmogc50BFGhtrZmQfollow us on insta for more content https://www.instagram.com/kelliotpodCHAPTERS:0:00 Huh?0:27 3 People = "Team"2:33 Intro2:50 Flawless Description of Today's Episode8:37 Elliot Briefs Kel12:41 Kel Designs (30mins)44:47 Original Revealed to Kel49:39 Kel Briefs Elliot58:01 Elliot Designs (30mins)1:29:05 Original Revealed to Elliot1:37:41 #kelliotsaidso Showcase1:40:39 Song of the Week1:42:08 Font of the Week1:43:37 Outro & End of Episode
welcome to a new era of kelliot. we have so much to share with you all. please enjoy... dear kelliotheads...join our Patreon community for more kelliot: https://www.patreon.com/kelliot this is episode 47 of kelliot! designers who care.the kelliot song of the week: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/67v3FKFpGpEB9zWdOf4Nrv?si=95af5b662bbf4c1bgive us a 5 star rating on spotify if you'd like! you can watch it there too! https://open.spotify.com/show/5VvMRGHmogc50BFGhtrZmQfollow us on insta for more content https://www.instagram.com/kelliotpodCHAPTERS:
0:00 Kelliot missing
3:15 Kelliot back?
8:43 Where have we been?
15:38 What we're doing
17:14 Elliot's Presentation
48:44 Kel's Presentation
1:19:48 IN DA NEWS!
1:39:21 Kel's Show and Tell
1:53:10 #kelliotsaidso Showcase
1:55:58 The Kelliot Song and Font of The Week
we filmed this at midnight a mere 4 hours before elliot left portland. please enjoy the evolution of our in-person friendship.head on over to our Patreon for our bonus podcast "UNMEDIKELLIOT": https://www.patreon.com/kelliot this is episode 46 of kelliot! designers who care. with @KelLauren and @welliot the kelliot song of the week: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/67v3FKFpGpEB9zWdOf4Nrv?si=95af5b662bbf4c1bnew eps weekly 9am Mondays PST... we've got it under control mate...!give us a 5 star rating on spotify if you'd like! you can watch it there too! https://open.spotify.com/show/5VvMRGHmogc50BFGhtrZmQfollow us on insta for more content https://www.instagram.com/kelliotpod
please enjoy kel and elliot trying various products from "Trader Joe's" which is a real store even though it does not exist in australia. do not judge elliot for not being able to handle jerk seasoninghead on over to our Patreon for our bonus podcast "UNMEDIKELLIOT": https://www.patreon.com/kelliot this is episode 45 of kelliot! designers who care.
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please enjoy... two friends... together at last...SORRY FOR THE AUDIO ISSUES... COULD NOT FIX... IRREVERSIBLE... SORRY! NEXT EP WILL BE THE SAME SORRY SORRY SORRY
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this is episode 44 of kelliot! designers who care.
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head on over to our Patreon for our bonus podcast "UNMEDIKELLIOT": https://www.patreon.com/kelliot this is episode 43 of kelliot! designers who care.please enjoy the first ever KELLIOT CASE STUDY... where we dive deep into the design world of renowned chef Molly Baz and all her various ventures. because they are all designed really well. it's quite amazing. please enjoy and maybe learn something matethe kelliot song of the week: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/67v3FKFpGpEB9zWdOf4Nrv?si=95af5b662bbf4c1bnew eps weekly 9am Mondays PST... we've got it under control mate...!give us a 5 star rating on spotify if you'd like! you can watch it there too! https://open.spotify.com/show/5VvMRGHmogc50BFGhtrZmQfollow us on insta for more content https://www.instagram.com/kelliotpodCHAPTERS
0:00 cold open (irl kelliot)
12:37 a kelliot case study
21:51 presentation starts
22:55 Cook This Book
38:50 Drink This Wine
43:00 More is More
56:10 Ayoh!
1:05:38 Face Plant
1:21:53 the kelliot song of the week
please enjoy this banger of a kelliot episode. kel and elliot design trading cards just for you without showing each other until the end. very fun episode! and quite honestly some of our (kel's) finest work yet... please enjoy :)
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this is episode 42 of kelliot! designers who care.
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new eps weekly 9am Mondays PST... we've got it under control mate...!give us a 5 star rating on spotify if you'd like! you can watch it there too! https://open.spotify.com/show/5VvMRGHmogc50BFGhtrZmQfollow us on insta for more content https://www.instagram.com/kelliotpodCHAPTERS0:00 cold open (jewelry)
22:14 design time
1:33:00 review time
1:51:58 the kelliot song of the week
please enjoy this special Q&A episode of kelliot to celebrate hitting 40 episodes. can you believe it? 40?? that's more than GDIME haha!?!? kel and elliot answer all things design, life and friendship. beautiful episode. please enjoy!
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this is episode 41 of kelliot! designers who care.
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0:00 cold open (big things coming)
13:36 what’s your favourite piece you’ve ever designed or created?
19:33 if you had a souvenir shop about you what would be in it?
24:03 how do you navigate networking/social aspect of design?
34:51 what is it about each other that makes you want to do kelliot together?
1:00:14 dream kelliot collab?
1:04:50 how does ADHD affect your work ethic and your productivity?
1:29:39 the kelliot song of the week
please enjoy kel and elliot design cover art for their collaborative playlist but they design it together so kel designs for 30 mins then elliot takes over and designs for 30 minutes does that make sense? it's very simple. please ENJOY
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the kelliot song of the week
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CHAPTERS
0:00 cold open (alarmo)
9:25 the brief
14:34 kel design time
45:42 elliot design time
1:20:38 review time
1:26:13 the kelliot song of the week
please enjoy kel and elliot designing some sweet postcards in this unique and creative design challenge. feel free to design along too! we would love to see your work. we see everything
please excuse some of the bizarre technical issues this episode has. i edited it weird and got too tired to fix. help help help
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please enjoy kel and elliot showing and telling the finest designs you can find on groceries in this innovative show-and-tell episode of your favourite graphic design podcast.
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the kelliot song of the week
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please enjoy kel and elliot deciding which corporate sans-serif font is the best in what is the most important and necessary video on this channel.
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the kelliot song of the week
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CHAPTERS
0:00 context
9:30 round one
1:00:45 round two
1:07:02 round three
1:13:38 grand final
1:19:42 the kelliot song of the week
please enjoy kel and elliot designing two bespoke basketball cards inspired by kel's epic tutorial last week. we think they turned out pretty well! i enjoyed editing this one there are many moments where we lock in and don't say anything for like 10 seconds. i blame the medication!!
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the kelliot song of the week
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CHAPTERS
0:00 cold open (kel birthday)
4:41 light context and light chat
18:39 DESIGN TIME
1:25:24 review moment
1:42:00 the kelliot song of the week
please enjoy kel teaching elliot everything they know about t-shirt design. or at least everything that is shown in this video. some real good knowledge in this one elliot can confirm he learned a lot. hope you learned something to. remember to post your designs using #kelliotsaidso and tag us hehe we might just show some next week!
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the kelliot song of the week
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CHAPTERS
0:00 cold open (general tangential content)
18:50 kel's shirt for context
24:30 CLASS BEGINS
33:00 kel's threshold effect
44:00 photoshop 3d drop-shadow effect
44:33 finishing stylistic touches
54:35 card distress effect
1:09:34 stipple brush effect
1:19:46 the kelliot song and font of the week
please enjoy kel and elliot designing fake tour t-shirts in our second instalment of the kelliot tee trilogy. how will they fare? there is only one way to find out... answer: by watching this episode of kelliot :) ENJOY!
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CHAPTERS
0:00 cold open (wasp in the room)
2:20 quick kel t-shirt lesson
9:37 the brief
21:20 DESIGNING STARTS
1:32:50 THE REVIEW
1:50:44 the kelliot song and font of the week
please enjoy kel and [redacted] go through some of the greatest t-shirts ever in this interactive book guide with kel. no elliot this week as he is a sick and stressed boy after his big move.
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the kelliot song of the week
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