In this episode of Open Studio Martina Flor and her guest Erik Marinovich (@erikmarinovich @nuformtype) discuss going viral, turning down opportunities, art vs commercial work, the rewards of an art show, staying where you create your best work, and pulling back from social media.

Erik Marinovich is a Berkeley based lettering artist and type designer, and is a co-founder of Friends of Type. Since 2009 he has drawn letters, logos and type for big clients like Nike, Target, Google, Hilton, Facebook, Ford Motor Company among others.

After over 10 years of running a successful solo business as a lettering artist, he launched NuForm, a type design practice that looks to the culturally offbeat and peculiar oddities to inspire and inform the creation of expressive letterforms.Erik is not only one of the most talented people that I’ve met but also a humble, sweet individual.

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- Instagram: @erikmarinovich
- Instagram: @nuformtype
- Nu Form website
- Erik's website
- Instagram: @martinaflor
- The Lettering Seminar waiting list

In this episode of Coffee Breaks, Martina Flor (@martinaflor) and Elías Prado (@eliasjprado) chat about learning lettering through an academia, course or university our being a self-taught lettering artist. Coffee Breaks is a series of podcast episodes where Martina and her team have candid conversations talking about what happens behind the doors of her studio in Berlin.

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- Instagram: @eliasjprado
- Instagram: @martinaflor
- The Lettering Seminar Waiting List

In this episode of Open Studio Martina Flor and her guest Lisa Congdon (@lisacongdon) discuss going viral, turning down opportunities, art vs commercial work, the rewards of an art show, staying where you create your best work, and pulling back from social media.

Lisa Congdon is an internationally known fine artist, illustrator, and writer based in Portland, Oregon in The United States. She makes art for clients around the globe and She is the author of ten books, including Art Inc. and Find your Artistic Voice. She is the host of the podcast The Lisa Congdon Sessions and she teaches Creative Entrepreneurship at Pacific Northwest College of Art.

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- Instagram: @lisacongdon
- The Lisa Congdon Sessions Podcast.
- Lisa's website.
- Lisa's shop.
- Instagram: @martinaflor
- The Lettering Seminar waiting list

In this episode of Open Studio Martina Flor and her guest Gemma O’Brien (@mrseaves101) discuss going viral, turning down opportunities, art vs commercial work, the rewards of an art show, staying where you create your best work, and pulling back from social media. Gemma O’Brien is an internationally renowned designer and artist known for her bold graphics, illustrative lettering and murals. Her work has been commissioned by Apple, Nike, Tiffany&Co, Google, and The New York Times.

Outside her commercial design work, she explores language, nature, and the human experience through her art practice. Gemma has been in business for over 10 years. She has worked for huge clients and has traveled the world to be on stage at dozens of design conferences.

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- Instagram: @mrseaves101
- Twitter: @mrseaves
- Instagram: @martinaflor
- Gemma's upcoming exhibitions: www.chinaheights.com
- Letter Hunters FREE Training

In this episode of Coffee Breaks, Martina Flor (@martinaflor) and Elías Prado (@eliasjprado) chat about dealing and communicating with difficult clients, training your communication with clients and the people you work with and the importance of your personality as a creative freelancer.

Coffee Breaks is a series of podcast episodes where Martina and her team have candid conversations talking about what happens behind the doors of her studio in Berlin. Watch more episodes of Martina Flor's Open Studio at martinaflor.com/podcast

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- Instagram: @eliasjprado
- Instagram: @martinaflor
- Letter Hunters FREE TRAINING

In this episode of Open Studio Martina Flor and her guest Pieter Ceizer (@ceizer) discuss about the power of words, the school of graffiti, Paris as a creative platform, bringing art back to people and work ethics.

Pieter Ceizer. Pieter is a Dutch typographer and multi-media artist currently living and working in Paris. Ceizer's oeuvre is a variable universe of bright colors, dancing shapes, poetry and empowerment.

Ceizer worked in collaboration with several brands like Coca Cola, Ralph Lauren, Uniqlo, Nike, Heineken, Adobe and colette. With over 17 years in business, Pieter also runs his art and clothing brand, and he exhibits at galleries and museums often.

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- Instagram: @ceizer
- Facebook page: @studioceizer
- Instagram: @martinaflor
- Website: www.ceizer.com
- Letter Hunters FREE Training

In this episode of Open Studio Martina Flor and her guest Christina Amini (@christinaamini) discuss about what makes a great book, the keys to collaborative work, getting a book published, the future of content and much more.

Christina has a wide experience in publishing and she shares it all during this episode. She is the Executive Publishing Director of Art, Food, and Lifestyle Publishing at renowned independent publisher Chronicle Books. She is a professional collaborator and creator—bringing new ideas to fruition every season, as well as overseeing the publishing of more than 120 books and gift products every year.

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- Instagram: @christinaamini
- Instagram: @martinaflor
- Website: www.chroniclebooks.com/
- Letter Hunters FREE Training

In this episode of Coffee Breaks, Martina Flor (@martinaflor) and Elías Prado (@eliasjprado) chat about the importance of prioritizing projects, what factors lead to the decision of letting go one a personal project and directing a creative studio.

Coffee Breaks is a series of podcast episodes where Martina and her team have candid conversations talking about what happens behind the doors of her studio in Berlin.

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- Instagram: @eliasjprado
- Instagram: @martinaflor
- Letter Hunters FREE TRAINING

In this episode of Open Studio Martina Flor and her guest Alex Trochut (@trochut) discuss about overcoming family trauma with creativity, letting yourself be surprised, improve your skills through play, changing the game.

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- Instagram: @trochut
- Instagram: @martinaflor
- Website: www.alextrochut.com
- Letter Hunters FREE Training

In this first episode of Coffee Break, Martina Flor and Elías Prado, senior designer of her studio in Berlin, discuss about how Martina went from being a freelancer to assume the role of an employer, what expanding her team meant for her practice as a lettering artist, growing a business, delegating tasks and much more.

Coffee Breaks is a series of podcast episodes where Martina and her team have candid conversations talking about what happens behind the doors of her studio in Berlin.

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- Instagram: @eliasjprado
- Instagram: @martinaflor
- Letter Hunters FREE TRAINING