Research Center
Research Center
Broken and Coastal
A collection of talks, interviews, and audio references pulled from across the internet. Research material for creative work.
Dr. Alison Wood Brooks | The Science of Conversation & the Art of Being Ourselves | Talks at Google
Harvard professor, award-winning behavioral scientist and leading expert on the psychology of conversation, Dr. Alison Wood Brooks, discusses her book Talk: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves, which reveals the hidden architecture of our conversations and how even small improvements can have a profound impact on our relationships in work and life.Get the book here: https://goo.gle/41SeCrk. Learn more about Alison: http://www.alisonwoodbrooks.com. Dr. Alison Wood Bro
Feb 22
59 min
Graphic design won’t save the world – but it can centre emotion and humanity | James Junk
The graphic designer and content creator James Junk took to the stage at November’s Nicer Tuesdays in LA to share the process behind multiple areas of his creative work with brands, sustainability, fashion design and social media work. Discussing how his “graphic design won’t save the world”, James tucks into how that’s besides the point – the most important part is centring human-scale moments and emotional responses to the world through design, from trans allyship to assault rifles bans.http
Feb 22
11 min
How “perfectionism kills creativity” for photographers | Thalía Gochez
Photographer, creative director and fashion stylist Thalía Gochez joined us at our Los Angeles Nicer Tuesdays in November to take the audience through her portfolio of intimate portraits that uplift BIPOC narratives – pulling back the curtain on a career that began with a one dollar camera and ended up with huge clients. Talking about how “perfectionism kills creativity”, the importance of perseverance and her photography project Legacy, Thalía shows how to bridge the gap between subject, photog
Feb 22
12 min
Anne-Laure Le Cunff | Tiny Experiments | Talks at Google
Award-winning neuroscientist and entrepreneur, Anne-Laure Le Cunff, discusses her book "Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World"— a transformative guide for living a more experimental life, turning uncertainty into curiosity, and carving a path of self-discovery.Based on ancestral philosophy and the latest scientific research, the book provides a desperately needed reframing. Readers will replace the old linear model of success with a circular model of growth in which goa
Feb 22
55 min
Graphic design won’t save the world – but it can centre emotion and humanity | James Junk
The graphic designer and content creator James Junk took to the stage at November’s Nicer Tuesdays in LA to share the process behind multiple areas of his creative work with brands, sustainability, fashion design and social media work. Discussing how his “graphic design won’t save the world”, James tucks into how that’s besides the point – the most important part is centring human-scale moments and emotional responses to the world through design, from trans allyship to assault rifles bans.http
Feb 22
11 min
How Mouthwash Studio make creative decisions across the multi-media landscape | Alex Tan
Mouthwash Studio co-founder and creative strategy director Alex Tan took to the stage in LA’s Nicer Tuesdays to talk through the studio’s diverse fields whilst humorously explaining how creative strategy works, showing how there’s no “right way” to do it, but the most creatively fulfilling and curious. From big-impact visual identities to the studio’s newsletter and cafe-bar, Alex sheds light on how creative teams can flourish across the multi-media landscape.https://mouthwash.studio/https://
Feb 22
29 min