Two weddings, one Subaru, and an AI that designs your company

Sep 26, 2025
55 mins

Episode Description

New Grillitype launches, social battery collapse, Palermo wedding gossip, buying a 2008 Subaru on Facebook Marketplace, DMV purgatory, LL Bean collab trim, new iPhone and AirPods takes, AI brand builders, Jacob hates moodboards, designer existentialism


David McGillivray is a designer and creative director in upstate New York, designing for early stage tech companies through his own practice. He also co-founded Offhours and runs Corners, an art and design store in the Catskills.

Jacob Heftman is a Los Angeles-based graphic designer. Currently the Design Director at Grilli Type, he has nearly two decades of experience across studios, in-house roles, and his own practice. Also: big surfer.

Artwork by Pablo Delcan
Music by Mondo Boys

Artwork typeface; GT Standard Mono by Grilli Type

www.worksbutmakesnoises.com

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