10 Minutes with Stephen Landau & Peter Yesawich Jr.

Continuing on the path of trying to interview some of the innovative thinkers in the ad/design/creative field, I wanted to post my newest set of interviews. I was able to meet up with Stephen and Peter at the University of Oregon Portland campus where they spoke to a group of about 30 of us bright-eyed ad students. Both Stephen and Peter have fairly extensive working knowledge in the digital and interactive fields and are incredible thinkers.
 
Takeaways from the day with with two and from the interviews are simple:
• Learn how to filter all of the information out there
• Look to everything for inspiration including friends and designers from other creative fields
• Realize that I am not going to be an advertiser — I am going to be an educator
• Plan for the future with what exists now
• Don’t be afraid to fail
• Ask for help & Find a mentor
 

- February 2010

Stephen Landau is a creative director and the co-founder of Substance, an interactive brand strategy agency located in Portland Oregon.

 

Februrary 2010 –

Peter Yesawich Jr. is a Digital Strategist & Digital Creative based in San Francisco, California. He is a motivator and visionary within the digital advertising, marketing and media space.
 
He works with some of the largest brands in automotive, financial, consumer product goods, technology, hospitality, travel, tourism and entertainment.

 
You can get more information and join their conversations on their sites.
Stephen via the Substance Blog
Peter via the Digital Buzz Blog