The podcast

In approx. one-hour-long talks I want to get into the creative heads of illustrators from every corner of the profession. These talks are going to focus on inspiration, technique, process, the mysterium of the work-life-balance, the writers block, getting into the job and the good old money behind it. Kritzelkiste is not a strict interview-format but an easy-going, nerdy chat, aiming to give young creatives, students and newcomers an authentic look into the facettes of the illustration world.

The talks are being recorded as classic dialogues in person or remotely after an intensive research about the guest and their work. The magic of postproduction (scissors, glue, gigantic volume knob) will then transform these talks to easily digestible, tightly cut episodes.

The scribble box

Plot twist: Before recording an episode each guest will be sent a tiny package – the Kritzelkiste. In it they will find tiny souvenirs, memories or surprises that tie in to their work or biography. The dream scenario: „Oh wow, a playing card! This reminds me of my first job as a trainee in a playing card factory.“ „Really!? TELL ME MORE, MYSTERIOUS GUEST!“

Of course, in the end it’s the guests who decide what they want to talk about and what wild podcasting-shenanigans they’d rather skip. In Germany we say: Alles kann, nichts muss – anything can, nothing must.

For our international guests we might have to fall back to sending virtual packages due to scheduling and postage constraints. They’re still going to be magical, of course.

Finale

At the end of the project in August there’s going to be a first season with five episodes available on all the big podcasting platforms – including a hefty web- and social media presence. A final episode is going to be recorded live in front of an audience.

Each episode is going to be promoted online as extensively as possible with teasers, snippets, quotes and pictures. This will give our listeners the chance to quickly look up our guests and their respective illustration styles.