• I'm pretty sure this is how Nick Campbell's broadcast went down.

Yesterday’s Five Hours of Power live event far surpassed all of my expectations with some great discussions and huge turnouts to see these guys in action. Justin Maller kicked things off at 2pm EST with Transmission II where he offered some great insight into his work, process, and the business side of things. Great broadcast with some great advice.

We then bounced over to Nick Campbell with his GSG Live Cast where he had a focus on design and design-related topics. Nick’s broadcasts are always great, well-spoken guy with very practical knowledge and advice in various fields which surely helps others in the creative community. Unfortunately we don’t have a recorded version of his broadcast, but the above image is a pretty accurate depiction of how Nick’s discussion went down. Helicopters and all. :)

Following Nick, it was my turn to kick off Signalnoise Broadcast 18. I didn’t have any specific topic so we had our typical Q and A period where I discussed t-shirts, my workflow, early design jobs and my favorite things about design in general.

The fourth hour brought us Fabio Sasso and his first live Abduzeedo Broadcast. It was wonderful to get so much insight into how Fabio started and runs his blog, the events leading to its conception, and the mechanics of how he keeps it fresh. He’s an ambitious guy and his broadcast is really inspiring, especially for those looking to start their own blog or design-related website.

And finally, at 9pm EST the crew at DesignChat finished off the 5 Hours of Power with a wonderful interview with Erin Loechner, freelance design blogger and editor of Design for Mankind. Erin offered up some wonderful advice about making it in the industry, how she did it, and how to use your confidence to achieve your goals. The talk isn’t online quite yet, but you can see all of the DesignChat discussions on iTunes.

In conclusion, I was floored by the amount of online support the creative community gave to this event. I’m a big fan of everyone who took part in the 5 Hours of Power and it was wonderful to catch so much inspiration and advice straight from these guys. I think we clocked an average of 400 viewers for each broadcast, peaking at about 550 at one point. It really felt like we had out own little television network made for designers like us, and that’s really cool. Thanks so much to the 4 guys who took part and made this thing happen and thanks to all of you who tuned in.

Will there be another event like this? Well, we all agreed it would be a lot of fun to do this again. Don’t change that channel, kids.

Today will be quite a special day when it comes to live broadcasts. After seeing Nick Campbell deliver his GSG Live Cast last year I thought it was such a wonderful idea for viewers and readers I decided to start my own Signalnoise Broadcast, which is now weekly. The live discussion format offers a wonderful, real connection to those who are interested in art and design and can provide some nice advice for those getting into the industry.

And now for the 5 Hours of Power! Not only are Nick and I going to be holding our own weekly broadcasts, but our good pals Justin Maller, Fabio Sasso and the Design Chat crew will all be broadcasting as well. We managed to combine all of these discussions into a schedule to provide a good 5 hours of industry talk. Here is the schedule:

• 2pm EST: Justin Maller – Transmission – Tune in
• 3pm EST: Nick Campbell – GSG Live Cast – Tune in
• 4pm EST: James White – Signalnoise Broadcast – Tune in
• 5pm EST: Fabio Sasso – Abduzeedo Broadcast - Tune in
• 9pm EST: Design Chat with Ryan McGovern – Tune in

I’m a big fan of these other three guys, so I’m super excited to kick back and watch them sequentially live. The best way to follow the happenings would probably be via Twitter, which I linked to each individual in the schedule above. And since this is such short notice, if you could offer a tweet or a blog post to get the word out that would be very much appreciated. Hope to see you there!

Hello everyone! I’m currently in San Francisco relaxing in the hotel after attending FITC for the past 3 days, had a wonderful time seeing inspiring presentations and meeting fellow creative folks. Once I’m back home and properly rested I will put together a proper post about all the fun.

But for now, here’s a real treat. I didn’t have a chance to do my weekly Signalnoise Broadcast because of the trip but my pal Justin Maller had his first official Transmission this afternoon, which is something you should be excited about. Justin is a wicked talented dude and I’ve been a fan of his work for quite some time, so it’s awesome to get some insight straight from him regarding his work, career, processes, etc. For those of you who don’t know his work, check out his website, Tumblr, online print shop and drop by to say hello on Twitter. His portfolio is mighty.

It’s great to see so many people jumping on services like UStream to have a much closer connection to those interested in their work, and to help out by offering advice to fledgling artists and designers. Community makes us all stronger, man.

Here is the recorded version of Signalnoise Broadcast 17 which aired yesterday afternoon. This was a general QA session, we had a great turnout and talked about the Scott Pilgrim movie, plagiarism, the software I use, organic work flows, thumbnails and sketching, synthetic light flares, matte painting, how I did my art show, web design and finished everything up with a mini showcase of some hilarious drawings. My pal Justin Maller even showed up to hang this time around.

I will be leaving on Monday to attend FITC San Francisco so there will be no broadcast next Thursday, but I’ll be back the following week with some stories. Thanks to everyone who came by yesterday to hang and ask questions!

If you missed out on tuning in live to Signalnoise Broadcast 16 yesterday, here is the recorded version for you to check out. Instead of having the free form discussion we normally have, this broadcast focused on clients. We discussed an array of topics within the realm of client-based work, including keeping a project on track, getting new work, keeping your work flow manageable, noticing “red flags” during a project, formal vs. informal settings, politely walking away from a client job, and many other subjects. I was really blown away by the amount and caliber of questions this time around. Great time.

Thanks again to everyone who took the time to drop in and chat. I will be live again next Thursday at 3pm EST for Signalnoise Broadcast 17. See you then, kids.