it's the last episode of 2025! it's kelliot wrapped 2025 an as expected arbitrary and completed subjective award show about our's and kelliot's year.

and what a year it's been, we hit our stride, got lost in the woods, and returned with even more energy. kelliot has come a long way in only 58 episodes and you've all come along with us, so thank you, from the bottom of hearts. we promise no hiking in 2026.

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this is episode 58 of kelliot! designers who care.

with @KelLauren and @elliotisacoolguyTV

the kelliot song of the week:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/67v3FKFpGpEB9zWdOf4Nrv?si=95af5b662bbf4c1b

the kelliot font of the year:

https://www.sharptype.co/typefaces/rotina

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Herman Miller (Not a Sponsor)

01:02 A Pain in the Back and Goodbye to Aussie Teens

8:46 Outfit Change (Intro)

11:24 Best Episode

17:04 Best Kel Design

18:43 Best Elliot Design

21:41 Best Moment

26:01 Best Album Art

29:03 Best Font

33:01 Best Thumbnail

36:43 Best Comment

39:31 Best Meal

42:23 Best Smell

47:13 Best Shoe

51:32 Best Emotion

58:06 Best Ad Read

1:06:53 Best Personal Moment

01:12:04 Best Category

01:15:16 Song of the Year

01:18:55 #kelliotsaidso Showcase

01:20:45 What a Year!

01:23:58 Outro & End of Episode

two design episodes in two weeks!? this week on kelliot we go back into our bag and draw from our secret album artwork episode but this time design... secret movie posters! the briefs are bad and the clock is ticking. we also spend the first twenty minutes trying to understand pantone's color of the year, and wrap the episode with our 2025 spotify wrapped.

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this is episode 57 of kelliot! designers who care.
with @KelLauren and @elliotisacoolguyTV

the kelliot song of the week:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/67v3FKFpGpEB9zWdOf4Nrv?si=95af5b662bbf4c1b

the kelliot font of the week:
https://www.myfonts.com/collections/neue-helvetica-font-linotype/?srsltid=AfmBOoqbrxQlXvUfzZV2tS3KuOZlvRPBdXgxs8MgLScZ-oUoD7HvntlM

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Vocal Warm Ups
00:15 The Public Flogging of Pantone
19:03 Intro & Episode Explanation
21:30 Kel Brief/Elliot Design
55:53 Elliot Brief/Kel Design
01:29:18 Originals Revealed
01:36:39 Spotify 2025 Wrapped
01:48:36 Song of the Week
01:49:55 Font of the Week
01:51:10 #kelliotsaidso Showcase
01:52:46 Outro & End of Episode

the holiday break is calling so now is the perfect time to design some fun cards to give to your friends, family, or clients!? kel has pulled a bunch of archival assets, elliot has written some hilarious copy, and jared had a fever of 102.7 when we filmed so he's only kind of in this one.

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this is episode 56 of kelliot! designers who care.
with @KelLauren and @elliotisacoolguyTV

the kelliot song of the week:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/67v3FKFpGpEB9zWdOf4Nrv?si=95af5b662bbf4c1b

the kelliot font of the week:
available on Patreon in this weeks asset pack!

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 The Septum in my Ear
00:23 The Joy's of Shipping your own Prints
02:21 Intro & Episode Explanation
06:20 Presentation of Assets
11:53 Presentation of Fonts
13:32 Presentation of Copy
17:14 DESIGN ALONG
01:04:06 Holiday Card Reveal
01:12:19 #kelliotsaidso Showcase
01:15:07 Song of the Week
01:17:02 Font of the Week
01:18:14 Outro & End of Episode

to kick of the holiday season, kelliot would like to bring you some inspiration! in this episode we share some of the things that have been bringing us joy inside and outside of our fields with the hope it might give you some life if you're feeling down. we hope you enjoy

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this is episode 55 of kelliot! designers who care.
with @KelLauren and @elliotisacoolguyTV

the kelliot song of the week:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/67v3FKFpGpEB9zWdOf4Nrv?si=95af5b662bbf4c1b

the kelliot font of the week:
https://www.sharptype.co/typefaces/rotina

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Honey, The Bed's Offline
01:44 A Second Monitor Episode
05:15 It's Hope Scroll Time
08:29 Bráulio Amado Exhibition
15:05 Sashiko & Tatreez Embroidery
25:58 Kurt Woerpel Zine
31:47 Big Drapey Fashion
41:47 b.Eauitful Clothing Brand
46:06 Script Fonts (and Trying to Remember "That Font")
53:49 A Design by Daryn Roongrawewan ( @DarynRblog )
55:30 The Work of Joel Kirschenbaum ( @joelcherrytree )
01:02:17 Designs by Sarah Elawad (@sarahmelawad) &
Merna Ahmed (@coolcatmerna) & a Video by @youssofgehad
01:05:12 Bread Pilled
01:10:42 Art by Kooqy
01:17:36 Photography by Pelle Cass (@pellecass)
01:20:53 Photography by Rob Tringali (@robtringali)
01:21:36 @BaumgartnerRestoration
01:23:12 Creator Solmaz Saberi ( @SolSnack )
01:26:11 Kel's Ohno Book by James Edmondson
01:28:43 Jared's Collection of Film Positives
01:30:21 Elliot's Magical Athlete the Board Game (Art by Angela Kirkwood @angelakirkwood)
01:31:38 Therapy, The Ai Swing, and The Smartest Baby in 1996
01:39:52 #kelliotsaidso Showcase
01:42:58 Song of the Week
01:48:19 Font of the Week
01:50:13 Outro & End of Episode

today's episode is a mystery... box challenge. kel, elliot and jared? created a brief each, (font, phrase, palette, asset) we spin a wheel to see which one's we must use to design a poster.

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this is episode 54 of kelliot! designers who care.
with @KelLauren and @elliotisacoolguyTV

the kelliot song of the week:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/67v3FKFpGpEB9zWdOf4Nrv?si=95af5b662bbf4c1b

the kelliot font of the week:
https://fonts.adobe.com/fonts/clarendon-urw

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CHAPTERS:
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Adult Braces 2026
01:03 Elliot Wisdom Teeth Update
02:37 Do The Intro?
08:08 Mystery Box Selection
11:16 How To Follow Along & Announcement
15:14 Design Time!
01:04:01 A Wild Producer Appears
01:06:49 Ten Minutes Left
01:16:32 Designing is Done & The Blind Reveal
01:23:14 "Only My Wicked Mind"
01:27:20 #kelliotsaidso Showcase
01:29:17 Song of the Week
01:31:14 Font of the Week
01:32:36 Grocery Store Awards Community Choice
01:36:21 We're So On Top of Things (Outro & End of Episode)

it's kelliot branding day! if you love the new look, we talk all about the choices and decisions about why we went this direction, as well as the challenges of having hosts that live on opposite sides of the world. we also talk thumbnail design (a real profession that we respect) and some stuff that was inDaNews.

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this is episode 53 of kelliot! designers who care.
with @KelLauren and @elliotisacoolguyTV

the kelliot song of the week:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/67v3FKFpGpEB9zWdOf4Nrv?si=95af5b662bbf4c1b

the kelliot font of the week:
https://fonts.adobe.com/fonts/buena-park-jf

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 An Embarrassing Admittance
01:42 Elliot and Clubhouse
08:56 What Day Was This Filmed? (Intro)
13:35 Our Original Branding
21:02 Our New Branding
29:21 Our Art Direction
40:33 Our Brand Kit
47:19 Thumbnail Design & Evolution
01:00:56 inDaNews!
01:08:36 #kelliotsaidso Showcase
01:10:32 Song of the Week
01:14:12 Font of the Week
01:15:55 Elliot of the Week (Huh?)
01:16:23 Outro & End of Episode

kel and elliot ask the tough questions this week! which Photoshop tool is the best. yes we just roasted Adobe last week, ok... please enjoy the silly bracket.

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this is episode 52 of kelliot! designers who care.
with @KelLauren and @elliotisacoolguyTV

the kelliot song of the week:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/67v3FKFpGpEB9zWdOf4Nrv?si=95af5b662bbf4c1b

the kelliot font of the week:
https://fonts.adobe.com/fonts/futura-pt

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Covid Era Creativity
00:58 Thoughts on Adobe (Pre-AdobeMAX Conversation)
08:11 Photoshop Has Some Good Tools (Intro)
12:52 Move & Select Bracket
34:34 Move & Select Finals
36:34 Paint Bracket
48:58 Paint Finals
53:28 Brief Intermission
54:20 Drawing & Type Bracket
01:06:06 Shapes Wildcard & Elliot Breaks Kel's Brain
01:17:25 Elliots Photoshop Crashes
01:20:54 Wildcard Finals
01:21:22 Drawing & Type Semi-Finals
01:25:07 Drawing & Type Finals
01:28:37 Raster Wildcard
01:40:44 Retouching Bracket
01:51:52 Retouching Finals
01:52:18 Ultimate Final
02:01:02 Song of the Week

watch kelliot spiral as we recount the mids and LOWS of AdobeMAX 2025.
didn't have time to watch the 6hrs of Keynotes and Sneaks? probably for the best.

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this is episode 51 of kelliot! designers who care.
with @KelLauren and @elliotisacoolguyTV

the kelliot song of the week:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/67v3FKFpGpEB9zWdOf4Nrv?si=95af5b662bbf4c1b

the kelliot font of the week:
https://fonts.adobe.com/fonts/battleslab

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CHAPTERS:
00:18 #AdobeShartners
04:53 $2,995 USD
06:13 Adobe is in the Call?
11:27 Adobe, the complicated ex
17:18 Reputation Issues
18:16 The Intro (It's a long one folks)
50:40 Opening Keynote (3 Flipping Hours)
57:45 Ai Agents are not Community
01:03:54 Be okay with Bad
01:15:50 A SNEAKS Conspiracy Theory
01:26:17 Some SNEAKS we liked
01:35:51 The Adobe Survey
01:42:22 NFTs, Ai Usage, & The Jeremy Controversy?
01:54:36 People Fighting Against Ai
02:00:41 Affinity is back! and Free!?
02:02:36 Song of the Week
02:03:25 Font of the Week
02:05:00 #kelliotsaidso Showcase
02:07:17 Outro & End of Episode