The CreativePro Podcast

Theresa Jackson, David Blatner, Mike Rankin

info@creativepro.com

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Booking Overview

The CreativePro Podcast is a practical design-tech show for working creatives, focusing on production workflows and tools like Adobe, Affinity, accessibility, publishing, and AI. It’s a strong platform for experts who can explain real-world techniques and help professionals adapt as software and industry expectations evolve.

Metrics

Episodes: 348

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 37.8k subscribers

Instagram: 5.2k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Theresa Jackson - CreativePro team host focused on professional design workflows and technology—frequently moderating tool and industry-impacts conversations for working designers.

David Blatner - CreativePro team host and long-time print/layout education advocate, known for design pedagogy and bringing foundational publishing concepts to modern audiences.

Mike Rankin - CreativePro team host and design-education contributor, often revisiting enduring design lessons and their continued relevance in current production practices.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Working designers, instructors, authors, and recognized experts in Adobe/CreativePro-adjacent creative software (InDesign/Illustrator/Photoshop/Acrobat/PowerPoint) plus accessibility and publishing workflow specialists; demonstrable, tool-specific real-world workflow knowledge and/or public-facing educational footprint (courses, books, major communities, or recognized industry authorship).
Required Achievements:  
Published instruction/content on professional design tools, Demonstrated workflow expertise (e.g., accessibility implementation, print/digital publishing production), Recognized creative software educator/author presence, Notable community/portfolio footprint showing repeatable production techniques

Recent Guest Discussions

Luke Choice - Illustrator Updates (snapping Improvements, Performance); Ai-assisted Vector Workflows; Practical Productivity Gains.

Thaddeus Coates - Illustrator Feature Workflow; Turntable Prototyping And Communication; Sketch-to-vector And Live Preview Use Cases.

Steve Caplin - Affinity By Canva Positioning For Pros; Vector/pixel/layout Switching; Live Filters And Real-time Previews; Gaps In Publishing Workflows/accessibility.

Recent Topics

Graphic Design, Desktop Publishing, Accessibility, Digital Publishing, Illustrator

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The CreativePro Podcast
:

Accessibility Quickstart with Dax and Chad

July 21, 2026

Recorded live at CreativePro Week 2026, this episode features Theresa Jackson talking with document accessibility experts Dax Castro and Chad Chelius about practical ways designers can start creating more accessible documents. Dax and Chad begin by sharing their own journeys into accessibility and how they came to focus on helping others create more inclusive documents. From there, they explain how small decisions in InDesign, PowerPoint, and PDF workflows can improve the experience for peopl...

Wait, You Can Do That In…?

June 09, 2026

No matter how long you've used your favorite creative tools, there's always one more shortcut, hidden feature, or unexpected workaround waiting to surprise you. In this episode, Theresa Jackson and Mike Rankin share a collection of practical tips and "wait, you can do that?" discoveries submitted by CreativePro Week speakers. You'll hear tips for favorite tools from Acrobat to PowerPoint, including clever ways to edit faster, move between apps, customize layouts, animate designs, manage masks...

Adobe Illustrator: Favorite New Features Spring 2026

May 19, 2026

Some of the most useful new Illustrator features are easy to miss if you aren't actively exploring the latest updates and beta tools. In this episode, Theresa Jackson talks with illustrator and toy designer Thaddeus Coates and digital artist Luke Choice about the new Illustrator features they're genuinely excited to use. Thaddeus shares how Illustrator fits into his character design and toy-making process, including using Turntable to communicate ideas to manufacturers. Luke dives into the pr...

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