Today's guest is Aaron Masik. He is a Senior Designer at UpperDeck Cards and also a Freelance Art Director at Masik Creative in San Diego CA. During this episode we talk about: -his journey to design as a kid and the first piece of design software he got to play around with. -how he was let go from the design studio he worked at within the first year of being there and it was right after he got married.-his long shot of getting into sports design and the 16-hour drives that made his dream a reality. -the variety of print materials that he designs at UpperDeck and the variety of substrates he is using for them. Including materials embedded with diamonds. -his time design Rampage jerseys while he was with the Spurs and what that meant to him. -how to handle non-designer feedback when they can't see your vision or reasoning. -the WNBA team project he was proud to be a part of. I am really excited to share this one as I was a huge hockey card collector when I was a kid, still have them too! Aaron is a great guy to talk to with stories to share! @masik18