Alex Neonakis's guest appearances

Alex Neonakis

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Richard Lemarchand

Robin Hunicke

Sarah Elmaleh

Mike Williams

Kellee Santiago

Meg Jayanth

Karla Zimonja

Mike Bithell

Brad Muir

Matthew Burns

Anna Kipnis

Tim Schafer

Jill Murray

Sean Vanaman

Walt Williams

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Hey kiddo… I found one of them episodes you like to listen to! This one features an interview with concept artist and illustrator Alex Neonakis, who worked at Naughty Dog. While at Naughty Dog, she worked on games such as The Last of Us, Left Behind, Uncharted 4, Lost Legacy and The Last of Us Part II. We discuss the exceptional work she did at the studio, her passion for details, the current state of the industry and much more. Furthermore, we talk about the concept art of Elden Ring, how social media impacts our perception of art and I get to ask about a very interesting theory about Martyr Logarius from Bloodborne. We openly talk about story events and locations of The Last of Us Part II, so if you don’t want to get spoiled, you better finish the game first and then come back. Time – Topic Discussed: 0:00 - Intro 04:10 - Guest topic: Being a raid leader in World of Warcraft 06:55 - Guest topic: Elden Ring 14:04 - The job of a concept artist 20:20  - Wear and tear in clothing 23:50  - Staying motivated 26:40 - Her love for details 34:18 - Design notes from the director and player feedback 37:50 - Big setpieces vs. intimate moments 43:31 - Going freelance 48:18 - Crunch in the industry 55:00 - Lessons learned 01:01:00 - The impact of social media on art 01:04:53 - State of the industry 01:08:45 - Negativity on twitter 01:10:53  - Master Chef 01:12:20  - The implosion of Bon Appetit 01:13:35  - The infamous Martyr Logarius theory 01:15:38  - Outro   Things mentioned on the show: Character Concept artist Hyoung Taek Nam  Alex fake Twitter campaign for The Last of Us Take on Me in The Last of Us Part II  Blood, Sweat and Pixels by Jason Schreier  Activision Blizzard scandal Eytan Zana Neil Druckmann Bruce Straley Deleted Owen’s painting in the Last of Us Part II Ashley Swidowski  The implosion of Bon Appetit Martyr Logarius The Ice king from Adventure Time   Social Media: Alex Neonakis Alex Neonakis on  Twitter (@Beavs) Alex Neonakis on Instagram (@alexneonakis) Alex Neonakis’s Homepage   YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Twitter (@youmeindustry) Dorian on Twitter (@DorianChou) YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Instagram (@youmeindustry) Dorian on Instagram (@dorian.chou) YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Facebook (youmeindustry) Intro/Outro by FreshMcZone Artwork by Thomas Martin (Instagram: @thomas.martin.martin)

Hey kiddo… I found one of them episodes you like to listen to! This one features an interview with concept artist and illustrator Alex Neonakis, who worked at Naughty Dog. While at Naughty Dog, she worked on games such as The Last of Us, Left Behind, Uncharted 4, Lost Legacy and The Last of Us Part II. We discuss the exceptional work she did at the studio, her passion for details, the current state of the industry and much more. Furthermore, we talk about the concept art of Elden Ring, how social media impacts our perception of art and I get to ask about a very interesting theory about Martyr Logarius from Bloodborne. We openly talk about story events and locations of The Last of Us Part II, so if you don’t want to get spoiled, you better finish the game first and then come back. Time – Topic Discussed: 0:00 - Intro 04:10 - Guest topic: Being a raid leader in World of Warcraft 06:55 - Guest topic: Elden Ring 14:04 - The job of a concept artist 20:20  - Wear and tear in clothing 23:50  - Staying motivated 26:40 - Her love for details 34:18 - Design notes from the director and player feedback 37:50 - Big setpieces vs. intimate moments 43:31 - Going freelance 48:18 - Crunch in the industry 55:00 - Lessons learned 01:01:00 - The impact of social media on art 01:04:53 - State of the industry 01:08:45 - Negativity on twitter 01:10:53  - Master Chef 01:12:20  - The implosion of Bon Appetit 01:13:35  - The infamous Martyr Logarius theory 01:15:38  - Outro Things mentioned on the show: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hyoungtnam/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Character Concept artist Hyoung Taek Nam</a> <a href="https://www.ign.com/wikis/the-last-of-us/Left_Behind_Twitter_Feeds_and_Secret_Web_Sites#Store_Twitter_Accounts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Alex fake Twitter campaign for The Last of Us</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeHRqAu2DC0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Take on Me in The Last of Us Part II</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34376766-blood-sweat-and-pixels" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Blood, Sweat and Pixels by Jason Schreier</a> <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-hit-with-a-new-lawsuit-alleging-rampant-sexism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Activision Blizzard scandal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/eytanzana" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eytan Zana</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Neil_Druckmann" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Neil Druckmann</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/bruce_straley" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bruce Straley</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Beavs/status/1279146138231160833" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deleted Owen’s painting in the Last of Us Part II</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aswidowskiart/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ashley Swidowski</a> <a href="https://www.insider.com/bon-apptit-timeline-allegations-drama-culture-race-andy-alex-sohla-2020-6#later-that-evening-rapoport-resigned-as-editor-in-chief-4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The implosion of Bon Appetit</a> <a href="https://bloodborne.fandom.com/wiki/Martyr_Logarius" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Martyr Logarius</a> <a href="https://atf.fandom.com/wiki/Ice_King" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Ice king from Adventure Time</a> Social Media: Alex Neonakis Alex Neonakis on  <a href="https://twitter.com/Beavs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> (@Beavs) Alex Neonakis on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alexneonakis/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> (@alexneonakis) Alex Neonakis’s <a href="https://www.alexneonakis.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homepage</a> YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on <a href="https://twitter.com/youmeindustry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> (@youmeindustry) Dorian on <a href="https://twitter.com/DorianChou" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> (@DorianChou) YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/youmeindustry/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> (@youmeindustry) Dorian on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dorian.chou/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> (@dorian.chou) YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/youmeindustry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> (youmeindustry) Intro/Outro by FreshMcZone Artwork by Thomas Martin (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thomas.martin.martin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>: @thomas.martin.martin)

YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY EPISODE 28: Alex Neonakis

Olly Moss

A NEW YEAR means NEW GUESTS! Alex (former UI designer and current character concept artist at Naughty Dog, as well as a freelance children’s book author. Her credits include The Last of Us, The Last of Us: Left Behind, Uncharted 4, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, and NBA Live 09) and Olly (Art Director on Firewatch, and graphic designer best known for his work w/ Mondo, Harry Potter, Star Wars, the Academy Awards, and much more) join us to talk about growing up on message boards, NBA Live 09 and the UI of sports games, whether knowledge limits your creativity, communicating a feeling through art, being critical of your own work, creating Garfields for fun, experimentation, UI in a background role, creating spaces in Firewatch that felt natural and not meticulously designed, how to lead the player without being too obtuse or explicit, creating Drake's Journal in Uncharted 4, misconceptions about work, why Breath of the Wild is great, and Tom Bombadil. Our Guests on the Internet Alex's Twitter and Website. Olly's Twitter, Garfield Repository, and Website. Stuff We Talked About Alex's Young Drake designs Olly's Harry Potter book covers Garfield Minus Garfield That millennial SNL skit Alex mentioned Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse trailer How We Made The Last of Us's Interface Work So Well by Alex Neonakis Drake's Journal by Alex Neonakis In the Valley of Gods by Campo Santo Our theme music was composed by 2Mello, and our logo was created by Lily Nishita.

A NEW YEAR means NEW GUESTS! Alex (former UI designer and current character concept artist at Naughty Dog, as well as a freelance children’s book author. Her credits include The Last of Us, The Last of Us: Left Behind, Uncharted 4, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, and NBA Live 09) and Olly (Art Director on Firewatch, and graphic designer best known for his work w/ Mondo, Harry Potter, Star Wars, the Academy Awards, and much more) join us to talk about growing up on message boards, NBA Live 09 and the UI of sports games, whether knowledge limits your creativity, communicating a feeling through art, being critical of your own work, creating Garfields for fun, experimentation, UI in a background role, creating spaces in Firewatch that felt natural and not meticulously designed, how to lead the player without being too obtuse or explicit, creating Drake's Journal in Uncharted 4, misconceptions about work, why Breath of the Wild is great, and Tom Bombadil. Our Guests on the Internet Alex's <a href="https://twitter.com/Beavs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.alexneonakis.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a>. Olly's <a href="https://twitter.com/ollymoss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.garf.zone/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Garfield Repository</a>, and <a href="http://ollymoss.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a>. Stuff We Talked About <a href="https://www.alexneonakis.com/#/naughty-dog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alex's Young Drake designs</a> <a href="http://ollymoss.com/#/potter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Olly's Harry Potter book covers</a> <a href="http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Garfield Minus Garfield</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/backtoyoubfs/status/934943228675096583" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">That millennial SNL skit Alex mentioned</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/ii3n7hYQOl4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse trailer</a> <a href="https://kotaku.com/how-we-made-the-last-of-uss-interface-work-so-well-1571841317" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How We Made The Last of Us's Interface Work So Well</a> by Alex Neonakis <a href="https://www.alexneonakis.com/#/drakes-journal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Drake's Journal</a> by Alex Neonakis <a href="https://inthevalleyofgods.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In the Valley of Gods</a> by Campo Santo Our theme music was composed by <a href="http://2mello.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2Mello</a>, and our logo was created by <a href="https://lilynishita.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lily Nishita</a>.

Alex Neonakis & Olly Moss

“A night of curses. A night to remember.” Finally! A Souls game. Or a Souls-like game, but hey, when it’s From Software, it’s all good. Anyway, Bloodborne. What can you say of it that hasn’t been said already? An evolution of what makes Dark Souls so great. Faster gameplay, excellent design – both from a […]

Bloodborne, by Alex Neonakis