The Distiller

The Distiller


#44 – Designer Jason Snell’s Long View Of The Creative Life

November 01, 2019

Jason Snell Wants You To Feel It.

Bob Dylan once sang “The country I come from, is called the Midwest.” For a creative professional, sometimes working in the Midwest really does feel like another country. Finding a way to stand out in your field can be particularly difficult if you’re not on the coasts or in Chicago. But where others find challenge, Jason Snell finds advantage. Having worked for the big clients, and worked in places like Austin and Seattle, Jason has found his place in the community of design and music in his home state of Ohio.

Jason is a pure creative. A kid who started out sketching Star Wars pictures, Jason now has his hands in art, design, video & motion graphics, music, and more. For a lot of creative people, balancing the demands of client work and personal artistic work is a struggle. But Jason seems to have mastered the balance of his personal and professional priorities, and that balance is instructive for those of us struggling to find it.

Episode 44 – Jason Snell – Links & Info

* Jason Snell on Linkedin: /jasondsnell* Instagram: @jasonsnell* Jason’s Behance Portfolio* Ohio Knife (Jason’s Band) on Bandcamp* BLDG Refuge* Fausto at the CAC* Facebook: /faustocincy* Instagram: @faustocincy* Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center* BLINK 2019* Cincinnati Street Artist Tenzing on Instagram: @tenzing_art* Tenzing on YouTube

Designing, for the future.

Snell originally graduated from DAAP (The University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning). He recounted the early days of honing his craft, working on side projects while holding down the corporate day job. Eventually those side projects became significant enough to turn into his own business, the boutique agency We Have Become Vikings.