Gabe and Sean are joined by the show’s musical director, Nica Mork, to talk through puppet-making, the aesthetics of Korean skincare, and how Bruce Wayne lost his fortune. Plus: Gabe’s Gauntlet and Design Student Confessions!
You can find Nica Mork as Veronica Mork on LinkedIn, or on Instagram as @slumptownn. You can also hear the music Nica has been putting out throughout this and every episode!
You can find about Gabe Bidney as @gabe_bidney on Instagram, or as Gabriel Bidney on LinkedIn. Gabe leads PSUGD Design Club, which you can find about on Instagram as @psudesignclub.
Show art by Joel Williams. Music by Nica Mork, with additional compositions by Albert Marlowe/S.I. Publishing (licensed from Pond5). Production support by Mycah Brandley.
Did I Do That?: First Steps is produced with students from DES 425 Rodeo, part of the Portland State University Graphic Design program. To learn more about PSUGD, visit psu.gd. You can learn more about Rodeo, the class this project was borne from, at psu.gd/rodeo or @psugdrodeo.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Did I Do That? is getting back out there this summer and we want you THERE!
Future Fonts & Friends (and the Design Confessional) is back!
Thursday August 7, 2025 from 6–9pm
OUTLET, 2500 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland OR
Free
The Design Confessional (which you may remember from our Season 3 and Season 5 recap episodes) is getting dusted off to go out for the third time to be a part of Future Fonts and Friends, the free font-friendly mixer where Portland meets TypeCon!
If you’ve enjoyed our student design confessions during these First Steps episodes, it’s a fun way to share your own creative sins, flaws, and downright failings (anonymously) live with me and then hear them on the show!
Did I Do That? is back at Seattle Design Festival!
Saturday, August 16 at 1pm
Seattle Design Festival Mainstage at Lake Union Park
Free
What’s the worst project you’ve ever made—the one you almost cringe to think about sharing with the world? It’s a feeling every designer can identity. But what if you had a chance to fish it out of the proverbial trash can and pit it toe-to-toe against some of your peers’ worst-ever work, with the hope of having it named “Worst in Show?”
Did I Do That? Scrapes the Bottom of the Barrel shares the Seattle design community's that shame with the world, with a panel of Seattle’s best graphic designers will talk through their most hilariously regrettable projects live on stage with me. We'll talk it through, then decide together whose project really is the bottom of the barrel. It’s a funny, irreverent chance to unpack the fear of feedback while celebrating something that rarely gets the spotlight—the messy work you have to make to get to someplace better.
But wait…
There is more yet to be announced, so keep your eyes peeled on the Substack or Instagram for more updates.
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