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Interviews & Pods

Design Next Podcast by Craft
I haven't seen this before; that's what makes it excellent
April 2026
Host Daisy Crowder
Front & Center
Unsolicited Advice: With Talia Cotton
May 2025
Alex Center & Kevin Batory
See No Evil Livestream
On building Cotton, navigating bias as a woman founder, and envisioning the future of creative technology
April 2025
Thiago Maia & James Wignall
Mindful Creative
Optimism as a strategy for creativity without limits
April 2025
with Radim Malinic
Creative Review
Talia Cotton on Coding and Creativity
May 2024
by Aimee Mclaughlin
Women at Work
Talia Cotton, designer, coder and educator, on how to merge technology and creativity and break new ground with love and passion
May 2024
by Hey Studio
Creative Capes (by Future London Academy)
Talia Cotton on starting an agency after leaving Pentagram
April 2024
Ekaterina Solomeina
tim rodenbröker creative coding
A conversation with Talia Cotton
April 2024
at Glashaus, Barcelona
TYPEONE Magazine Issue 07
Designer Feature & Interview
October 2023
Amber Weaver
Envato Meet the Experts
Meet the Experts: Pushing Design Possibilities Through Coding with Talia Cotton
June 2023
Kelsie Rimmer
Page Magazine
Interview mit Talia Cotton: Code Can Solve the Problem of Design Bias
May 2023
Anne Kaiser
The One Club for Creativity
Morning Buzz with Adam Zen: Season 2 Episode 2
April 2023
Adam Zen
TYPEONE Magazine Issue 06
Designer's List Feature
March 2023
The Brand Identity
Talia Cotton on working at Pentagram, inspiring students and creating meaningful design with code
November 2022
with Poppy Thaxter
GDUSA
Responsible Designer to Watch
November 2022
The One Club for Creativity
Young Guns 20: Talia Cotton Interview
November 2022
Ladies, Wine & Design
Talia Cotton, graphic designer and coder
November 2019
The Design Kids
Why designers are turned off by coding, and the impact automation and algorithms could have on design
July 2019
GDUSA
Students to Watch Feature
February 2018
Parsons School of Design
Alumni Spotlight
February 2018

Snippets

Talia Cotton stands on a dark stage, smiling as she speaks into a headset microphone while holding a smartphone. She wears a white blazer, her hair is tied back, and the caption reads, “This is why I love creatives.”

Why I believe in creatives more than ever.

D&AD President’s Lecture
May 2026

Where there is unknown, there is opportunity.

Where there is unknown, there is opportunity.

D&AD President’s Lecture
May 2026

A woman speaks onstage during a presentation, gesturing as she talks. She wears an “I ♥ NY” T-shirt, black skirt, and red platform shoes. A projected slide behind her shows part of the word “UNFATHOMABLE,” and subtitles read, “So you're always in this interesting tension between.”

The modern designer surrenders to factors that are out of their control.

Typographics 2025
Summer 2025

Talia Cotton speaks into a handheld microphone at Typographics, seated onstage and wearing a white T-shirt with a glittery red heart graphic. Subtitles read, “The work that stands out is the work that.

The work that stands out is the work that goes off the computer

Typographics 2025
June 2025

Sometimes you have to make people uncomfortable to make something new.

Sometimes you have to make people uncomfortable to make something new.

RGD Toronto
November 2024

The client is always right and the designer is always right, but what they’re right about is different.

The client is always right and the designer is always right, but what they’re right about is different.

Front and Center Podcast
May 2025

Talia Cotton speaks into a handheld microphone at It’s Nice That’s Nicer Tuesdays, seated in a director-style chair and smiling. She wears a yellow blazer over a light top with black leather pants. Subtitles read, “And that’s how you sell the concept.”

Don’t say the C word!

Nicer Tuesdays
November 2024

The logo is no longer always the brand.

The logo is no longer always the brand.

Canva Create
2024

Talia Cotton sits in a light blue blazer, holding a black handheld microphone and speaking while looking to the side. Her brown hair is pulled back in a ponytail, and the on-screen caption reads, “more things with creativity.”

Lead with the art, and the tool will follow.

Canva Create
2024

A split-screen video call from The Untold Podcast shows Lorenza Ángel smiling at the camera in the top panel, wearing a light ruffled sleeveless top, while Talia Cotton appears in the bottom panel wearing a white “Cotton” cap and dark jacket. Subtitles read, “I can’t tell people to be that way if.”

Don't force yourself to be fearless.

Untold Podcast
September 2025

Talia Cotton stands on a dark stage, smiling as she speaks into a headset microphone while holding a smartphone. She wears a white blazer, her hair is tied back, and the caption reads, “This is why I love creatives.”

Why I believe in creatives more than ever.

D&AD President’s Lecture
May 2026

Where there is unknown, there is opportunity.

Where there is unknown, there is opportunity.

D&AD President’s Lecture
May 2026

A woman speaks onstage during a presentation, gesturing as she talks. She wears an “I ♥ NY” T-shirt, black skirt, and red platform shoes. A projected slide behind her shows part of the word “UNFATHOMABLE,” and subtitles read, “So you're always in this interesting tension between.”

The modern designer surrenders to factors that are out of their control.

Typographics 2025
Summer 2025

Talia Cotton speaks into a handheld microphone at Typographics, seated onstage and wearing a white T-shirt with a glittery red heart graphic. Subtitles read, “The work that stands out is the work that.

The work that stands out is the work that goes off the computer

Typographics 2025
June 2025

Sometimes you have to make people uncomfortable to make something new.

Sometimes you have to make people uncomfortable to make something new.

RGD Toronto
November 2024

The client is always right and the designer is always right, but what they’re right about is different.

The client is always right and the designer is always right, but what they’re right about is different.

Front and Center Podcast
May 2025

Talia Cotton speaks into a handheld microphone at It’s Nice That’s Nicer Tuesdays, seated in a director-style chair and smiling. She wears a yellow blazer over a light top with black leather pants. Subtitles read, “And that’s how you sell the concept.”

Don’t say the C word!

Nicer Tuesdays
November 2024

The logo is no longer always the brand.

The logo is no longer always the brand.

Canva Create
2024

Talia Cotton sits in a light blue blazer, holding a black handheld microphone and speaking while looking to the side. Her brown hair is pulled back in a ponytail, and the on-screen caption reads, “more things with creativity.”

Lead with the art, and the tool will follow.

Canva Create
2024

A split-screen video call from The Untold Podcast shows Lorenza Ángel smiling at the camera in the top panel, wearing a light ruffled sleeveless top, while Talia Cotton appears in the bottom panel wearing a white “Cotton” cap and dark jacket. Subtitles read, “I can’t tell people to be that way if.”

Don't force yourself to be fearless.

Untold Podcast
September 2025

Talia Cotton stands on a dark stage, smiling as she speaks into a headset microphone while holding a smartphone. She wears a white blazer, her hair is tied back, and the caption reads, “This is why I love creatives.”

Why I believe in creatives more than ever.

D&AD President’s Lecture
May 2026

Where there is unknown, there is opportunity.

Where there is unknown, there is opportunity.

D&AD President’s Lecture
May 2026

A woman speaks onstage during a presentation, gesturing as she talks. She wears an “I ♥ NY” T-shirt, black skirt, and red platform shoes. A projected slide behind her shows part of the word “UNFATHOMABLE,” and subtitles read, “So you're always in this interesting tension between.”

The modern designer surrenders to factors that are out of their control.

Typographics 2025
Summer 2025

Talia Cotton speaks into a handheld microphone at Typographics, seated onstage and wearing a white T-shirt with a glittery red heart graphic. Subtitles read, “The work that stands out is the work that.

The work that stands out is the work that goes off the computer

Typographics 2025
June 2025

Sometimes you have to make people uncomfortable to make something new.

Sometimes you have to make people uncomfortable to make something new.

RGD Toronto
November 2024

The client is always right and the designer is always right, but what they’re right about is different.

The client is always right and the designer is always right, but what they’re right about is different.

Front and Center Podcast
May 2025

Talia Cotton speaks into a handheld microphone at It’s Nice That’s Nicer Tuesdays, seated in a director-style chair and smiling. She wears a yellow blazer over a light top with black leather pants. Subtitles read, “And that’s how you sell the concept.”

Don’t say the C word!

Nicer Tuesdays
November 2024

The logo is no longer always the brand.

The logo is no longer always the brand.

Canva Create
2024

Talia Cotton sits in a light blue blazer, holding a black handheld microphone and speaking while looking to the side. Her brown hair is pulled back in a ponytail, and the on-screen caption reads, “more things with creativity.”

Lead with the art, and the tool will follow.

Canva Create
2024

A split-screen video call from The Untold Podcast shows Lorenza Ángel smiling at the camera in the top panel, wearing a light ruffled sleeveless top, while Talia Cotton appears in the bottom panel wearing a white “Cotton” cap and dark jacket. Subtitles read, “I can’t tell people to be that way if.”

Don't force yourself to be fearless.

Untold Podcast
September 2025

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