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Creative Slash

Ep. 035 – Mikey Burton – Staying Human in an Over-Optimized Creative Industry

April 23, 2026·1h 26m
Episode Description from the Publisher

At some point in your creative career, the stakes shift. We go from just making stuff… to overthinking. Obsessing. Optimizing. And it sucks the the fun out of the entire thing. In this episode, we talk with illustrator and designer Mikey Burton about that shift. And honestly, it's refreshing, like talking to a design monk who makes everything feel like it's going to be okay. From editorial work on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver to building a career across studios, freelance, and printmaki...

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