11 episodios
That's The Job Richard Baird and Craig Burgess
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The realities of working in design.
A weekly conversation with Richard Baird and Craig Burgess, two British graphic designers.
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Twitter, Experience and Instinct
In our final episode of this season, we discuss a broad range of topics from succeeding on Twitter, understanding how experience impacts our careers and how to leverage instinct.
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Rich Baird
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Craig Burgess
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Trends & Crisis
This week Rich and Craig talk about trends and how they both serve and hinder the design industry.
Inevitably, they finally mention coronavirus (with a design twist).
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0:01 - Trends.
6:19 - 10% new.
8:42 - The desperate need to be original.
12:49 - It's good enough and learning when to stop.
15:02 - Branding is now iterative.
19:14 - Where we finally talk about coronavirus (in a design context).
24:08 - The design and culture of a crisis.
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Rich Baird
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/RichBaird
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Logo Archive Twitter: https://twitter.com/logoarchive
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Craig Burgess
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The next thing, secrets and how we sell
We decided to go off-script this week and covered a variety of subjects such as promotion, how to find the next thing, design secrets and selling and talking about design.
0:16 - A British sense of promotion.
5:51 - Becoming known for being known.
9:19 - What’s the next thing?
12:36 - Spend time to improve your craft before you promote yourself
18:55 - There are no secrets.
30:12 - How we sell and talk about design.
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Starting out as a freelancer. Part Two.
A few weeks ago we covered how to get started as a freelancer. This week we’re returning to the topic.
00:11 - Qualifying a lead
02:06 - Explain what they’re getting.
04:55 - Saying no to things (red flags).
10:01 - Setting expectations with clients.
14:23 - Red flags. Part Two.
16:43 - Writing proposals and winning work.
24:31 - Explain your design work to a client.
27:09 - Getting things wrong.
30:34 - Red flags. Part three.
31:11 - Do you get nervous when you present work?
37:34 - Don't send angry emails.
44:30 - Stepping away from projects.
49:57 - The one piece of advice for getting started as a freelancer.
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Rich Baird
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Craig Burgess
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Creative Process.
This week Rich and Craig are joined by Adam Sandler (no, not that one) to discuss creative process.
Where to find Adam Sandler online
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotTheFamous0ne
Web: http://asgd.co/
0:54 - Intro to Adam Sandler (no, not THAT one).
1:50 - The pressure to productise.
6:05 - Designing for fun or for money?
9:33 - Providing your design work for free to promote yourself.
12:26 - Making design for in your style for clients.
14:10 - To Adam: what's the aspiration for your work?
16:46 - How close to getting Tame Impala are you?
18:01 - How much does nostalgia feature in your work?
21:12 - The line between design and art
25:41 - How restraint boosts ideas.
27:12 - How to improve your creative process.
31:13 - Helping other designers
33:29 - Becoming an "authority".
36:33 - Do follower numbers matter?
41:37 - Social is easier to achieve than getting featured in magazines.
44:54 - Can you be an artist and a designer?
50:37 - Creating a challenge to help you improve as a designer.
52:15 - Adam Sandler creates a piece of 180 second art. Live. -
Starting out as a freelancer.
Richard and Craig discuss how to start out as a freelancer.
CONTENTS
0:43 - The fundamentals of starting out as a freelancer
1:50 - Craig's experience of starting out as a freelancer
3:33 - The freelancer business basics.
6:10 - Feast or famine: how to deal with it as a freelancer
8:14 - Build a recurring income as soon as you can.
10:14 - How can you provide a retainer?
12:47 - Keep in touch with previous clients.
13:18 - Maintain the quality of your product with retainers.
16:04 - Producing passive income.
18:10 - Producing passive income by selling assets.
22:25 - Legitimate alternatives to Adobe Creative Cloud.
23:02 - Say yes more.
31:32 - Before you start: network and build connections where you can.
33:38 - How Richard got started with promotion.
35:00 - Likes don't mean clients.
38:33 - Deposits. Deposits. Deposits.
43:54 - Setting up contracts and terms of business.
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Rich Baird
Web: https://bpando.org/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RichBaird
BP&O Twitter: https://twitter.com/bpandopinion
BP&O Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bpandopinion/
Logo Archive Twitter: https://twitter.com/logoarchive
Logo Archive Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/logoarchive/
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Craig Burgess
Web: https://getdoingthings.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/craigburgess
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/craigburgess
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBoobSPKTPGviy41A6vBc6w