46 episodes
The Design Diaries Alyssa Nguyen (@atnndesign)
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4.9 • 28 Ratings
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The Brand Designer's Podcast Diary: self-taught brand designer Alyssa Nguyen (of @atnndesign studio) shares advice and tips for fellow creatives, freelancers, and business owners along with honest experiences to help you learn from her mistakes. No gatekeeping here—Alyssa creates episodes on all topics, ranging from design projects to client management to marketing and finance with the aim of helping other creatives reach their goals. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atnndesign/support
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Ep 37: 3 Ways I Started Booking Clients Again
Brand designer Alyssa Nguyen shares 3 strategies for booking clients after a slow period in your business that helped her go from slow quarters to booked out 2 months in advance.
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Ep 36: Business Insurance for Designers
Brand design studio owner & designer Alyssa Nguyen shares why professional liability insurance is essential for creatives and some tips on how to get it and what to look for.
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Ep 35: How to Consistently Grow Your Business (Without Burnout)
Brand designer Alyssa Nguyen talks 3 key things to consider when approaching growth strategies for any part of your design or creative business. These tips will allow you to make actionable steps towards building a sustainable growth plan that won't overwhelm you.
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Ep 34: Avoiding Legal Issues & Hiring a Lawyer with Guest Attorney Ivy McNeill
Guest speaker and Business & IP Lawyer Ivy McNeill joins us to discuss legal strategies for assessing legal risk and avoiding legal issues. We discuss questions to ask your clients to minimize your chances of trouble and questions to ask a lawyer when considering hiring representation as a brand designer. This episode will help you understand what a designer-attorney relationship can do for you and how to take the first steps with forming one.
You can sign up for the FREE questionnaires that Ivy has provided us by opt-ing in to our mailing lists here!
You'll get:
The Legal Checklist for Brand Designers: 8 Key Questions to Ask Your Clients
Lawyer Up: The Brand Designer's Guide to Hiring an Attorney
These resources are only free and available to our listeners for a limited time, so sign up now before it's over!
Make sure to follow @legallyivy on Instagram and our studio profile @atnndesign for updates on our upcoming workshop: The (Must-Have) Legal Workshop for Creatives
Check out more of Ivy below:
Follow her Instagram: @legallyivy
Work with Her: Canary & Hedge Website
Listen: Heistish Podcast
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Ep 33: Design Portfolio Tips (What to Include)
What types of projects should I put in my portfolio? How many? What do I put on my about page? What do I put in the case studies? I'll answer all of these questions and more to help you build the best graphic design portfolio possible.
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Ep 32: Red Flags in Clients, Coaches & Contractors
Figuring out if a client will be hard to work wit, if a contractor will be reliable, and if a coach will be worth it is hard! Here are 3 red flags that I look out for in each to maximize my chances of a good match.
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Customer Reviews
Literally OBSESSED.😍🙋🏻♀️
I am a self taught designer who is in the process of launching my design studio and am constantly on the hunt for ways to educate myself and connect with others leading the charge in the industry. And holy moly, y’all. Alyssa’s podcast is WHERE. IT’S. AT. I am legit binging them (like, several a day!), and cannot get enough. They are relatable, applicable, practical, encouraging, uplifting, and make me feel known and understood and seen right where I am while also providing a clear path forward that feels attainable. It’s like I’m having coffee with my close friend, while also getting mentorship, and simultaneously being educated in such a tangible and practical way.
I cannot say enough good things. Thank you, Alyssa! I’m such a HUGE fan of yours! And am inspired by and so moved by your story, and the path you are making for yourself and so many other women of color! You are INCREDIBLE!!!
Raw Unfiltered Content
I love this podcast so much cause it feels like me speaking. It’s so real and so raw and I appreciate Alyssa so much for sharing these tips and experiences!
Helpful in so many ways
I discovered Alyssa on Tiktok, seen how she and her work blew up made me feel SUPER inspired… but then and found her content on insta and this podcast and it made me feel MOTIVATED to start working on my own design business. She is so authentic and has successfully created a community of creatives that feel empowered and motivated, and SHE gives amazing tips about everything!