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Latest podcast episodes about Awwwards

Webflail
Ep 109 | Secrets to becoming an award winning Webflow & GSAP assassin | with Bimo Tri

Webflail

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 67:20


Hello and welcome to Episode 109 of Webflail! I'm your host, Jack, your failure connoisseur. Today, we have the multi-talented Bimo Tri joining us from Jakarta, Indonesia. Bimo is the founder of Studio BAMOJ, where he combines cutting-edge design with Webflow development to craft stunning web experiences across diverse industries, from luxury brands to NFTs.Check out his work at BAMOJ—that's B-A-M-O-J dot com. The site is incredible, showcasing top-tier work. I first came across BMO's work on Twitter, or as it's now called, "X," where he shared some remarkable projects. His ability to blend Webflow with GSAP animations is something you don't see often in the Webflow space.Bimo is an Awwwards judge, a professional Webflow partner, and a pioneer in pushing the boundaries of what's possible with Webflow and GSAP. But today's episode isn't just about his awards and amazing projects—it's also about his journey through failure to reach this level of success.We'll dive into some of Bimo's challenges, including:Failing with his first online dropshipping business,Struggling to recognize client red flags and learning it's okay to demand respect, andUnderstanding that freelancing or running a studio is still a business, even as a solo founder.00:00 Introduction to Freelancing as a Business00:28 Meet Bimo Tree: A Webflow Innovator01:39 Embracing Failure: Bimo's Journey02:47 The Freelancing Grind: Lessons Learned09:40 Building BAMOJ: From Solo to Studio15:33 Client Work: Strategies and Processes26:03 Early Failures: Dropshipping Woes31:32 Affiliate Marketing and SEO Adventures35:16 Mastering GSAP: Inspirations and Advice38:24 Client Revisions and Realizations39:23 The Importance of Contracts40:28 Setting Boundaries with Clients41:15 Balancing Quality and Scope41:38 Learning to Say No48:45 Understanding Freelancing as a Business51:28 Financial Planning for Freelancers54:01 Different Freelancing Approaches59:15 Comparing Yourself to Others01:01:05 Final Thoughts and ReflectionsWEBFLAIL FREEBIES10 Step Process To Land Your First Webflow Clients: The Ultimate Guide:https://www.webflail.com/resources/10-step-process-to-land-your-first-webflow-clients-the-ultimate-guideLINKS FOR BIMO‍

UNIQUEWAYS WITH THOMAS GIRARD
146 Andy Budd, Design Leader

UNIQUEWAYS WITH THOMAS GIRARD

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 40:58


A huge advocate for the design community, Andy is a regular speaker at international conferences like SXSW, Awwwards and The Next Web. He founded and curated the dConstruct, UX London and Leading Design conferences, as well as an online community of over 2,000 design leaders. He's a founding member of the Adobe Design Circle and has appeared on both the Wired 100 and BIMA 100 lists, as well as winning agency of the year several times.

devslove.it – der Podcast
#13: UNDESIGNED Studio - Awwwards, Branding & Entwicklung aus Landau

devslove.it – der Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 104:33


Folge Nummer 3 der neuen Staffel - diesmal mit den Jungs von UNDESIGNED Studio aus Landau in der Pfalz, Norman Dubois & Davide Perozzi. Hier treffen Design & Entwicklung aufeinander, gepaart mit Branding & Marketing.Im Gespräch mit den beiden haben wir sofort gemerkt, dass wir auf einer Wellenlänge sind und uns viele gemeinsame Themen beschäftigen. Über die Auswahl der richtigen Schrift, die Verwendung des passenden (CMS-)Systems oder der Umgang mit Kunden - in knapp zwei Stunden konnten wir uns so einen Einblick in die Arbeitsweise und den Alltag des Studios verschaffen.Doch nun genug geschrieben - hört rein in eine weitere Folge "devslove.it - der Podcast" - mit dabei: UNDESIGNED Studio!---Mit dabei: Norman Dubois & Davide Perozzihttps://undesigned.studiohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/norman-dubois-5b8a92128/https://www.linkedin.com/in/davide-perozzi-146a39172/---Begleitende Linkshttps://www.awwwards.com/undesigned.studio/---devslove.ithttps://de.linkedin.com/in/alexander-bürnerhttps://de.linkedin.com/in/dominik-laubehttps://podcast.devslove.ithttps://www.instagram.com/devslove.it---CreditsSchnitt: Treppenhaus, Benjamin Grimmeisen https://www.instagram.com/treppenhausstudioFotografie: Marcel Bürner, https://www.instagram.com/ma.burner

Low-Key Legends
S1.E2. Finding Personal Happiness by Leaving the 22 Person Agency He Built – David Lubofsky

Low-Key Legends

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 108:50


David Lubofsky was born and raised in Louisiana, he got into computers early but had to leave the South to pursue his dreams of helping nice people build nice products. He made his way to a few big cities, ending up in New England, where he is now. He has spent the better part of his adult life working to build killer web products for advertising agencies. In 2019, a coworker and David started a digital agency that quickly grew to over 20 people. He left that agency in September 2022 to do some solo consulting, speaking, and writing. He just published his first book "The Search for Workplace Happiness" centered around creating a healthy environment inside the workplace, being aware that your people have lives outside of the workplace, and then to doing everything you can to prop them up and support them for success in both. His personal portfolio https://www.davidlubofsky.com and book website https://www.findworkhappiness.com have gone on to win numerous design awards from AWWWARDS, the FWA, and more. Find David on Social: LinkedIn Portfolio Buy The Book

How to Sell Advice
208. Brad Hussey on evolving from web designer to creator/educator

How to Sell Advice

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 59:00 Transcription Available


I recently had the privilege of interviewing Brad Hussey—a former web designer turned creator, educator, and community builder.In this episode, we talk about things like:How he made the leap from employee to full-time web designerHow he successfully sells web design courses on platforms like Udemy, Awwwards, Teachable, and other placesHow these courses lead to people hiring him for web design services, training, coaching and even requesting more courses—creating a flywheel for his businessHow he leveraged his expertise into a partnership with Wix, where he hosts and maintains the Creative Crew CommunityHow his partnership with Wix is structured and run in terms of compensation and accountabilitiesA breakdown of his revenue streams, including services, community, courses, sponsorships, ad revenue, and affiliatesHis thoughts on publishing his courses on his own website and on learning platforms for a double benefitHow he built and monetized two YouTube channels with tens of thousands of followers across both channelsHis advice on how to grow a YouTube channel—and how it benefits his businessAnd a lot more!Resources & Links MentionedBrad's WebsiteCreative Crew CommunityBrad's audio/video equipmentKevin's audio/video equipmentBeCreatives - Unlimited Video Subscription AgencyVideo Huskey$100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau The Almanac of Raval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson Listen here or subscribe via your podcast player.—kevinP.S. Like this episode? Share it with another marketer and help them build a more leveraged and profitable marketing practice, too!

The Design Podcast
3.5 | Niccolo Miranda: From Amsterdam with Love

The Design Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 48:16


Niccolò Miranda is an award-winning Art Director, Interactive Designer, and Developer based in Amsterdam. In just five years since Niccolò entered the web design scene, he has captured our attention with his playful and bold work for a spectrum of clients, including Prada, Cobo, and Chiara Luzzana. Niccolò has become a familiar name with Awwwards collecting numerous recognitions, teaching at their virtual academy, and talking at their conference. His work has also received recognition from The FWA, Cannes Lions, and DDA. It's no surprise, given the rocket ship that Niccolò's riding, that we spend time unpacking his personal principles, creative process, and sources of inspiration from the more recognisable influences in his work, such as graphic novels and gaming to cooking and even Harry Potter's Daily Prophet (the latter perhaps evidently present in his personal site - Paper Portfolio). Niccolò also reveals his developing interest and work with AI, NFTs, and the Metaverse. Oh… and his latest celebrity-backed project in the space. Join us for a light-hearted yet deeply reflective conversation with one of this generation's most inspiring digital designers. Get show updates on Instagram: @design_podcast https://www.instagram.com/design_podcast/ LinkedIn: @design_podcast https://www.linkedin.com/company/design-podcast All episodes are available on: www.designpodcast.co

Webflail
Ep 33 | Why His Webflow Agency Failed | With Carter Ogunsola

Webflail

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 43:07


Hello and welcome to episode 33 of Webflail, the podcast dedicated to uncovering the greatest failures behind the greatest Webflowers. Because success often comes after learning from many failures.I'm your host, Jack Redley, a failure connoisseur and today, and today my guest is Carter Ogunsola.He is a 22 year old independent digital designer and developer based in Utah. With 3 Awwwards website and 1 CSS Design award and my feature on Muzli to his name. He's an Adjunct Professor in design at Utah Tech. He has worked with Joseph Berry, Melissa Mendez, he's very involved with Flow Party. He's a pro in the game already and it's really exciting to be interviewing be him.The 3 failures Carter talks about are:Starting an agency ( OG Creative) while in college without understanding what it meant and its implicationsClosing shop on the agency because things didn't work out with my previous partner and immediately jumped into another relationship starting another one which crumbled before it started. Not quickly understanding how to balance an healthy work - life relationship and putting relationships in jeopardy.CONNECT WITH CARTER

Roots
095: The Curious Innovator

Roots

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2022


Frances To is an Independent Designer who specializes in creating bespoke websites, digital products, and interactive stories for fast-growing companies. Previously, she co-founded UX+ University, a learning platform that empowers career shifters to become User Experience professionals in 16 weeks. She also designed digital products at First Circle and Maya. Since the start of Frances' independent design practice her work has been recognized by Awwwards, CSS Design Awards, Typewolf, and Buried Signals. In this episode we talk about owning your background and past as a designer, exploring the boundaries of design through interactive storytelling, and learning to be an independent freelancer.

Design Practice
015: O blaskach i cieniach prowadzenia topowego studia digitalowego | Arek Romański

Design Practice

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2022 70:45


Notatki i linki do odcinka: designpractice.pl/015 W tym odcinku rozmawiamy m.in. o: → byciu projektantem z ponad 20-letnim stażem, → prowadzeniu topowej agencji kreatywnej w Polsce, → zdobywaniu zagranicznych klientów, → projektach dla instytucji kultury, → niebezpieczeństwie wypalenia zawodowego. Naszym gościem jest Arek Romański, projektant i dyrektor artystyczny, współzałożyciel studia Huncwot – jednej z najlepszych agencji kreatywnych w Polsce, obsypywanej nagrodami takimi jak Awwwards, Webby czy Cannes Lions. Realizuje projekty z dużym rozmachem . Obecnie mieszka w Amsterdamie. - Bądźmy w kontakcie: Zapisz się na nasz newsletter, żeby nie przegapić kolejnych odcinków i co 2 tygodnie otrzymać porządną dawkę wiedzy przydatną w rozwoju kariery na styku IT i designu: designpractice.pl/#newsletter Instagram: instagram.com/designpracticepl Facebook: facebook.com/designpracticepl YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCi-lZTR1uZbBnWdkW0j0CfA - 0:00 Start 1:40 Jaką książkę ostatnio przeczytałeś? 4:50 Co to jest Huncwot i kiedy powstał? 6:52 Ile osób pracuje w Huncwocie? 7:53 Czy zatrudniacie osoby z zagranicy?  8:50 Pracujecie całkowicie zdalnie czy przychodzicie do biura? 11:55 Kim są wasi klienci? 14:38 Jak zdobyliście pierwszego zagranicznego klienta i kto nim był? 16:28 Czy klienci zwracają uwagę na zdobyte nagrody? 17:46 Jak zagraniczni klienci wypowiadają nazwę Huncwot? 19:02 Jak wygląda u Was struktura firmy? 21:25 Jakie są Twoje zadania w całej firmie? 24:07 Co sprawiło, że zgłosiłeś się do lekarza? 25:36 Co zmieniłeś w swoim procesie pracy? 28:10 Jak pracuje Wam się z Amerykanami? 32:30 Czym się teraz zajmujesz w Huncwocie? 36:05 Z jakimi sytuacjami mierzyliście się w przypadku trudnych klientów? 38:07 O błędach lub nauczkach — Twoich osobistych lub całego studia. 43:08 Czy stawiacie jakieś konkretne warunki jeśli robicie projekt “po kosztach”? 44:35 Z czym się mierzycie prowadząc studio? Jakie macie plany? 47:52 Myśleliście o powiększeniu firmy czy świadomie chcecie tego uniknąć? 49:22 Dlaczego przeprowadziłeś się do Amsterdamu? 53:42 Czy Twoja przeprowadzka wpłynęła na funkcjonowanie studia? 54:33 O relacji design — development. 59:34 Co jest dla was ważne w procesie rekrutacji? 1:03:11 Czy jest dla Was istotne, żeby designer wiedział jak kodować? 1:05:02 Jak się zapatrujecie na no-code? Korzystacie z webflow do prostszych projektów? 1:06:14 Na rozwoju jakich umiejętności chciałbyś się skupić przez najbliższe miesiące? 1:09:29 Zakończenie

Artisans & Trade
A&T Talks :: Top 10 Tips to Successfully Launch a Creative Agency

Artisans & Trade

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 76:27


A&T Talks — Practical advice and insight for your creative journey.:: BREAKDOWNIn this A&T Talks episode, award-winning creative director, designer, and agency veteran Michael Janda joins us to talk about the top ten tips to successfully launch a creative agency. He's spent years as an agency owner providing design and development services for clients including Disney, Google, and Warner Bros., Fox, NBC, ABC, National Geographic and many other high-profile brands. Following 13 successful years, Michael sold his agency in 2015. He now spends his time writing, speaking, and mentoring to help freelancers and agencies navigate the complex world of design. Michael's work, book and agency have received awards and recognition from Inc. 5000, FWA, Awwwards, HOW Magazine, Print Magazine, Ad News Magazine, Huffington Post, Promax/BDA, AIGA 100, Addy Awards, Webby Awards, and BusinessQ Magazine.Discover Michael Janda: michaeljanda.comBuy the Web Design Course: Web Design Business BootcampHave a question you'd like to be discussed? Want to share your insights with new and emerging creatives? Send all inquiries to info@artisansandtradestudio.com.  :: SUPPORT USIf you're getting value from these conversations, please support the podcast with a donation at artisansandtrade.com/donate. (It helps us cover the costs of producing resourceful content for people like you.):: SO, WHAT DID YOU THINK?Be honest. Rate the podcast HERE.Remember to share an episode with a fellow creative friend. It's the best way to say "I was thinking about you!" :: FOLLOW US@artisansandtradestudio@stephenobisanya

Brand Master Podcast
207 | How To Multiply Your Branding Revenue (Agency Secrets)

Brand Master Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 30:27


Learn how to multiply your revenue by transitioning from brand design services to brand strategy services with Brand Master Academy graduate and agency owner Denny Kurien.

improve it! Podcast – Professional Development Through Play, Improv & Experiential Learning
102. Value Yourself - Then Communicate That Value to Others with Chris Do

improve it! Podcast – Professional Development Through Play, Improv & Experiential Learning

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 66:09


Leaders – do you know what it means to truly value yourself? And are you able to communicate that value to others? Without valuing ourselves first, we CANNOT show others' their value. In order to be effective leaders – we must understand our own greatness, and be able to communicate that outwardly. Today's guest will have you thinking a different way, and help you see YOU in a different light. Chris Do is a loud introvert, an Emmy Award-winning designer and director, CEO and founder of The Futur—an online education platform that teaches people how to make a living doing what they love. Mr. Do has given talks and conducted workshops on: Marketing, Sales, Negotiations, Pricing & Budgeting, Mindset, Content Marketing, Community Building, and Personal Branding. He has taught Sequential design for 15years at the Art Center College of Design. Additionally, he has lectured all over the world including: Entrepreneurs' Organization, Adobe MAX, Digital Design Days, Awwwards, The Design Conference, Birmingham Design Festival, Creative South, AIGA national conference, Motion Conference, MIT, Bend Design Conference, VMA Design Conference, Graphika Manila, Create Philippines, Rise Up Summit, RGD Design Thinkers, CalArts, LA Art Institute, Otis College of Design, UCLA, MGLA, CSUN, Post Production World, Adobe Video World and SDU. He's the founder of two 7 figure businesses. The first of which is Blind, an Emmy award winning motion design studio which he ran for over 2 decades. Then, in 2014, at 42, he reluctantly made his first YouTube video which altered the trajectory of his life and career. A few years later, the Futur, is a beloved education company, with millions of fans from all over the world. Now, he dedicates his life to his mission of teaching 1 billion people how to make a living doing what they love. He's learned important master skills that he is going to teach us today. Get your notebooks ready and hit play on this inspiring episode.   Show Links: First ever improve it! Virtual Mastermind application Send us a voice message here! Did today's episode resonate with you? Please leave us a review!   Connect with Chris Do: Listen to The Futur Podcast Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | ClubHouse: @theChrisDo thefutur.com blind.com facebook.com/BizOfDesign linkedin.com/in/thechrisdo Watch Us on YouTube com     Connect with Erin Diehl: Instagram LinkedIn improve it! TikTok Improve it! Instagram Improve it! Facebook improve it! website Book a Laugh Break Book a Workshop Email Erin: info@learntoimproveit.com   “I love this podcast and I love Erin!!” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing this podcast! This helps Erin support more people – just like you – move toward the leader you want to be. Click here, click listen on Apple Podcasts, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5 stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let Erin know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven't done so already, subscribe to the podcast. That way you won't miss any juicy episodes! Thanks in advance, improve it! Fam :)

The Great Design Lead Podcast
#39: Joseph Berry

The Great Design Lead Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 133:38


Joseph Berry is an Experience Designer, Webflow developer, Awwwards Jury member, and the guy that has taught most of my friends their animation skills. Listen for a story about ice hockey, the brilliant basics, the confidence to stay true to yourself and not take life too personally. Contact Guest: Joseph Berry Website: https://joseph-berry.webflow.io/ Awwwards: https://www.awwwards.com/Joseph-Berry/ Masterclass: https://joseph-berry-webflow-master-class.webflow.io/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-berry-51993268/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joseph_berry_design/ Dribble: https://dribbble.com/Jbgraphics Twitter: https://twitter.com/josephberry88?s=20 Contact Host: Emily Giordano Email: emily@greatdesignlead.com Company Website: www.greatdesignlead.com Personal Website: www.emilygiordano.com Instagram: @greatdesignlead - https://www.instagram.com/greatdesignlead/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-giordano/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Build Better Brands
Being The Face Of Your Brand – with Michael Janda

Build Better Brands

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 81:54


On this episode of Build Better Brands, Danielle Clarke is joined by agency veteran Michael Janda to discuss and share his experience of running a business, creating a brand, mentoring and training his employees to what he does now: Helping creatives figure out how to maximise their careers, to make the money they should be making and helping them reduce their stress.KEY TAKEAWAYSThe top things you should have in place if you're going to be successful are: Relationships and relationship skills – to be able to connect with other people in a way that makes them want to buy from you and that they can trust you. Understanding business fundamentals – the numbers, how to make decisions based off the analysing the data, how to price your work. Have a network of support – people who fulfil some of your tangential skills and that overlap some of your skills.One of the big objectives of branding is to differentiate your business from other businesses, to make you stand out and resonate with a target customer and make you unique in the marketplace. Every human is unique, no one is the same as you, we're all individually branded, let that become manifest in your business and it will become unique like you.I used to think “that person's killing it, their agency's so good, how did they get there?” and then I got big enough that I could go to lunch with these people and it wasn't all roses, they were having the same problems I was and my eyes opened to the fact that their outward representation said. Most entrepreneurs are the same. The reality is not the same as what they portray.What is the fusion between your personal brand and your business brand? Are you intentionally making your business brand a manifestation of your personal brand? Are you making yourself the face of your business brand? Someone needs to be the face of your business brand, you should be your own influencer of your businesses, don't pay someone else to sell your brand for you. BEST MOMENTS‘So many creatives are uber-creative, but not uber-analytical. If you're an entrepreneur, you have to tap into both sides of that. If you can't, hire someone who is to do that for you.'‘It's detrimental to the success of your business to emulate a brand like Nike or Apple.'‘In the end my agency was a success, but there were plenty of dark days on the road. I'm glad that phase in my life is over, but grateful to have had the experience.'‘Say what you want about Donald Trump, but that dude was branded, he was a walking brand.'ABOUT THE GUESTMichael Janda is an executive level creative leader with more than 20 years of experience in both in-house creative departments and agencies working with some of the greatest brands in the world.He founded the creative agency, Riser, in 2002. Over 13 years he led Riser to a 31% average annual profit margin. Riser was a nationally recognized agency creating high-profile work for clients including Disney, Google, ABC, Fox, Warner Bros., NBC, TV Guide and numerous other notable companies. The company's work quality and successful business practices yielded some of the most coveted awards in the industry including Webbys, FWA, Awwwards, AIGA and Addys. In 2015, Michael sold Riser to a competing Utah marketing agency named Eli Kirk where he became one of four partners at the agency and its Chief Creative Officer. Following the acquisition he orchestrated a rebrand of the agency as EKR, which has acquired new notable clients including Google, National Geographic, ABC, Intel and Netflix.In addition to his experience managing creative and marketing teams, Michael is the author of the 2013 book, Burn Your Portfolio: Stuff They Don't Teach You In Design School, But Should. The book's success has resulted in opportunities for Michael to be a keynote speaker at AIGA, Advertising Federation and University events across the nation, as well as at HOW Design Live in Atlanta in 2016 and Boston in 2018, the headline speaker at the 2018 Behance Portfolio Review in Moscow and a keynote speaker at a national event for Mercedes-Benz.Website - https://michaeljanda.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/morejanda/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/morejandaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/morejandaYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMtMijHO1MVzw_Mjkh7_amw Books: The Psychology of Graphic Design Pricing: Price creative work with confidenceAnatomy of a Design Proposal Burn Your Portfolio: Stuff they don't teach you in design school, but should ABOUT THE HOSTDanielle Clarke is a Brand and Marketing Consultant, University Lecturer and Business Owner.Since 2006 Danielle has provided brand design and marketing support for clients including Škoda, Gtech, UK Biocentre, UK Mail and GIRLvsCANCER. Danielle is committed to helping brands that want to have a positive impact on people's lives. She spends her time consulting and working with business owners to help them attract and retain their best customers.Insta - @danielleclarkecreative | [https://www.instagram.com/danielleclarkecreative/]LinkedIn - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-clarke-creative/]Twitter - @D4nielleCl4rke | [https://twitter.com/D4nielleCl4rke](https://twitter.com/D4nielleCl4rke)Email - [hello@danielleclarkecreative.com](http://www.danielleclarkecreative.com/)Website: www.danielleclarkecreative.comThis show was brought to you by Progressive Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

That Special Moment
The designer edition interview with Stephen Gates

That Special Moment

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 37:43


I always wanted to interview a designer to get a hint of what it is like to be thinking holistically to produce aesthetic design that make a lasting impression. Luckily for me in my network I have someone who pointed out that I needed to look no further than Stephen Gates and was strongly suggested that I contacted him at earliest convenience to set up an interview. And against all expectations this is what I did!In contacting Stephen Gates, I was far from thinking that I will be in for a treat! Imagine being able to interview an international keynote speaker who spoke to large international keynotes at SXSW, HOW Design Live, Awwwards, Pausefest, FUSE, Tech Open Air, Fifteen Seconds Festival and more alongside speakers like Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Nest founder Tony Fadell, Martha Stewart, Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh, and John Maeda. A man of many talents, the producer and the host of the Crazy One podcast which I invite you all to listen because on top of being very entertaining it is very instructive.As always click this link to enjoy the conversation.

Logo Geek | The Logo Design & Branding Podcast
Recipe for a Behance feature with Kwaku Amprako

Logo Geek | The Logo Design & Branding Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 62:28


When first looking at the portfolio and online presence of Kwaku Amprako, Ian assumed that he had been doing this for many years. He has a great website, a solid portfolio, an established social presence... and most significantly, he's been featured on Bechance multiple times. To Ian's surprise, he'd been running his business for only 6 months!!In this episode, Ian interviews Kwaku to find out how he started out as a designer, how he got into logo design, how he attracted clients, and the recipe he's used to consistently get projects featured on Behance. We also discuss how Kwaku was able to get the opportunity to develop a logo design training course for the website inspiration platform, Awwwards.This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the winner goes home with $750!

One More Question
Chris Do: What Marvel Comics and Star Trek can teach us about brand building

One More Question

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 47:49


Highlights from the conversation:In the comic book world, there are thousands of characters but only a handful rise above. My theory is they've done a better job of telling their story. We can identify with them.Great characters have a strong story. Their strengths and their weaknesses are almost mirror opposites of each other.Perfect is boring. Perfect is inauthentic. Perfect is unrelatablePeople do not fall in love with corporations. They fall in love with personalityOur purpose in life is to find our true voice and be comfortable with thatWhen you have your story, you have to think about – I stand for these things and I stand against these things More about Chris DoChris Do is a loud introvert, an Emmy award-winning designer and director, CEO and founder of The Futur—an online education platform that teaches people how to make a living doing what they love.Mr. Do has given talks and conducted workshops on: Marketing, Sales, Negotiations, Pricing & Budgeting, Mindset, Content Marketing, Community Building, and Personal Branding.He has taught Sequential design for 15 years at the Art Center College of Design. Additionally, he has lectured all over the world including: Entrepreneurs' Organization, Adobe MAX, Digital Design Days, Awwwards, The Design Conference, Birmingham Design Festival, Creative South, AIGA national conference, Motion Conference, MIT, Bend Design Conference, VMA Design Conference, Graphika Manila, Create Philippines, Rise Up Summit, RGD Design Thinkers, Cal Arts, LA Art Institute, Otis College of Design, UCLA, MGLA, CSUN, Post Production World, Adobe Video World and SDU.Find Chris here: Website | LinkedIn | YouTube | Instagram Show NotesPeople:Jose CaballerCompanies and organisations:The FuturBlindMarvel ComicsDC ComicsMiscellaneous:Pocket Full of DoThe Futur Pro GroupBusiness Bootcamp How can you help?There are four ways you can help us out.Give us your thoughts. Rate the podcast and leave a comment.Share this as far and wide as you can - tell your friends, family and colleagues about us (caveat: if you own a family business, these may all be the same people)Tell us how we can create a better podcast - tell us what you liked, didn't like, or what you'd like to hear more (or less) ofTell us who you'd like to hear on the podcast. Suggest someone that you think we should interview. One More Question is a podcast by Nicework, a purpose-driven company helping people who want to make a dent in the world by building brands people give a shit about.One of the things we do best is ask our clients the right questions. This podcast came about because we want to share some of the best answers we have heard over the last 13 years. We talk to significant creators, experts and communicators we encounter and share useful insights, inspiration, and facts that make us stop and take note as we go about our work.Hosted by our founder Ross Drakes.Subscribe iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google PodcastsMusic by: @dcuttermusic / http://www.davidcuttermusic.com

Asian Hustle Network
Chris Do // Ep 91 // Teaching People How to Create The Futur They Love

Asian Hustle Network

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2021 54:42


Welcome to Episode 91 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Chris Do on this week's episode. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday, so stay tuned! Chris Do is a loud introvert, an Emmy award-winning designer and director, CEO and founder of The Futur—an online education platform that teaches people how to make a living doing what they love. Mr. Do has given talks and conducted workshops on: Marketing, Sales, Negotiations, Pricing & Budgeting, Mindset, Content Marketing, Community Building, and Personal Branding. He has taught Sequential design for 15 years at the Art Center College of Design. Additionally, he has lectured all over the world including: Entrepreneurs' Organization, Adobe MAX, Digital Design Days, Awwwards, The Design Conference, Birmingham Design Festival, Creative South, AIGA national conference, Motion Conference, MIT, Bend Design Conference, VMA Design Conference, Graphika Manila, Create Philippines, Rise Up Summit, RGD Design Thinkers, Cal Arts, LA Art Institute, Otis College of Design, UCLA, MGLA, CSUN, Post Production World, Adobe Video World and SDU. Please check out our Patreon at @asianhustlenetwork. We want AHN to continue to be meaningful and give back to the Asian community. If you enjoy our podcast and would like to contribute to our future, we hope you'll consider becoming a patron. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/asianhustlenetwork/support

The Allan McKay Podcast
300 -- Janda & McKay

The Allan McKay Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 78:21


Michael Janda is an executive level creative leader with more than 20 years of experience in both in-house creative departments and agencies working with some of the greatest brands in the world. In 2002, he founded the creative agency Riser, a nationally recognized agency creating high-profile work for clients including Disney, Google, ABC, Fox, Warner Bros., NBC, TV Guide and numerous other notable companies. The company's 3 year growth rate of 235% in 2013 resulted in a ranking on Inc. 5000 (#1657). Riser's work quality and successful business practices yielded some of the most coveted awards in the industry including Webbys, FWA, Awwwards, AIGA and Addys.   After selling Riser in 2015 and becoming its Chief Creative Officer, Michael orchestrated a rebrand of the agency as EKR. In collaboration with the other partners, he successfully migrated Riser's clients and acquired new notable clients including Google, National Geographic, ABC, Intel and Netflix. In addition to his robust experience managing creative and marketing teams, Michael is the author of the book Burn Your Portfolio: Stuff They Don't Teach You in Design School, but Should. Since its publication in 2013, Burn Your Portfolio has been one of the top selling books in the industry and has been published in English, Russian, Chinese Traditional and Chinese Simplified. Burn Your Portfolio's success has resulted in opportunities for Michael to be a keynote speaker at AIGA, Advertising Federation and University events across the nation, as well as at other events. Allan McKay is an Emmy-Award winning Visual Effects (VFX) Supervisor and Technical Director. He is responsible for many visual effects sequences including hit projects like Transformers, Blade, The Last Airbender, Star Trek, Superman, Flight, The Equalizer, and dozens of other films, as well as many of the top video games worldwide including Halo, Destiny, Call of Duty, Bioshock, Prototype, Half-Life, Team Fortress 2, and dozens of others.  Allan has over two decades of experience working in the visual effects industry for many leading studios such as Industrial Light & Magic, Pixomondo, Blur Studio, Atomic Fiction, Prime Focus, Ubisoft, Activision and dozens of others. In addition to his VFX work, Allan runs many online courses, as well as a mentorship with over 1,000 members. Throughout the past two decades he has appeared as a speaker at events in over 15 different cities including Paris, Sydney, Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, Singapore, Helsinki, as well as master classes at SIGGRAPH. His hit podcast is rated in the top 50 podcasts in the careers section of iTunes where he interviews many award winning artists and directors in the creative industry, focusing on both creativity and drive, as well as boosting your career and success within the creative industry. In this Podcast Michael interviews Allan about his decades-long career in visual effects, the lessons of perseverance and failing up, the importance of communication skills, as well as some social network hacks to get the attention of VIP's.   For more show notes, visit www.allanmckay.com/300/.

Den of Rich
Konstantin Groznov | Константин Грознов

Den of Rich

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 115:51


Konstantin Groznov is a designer and art director with over 10 years of experience in communication and digital design. Prior to design, he was engaged in graffiti and was one of the leading Russian graffiti artists. In 2018, he launched his own design studio groznov.co, which manages to combine collaboration with major brands and work for clients in the fields of culture, art, music, cinema and science. Among the clients are samokat.ru, aliexpress.ru, sports.ru, dasreda.ru, sit.org, vodorodfilm.ru, etc. The studio's works have repeatedly received awards from international and Russian design and advertising festivals: Art Directors Club of Europe, FWA, Awwwards, Art Directors Club Russia, Great Eight Festival, etc. The studio is in the top 33 creative agencies of the country according to the Association of Communication Agencies of Russia. In 2020, with partner Ruslan Bakiev, he focused on launching his own digital services in the field of culture and art. He devotes a significant part of his time to travel, surfing and music. Plays guitar and piano. FIND KONSTANTIN ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook | Instagram ================================ SUPPORT & CONNECT: Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/denofrich Twitter: https://twitter.com/denofrich Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/denofrich YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/denofrich Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/den_of_rich/ Hashtag: #denofrich © Copyright 2022 Den of Rich. All rights reserved.

Den of Rich
#141 - Konstantin Groznov

Den of Rich

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 115:52


Konstantin Groznov is a designer and art director with over 10 years of experience in communication and digital design. Prior to design, he was engaged in graffiti and was one of the leading Russian graffiti artists.In 2018, he launched his own design studio groznov.co, which manages to combine collaboration with major brands and work for clients in the fields of culture, art, music, cinema and science.Among the clients are samokat.ru, aliexpress.ru, sports.ru, dasreda.ru, sit.org, vodorodfilm.ru, etc. The studio's works have repeatedly received awards from international and Russian design and advertising festivals: Art Directors Club of Europe, FWA, Awwwards, Art Directors Club Russia, Great Eight Festival, etc. The studio is in the top 33 creative agencies of the country according to the Association of Communication Agencies of Russia.In 2020, with partner Ruslan Bakiev, he focused on launching his own digital services in the field of culture and art.He devotes a significant part of his time to travel, surfing and music. Plays guitar and piano.FIND KONSTANTIN ON SOCIAL MEDIAFacebook | Instagram

Design Huddle
Design Review: awwwards.com winners, Wax Poetics, Pola and Flipaclip

Design Huddle

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 39:52


In this episode Ryan and Mustafa review the winners of the awwwards.com website. Awwwards.com, as the name suggests, awards the talent and effort of the best web designers, developers and agencies in the world. The sites we looked are; https://www.waxpoetics.com/ https://www.pola.com/wecaremore/ https://flipaclip.com/

StoryBonding: Human Marketing A.I. Can't Beat
Episode 100 - Neftali Loria: From Darkness to Light

StoryBonding: Human Marketing A.I. Can't Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 54:42


Neftali Loria is the founder of KreativePro, Helping designers build their own interactive experiences from start to finish, and is an Instructor at Awwwards, Helping business skilled individuals launch their next big idea with nocode tools. He was a a Creative Director producing innovative eLearning experiences for Google, Bridgestone, Cisco and Led the VR UI for Hilton, which garnered buzz by Forbes. When he's not locked at home doing nocode - he travels and makes adventure travel films at https://www.lostnfree.com/ His Twitter: @thekreativepro

Pixel Paranoia the UX Podcast
S01E06 - Lottie JS, Mercedes-Benz UX hyperscreen en onze favoriete UX resources

Pixel Paranoia the UX Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 69:34


In deze aflevering bespreken Rick en Michele hoe je doormiddel van Lottie JS animated SVG's kunt maken, het zeer bijzondere hyperscreen van Mercedes-Benz User Experience en super handige UX, UI en Front-end resources! 0:46 - Lottie JS - https://airbnb.io/lottie/#/ 4:55 - Mercedes-Benz User Experience hyperscreen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF2lp7loN3E 11:38 - CSS Tricks - https://css-tricks.com/ 15:49 - CoDrops - https://tympanus.net/codrops/ 17:41 - Codepen - https://codepen.io 20:52 - Stackoverflow - https://stackoverflow.com 24:53 - Sidebar.io - https://sidebar.io 24:53 - Web platform News - https://webplatform.news/ 25:07 - Dribbble - https://dribbble.com 29:44 - Behance - https://www.behance.net 33:32 - Awwwards - https://awwwards.com 39:04 - Smashing Magazine - https://www.smashingmagazine.com 43:45 - Nielsen Norman Group - https://www.nngroup.com 49:30 - CSS day & Design day - https://cssday.nl/ 52:04 - CSS conf, JS conf - http://cssconf.org/ https://jsconf.com/ 56:02 - Refresh Conference - https://www.refreshconference.nl/ 58:16 - Smashing conference - https://smashingconf.com/ 59:50 - Meetup - https://www.meetup.com/nl-NL/ 62:00 - Fronteers - https://fronteers.nl/ 64:26 - Enter key hint - https://mixable.blog/ux-improvements-enterkeyhint-to-define-action-label-for-the-keyboard-of-mobile-devices/ 65:45 - Three.js Online Course - https://threejs-journey.xyz/

Kyiv Future
Interview - Avrora Shuhalii: Love of Design & Mentorship

Kyiv Future

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 41:09


Avrora Shuhalii is a Design Mentor at ADPLIST, a Jury Member at Awwwards, an advanced UX/UI courses teacher at Myfreedom, a Local Leader at the Interaction Design Foundation, the winner of the second place at the UI Design category (Hard) at DevChallenge, and has attended the Kyiv Academy of Media Arts and Projector. She was born in Kyiv, lives happily with her husband and dogs in this city. More about Avrora here: https://adplist.org/mentors/avrora-shuhalii

Negocios & WordPress
133. El diseño en las páginas web

Negocios & WordPress

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 43:57


✏️ Deja tu comentario En el episodio de hoy hablaremos de diseño. Y reflexionaremos sobre todas las cuestiones que afectan a cómo será el diseño de la web. Algo que tenemos que tener muy en cuenta para que el diseño sea correcto y también para poder defenderlo y argumentarlo delante de clientes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzZ735oStuo Novedades Comenzamos las novedades hablando de Crocoblock y Dynamic Content for Elementor. Por parte de Crocoblock llegan actualizaciones dedicadas a 2 cuestiones interesantes. Por un lado todo lo relacionado con WooCommerce y las tiendas online, es decir, novedades de JetWooBuilder y de Wishlist Compare. Y además una potente actualización que mejora los tipos de objeto de Jet Smart Filters, como por ejemplo los filtros de tipo rango de fechas. Por otro lado tenemos también bastantes actualizaciones en Dynamic Content for Elementor, entre las que destacan mejoras en su Dynamic Posts V2 y nuevos widgets como el Dynamic Cookie, o el Animated Off Canvas Menu. Os dejamos los enlaces a todas las novedades al final de este artículo, en el apartado de enlaces. Presentaremos también el nuevo tutorial de Yannick en LaMaquinadelBranding.com donde aprenderemos a realizar listing grids algo más complejos de lo habitual, cómo se ordenan los posts o como destacarlos. https://lamaquinadelbranding.com/orden-offset-switcher-destacado-y-layouts-compuestos-para-listing-grid/ Elías por su parte nos enseña un nuevo proyecto de tienda online donde pondrá a disposición del público la posibilidad de comprar las canciones en formato digital de su sello discográfico Ultimate Records. Ha realizado la función principal con Easy Digital Downloads y nos promete un futuro episodio donde veamos a fondo el proyecto. El diseño en las páginas web Durante este episodio trataremos las siguientes cuestiones: Diferenciar diseño, contenido y funcionalidad.El diseño como consecuencia directa del contenido y la funcionalidad:Diseño como consecuencia del contenido + ejemplosDiseño como consecuencia de la funcionalidad + ejemplosEl diseño como consecuencia del brandingLos colores de la marcaEl tono de la marca + ejemplosLos valores de marcaLa jerarquía de elementosEl diseño como consecuencia del SEODiseño de espacios de contenidos para el SEODiseño de elementos de enlazado internoArte, estilo y marca personal del diseñador.Sitios web para inspirarse Enlaces Ultimate Records - Tienda de canciones en formato digital de dance, bumping y progressiveAwwards - Mejores páginas web del mundoElementor Showcase - Portfolio de webs realizadas en ElementorAbduzeedo - Blog sobre diseño en generalEasy Digital Downloads - Plugin para tiendas de descargas digitales

Design MBA
Designing a Virtual Conference - Andy Budd (Founder @ SofaConf.com)

Design MBA

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 70:27


User Experience Designer and co-founder of Clearleft, Andy is a best selling tech author, curates the UX London and Leading Design conferences and helped set-up The Brighton Digital Festival. Andy is a regular speaker at international conferences like SXSW, Awwwards and The Next Web. He currently runs an online community of over 1,500 Heads, Directors and VPs of Design, and is a founding member of Adobe's Design Circle. Andy has appeared on both the Wired 100 and BIMA 100 lists, as well as winning agency of the year several times running. Never happier than when he's diving some remote tropical atoll, Andy is a qualified PADI dive instructor and retired shark wrangler.ATTEND EVENTS CURATED BY ANDY BUDD:UX LondonSofaConfLeading Design ConferenceCONNECT WITH ANDY BUDD:Follow Andy Budd on TwitterConnect with Andy Budd on LinkedInIf you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to leave a rating and review in Apple Podcasts, Spotify  or share the episode with a friend. Thank you!

Tech45
#489: Wij maken onze scrollbars zelf

Tech45

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 58:14


Follow-up De verschillende ‘modellen’ binnen de Apple App Store. Lees de mails tussen Apple en Epic & ‘experience the drama’ Onderwerpen Er heerst onrust ‘designland’. GPT-3 uitgelegd in 3 minuten. Awwwards.com & The FWA AI vs. een F16-piloot: 5 - 0 Tips Toon: How To Sell Drugs Online (Fast) & High Score Floris: AI op Spotifaai Maarten Cox : Notion, Blinkist, Ted Lasso & The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Sponsor Victoria Verzekeringen

Parlons Design
Awwwards, CSS design Awards, comment ça marche ?

Parlons Design

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2020 15:10


Si tu veux aider le podcast, partages le immédiatement avec tes amis ! Tu peux découvrir mon tout nouveau portfolio : https://romainpenchenat.com/ Découvre Partageons Design, la plateforme des meilleurs contenus Design dès maintenant : https://partageons.romainpenchenat.com/ Tu peux également me suivre : - sur LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/romain-penchenat/ - sur Twitter @romainp_design Rejoins la communauté Parlons Design sur le discord gratuit : https://discord.gg/GsH8n3g Jingle par Studio Module : https://www.studio-module.com/ Le podcast est aussi disponible sur : - Apple podcast : https://itunes.apple.com/fr/podcast/parlons-design/id1286546174?l=fr - Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/4z5cKF4fXvhTQIC2rXO6An - Deezer : https://www.deezer.com/fr/show/1459372 - OverCast : https://overcast.fm/itunes1286546174/parlons-design - Radioline : http://fr-fr.radioline.co/podcast-parlons-design - Flux RSS : http://romainpenchenat.free.fr/podcast/rss.xml #ParlonsDesign #Podcast #Design

That Special Moment
The designer edition interview with Stephen Gates

That Special Moment

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2020 37:43


I always wanted to interview a designer to get a hint of what it is like to be thinking holistically to produce aesthetic design that make a lasting impression. Luckily for me in my network I have someone who pointed out that I needed to look no further than Stephen Gates and was strongly suggested that I contacted him at earliest convenience to set up an interview. And against all expectations this is what I did!In contacting Stephen Gates, I was far from thinking that I will be in for a treat! Imagine being able to interview an international keynote speaker who spoke to large international keynotes at SXSW, HOW Design Live, Awwwards, Pausefest, FUSE, Tech Open Air, Fifteen Seconds Festival and more alongside speakers like Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Nest founder Tony Fadell, Martha Stewart, Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh, and John Maeda. A man of many talents, the producer and the host of the Crazy One podcast which I invite you all to listen because on top of being very entertaining it is very instructive.As always click the link to enjoy the conversation.  

O Podcast do Tiago Faria
Os 4 Erros a Evitar Quando Começa uma Agência com: Marco Oliveira

O Podcast do Tiago Faria

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 48:55


Como criar uma agência que realmente se mantenha no ativo durante anos, e que não seja apenas "mais uma"? Se tiver a pensar criar a sua própria agência de marketing/design/web, ou se tiver criado uma recentemente, veja esta entrevista com atenção. O Marco Oliveira, CEO da Moxy (uma agência premiada pela "AWWWARDS"), aprendeu de maneira dura todos os erros que não se devem cometer em agências, e nesta entrevista vai mostrar-lhe um caminho diferente. Para acelerar o seu crescimento, eis os erros que deve evitar: 1) Contratar cedo demais 2) Acomodar-se e não inovar 3) Fecharem-se na sua própria "ilha" 4) Algo que eu defendo com unhas e dentes, e que realmente faz a diferença em qualquer negócio... Para ler artigos que desmistificam o marketing digital e estratégias de negócio, aceda a: https://tiagofaria.pt/blog/

Agency of Today
Adam Perlis, Founder and CEO of Academy - Product Design Agency

Agency of Today

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 55:38


We’ll be talking to Adam about….The differences and future of the UX and design disciplines How to develop a UX portfolio and land a gig with Dream Projects The importance of design and proving it’s valueHow to implement new design processes Not compromising and holding to a high standardWorking with recruiters and moreAdam Perlis is the Founder and CEO of Academy – Product Design Agency. He also founded Dream Projects. He is the former Head of Design/UX for TIME Magazine where he oversaw the redesign of TIME, Fortune and Money.com. His award-winning work has been featured on Awwwards, The FWA, and TechCrunch. He has been a speaker at SXSW, Web Summit, Northside Festival, Fifteen Second Festival, Tech Open Air. Working as both a designer and developer his diverse skill set includes UX/UI design, front-end and back-end development, 2D & 3D motion graphics, video production. He is a Design Sprint Facilitator, User Experience Designer, and Design Thinking Expert with a passion for human-centered design. He also has served on the InVision Design Leadership Forum, DesignBetter.co Instructor, Working Not Working Members Board, Rutgers University Design Thinking Advisory Board, and as a guest lecturer at General Assembly.

The Allan McKay Podcast
221 -- Michael Janda

The Allan McKay Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 76:51


Michael Janda is an executive level creative leader with more than 20 years of experience in both in-house creative departments and agencies working with some of the greatest brands in the world. In 2002, he founded the creative agency Riser, a nationally recognized agency creating high-profile work for clients including Disney, Google, ABC, Fox, Warner Bros., NBC, TV Guide and numerous other notable companies. The company's 3 year growth rate of 235% in 2013 resulted in a ranking on Inc. 5000 (#1657). Riser's work quality and successful business practices yielded some of the most coveted awards in the industry including Webbys, FWA, Awwwards, AIGA and Addys. After selling Riser in 2015 and becoming its Chief Creative Officer, Michael orchestrated a rebrand of the agency as EKR. In collaboration with the other partners, he successfully migrated Riser's clients and acquired new notable clients including Google, National Geographic, ABC, Intel and Netflix. In addition to his robust experience managing creative and marketing teams, Michael is the author of the book Burn Your Portfolio: Stuff They Don't Teach You in Design School, but Should. Since its publication in 2013, Burn Your Portfolio has been one of the top selling books in the industry and has been published in English, Russian, Chinese Traditional and Chinese Simplified. Burn Your Portfolio's success has resulted in opportunities for Michael to be a keynote speaker at AIGA, Advertising Federation and University events across the nation, as well as at other events. His work and business has been featured by Print Magazine, HOW Magazine, Utah Business Magazine and BusinessQ Magazine, where he donned the cover of the December 2012 issue highlighting their article for Utah's Coolest Entrepreneurs. In this Podcast, Allan McKay interviews Creative Leader and Author Michael Janda about marketing and powerful branding for artists, the how-to's of social media and the importance of soft skills in building a successful business. For more show notes, visit www.allanmckay.com/221.

Design Huddle
Succeeding in Business, Developing a Personal Brand and Creating High Quality Content with Michael Janda

Design Huddle

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 42:00


In this episode of Design Huddle we discuss the business side of design, ways to uplevel your personal brand, and some career advice from our amazing guest - Michael Janda. Michael Janda is an executive level creative leader with more than 20 years of experience in both in-house creative departments and agencies working with some of the greatest brands in the world. He has earned some of the  most coveted awards in the industry including Webbys, FWA, Awwwards, AIGA and Addys. Learn more about UX design with Michael Janda, the creator and presenter of the course, “UX Design: The Processes of Creativity and Crafting User Experiences.” He is also the author of the book, Burn Your Portfolio: Stuff they don’t teach you in design school, but should. You find him on the web at @morejanda. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Parrish The Thought
Michael Janda: From freelancer to international thought leader.

Parrish The Thought

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2019 48:50


Michael Janda is an award-winning creative director, designer, agency owner and author. In 2002, he founded the creative agency Riser, which provided design and development services for clients that included Disney, Google, Warner Bros., Fox, NBC, ABC, National Geographic and many other high-profile brands. Following 13 successful years, Michael sold his agency in 2015. He now spends his time writing, speaking, and mentoring to help freelancers and agencies navigate the complex world of design. Prior to founding his agency, Michael served as a Senior Creative Director at Fox Studios where he managed the design, editorial and development teams for the Fox Kids and Fox Family brands. Michael’s book, Burn Your Portfolio: Stuff They Don’t Teach You In Design School But Should, was published in 2013 and has been one of the top-selling design industry books since its release. His work, book and agency have received awards and recognition from Inc. 5000, FWA, Awwwards, HOW Magazine, Print Magazine, Ad News Magazine, Huffington Post, Promax/BDA, AIGA 100, Addy Awards, Webby Awards, and BusinessQ Magazine. Michael can be found on all major social media platforms: @morejanda --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/parrishthethought/message

Mudo Podcast
MP03E02 - Marco Oliveira

Mudo Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 68:27


O Marco é uma pessoa orientada à tecnologia, negócio, design e marketing. Um artista com uma veia de geek, o Marco tem vivido com um pé em cada mundo, circulando de um lado para o outro entre design e engenharia durante os últimos 15 anos. É também co-fundador da MOXY, estúdio recentemente reconhecido com o prémio Site Mobile do Ano 2018, pelos AWWWARDS, entre mais de 15 outros prémios e menções.

Obsessed Show
112 - Halli Thorleifsson, founder and CEO of Ueno

Obsessed Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019 46:46


Halli Thorleifsson is the founder and CEO of Ueno. A creative director and designer, Halli founded the agency as a one-man operation out of his Reykjavik apartment in 2014. Four short years later, Ueno has more than 60 full-time employees and offices in Reykjavik, San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles. Ueno's clients include Airbnb, Apple, Chubb, Cisco, Dropbox, Facebook, Fitbit, Google, Lonely Planet, Red Bull, Reuters, Samsung, Uber, Verizon, and Visa. Halli has won several industry accolades, including numerous Webby's, IWA’s Best Web Design of the Year, Communication Arts’ Site of the Week and multiple AWWWARDS and FWA Site of the Day. He has been nominated as designer of the year as well as developer of the year by AWWWARDS.   And lastly, if you're into what I'm doing here, you might also want to check out my personal branding and marketing tips called, :59 Second Friday - that's at youtube.com/joshmiles  

Parlons Design
L'interview : Valentin Cervellera - Creative FrontEnd Developer

Parlons Design

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2019 9:05


Durant l'événement AwwwardsAMS auquel j'ai été invité par Adobe, j'ai eu la chance de rencontrer par hasard Valentin Cervellera, un développeur frontend créatif, diplomé d'Hétic. Dans cet interview, Valentin nous parle de son expérience avec Awwwards ainsi que de son parcours professionel. Si tu veux aider le podcast, partages le immédiatement avec tes amis ! Vous pouvez me suivre sur twitter : @romainp_design Le podcast est aussi disponible sur : - Apple podcast : https://itunes.apple.com/fr/podcast/parlons-design/id1286546174?l=fr - OverCast : https://overcast.fm/itunes1286546174/parlons-design - Radioline : http://fr-fr.radioline.co/podcast-parlons-design - Flux RSS : http://romainpenchenat.free.fr/podcast/rss.xml #ParlonsDesign #Podcast #Design

Parlons Design
J3 - Awwwards Amsterdam 15 février 2019

Parlons Design

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2019 10:47


Troisième journée à Amsterdam pour l'événement #AwwwardsAMS 2019 gràce à Adobe, de nombreuses conférences passionantes ainsi que de superbes rencontres dont je vous parle dans cet épisode ! Si tu veux aider le podcast, partages le immédiatement avec tes amis ! Vous pouvez me suivre sur twitter : @romainp_design Le podcast est aussi disponible sur : - Apple podcast : https://itunes.apple.com/fr/podcast/parlons-design/id1286546174?l=fr - OverCast : https://overcast.fm/itunes1286546174/parlons-design - Radioline : http://fr-fr.radioline.co/podcast-parlons-design - Flux RSS : http://romainpenchenat.free.fr/podcast/rss.xml #ParlonsDesign #Podcast #Design

Parlons Design
J1 - Adobe Welcome Meetup Amsterdam

Parlons Design

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019 13:45


Ma première journée à Amsterdam pour l'événement Awwwards, au programme rencontres et conférences ! Si tu veux aider le podcast, partages le immédiatement avec tes amis ! Vous pouvez me suivre sur twitter : @romainp_design Le podcast est aussi disponible sur : - Apple podcast : https://itunes.apple.com/fr/podcast/parlons-design/id1286546174?l=fr - OverCast : https://overcast.fm/itunes1286546174/parlons-design - Radioline : http://fr-fr.radioline.co/podcast-parlons-design - Flux RSS : http://romainpenchenat.free.fr/podcast/rss.xml #ParlonsDesign #Podcast #Design

Les Nouveaux Artisans
Bruno Simon, développeur créatif à Immersive Garden et formateur à Hetic :  "Créer des vocations"

Les Nouveaux Artisans

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2019 76:53


Bienvenu(e)s chèr(e)s auditeurs/auditrices dans ce nouvel épisode du podcast "Les Nouveaux Artisans" !Aujourd’hui, je vous partage ma discussion avec Bruno Simon qui est lead développeur chez Immersive Garden. Immersive Garden est un studio de production digital régulièrement primés pour la haute qualité de ses réalisations. Ils ont notamment reçu la distinction de studio of the year en 2017 par Awwwards et CSS Design Awards. Ce sont deux sites qui récompensent les meilleures réalisations web. Avec Bruno, on discute des projets sur lesquels il a travaillé à Immersive Garden comme le site Orano, ou The New Mobile Workflow. Ils nous expliquent certaines techniques qu’il a pu utiliser sur les sites qu’il a développé. Il revient aussi sur comment, il s’est formé à des technologies avancées. On discute aussi de sa vision de la formation, car il donne des cours à l’école web Hetic. C’est un épisode très intéressant et très riche qui je l’espère vous plaira. Je vous laisse le découvrir. Bonne écoute> Lire l''article completQuelques liens cités dans le podcast :Logiciel de 3D gratuit BlenderImmersive GardenHeticConférence GrowOranoThe Hunt for the Cheshire Cat by HiddenCityThe New Mobile Workforcekeplerhttps://bruno-simon.com/grow/matcaps/https://bruno-simon.com/grow/images-3d/Vous pouvez suivre Bruno :Twitter @bruno_simonGithgubLinkedIn Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

The freeCodeCamp Podcast
Ep. 44 - How to land a top-notch tech internship - and tech job - while you're still in school

The freeCodeCamp Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2018 34:31


Are you trying to get a jump-start on your tech career while you're still in school? Have you found that perfect internship - or job - but you're not sure how to approach it? If so, this is the resource for you. Michael discusses how to craft your résumé, how to prepare for interviews, and much more. Written by Michael Deng: https://twitter.com/themichaeldeng Read by Abbey Rennemeyer: https://twitter.com/abbeyrenn Original article: https://fcc.im/2BCESfo Learn to code for free at: https://www.freecodecamp.org Intro music by Vangough: https://fcc.im/2APOG02 Transcript: Seven semesters ago, I started college with no programming background. The only thing I had was lofty aspirations of working in tech. When recruiting season first rolled around, I applied to a bunch of companies. I got a few callbacks, but that’s it. No follow-ups. No onsite interviews. Nothing. I kept trying. I applied to over 150 companies. I faced dozens of interviews. I failed way more than I succeeded. But that’s all right. Because those failures made my moments of triumph all the more memorable. Along the way, I met helpful mentors and guided ambitious mentees. These people are now working at places like Airbnb, Facebook, Google, SpaceX, and Snap. As for me, I landed an internship at Uber last summer. And I’m on track to accept a full-time job at one of my favorite companies when I graduate. Now that I’m in my final year of school, I want to share everything I’ve learned over the years. This isn’t meant to be the ultimate handbook. It’s only a modest guide born out of my love of helping others reach their goals (and my love of Legos). By the end of this article, you’ll know everything I wish I had known when I first started sending in applications. A few words before we begin… Don’t let your struggle for the perfect job take over your life. School is a time of self-discovery and all-around personal growth. So go out there and meet people who are doing different things. Join diverse student organizations and take part in activities outside your comfort zone. It’s all too easy to associate your self-worth with how prestigious of a job you can get. But remember: there are so many more important things in life than work. My best memories of college aren’t spending weeks on end prepping for interviews or even getting offer phone calls. They’re exploring San Francisco for the first time with my closest friends. They’re playing volleyball with my hilarious teammates. I value these unique experiences I shared with people I love much more than any job. To paraphrase my favorite quote by Twitter and Medium founder Ev Williams: “Failure of your [work] is not failure in life. Failure in your relationships is.” Don’t lose sight of what’s important. It’s also no coincidence that everyone I know with a strong support system eventually found success. When you fall into a slump — and all of us do — you need your friends to be there for you. I would never have made it through my first year without amazing friends who kept me afloat. Now, let’s get started. You pumped? I’m pumped! Building fundamentals Before we get to the good stuff, you need to build solid fundamentals. Seems obvious? Absolutely. But this is the hardest step of this guide, so listen up. Now, this guide is designed for college students, so if you’re in high school, scram! Just kidding. In fact, I admire your initiative. When I was in high school, I didn’t have the faintest idea what I wanted to do. Leading up to college, your top priority should be solidifying your math skills. Computer science relies heavily on mathematic concepts like probability, logic, and number theory. Without math, you’re not going to get far in hard weeder classes and technical interviews. If you’re already proficient in math, keep reading. Most of this guide is just as applicable to you as it is to college students. Skip to the online classes section below and progress through the rest of this guide. Landing an internship as a high schooler is challenging, but certainly not impossible. OK. Back to college students. Building fundamentals starts with your intro programming classes. Pay attention and master the basics. A popular but misguided notion is “GPA doesn’t matter.” Although it’s true that most companies won’t scrutinize your GPA, any gaps in your fundamental knowledge will come back to bite you later. By getting a decent GPA, you’re also most likely getting a grasp of the basics. Your classes will cover a lot of basic knowledge, but they’ll barely scratch the surface of modern technology. Go explore interesting topics around the core concepts taught in class. This is how you gain a breadth of knowledge and come up with future project ideas. If you’re not studying computer science, don’t worry. I have friends who changed their minds and started CS their Junior year. They still graduated on time with great job offers, so you’re not too late at all. This said, you will need to make sacrifices and take extra classes every semester. If you’re not able to take CS classes in college, there are plenty of awesome online resources to help you out. Two of the best online intro courses are Harvard CS50x on edX and CS101 on Udacity. After this intro, you need to master data structures and algorithms. I recommend Princeton Algorithms Part 1 and Part 2 on Coursera, or CS61B by UC Berkeley. To make sure you’re on track, reference Google’s Technical Development Guide. Don’t worry if you struggle at first. A few weeks into my first semester, I was completely overwhelmed. I spent days studying concepts that took other students hours to grasp. I thought about giving up every week. “How am I ever going to catch up to those prodigies?” But if you ask me or any of my friends who made it through, we’ll all tell you the same thing: Learning to program isn’t about how talented you are or how early you started coding. It’s about perseverance. Building up your programming intuition takes a long time — much like learning a human language. You won’t see the light at the end of the tunnel for a long time. But trust me. If you take one step at a time, you will eventually get there. Staying motivated is difficult, but there’s a secret. Focus on mastery instead of results. Make it your goal to get better at a skill rather than achieve a certain result. Dr. Heidi Grant Halvorson did a study where she asked two groups of people to solve various problems. The first group was told to score as high as they could. The second group was told to treat the problems as a learning opportunity. The results were surprising. The first group got frustrated, whereas the second group persisted and solved more problems.​ By focusing on mastery, you view obstacles and time pressure as things that will help you grow. In contrast, a result-oriented mindset frames problems as irritating roadblocks impeding your way. What’s more, you’ll see continual progress if you concentrate on mastery. Every time you read a new paragraph or solve a new question, you’re improving your skills. This kind of continuous gratification is incredibly satisfying. So next time you’re studying for class or practicing for interviews, focus on getting better instead of acing the exam or landing the offer. You can read more about this tactic in Edmond Lau’s Quora post. Beyond basic coding skills, you need to know what’s happening in the tech industry. This goes beyond sounding smart during recruiting. By paying attention to the industry, you’ll be the first to discover new opportunities to propel your career forward.​ For online reading, check out TechCrunch, Techmeme, Product Hunt, and Hacker News. If you’re a frequent Twitter user, follow tech news sources. On Medium and Quora, personalize your feeds to get insightful takes on the industry. If you’re into email newsletters, look into Axios Pro Rata, CB Insights, and Mattermark Daily. To do a deep dive on a particular company, use Crunchbase and the company’s blog. You can also learn about the company’s culture from Glassdoor. Finally, don’t forget to actually talk to people. I learned so much about the tech world from casual conversations with friends and classmates. Over time, you’ll read about a lot of interesting companies. Begin compiling a spreadsheet of companies you’re interested in from day 1. When you apply to these companies in the future, use this spreadsheet to track your progress. Once you have the fundamentals down, it’s time to apply your skills. One of the best ways to do that is by… Building projects If you’re like me, you don’t have much experience to begin with, and that’s OK! The first step is populating that empty resume with projects. When I first decided to work on a project, I had decision paralysis for days. “What should I make? What if it’s not original? What if people don’t like it?” Later, I realized it doesn’t really matter what the project is. Learning something and finishing what you start is much more important. But this doesn’t mean you can make whatever you want. If your project is too trivial, you won’t impress any recruiters. If yourq project is too complex, you’ll lose momentum before completing it. Aim to do a project you think you can complete in one to two months. The project should involve data structures, algorithms, and design decisions. And do something you’re interested in so you’ll actually take it all the way to completion. Here’s a compilation of project ideas on Reddit for inspiration. After coming up with an idea, take some time to plan, but don’t take too long. You want to start as soon as possible. Now, you might be wondering “Isn’t it irresponsible to jump in prematurely?” Generally, yes. But personal projects are different from company projects. Personal projects should teach you something new and strengthen your background during recruiting. Unlike company projects, you don’t need to obsess over design and code quality. If you’re feeling stuck at the beginning, write down some code — any code. Building a personal project is like writing, you just start. Don’t worry if it doesn’t make sense. Seeing code in an editor will get your juices flowing. Track your project with version control. If you don’t know what that is, make a Github account and learn how to use Git. You need Github as it’s the primary way you save and display your projects. If you can, make your project live so recruiters can play with it. Most recruiters won’t inspect your code, so a live demo is the best way to show off your project. Aim to complete three to five projects by the time you start applying. A terrific first project is a personal website. You learn the basics of web development and get your own space on the internet to display your work. Codecademy has two excellent tutorials on building websites: Make a Website teaches you the basics of HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap. Deploy a Website teaches you how to put your website on the internet. Step 3 of this tutorial isn’t necessary, just use the free .github.io domain. Too easy? Convert your personal website into a dynamic blog. To do this, you need to learn a web development framework like Rails or Django. Check out the Ruby on Rails Tutorial or The Django Girls Guide. The Muse and Awwwards have examples of personal websites if you need design inspiration. Also, you have to check out this wicked personal website. Hackathons are great for motivating yourself to do projects. Schools and organizations around the world host hackathons, which are project-building competitions lasting several days. In this short span of time, you’ll learn a lot, come up with unique ideas, and meet interesting people. Many hackathons reimburse travel, so there’s no excuse not to go. Use Hackalist or Hackevents to discover upcoming ones. Some of the top North American hackathons I know of are PennApps, HackMIT, HackNY, MHacks, HackTech, HackIllinois, CalHacks, TreeHacks, Hack the North, YC Hacks, and Greylock Techfair. You can also contribute to open source projects. Working on open source is an awesome way to add value to meaningful projects. Plus, you learn a lot from seeing code written by more experienced engineers. Jumping into open source for the first time can be intimidating. Two good entry points are Google Summer of Code and Sayan Chowdhury’s article on open source for beginners. Github also just released their very own open source guide. Find a cool project and dive in. You’ll get the hang of it soon enough. Research is an alternative to projects. If your school has a student research program, great! Apply asap. If it doesn’t have one, look up what research your professors are doing. If their work seems interesting, email them and ask if you can contribute. You’d be surprised at how receptive they are to eager undergrads. In the future, you can even ask your team to refer you to cutting-edge companies. Keep in mind research belongs under Experience rather than Projects on your resume. It can be tough balancing projects and school. One complaint I hear frequently is “I don’t have time to do side projects while taking classes.” I’m personally guilty of saying that from time to time. It’s tough to set aside time for projects because, unlike school, you’re not held accountable by deadlines and exams. After a day of studying, it’s tempting to choose social media or video games over your project. But if you keep putting it off, the semester will be over before you know it. To combat procrastination, force yourself to work on your project a little bit every day. Even if it’s just 15 minutes, you’ll form a habit of making continual progress. This is also why hackathons and research projects are so great. They impose external deadlines and expectations so you can’t drag your heels. Now that you have some experience, you need to put it somewhere. Creating a resume Writing a resume might seem pretty straightforward, but there are lots of nuances. After all, it’s the first thing recruiters will read about you. It’s crucial to make a good first impression. …And you need to make that impression fast. Recruiters spend an average of six seconds reviewing a resume. You heard that right. Six seconds. Almost all that time is spent on your name, companies, job titles, start/end dates, school, major, and project titles. Everything on your resume should be tailored towards helping recruiters find these key pieces of info as fast as possible. Here are some important guidelines. Easy to scan. Stick to one page. Keep it black and white if you’re not skilled at design. Colors are noisy. Stick to a standard format (chronological, no weird fonts, 10.5 to 12 pt font size, 0.5 to 1 inch margins). Standard formats are more readable by resume-parsing programs and easier to skim by recruiters. Keep it concise. Text walls discourage readers. Highlight the key points Make your name big. Highlight company names, job titles, start/end dates, school name, major, and project titles. Important content should be higher up. For a student, the order of importance is usually Education > Experience > Projects > Skills. Cut the fat. Objective and Summary are unnecessary. Descriptions should say something tangible. “Exceptional team player” doesn’t work. “Increased user conversion rates by 20%” does. People without technical background will be reading your resume, so get rid of convoluted details. Don’t neglect the details: Include the higher of your cumulative GPA and your major GPA. If they’re both less than 3.0, leave it off. Include links to a live demo or Github repo for each project. Don’t include anything you wouldn’t be comfortable answering questions about. Most people make this mistake when listing their skills. After finishing your resume, have your peers review it. Ask them to be honest and harsh. My first draft was awful compared to my tenth draft. Use online resume builders if you’re short on time. Standard Resume and CakeResume are two outstanding tools that make it a breeze to generate a handsome resume. If you don’t have a LinkedIn profile, create one. LinkedIn enables recruiters to find you and helps you maintain your professional network. Plus, you need it for the cold-emailing recruiters later. With a few projects under your belt and resume in hand, you’re ready to begin preparing for interviews. Getting battle-ready for interviews Interview problems can be separated into two buckets, behavioral questions and technical questions. You need to start practicing both at least two months before applying. Since recruiting season kicks off in August/September, summer break is a good time to begin. Behavioral questions The purpose of behavioral questions are to find out more about your background and if you actually did what you said on your resume. Don’t take the behavioral interview lightly. A poor performance can sink your chances of getting the offer. To ace behavioral questions, you need a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself” and three stories to handle all other questions. “Tell me about yourself” is the most common behavioral question you’ll get and you need to crush it. Don’t make the cardinal mistake of regurgitating your resume. Instead, tell a story. Capture the attention of the interviewer with a strong introduction. Then, transition into a commentary about your key projects and experiences. Don’t prattle on about the details — keep it simple and emphasize the outcomes. Finally, explain why you’re interested in the position. It’s tempting to talk about every single thing you did, but you’ll lose your interviewer. Keep it concise. Your answer should be one to two minutes long. Prepare three stories you can tell in response to all other behavioral questions. Typically, you’ll be asked to give examples of leadership, overcoming a challenge, or failure. Each of your three stories should show at least one of these themes. A story needs an initial summary, a problem, three to five action steps, and a final outcome. Here’s an example. Summary: Lead an unmotivated team to complete CS project Problem: Two team members didn’t do their work and wanted to drop CS Action 1: Talked to them one-on-one to understand why they’re studying CS Action 2: Told them although it’s tough now, they can succeed if they work hard Action 3: Emphasized that they’re invaluable to the rest of the team Action 4: Used google calendar to plan meetings and Trello to track progress Action 5: Held social events to bring the team closer Outcome: Finished the project and all got at least A- This story can be used to answer any question about leadership or overcoming a challenge. Now go think of your own! Not all your stories have to be about tech. For example, I always talk about how I helped my volleyball team overcome defeat. With this, you should be able to pass any behavioral interview. To learn more, read the Behavioral Questions section in Cracking the Coding Interview. Technical questions Technical questions are the essence of the tech interviewing process. Here’s a list of topics you need to know to pass technical interviews. To master these topics, use the following four resources: Cracking the Coding Interview (~2 months before applying) LeetCode (~1 month before applying) Mock interviews (~2 weeks before applying) Glassdoor (~2 days before interviewing) Cracking the Coding Interview is one of the best resources out there. Gayle Laakmann McDowell’s Cracking the Coding Interview is the quintessential tech recruiting manual. First, read the Technical Questions section. Take notes to help you remember the main ideas. As for practice questions, concentrate on the Arrays and Strings, Linked Lists, Stacks and Queues, Trees and Graphs, Objected-Oriented Design, Recursion, and Sorting sections. Also, familiarize yourself with the Bit Manipulation, Scalability, Databases, and Threads and Locks sections. If you’re having trouble with any of the topics, study the first couple pages of that section. They contain a short and sweet explanation of the topic. Attempt each question for at least 30 minutes before looking at the solution. After reading the solution, you should still implement it and test it on your own. Otherwise, you won’t fully understand the logic. Finishing CtCI should take three to four weeks of dedicated effort. LeetCode is the second resource you should tackle. It has a huge list of problems ranked by difficulty. Each problem has its own tests, time complexity requirements, and solutions. Aim to complete 30 to 50 questions and be comfortable with medium level questions before you start applying. If you do just three a day, you can finish 42 in two weeks. It’s easy to get frustrated by Leetcode at first. In the beginning, I couldn’t solve a single easy problem. I improved over time, but I still get stuck frequently on medium and hard level problems. The good thing is interviews are different from Leetcode. In an interview, you get hints if you’re stuck. Plus, deducing the correct logic is more important than writing runnable code. Although Leetcode isn’t the best simulation of real interviews, it’s phenomenal for building problem solving intuition. Mock interviews are highly effective if you do them right. The trick is emulating a real interview as closely as possible. If you’re the interviewee, be professional, ask questions, and talk out loud. If you’re the interviewer, time the interview, engage in the conversation, and write down feedback. I suggest booking a private room on campus and grinding through back-to-back interviews. Make sure the room has a big whiteboard to draw on. Take turns interviewing and being interviewed by a friend who’s also recruiting. Being able to understand the interviewer’s perspective will improve your own interviewing skills. Glassdoor is an invaluable resource for company-specific info. In most cases, you don’t need Glassdoor until a few days before your interview. Unless the company is very large, Glassdoor won’t have many specific interview questions. Glassdoor is better for learning about the company’s general interview process. Navigate to the Interviews section and filter by the position you’re applying for. Sometimes there are different labels for the same job, so look through all of them. Read candidates’ experiences and think through the interview questions they posted. You likely won’t get the same questions, but working through them will give you an idea of what to expect. Making your application stand out It’s finally time to send out applications and start seeing your hard work pay off! Recruiting season begins in August/September, but you can reach out a month or two earlier. For off-season jobs, apply at least 6 months before. First, you need a list of companies to apply to. If you’ve been following the tech industry, you should already have some companies in mind. To add to your list, check out The Breakout List, Wealthfront’s Career-Launching Companies List, and the CrunchBase Unicorn Leaderboard. For more ideas, here’s a list of 163 companies I looked at when I was recruiting. Don’t be picky about which companies to apply to. If you think the product is interesting or you’ve heard good things about the company, then apply. Worry about choosing after you get a few offers. The application process I recommend first applying and interviewing for companies you’re less interested in. This is a good way to train for future interviews of companies you want more. But don’t do too many — you don’t want to burn out. When I recruit, I try to keep the process under 3 months and not do more than 10 onsite interviews. Anything more than that, I run out of steam and my performance suffers. When you’re scheduling your interviews, spread them out. Interviews are mentally draining, so you need time to rest in between. Companies won’t mind if you ask for a week or two before starting their process. Once you’re ready to apply, use a 5-pronged approach: Referrals Emailing recruiters Career fairs Online applications This list is ordered by success rate and time commitment. For example, referrals have the highest success rate but require the most time. Referrals are the single best way to land interviews. When an employee refers someone, that’s the golden endorsement. Referrals make up for less than 10% of applications, but 20-50% of eventual hires. Ask your friends or older students to refer you. You can also ask employees for a phone chat or coffee to learn more about the company and request a referral at the end. Don’t be shy about this. If you get hired, the employee who referred you gets a bonus — it’s win-win for both of you. Cold-emailing recruiters is the next best thing to referrals. For smaller companies without a formal recruiting pipeline, reach out to an Engineering Manager instead. For even smaller companies, just email the CEO or CTO. The easiest way to get email addresses is asking your network for recruiter contacts. You need a LinkedIn account to find email addresses. Look up the companies you want to apply to on LinkedIn and filter their employees by recruiters. Next, install Hunter or Slik, which lets you get the email address from a LinkedIn profile. Hunter doesn’t like it if you try to sign up using a personal email, so use your school email. Your emails should be concise. State your interest in a position and include a summary of your background. Remember to attach your resume. To save time, make a template. You just have to change the name of the recruiter, the name of the company, and your statement of interest. If you don’t get a reply in a week, follow up. If you don’t get a reply in another week, follow up again. Career fairs get you face time with recruiters and engineers. For career fairs, check which companies are attending beforehand. Jot down the ones you’re most interested in because you might not have time to talk to all of them. Print out 10 to 20 copies of your resume to pass to recruiters. Be ready to answer questions about your experiences and projects. I recommend going early — miss class if you have to. You’ll avoid the lines and catch recruiters before they’re exhausted from chatting nonstop. Don’t feel pressured to ask recruiters questions if you don’t have any. You won’t offend anyone if you get straight to the point and ask if they have openings. After your conversation, make sure to get their emails so you can follow up later. Oh yeah, and actually follow up! Don’t let those business cards gather dust with the free t-shirts and drawstring bags. For hackathons, you’ll be targeting one company you really like instead of 10 to 20. Company sponsors will set up shop at the venue. This is your in. Before the hackathon, find the sponsoring company you want to target. When you arrive, introduce yourself to its engineers and recruiters. Use their API in your project and interact with them throughout the hackathon. On the last day, go show them your project. Then, ask about job/internship opportunities. At this point, they’ve already seen your work ethic, creativity, and interest in their company. You’re pretty much guaranteed an interview. Hackathons can function as indirect career fairs also. I know people who’ve landed interviews through talking to engineers and recruiters from sponsoring companies at hackathons. For more advice on this strategy, read Ryan Norton’s article. Online applications are the easiest way to apply. Use a shotgun approach. Most applications only ask for your resume, so it’s easy to apply to a lot of companies in one go. Intern Supply, the Easy Application List, and your school’s career website are essential for finding open positions. Most of the time, you don’t need a cover letter. But if the company makes the cover letter mandatory or asks for a short answer response, be careful. In this case, the company really cares about fit, so craft a meticulous response. I’ve been burned many times by disregarding mandatory cover letters and short answers. Take your time when writing — a hurried response will show. For applying online, I also recommend TripleByte. You first complete a coding quiz. Then, TripleByte matches you with top companies and fast-tracks you through their hiring processes. Bear in mind this resource only works for finding full-time jobs. Conquering the interview For many people, this is the most nerve-wracking part of the process, but there’s no need to be anxious. The interviewer is on your side (even if it doesn’t seem like it). Before we go any further, there’s one thing you have to keep in mind. Show enthusiasm! Enthusiasm plays a huge role in whether you get an offer. Companies these days love to talk about how much they value culture fit. What they basically mean is they want someone who’s enthusiastic about their mission and product. The truth is most candidates aren’t good at being enthusiastic. The best way to ensure you do it is preparing a list of things you like about the company in advance. When answering behavioral questions or asking questions, bring up the items on your list. Use the company’s blog and its Crunchbase profile to find things you can talk about. Now, let’s go over some best practices for technical interviews. When you first hear the problem, write it down. Then, clarify with your interviewer what you think the question is asking. Don’t assume you understood the question the first time you heard it. Next, write down a few example inputs and outputs and verify they’re correct. This gives you time to think of a solution and provides tests you can run later. If you need more time to think, don’t be afraid ask for a minute to brainstorm. It shouldn’t be too hard to devise a brute-force solution. Talk through it with your interviewer while thinking of ways you can improve it. Continue bouncing ideas off your interviewer until you come up with a better solution. Explain it to your interviewer and only start coding after they’re satisfied. While you’re working through the problem, continuously communicate your thought process. How you think is more important than the actual answer. Be outspoken, but don’t blab on endlessly. Take pauses to think and let the interviewer make suggestions. Don’t space out or look distant. You should direct your full attention towards the interviewer to engage them. If they’re engaged, they’ll give you positive signals if you’re on track and hints if you’re not. What’s more, they’ll be emotionally invested in you and want you to succeed. At the end of the interview, you’ll get time to ask questions. Remember an interview is two-way. Don’t just ask questions you think the interviewer will like to hear. Ask questions you actually want to know the answers to. I suggest asking about personal experiences to get more authentic answers. Remember these tips and you’ll be ready to ace technical interviews. The average interview process looks like this: Coding challenge > Recruiter chat > Phone interview > Onsite interview The process varies by company. Sometimes the recruiter chat will be first. Sometimes you won’t have a coding challenge. But the general structure is similar. The coding challenge is a straightforward test. It’s usually hosted on Hackerrank. I suggest doing a couple of questions on it ahead of time to get familiar with the format. There’s no trick to the coding challenge. Pass as many tests as you can. With enough practice on Leetcode, this should be a walk in the park. The recruiter chat is an informal conversation. It’s usually for setting up the phone interview and answering any questions you have. You might get one or two behavioral questions. Once in a while, you might get trivia-esque technical questions like “Explain how a hashmap works.” Candidates rarely get rejected at this stage (although I’ve managed to do just that a few times). Treat this as a chance to learn more about the company. Ask high-level questions — recruiters generally don’t know technical details. Make sure to ask about the format of the rest of the interview process so you aren’t caught off guard by anything. The phone interview stage is one to two rounds of technical interviews. Sometimes you’ll do a video chat instead of a phone call. You’ll typically code out the answer in a shared editor like Collabedit. If the connection is bad or you’re having trouble understanding the interviewer, speak up. You’re not going to get docked points, so don’t try to tough it through. The onsite interview is three to six rounds of interviews with a lunch in between. A day of back-to-back interviews is exhausting — get enough sleep beforehand! Onsite interviews are mostly technical, but some companies mix in behavioral and design rounds. The lunch is for you to learn more about the company, so relax a little. During the interview, use the whiteboard to your advantage. Leave plenty of space on the right side and between the lines so you have room to make edits. After the interview, don’t dwell on it. Thinking about it isn’t going to change the final result. Treat it as if you were rejected and continue applying and practicing. Evaluating the offer Congratulations! You got an offer! Give yourself a big pat on the back — you earned it. But your work isn’t done yet. First, thank your recruiter and re-express your enthusiasm for the company. Then, ask for your offer in writing. It’s time to negotiate. A job offer isn’t an act of generosity — it’s a proposal to strike a deal. Naturally, a deal involves negotiation. I’m not going to elaborate too much on negotiation tactics. Just read Haseeb Qureshi’s killer guide on negotiation. Bear in mind some offers are non-negotiable, but it never hurts to try. Avoid unpaid jobs. In 90% of cases, it’s not worth it. I’m all for prioritizing learning over pay, but at least work for a company that values you enough to pay you. If you have more than one offer, congrats! You’re awesome. But now you have to make a decision. Choosing which offer to accept is a nice problem to have. The best offer depends on the specific candidate, but here’s one universal suggestion I hope serves you well. Make a list of 10 professional and personal goals you want to achieve in the next 10 years. It could be anything, like paying off student loans, founding a startup, or mastering a new hobby. Choose the job that brings you closest to these goals. Here are a couple more tips to remember: Your future manager is vital to your career growth. Find a great mentor who will double as your champion. Do internships at different companies to gain broader experiences. You’ll learn more and expand professional network. Optimize for learning and growth over pay, unless the pay is really bad. Work at one brand name company. It’ll make recruiting in the future easier, but know that it’s not the end of the world if you don’t have one. Choice of programming language doesn’t matter. What matters is learning good engineering practices and how to work in a team. Choose an engineering-first company with a software/hardware product. Don’t forget about passion. It’s an amazing feeling building a product you believe in. Conclusion This brings us to the end of this guide. I hope that with this, you’ll be much better prepared than I was when starting a career in tech. In the beginning, getting an offer might seem impossible, but the key is treating it as a series of milestones rather than one enormous task. If you make a little bit of progress every day, you’ll be there before you know it! When you do get that dream job, don’t forget to give back. Share your experiences and extend referrals. Pass on the love, and we’ll all fly higher.

The Sell Your Service Show
EP53 - HOW TO HIRE STAFF AND OUTSOURCE PROJECTS

The Sell Your Service Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2018 42:45


In this week's Show, we're gonna be talking about one of the most difficult things to do in your own business - letting someone else do the work for you. Sounds quite liberating right? Sounds like a great idea. But in reality, we can all easily succumb to our inner control freak. There's no-one out there that we'd trust to do something well enough for our business. But on the other hand, there are loads of masters and influencers we look up to. It can't be both… We're gonna help you through that Freelancer's Paradox. These are your first steps to truly scaling your business. In the Content Report this week, we talk about Cash On Demand by Andrew Reynolds, a monthly home course that goes through how to set up a successful business based on his proven formula. We also take a look at Awwwards - a superb site for great website design ideas.    Let's get to it!

Sell Your Brand Show
EP53 - HOW TO HIRE STAFF AND OUTSOURCE PROJECTS

Sell Your Brand Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2018 42:45


In this week’s Show, we’re gonna be talking about one of the most difficult things to do in your own business - letting someone else do the work for you. Sounds quite liberating right? Sounds like a great idea. But in reality, we can all easily succumb to our inner control freak. There’s no-one out there that we’d trust to do something well enough for our business. But on the other hand, there are loads of masters and influencers we look up to. It can’t be both… We’re gonna help you through that Freelancer’s Paradox. These are your first steps to truly scaling your business. In the Content Report this week, we talk about Cash On Demand by Andrew Reynolds, a monthly home course that goes through how to set up a successful business based on his proven formula. We also take a look at Awwwards - a superb site for great website design ideas.    Let’s get to it!

UI Breakfast: UI/UX Design and Product Strategy
Episode 84: Storytelling in UX with Dan Nessler

UI Breakfast: UI/UX Design and Product Strategy

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2017 37:39


Novelists and playwrights have been using the same storytelling principles for centuries with great success. Why not use them in UX to make your product more engaging? Today our guest is Dan Nessler, an experience director, speaker, and UX blogger. We discuss how the main storytelling principles — reason, hero, conflict, structure, awareness, and virality — can be applied in product design. Podcast feed: subscribe to http://simplecast.fm/podcasts/1441/rss in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play Music. Show Notes Hinderling Volkart — Dan's company 6 storytelling principles to improve your UX — Dan's article we're talking about How great leaders inspire action — a talk by Simon Sinek about a leadership model starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?" Features vs. Benefits — a UX metaphor by Samuel Hulick featuring Mario and the flower Emotional Design — a book by Don Normal Episode 82: Healthy Ending Experiences with Joe Macleod Ends. — a book by Joe Macleod on ending experiences Medium, Dribbble — great places for sharing work The FWA, Awwwards — the most famous award websites Dan's website Follow Dan on Medium Follow Dan on Twitter: @nessie420 Today's Sponsor This episode is brought to you by Tiny Reminder. Tired of nagging people? Build a simple form, set a reminder schedule, and add recipients. We'll keep sending reminders until they submit a response, providing you peace of mind. Sign up free at tinyreminder.com Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here. Leave a Review Reviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here's how. Recommend a Guest I'm always on the hunt for great guests! If you would like to see someone you know — or would like to be a guest yourself — please email me with your ideas. Let me know what they do and what topic they could talk about.

Makers of Sport®
Episode 91: Shane Mielke, Interactive Creative Director, H.S. Football Coach & Crossfit Athlete

Makers of Sport®

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2017 86:27


"At the end of the day, I consider myself a creative person. I've taken the time to grow these skills slowly over time and I want to have as much fun as I can on all aspects of a project—whether that's design, animation, etc., to me it's all fun. That is what is going to stop me from burning out." Shane Seminole Mielke does many things—from coaching big-time high school football, to being a Crossfit athlete, to being a designer, developer & animator; he is a jack of all trades. Shane is not, however, a master of none as the cliché states; instead, he uses his time effectively to master his many different interests which includes building websites and animations for movies such as "Suicide Squad", "Dunkirk", "Kong" and more; as well as working with Lucasfilm (on the "Star Wars" franchise), Blizzard Ent. and Riot Games. He has won numerous awards which include: 6 Adobe Sites of the Day, 2 Awwwards, 36 FWA Sites of the Day, 4 FWA Mobile Sites of the Day, 2 FWA Sites of the Month and 3 Adobe Cutting Edge Awards. In this episode, Shane discusses the value of time and how he balances personal life with growing in his many creative skillsets, as well as how we should deeply focus on one thing in order to master that thing before pivoting to the next. We discuss the early days of the web and some interactive shops that were pushing the limits of technology. We also touch on how today interactive design has become very stale with a lot of the same stuff being created over and over and how at one point in time, the work made you famous, not your writing, tweets or Dribbble/Behance networking skills. Lastly, we discuss Shane's book, "Launch It: 300+ things I've learned as a Designer, Developer and Creative Director". The book includes so much wisdom from Shane's career and we go in depth on some of that wisdom including discussing college degrees and if they are worth the time and money. Mentions Include: Shane Mielke's website Shane's Twitter 2advanced Studios Eric Jordan, 2advanced founder Firstborn Interactive Gmunk Julie Zhou, VP of Design at Facebook "A Season of Satudays: A Brief History of College Football" "Launch It: 300+ things I've learned as a Designer, Developer and Creative Director. A Handbook for Digital Creatives" My next guest is Tal Lemming, a type designer working under his own foundry, Type Supply. He is also the creator of the typeface, United, an LSU alumnus and creator of many custom typefaces in sports & entertainment. Sign up for the weekly email newsletter for updates, discounts on future products and exclusive content for subscribers. You can also show your support for the podcast by joining the community and keeping it sponsor-free. Did you enjoy this episode? Then please rate and/or write a review of the show on iTunes. Also, be sure to follow show host, @TAdamMartin and @MakersofSport on twitter and Dribbble.

Master of One Network
Episode 82.2: Sandbox Interview - with Entrepreneur, Co-Founder, & CEO of Whiteboard Taylor Jones

Master of One Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2017 56:37


Whiteboard on Awwwards: https://www.awwwards.com/whiteboardis/ DiSC Profile: https://discprofile.com/ Radical Candor: https://www.radicalcandor.com/the-book/ Tesla: https://www.tesla.com/ Scott Fuller: https://www.instagram.com/studiotemporary/

Fly on the Wall
Awards, Spoilers & Facebook Garbage

Fly on the Wall

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2017 49:33


Paul and Steve spoil some movies, discuss the redesign of the Cocoon site and whether awards matter. Oh, and there's some rants about podcast apps and Facebook too. Things Discussed National Space Centre (http://spacecentre.co.uk) Contact (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118884/) Skull Island (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3731562/?ref_=nv_sr_1) Cocoon Site (http://wearecocoon.co.uk) Awwwards (https://www.awwwards.com/sites/cocoon-development) CSS Design Awards (http://www.cssdesignawards.com/sites/cocoon-development-portfolio/31012/) Desktop Casts (http://stephenradford.me/the-mac-podcast-app-you-cant-have/) Find Us Online @CocoonDev (http://twitter.com/CocoonDev) @mckay_1988 (http://twitter.com/mckay_1988) @steve228uk (http://twitter.com/steve228uk)

Update Podcast
S02 Episode 26: SEO Is King? - Importance Of Web Design

Update Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2017 33:24


Join Shaun, Rhi and Sophie as they take a look at all the important elements that make up great web design. What’s most important? the user? the design? SEO? Listen to find out more… Useful links: Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/ Rightmove - http://www.rightmove.co.uk/ Adam Underwear - https://www.adamunderwear.com/nl/home/ Awwwards - https://www.awwwards.com/ Because Recollection - http://www.because-recollection.com/

WeCodeSign Podcast
22 - La importancia del diseño en la web

WeCodeSign Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2017 60:21


Descripcion del programa Wences Sanz, Senior Designer en Everis nos cuenta su visión por el diseño y las tendencias web que podremos ver este 2017. Nos cuenta su pasión por el diseño y como ve la evolución de este en la web, que le inspira y que no. Si os sentís identificad@s al hablar de tendencias de diseño, del presente y futuro de la Web... ¡Éste es vuestro Podcast! Esperamos que os guste el episodio y como siempre... nos vemos en la red. Recomendaciones Preguntas rápidas: Wences Sanz Quién me ha inspirado: Javier Romero Quién me ha inspirado: Cruz Novillo Quién me ha inspirado: Paul Rand Quién me ha inspirado: Saul Bass Quién me ha inspirado: Josef Müller-Brockmann Recomiéndanos un recurso: Pocket Recomiéndanos un recurso: Dropmark Recomiéndanos a un invitado: Ritxi Ostáriz ¿Qué tema te gustaría que tratásemos?: La formación Contacta con: Wences Sanz Twitter de Wences Sanz LinkedIn de Wences Sanz Tumblr Designmatazz Links del programa Fjord Bauhaus Atipo Studio Google Fonts Typekit Yugo Nakamura Hi-res WebGL WebVR Chrome Experiments Awwwards FWA SiteInspire Graffica R/GA Squarespace fabrik Semplice Lab Virb Carlos Ulloa Recomendaciones de Ignacio Essential design trends, November 2016 18 web design trends for 2017 Web Design Trends for 2017 13 Web Design Trends to Watch in 2017 10 Hottest Web Design Trends You Gotta Know for 2017 Web Design Trends for 2017 Contacta con el programa Web de WeCodeSign Twitter de WeCodeSign eMail de WeCodeSign Web de Ignacio Villanueva Twitter de Ignacio Villanueva

Resourceful Designer
12 Random Graphic Design Tips - RD061

Resourceful Designer

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2017 66:02


Here are 12 random graphic design tips to improve your business. I'm trying a different approach to this week's podcast. Instead of talking about a single subject related to running your home-based graphic design business, I'm going to share 12 random graphic design tips with you. Even if you already know these tips, I'm hoping that talking about them will jog your memory and get you thinking about them again. Here is an outline of the graphic design tips I cover on this episode. For the full discussion be sure to listen to the podcast. Tip 1: Find the real deadline When a client tells you there's a deadline to submit artwork to a third party, you should contact that third party to find out how strict their deadline is. In most cases, those deadlines have been padded to accommodate potential problems with artwork submitted by non-designers. Since you are a professional designer they may allow you to submit the artwork at a later date. Tip 2: Get the proper file you need In last week's podcast episode I mentioned how to find and extract logos from PDF files from specific websites using Google's Advanced Search. This tip is simply to contact a company's head office for the files you need. It's much faster for you to talk to them than getting your client to do it. If your client doesn't have a head office you could instead contact the sign company they used to make their storefront or to put their logo on their vehicle. Tip 3: Get a client's honest opinion of a design If you want a client's honest opinion on a design, show it to them in black and white. Showing it to them in colour could influence their opinion one way or another. Showing the design in black and while will allow them to look at the design itself. Once they are satisfied with the design you can move on to colourizing it. Tip 4: Stop explaining things over and over If you find yourself having to explain to clients over and over how to do things on their website's CMS you should think about recording short videos of the tasks. This way you only have to do it once and if the client forgets they can simply re-watch the video. To do this I use software on my Mac called ScreenFlow. Tip 5: Deal with only one contact person Keep a strict chain of command. When dealing with clients that are made up of a committee or a board, insist you deal with only one person from the group. If anyone else contacts you for any reason simply redirect them back to the contact person. Tip 6: Set your own meeting schedule Don't allow your clients to set the times for meetings. Instead, you should give them a few time options to choose from. A client will be less likely to cancel a meeting if it was set to your schedule. Plus, by setting the schedule you are letting your client know that you are in charge of this project, not them. Tip 7: Get a leg up when meeting a new client If you ever meet a client at a bar or restaurant to discuss work, insist on buying their drink and food. This will subconsciously put them in your debt and could help in their decision making regarding you and their project. Tip 8: Quickly remove formatting from text Sometimes when you copy text from a word processor into another program you may end up with some strange characters or coding. To eliminate this problem, open a plain-text email, paste the copied text into the email, then select and copy it again. All the strange characters or coding will now be removed. Tip 9: Use Find/Replace to your full advantage Find and Replace is an often overlooked powerhouse when it comes to formatting text. Learn the advanced techniques for this tool and you could save hours of mundane text formatting on future page layout projects. Tip 10: Cover all bases with domain names Suggest to clients that they register multiple variations of their domain name as well as multiple domain extensions and redirect them all to the one main domain they plan on using. For example; The Ant & Aardvark Club may use the domain antandaardvarkclub.com as their primary domain. But they should also register variations such as theantandaardvarkclub.com, antaardvarkclub.com, antandaardvark.com, antaardvark.com, etc. Good practice would be to also register the .net, .org. .ca and any other pertinent extensions for all variations of the domain. Tip 11: Hijack competitors with variations of their domain names. Similar to Tip 10: Look at competitor's domain names and register the variations yourself and point them towards your own website. If anyone types in one of the variations they end up on your site instead of your competition. Do the same for your client's sites. Tip 12: Order extras or tag on orders for yourself. If you are ordering anything for your client that you may find useful, order extra for yourself. For example, if your client ordered t-shirts printed ask the company to send you a couple of extra shirts without any printing. You could also tag on personal orders with client orders to save yourself some money. If you design a postcard for a client, design a second one for yourself and order them together. Some printers will charge less when multiple orders are combined. Charge your client the regular price and use the discount for yourself. Do you have any tips you would like to share? Let me know your tips by leaving a comment for this episode. Questions of the Week Submit your question to be featured in a future episode of the podcast by visiting the feedback page. This week’s question comes from Crystal How do you schedule clients who are in different time zones? I have clients all over the United States and Canada, and none of them are in the same time zone as me. I find myself working late just to accommodate my clients who are 4.5 hours behind me. Is there a functional way that I can schedule my clients so I don't have to work until midnight? To find out what I told Crystal you’ll have to listen to the podcast. Resource of the week Awwwards.com Awwwards.com is an inspirational site I use to see what innovations people are doing in web design. Awwwards.com states they're a meeting point, where digital design professionals from across the globe find inspiration, impart knowledge and experience, connect, and share constructive, respectful critiques. Give them a look the next time you want ideas for your next web project. Subscribe to the podcast Subscribe on iTunesSubscribe on StitcherSubscribe on AndroidSubscribe on Google Play Music Contact me Send me feedback Follow me on Twitter and Facebook I want to help you. Running a graphic design or web design business all by yourself isn't easy. If there are any struggles you face running your design business please reach out to me. I'll do my best to help you by addressing your issues in a future blog post or podcast episode here at Resourceful Designer. You can reach me at feedback@resourcefuldesigner.com

Digital Insights
Starting a User Experience Revolution an interview with Adobe

Digital Insights

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2017 14:57


I was recently interviewed at the Awwwards conference by Adobe on my upcoming book and starting a user experience revolution. You can watch the video here: https://boagworld.com/digital-strategy/digital-strategy-ux-challenges-adobe/

The Boagworld UX Show
The chatbot conversation

The Boagworld UX Show

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2017 61:50


This week on the Boagworld Show we talk Chatbots, understanding colleagues and usability testing best practice. This week's show is sponsored by Proposify and Awwwards. https://boagworld.com/season/17/episode/1705/

The Boagworld UX Show
The conference conversation

The Boagworld UX Show

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2017 61:52


This week on the Boagworld Show we talk about prototyping with a flat CMS, convincing clients and image optimisation This weeks show is sponsored by Proposify and Awwwards. http://boag.me/2kQ781H

The Boagworld UX Show
The client copy episode

The Boagworld UX Show

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2017 63:52


This week on the Boagworld Show we talk getting better copy from clients, to code or not to code and following the brief. This weeks show is sponsored by Proposify and Awwwards. https://boagworld.com/season/17/episode/1703/

Hipsters Ponto Tech
Vida de Agência – Hipsters #02

Hipsters Ponto Tech

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2016 39:03


E quem vive de tecnologia já trabalhou ou ouviu falar: agências de publicidade. O que antes parecia ser um trabalho para criar comerciais de TV se tornou uma oportunidade de exercer a criatividade ao máximo: juntando publicidade, design e software as agências se reinventaram e criam campanhas que vão da web ao mundo real. Conversamos com Fabricio Teixeira, líder de UX na RGA de São Francisco e Anderson Leite, engenheiro de software na mesma agência. Eles contam sobre o dia a dia de uma agência e suas experiências em projetos na Nike, Google, entre outros. Fichinha da biblioteca: Participantes Paulo Silveira, host do hipsters Anderson Leite, engenheiro de software na RGA São Francisco Fabricio Teixeira, líder de UX na RGA São Francisco Alguns links citados: FWA projeto do dia Awwwards, um site por dia Chrome Panda, para fazer você procrastinar ainda mais o seu trabalho! Siteinspire Web Design Arquitetura de Informação - blog organizado pelo Fabricio Teixeira Produção e conteúdo: Alura Cursos online de Tecnologia - https://www.alura.com.br === Caelum Ensino e Inovação Edição e sonorização: Radiofobia Podcast e Multimídia Participe do nosso grupo no Facebook, deixando ideias de pautas, links interessantes e mais! Aproveita para comentar aqui no post!