Podcasts about doyald young

It's great to have Nikita back. He was a guest during my earlier seasons. This is an update about his life and a teacher and graphic designer during these crazy times. Here is a bit about Nikita. Nikita is an NYC-based lettering artist, graphic designer, and design professor. His minimalist style reflects an admiration for work such as pure marks by Stefan Kanchev and beautiful typography of Doyald Young. As one happy client put it, ‘his work is conceptual, clean, and the reasoning behind every design decision is crystal clear.’ Focusing mainly on logotypes and lettering, Nikita has worked on a variety of design projects for local and international clients. He is an ambigram expert that has taught several ambigram workshops–in addition to having written a book about ambigrams. Nikita’s work has been featured in multiple design books and websites. His love of bad puns and jokes is second only to his love of type. To pass the time between projects, he reads, scuba dives, skydives, wingwalks, skis (not very gracefully), and travels. He thinks that writing about himself in third person is a bit strange, but he has gotten used to it. See his work at https://www.nikitaprokhorov.com/ or on IG https://www.instagram.com/typebynikita/ Here are some website that Nikita shared that are great for designers and illustrators. https://www.itsnicethat.com/ http://visuelle.co.uk/ https://www.behance.net/ https://fontsinuse.com/ https://www.designspiration.com/ #illustrationpodcast #mycreativelife #illustratorlife #graphicdesigner #typography Please like and subscribe! Nancy Miller Illustration Social Media Portfolio: http://www.nmillerillustration.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nmillerillustration/ Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/nmillerillustration Blog: https://nmillerillustration.art.blog/

My next interview is with Nikita Prokhorov. I met Nikita, 13 yrs ago at Scuba Diving Magazine. He filled in for me while I was on maternity leave. He had just finished his MFA in Graphic Design from Savannah College of Art and Design. Nikita has some beautiful design work and I've been watching is an evolution of his work on his Instagram TypebyNikita. Below is a little bit more about him. Nikita is an NYC-based lettering artist, graphic designer, and design professor. His minimalist style reflects an admiration for work such as pure marks by Stefan Kanchev and beautiful typography of Doyald Young. As one happy client put it, ‘his work is conceptual, clean, and the reasoning behind every design decision is crystal clear.’ Focusing mainly on logotypes and lettering, Nikita has worked on a variety of design projects for local and international clients. He is an ambigram expert that has taught several ambigram workshops–in addition to having written a book about ambigrams. Nikita’s work has been featured in multiple design books and websites. His love of bad puns and jokes is second only to his love of type. To pass the time between projects, he reads, scuba dives, skydives, wingwalks, skis (not very gracefully), and travels. He thinks that writing about himself in third person is a bit strange, but he has gotten used to it. To see my illustration work visit www.nmillerillustration.com or on dribbble. Instagram.com/nsmillerillustration Nancy Miller Illustration YouTube

A Defeated Mindset Makes It Hard to Start Or Stick With It Do you deal with projecting defeat and tell yourself: I want to make money from my talents but don’t know where to start? I don’t know what I’m doing, why start when I won't get anywhere? We all want to be successful but this foreshadowed failure can stop you from even starting or sticking with it. How can you silence that inner critic and pick a road to start down? Honestly, I think the majority of us creative have no idea where we are headed—me especially. Each year, the road seems to drastically change but the hardest thing I ever did was to start. The second hardest thing I’ve done is stick with it. With a defeated mindset, it makes it hard for things to ever change and evolve if you don’t take the first step and begin in a blind direction. I think when you’ve made up your mind that you have to be successful and make money off your creative pursuits that you’re setting yourself up for defeat. I want to give you 3 ways to take the pressure off yourself as you pursue work that lights you up. The success, money and recognition are by-products when you continue to show up and improve your skills. Experimentation I think it’s safe to say that the majority of professionals didn’t start off immediately successful in their line of work. I’d wager to say that your heroes probably started off with their work as a hobby and it blossomed from there. In my case, drawing was a hobby my entire life that I didn’t think I was very good at. However, once I started sharing my work and experimenting with different mediums and styles, I began to find my grove and my voice...and slowly getting paid to do it. Even today I’m constantly experimenting— I’m afraid to get stagnant and content with my skills as I believe that caps your potential. Avoid the pressure of needing to be a Bob Ross or Doyald Young right out of the gates. Treat your early stages of your work as a hobby that’s just for you and nobody else. Dip your toes in the water and experiment in work that you’re not only good at but that you enjoy as well. Find Work You Enjoy This is basically the underlying message to my show. If you’re creating work that you don’t enjoy, you could be slowly suffocating the excitement of your talents. For the longest time, I was doing client work that involved me trying to recreate other people's styles. Other times I was creating to please others and jumping on trends hoping people would like my work. Sadly, when I shared this work that wasn’t true to myself, I slowly found myself becoming less satisfied, more frustrated and more apt to quit. With the exception of client work, I encourage you to create from a place that is for you and nobody else. Pursue the road of chasing work that lights you up and that you enjoy. Consistency & Staying the Course Transforming that hobby into a successful creative career generally lands into two buckets: Being consistent Creating quality work over time By creating and sharing work you enjoy and are good at over time, you’re bound to slowly attract an audience around it. It will seem like nobody's paying attention in the beginning and this may be true. Remind yourself that you’re not doing it for other people and that you have to give it time to grow as Matt Dawson says. Think about it, more people are getting access to the internet each day. As of April 2017, Instagram has over 700 million users and you know what that could mean for you? You never know when you’re one scroll or swipe away from having your work discovered by that one person who can open the flood gates of opportunity. You’re boosting your odds when you continue to show up and put out your best work. Kill the Pressure of Projecting Defeat To be honest, I don’t think you and I will ever completely silence that inner critic. Yet we can be mindful on how we approach our work. Putting pressure on yourself to be successful and make money from your talents is unnecessary, especially in the early stages. That is the quickest way to suffocate the joy from even starting or sticking with something. When picking a road to follow: Experiment and treat your work like a hobby in the beginning. Enjoy the work you do and create for yourself. Stay the course and be consistent with sharing and improving your skills. I have a gut feeling that if you follow these steps, you’ll set yourself up for some pretty spectacular opportunities to come your way. Key Takeaways Things can’t change and evolve if you don’t take the first step and begin in a blind direction. Your heroes probably started off with their work as a hobby Treat your early stages of your work as a hobby that’s just for you and nobody else. Dip your toes in the water and experiment in work that you’re not only good at but that you enjoy as well. Pursue the road of chasing work that lights you up and that you enjoy. You never know when you’re one scroll or swipe away from having your work discovered. You’re boosting your odds when you continue to show up and put out your best work. Show Notes Join the Perspective Team and Get Direct Access to Me PP 006: Clarity Comes From Dipping Your Toes in the Water PP 037: Give it Time to Grow With Matt Dawson Music by Blookah

Master typographer Doyald Young is also the author of The Art of the Letter, Logotypes, and Letterforms: Handlettered Logotypes and Other Typographic Considerations.

Master typographer Doyald Young is also the author of The Art of the Letter, Logotypes, and Letterforms: Handlettered Logotypes and Other Typographic Considerations.