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That's The JobTwitter, Experience and InstinctIn our final episode of this season, we discuss a broad range of topics from succeeding on Twitter, understanding how experience impacts our careers and how to leverage instinct.
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Rich Baird
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Logo Archive Instagram: https://www.instagram.com...2020-07-1100 minThat's The JobTrends & CrisisThis week Rich and Craig talk about trends and how they both serve and hinder the design industry.
Inevitably, they finally mention coronavirus (with a design twist).
0:01 - Trends.
6:19 - 10% new.
8:42 - The desperate need to be original.
12:49 - It's good enough and learning when to stop.
15:02 - Branding is now iterative.
19:14 - Where we finally talk about coronavirus (in a design context).
24:08 - The design and culture of a crisis.
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...2020-06-1400 minThat's The JobThe next thing, secrets and how we sellWe decided to go off-script this week and covered a variety of subjects such as promotion, how to find the next thing, design secrets and selling and talking about design.
0:16 - A British sense of promotion.
5:51 - Becoming known for being known.
9:19 - What’s the next thing?
12:36 - Spend time to improve your craft before you promote yourself
18:55 - There are no secrets.
30:12 - How we sell and talk about design.
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Buy Extreme Production: https://getdoingthings.co...2020-06-0700 minThat's The JobStarting out as a freelancer. Part Two.A few weeks ago we covered how to get started as a freelancer. This week we’re returning to the topic.
00:11 - Qualifying a lead
02:06 - Explain what they’re getting.
04:55 - Saying no to things (red flags).
10:01 - Setting expectations with clients.
14:23 - Red flags. Part Two.
16:43 - Writing proposals and winning work.
24:31 - Explain your design work to a client.
27:09 - Getting things wrong.
30:34 - Red flags. Part three.
31:11 - Do you get nervous when you present work?
37:34 - Don't send angry emails.
44:30 - Stepping away from projects.
49:57 - The one piece of advice for getting star...2020-05-2400 minThat's The JobCreative Process.This week Rich and Craig are joined by Adam Sandler (no, not that one) to discuss creative process.
Where to find Adam Sandler online
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotTheFamous0ne
Web: http://asgd.co/
0:54 - Intro to Adam Sandler (no, not THAT one).
1:50 - The pressure to productise.
6:05 - Designing for fun or for money?
9:33 - Providing your design work for free to promote yourself.
12:26 - Making design for in your style for clients.
14:10 - To Adam: what's the aspiration for your work?
16:46 - How close to getting Tame Impala are you?
18:01 - How...2020-05-1700 minThat's The JobStarting out as a freelancer.Richard and Craig discuss how to start out as a freelancer.
CONTENTS
0:43 - The fundamentals of starting out as a freelancer
1:50 - Craig's experience of starting out as a freelancer
3:33 - The freelancer business basics.
6:10 - Feast or famine: how to deal with it as a freelancer
8:14 - Build a recurring income as soon as you can.
10:14 - How can you provide a retainer?
12:47 - Keep in touch with previous clients.
13:18 - Maintain the quality of your product with retainers.
16:04 - Producing passive income.
18:10 - Producing passive income by selling assets.
22:25 - Legitimate alternatives to Adobe Creative Cloud.
23:02...2020-05-1000 minThat's The JobProfile, Capital and Promotion.Richard and Craig dig deeper into promotion as a designer. And: does having 150,000 subscribers on Instagram make you money?
0:33 - Profile vs Capital.
2:56 - Promoting yourself in 2020 is hard.
5:48 - People who have built profiles might not be making money.
6:45 - Promotion. It’s got to be about the work.
11:54 - Can you teach ideas?
13:59 - Read widely to help you have better conversations.
20:22 - There's levels to promotion.
21:36 - There's no rush.
25:13 - Try lots of different stuff.
27:39 - Putting yourself out in public is a hard first step.
32:45 - Your work is still valuable wi...2020-05-0300 minThat's The JobSide projects, promotion and building profile.How do you promote yourself as a designer? There's lots of ways.
This week we talk about promotion. Richard discusses his experiences with BP&O and Logo Archive, and Craig talks about his experience with lots of side projects.
CONTENTS
1:04 - Getting comfortable with promoting yourself. Or not.
3:55 - Different parts of your personality aren’t exclusive.
6:38 - Design is an opportunity to learn.
7:15 - Finding your niche as a designer. Or not.
8:42 - Making that 10% difference.
10:09 - Becoming known for being a specialist.
12:13 - Self-promotion.
13:54 - The Design Press.
15:10 - Finding your own way with ma...2020-04-2600 minThat's The JobMoney, morals and business.Rich Baird and Craig Burgess discuss the realities and practicalities of working as a designer.
Our first two episodes are dedicated to pricing, money, and finding your way as a freelancer and an agency.
CONTENTS
1:22 - Winning awards.
7:02 - Survival is more important than anything. Part two.
8:34 - The reality of graphic design.
16:37 - To make money, you’ll need to speed up.
20:08 - An employed designer needs to understand this.
23:31 - Has Fiverr lowered the value of design?
27:35 - We’re all in it together.
28:36 - Ho...2020-04-1900 minThat's The JobThe realities of pricing design and running a business.Rich Baird and Craig Burgess discuss the realities and practicalities of working as a designer.
Our first two episodes are dedicated to pricing, money, and finding your way as a freelancer and an agency.
This is part 1 of 2.
CONTENTS
1:09 - What is That's The Job?
8:56 - Dealing with external freelancers.
13:10 - Marking up on freelancers as an agency.
19:03 - Running an agency in Barnsley.
23:59 - Developing (and finding) staff in an agency.
27:07 - When to hire staff.
28:50 - Hire somebody to help.
30:47 - Making the jump.
34:36 - Occasions of neccesity.
36:38 - Survival is more important than anything.
38:44...2020-04-1200 min