“It’s a small world after all.” The design and tech world might seem like a big place but it’s not. Silicon Valley is vast but people move around, you’ll definitely run into coworkers at future jobs. If you jump out to a smaller city that is only intensified. Throw social…

If you want to be a successful designer, you better be into learning new things. As a designer, you’ll never be bored. When you start out, there are so many fundamentals to learn like theory, color, and print. As you get into building software and apps you need to learn…

Once you’ve got your freelance design business off the ground you’ll want to work on growing it. The first year will be a rollercoaster while you build a client list and figure out what full-time freelancing entails. …

The day-to-day running of a freelance business may not be super exciting but it’s just as important as finding new clients. If you aren’t tracking expenses and taking care of yourself, you’ll risk burning out and failing. In this post, I’ll cover some basics about setting up and running your…

“I’m a designer, not a salesperson — so how do I get clients?” — Your freelance business will sink quickly if you don’t have great clients. For me, this has always been one of the toughest areas to navigate. “I’m a designer, not a salesperson — so how do I get clients?” This is one of the joys of freelance work, you have to…

For the past two decades, I’ve been working as a freelancer. From late 90’s Angelfire hosted client sites up to national web and print campaigns, I’ve pretty much done it all. Over that time I’ve learned that freelancing is a rollercoaster ride of freedom combined with pockets of poverty. …

“If you build it, they will come” Ok, they might not come if you don’t finish it but always keep building! One of the most important things you can do to continue improving as a designer is to build your own side projects. Do them to focus on areas you…

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In this episode, I cover the basics of the agile methodology and how they apply to designers. More Direct Design podcast episodes https://linktr.ee/directdesign