To be a successful designer, freelancer, or small business owner you need to understand strategy and business, so to kick off season 3 Ian Paget chats with Douglas Davis, the author of the hugely popular book “Creative Strategy and the Business of Design” to discuss the importance of understanding business, and using a strategic approach when working as a designer. Douglas is the associate professor within the Communication Design department at New York City College of Technology in Brooklyn.

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• Book: Creative Strategy and The Business of Design – Amazon US | Amazon UK

This episode kicks off the 3rd season of the logo geek podcast. I’m incredibly thankful to FreshBooks for sponsoring the show, who have allowed me to made this possible.

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