In this episode, we spoke with Kitiya Palaskas, Craft-based Designer from Melbourne.

We spoke about podcasting goths, goth dads and being a goth in the United Arab Emirates, yep, with Kitiya Palaskas you never know where the conversation will go. This episode was recorded at the Adobe Make It conference in Sydney. Ian Haigh sits in for Flyn, who was busy helping run the event.

Kitiya has long been on our list of must-haves and she did not disappoint. In a wide-ranging conversation we discussed building signature styles and working out how to describe what you do, so clients can find you, even when you find it hard to describe yourself. She’s recently tried to sum it all up under ‘craft-based designer’ but, as she points out, the SEO stats aren’t great on that term. We also talked about working freelance, setting up a workspace and getting in the right frame of mind in order to create.

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www.kitiyapalaskas.com

www.instagram.com/kitiyapalaskas

Her book: www.hardiegrant.com/au/publishing/bookfinder/book/pinata-party-by-kitiya-palaskas/9781741175295

Her talk at Adobe MAKE IT: https://youtu.be/KVK04zrHjUw