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Hustle: Honing Your Craft (feat. Phil Coffman)


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Agencies, studios, in-house at a large companies, designer on a product team, and, now, working from home at an online retailer with a distributed team. Phil has worked in almost every type of environment a designer might find themselves in.

In this episode, we get a unique view from his perspective about working with humility, discipline, and honing your craft.

###Show Notes

  • 00:00 Introductions
  • 01:36 Current definition of what Phil does: "Digital Designer"
  • 06:56 Who is Phil Coffman?
  • 11:30 Small studio, humble beginnings
  • 13:43 Working in-house at a large oil company
  • 18:35 Web design moonlighting
  • 19:20 Springbox: Client services at an agency, working with large brands
  • 24:15 Element: Starting a new design studio
  • 26:30 Establishing a design voice for a company and building a team
  • 31:05 Spacecraft: Merger with Element, and designing on a product team
  • 36:00 The itch to work on just one product
  • 38:45 PC Part Picker: Design lead with a distributed team
  • 42:30 Setting boundaries for working at home
  • 43:45 Working with a distributed team
  • ###Links

    • Phil on Twitter
    • Phil on Dribbble
    • PC PartPicker
    • Visit the Funsize website

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