003 - Junior Designers

In this episode: Ben attempts to pivot the episode, Jim has several personal relationships, Geof continues to ask leading questions and Brijan gives everyone a yacht. Extra: one of our office chairs makes a squeaking sound similar to a fart (scout's honor!).

Please note that the opinions expressed here are not that of Rally Interactive and any possible reference to anyone living or deceased is purely coincidental. Also, we have no idea what we are talking about.

This episode was brought to you by: Rally Interactive and Air Lookout. Send feedback to [email protected] or http://twitter.com/rallybanter

# Mentioned and discussed on the show

- Side project: Air Lookout - airlookout.com

What would you tell a junior designer?

Degrees and school?

- G.E.D.? Do you need college?

Brijan doesn't actually tell why he got in trouble

- Drugs? Gangs? Shop lifting chapstick? Nobody will know.

- Awkward accents…

Actual advice

- Don't chase money

- Work at places with the best work

- Role models, find studios, establishing a connection

- Relationships and work ethic

- Don't be afraid to start over

- Show up to work

- The money (may) come… eventually…

- YACHTS!

- Learn everything

- Specialize?

- Talk to designers you like. Reach out.

- Michael Bierut (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bierut)

- Funsize (http://funsize.co)

- Community and peers

- Isolation in college

- Internships!

- Elegant Seagulls (http://www.elegantseagulls.com)

- Real world experience vs. school experience

- The perfect program? Apprenticeship?

- Dan Mall (http://danielmall.com, https://twitter.com/danielmall)

- Webmaster?? (wtf?)

When did you realize design was a thing?

- Everything around us, besides nature, is designed

- Realizing designer as a job and their influence

- Connections with James Burke (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPcZ_5uCldg, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_(TV_series) )

- Jim's texting addiction

- Modern civilization: everything is designed

- Myspace templates…

How to get a job?

- Portfolio advice

- How do you judge work for a hire?

- Distilling/curating best work

- Know your audience

- Focus Lab (http://focuslabllc.com)

- Jim shuts down… Beeeooooop…

What can be taught or not?

- Taste? Aesthetics? Problem solving? Work ethic?

- Learning taste

- Can passion be taught?

# Brijan Powell

- Freelance Interactive Designer working out of the Rally office and motorcycle riding hellion.

- http://twitter.com/brijan

# Ben Cline

- Part owner, designer and string cheese consumer at Rally Interactive.

- http://twitter.com/yocline

# Jim DeBrock

- Designer at Rally Interactive and Logic Pro tutorial consuming beast.

- http://twitter.com/jimdebrock

# Geof Crowl

- Designer at Rally Interactive and connoisseur of fine italics.

- http://twitter.com/rectangular