The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast

As a Graphic Designer, being a perfectionist is good, right? Spending countless hours on details no one would notice, obsessing over just the right amount of whitespace, waking up in the middle of the night questioning your decisions, second guessing your final product even AFTER sending your concepts to your client. This is good, right?

Whether your reasoning is because you want to be like Draplin, Do, Janda, Beirut, or that your customers deserve nothing less than perfection, or that YOU don't want to deliver anything less than perfection,  these beliefs surrounding perfection in Graphic Design can cloud your better judgement.  
 
In this perfectly imperfect episode of The Angry Designer, the bearded brutes dive headfirst into the perfectly frustrating topic of Perfectionism in Graphic Design, and untangle the myths that surround the idea of perfection and why it's all a load of bull! Jam packed with stories, ideas, bourbon (and the name of our first interview guest), the guys cover:

- How being perfect is not something to brag about
- 4 reasons perfection is BAD
- Nike and Apple's perfect design
- What is a perfect design
- How to create a perfect design

This podcast will leave you accepting you're not perfect,  and give you a more relaxed approach to being a perfect Graphic Designer.

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It's inevitable - ALL Graphic Designers will experience a crappy client (or 10). Even after 25 years of owning and operating a creative agency, they STILL come around! Luckily, we've gotten pretty damn good at spotting them, and protecting ourselves. 

Join The Angry Designers this week for another furious episode, as we take you through our top 15 lessons learned from dealing with bad Graphic Design customers across the years. Listen, laugh and get angry as we share the things YOU can do to ensure better client relationships, better project experiences & avoid being taken advantage of. Learn from our painful mistakes.

When life giving you lemons - you turn those lemons into lessons!

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Logos tend to be a soft spot for Graphic Designers. But have you noticed that ALOT of the big brand logos all seem to be looking the same lately?

From big tech, to high fashion, logos have substituted creativity for simplicity...but is this a good thing? Are they genuinely being creative, or could there be other factors involved?

Join this fuelled episode of The Angry Designer as the bearded boys try to unpack this era of oversimplified logos. In this feisty episode, the guys cover topics like: 
- Is data more important than creativity
- Are logos selling their souls
- 5 reasons why 
- Advice to rise above

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How often have you looked at award winning design work and wondered "How the heck did that win?"  Love them or hate them, awards are a part of the Graphic Design industry...but should they be?  

From superficial judging criteria and nepotism, to entry fee's and heart aches, are Graphic Design Awards really all they're cracked up to be?

Join the Angry Designers for another furiously fun filled episode where they put Graphic Design Awards in the firing line. In this episode, the guys cover:

- Are Graphic Design awards important
- What exactly is a design award
- Reasons why design awards are good
- Reasons why design awards are bad

Whether you're thinking about entering a design contest, or just frustrated from past experiences, this episode will help you keep your eye on the prize -> your customer.

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Do you need a graphic design degree to be considered a REAL graphic designer? 

While a degree in graphic design CAN open some doors and give you theoretical knowledge of the industry, how much can it really teach you about what it takes to become a great graphic designer? Can we really be relying on decades-old syllabus' taught by a has-been teacher who refuse to get with the times?

Join the Angry Designers in this rage filled episode on the positives and negatives of schooling for a Graphic Designer.  In this furious episode, the guys go on about:

- what school provides 
- what school doesn't provide
- a look at the numbers
- myths about the benefits of design school

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Graphic Designers love logo design projects. Some are great, but oh-so-many are just...visual pollution. And it's not surprising considering all-to-often designers jam in as many possible effects to create a logo version of the Nyan Cat.

Where does a graphic designer start to ensure they don't go too far in creating an amazing logo that will rock for your client? 

In this Logosode of The Angry Designer, Shawn & Massimo share their tried and true Logo Design Principles that have propelled their logo design projects from $500 to over $20,000. In this episode, the guys cover:
- why logos are important to companies
- what makes a good logo
- logo design principles
- what makes a logo trendy
- what to avoid when designing logos

Whether you're just starting, or have been successfully designing logos for years, this episode has something for everyone. 

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Every now and again, an awesome graphic designer comes along and shakes things up in the industry. Aaron @draplin is one of those dudes.

A larger-than-life personality, known for his simple yet undeniably eye-catching logos, and creator of the iconic @fieldnotesbrand, Draplin has worked with some of the biggest brands on the planet, including Nike, Burton Snowboards, Esquire, Red Wing and the Ford Motor Company. So who better than to gather some graphic design field notes from than the self-titled 13-trick pony himself?!

Join the Angry Designers as we discuss some of Draplin's most kick-a** advice for graphic designers, tackling topics from client relationships, to design tips and beyond.

If we don't make you rebel against Graphic Designer stereotypes - Aaron will!

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Networking - is it a word that strikes fear into the heart of a Graphic Designer, or do you jump at the chance to get out there and meet like-minded creatives and clients? 

For a Graphic Designer, networking is SO important for building your business, your personal brand, your contact list but it also isn't something that comes naturally to a lot of creatives who are used to being tucked away behind the safety of a screen (even more so in a post-pandemic world). 

Join The Angry Designers for another bourbon fuelled episode, where the guys tackle the oh-so scary topic of Networking for Graphic Designers. In this episode, the beardos provide tips and advice from on the easiest and most effective ways to network in the graphic design space including topics like: 

- Why Network 
- Generic networking vs Deep networking
- 4 tips on better networking for Graphic Designers
- Networking for Introverts

This episode will get you talking....again :)

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Too many Graphic Designers reach the top of their Career, only to fall HARD when they begin to neglect all the things that made them great to begin with.

From sh*tty customer service, to straight up refusing to get on board with the latest technology - career killers are out there, and trust us when we say you DON'T wanna get caught out by them.

In this episode of The Angry Designer, the bearded brutes combat career killers, what they are and give you practical advice on how to avoid them! Topics for this episode include: 

• The mistakes Tesla is making
• The fall of BlackBerry
• 8 Career killers to watch out for
• 1792 & the  french revolution

A little less design, a little more business, but an equally entertaining bourbon fused episode.

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Graphic design associations - are they helpful, or just full of hype?

For some industries, associations play a pretty important role in solving problems, setting standards, and improving conditions within that industry. But do we REALLY need them in the graphic design world?

In this podcast episode of The Angry Designer, the bearded brutes take a no holds barred look at graphic design industry associations, why they exist, who they ACTUALLY serve, and whether or not they really are just a bunch of bull! This episode covers:
- The role of industry associations
- Reasons why people join associations
- Same benefits, no membership needed
and so much more!

If you ever thought about joining a graphic design industry association, listen to this episode FIRST.  Buckle up fellow designers, this one is an ANGRY episode.

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