Unpacking Design

How do you juggle multiple large projects and make progress on each one? Tim shares his method of creating more time to spend on the projects he’s most committed to pursuing and reframes the way he sees his leather company. Learn more about how Tim finds time for his endeavors and his plan for developing his app idea in this episode.

As a way of documenting and sharing the ideas that we have with the world, blogs are platforms that we build to disseminate information that we’re interested in with the world. Learn more about why designers should start a blog in the 21st century followed by tips and advice from Mike and Tim in this episode.

We’re living through a time where there’s an abundance of information readily available to us including educational online courses where we can learn new skills and techniques from people all over the world. How do we sift through this information to find the experts whose courses provide the most value?

In this episode of Design Life, Tim talks about coming up with the last project for his blog, Journey of an Architect, in his 30x30 series and letting go of unrelated pursuits. Mike shares his plans for writing bi-weekly posts for his blog, Evolving Architect, and introducing stories to each post.

Within every profession, there is a common perception that a person’s age defines their level of experience and positions in their careers. In the 21st century, does age have an equivalent value to experience?

As the platform that’s known for professional networking and development, LinkedIn is constantly improving its services and tools for personal career growth. What are some ways designers can use LinkedIn to network with other designers, grow their following, and find opportunities?

From big ideas Tim learned in his latest architecture project on mass production to exploring the world of video development and Mike’s business development ideas for his web design company Paperook, this episode of Design Life is filled with updates from these architects.

When designers enter their profession and start working at a firm, there are some who find themselves with consistent upward movement to higher level roles and others who feel stuck in their position. Many designers who feel stuck are faced with two common options: Do you stay and keep trying to grow? Or leave and enter a different firm?

From deciding what final project to pursue for Tim’s 30th project of his 30x30 series to Mike’s business development strategies for his new company, Paperook, this episode of Design Life shares the brainstorming and planning processes of these two architects.

After a year of starting the Unpacking Design podcast, Mike and Tim take a second to reflect on what they’ve learned through this experience and where they see the podcast going in 2019. They share some of their favorite episodes of the podcast and discuss the reasons why.