In This Episode

Who inspires me? In this episode, I share those who inspire me in some form or fashion as I take this side hustle journey.

Timestamps

Intro Title & Music

0:00.000

Introduction

0:44.349

The Futur

1:20.856

Flux

2:35.217

Resourceful Designer

3:19.599

Fizzle Show

4:03.366

Heart Breathings

4:48.590

Scott McKenna

5:47.168

Underconsideration

7:27.348

Closing Remarks

9:09.725

Outro

10:11.364

Show Credits

ApexThis podcast is hosted, produced, mixed, edited & music by Mark.

Transcript

Inspiration. The mental stimulation that prompts you to act. That incites you to create. That goads you into your own momentary revelation. We all have it whether it be people in or out of your field, a memory, or an image.My inspiration comes from a variety of sources that I have used to guide me within the business world for creatives and to guide me towards my own endeavors. Without further ado – here are some folks that inspire me – and a word of warning, it heavily features designers, if not, all designers:

The Futur

An education platform for creatives in the graphic design, and typography led by Chris Do. I found this YouTube channel based on my own personal research in graphic design tips and they had a great set of videos about the use of type, color, etc. They would review designs from those in the community and break down their own poster designs. Then I discovered another side to their videos. Business advice.Chris would host panels where he would talk to creatives on how to price their services, and how to negotiate with customers. The best are the role-playing videos where Chris is either the client or designer showing how creatives can better support their arguments and or lack of argument, for their pricing.Even if you are not into graphic design, I still believe the business aspect of the videos are great in helping you wrap your mind around pricing your work, and or pitching yourself to potential clients.

Flux

Another independent creative that I follow is Ran Segall. He shares daily videos covering many topics such as How to estimate time for your projects or time management.

He is one of the creatives that I follow directly as I like to see how independents run their business, what tips they share, and what ups and downs they have. For Ran, he doesn’t just share the good, but he shares the bad as well which is all the more important to learn from.

Resourceful Designer

There is a podcast on this list! This podcast is hosted by Mark Des Cotes. I briefly met Mark at Podcast Movement in 2018. At the time I was heavily focused on graphic design due to other projects and this embarked on me adding Mark to my list of podcasts. Like, Ran, you get a behind the scenes of his day-to-day as a designer running his own business. You hear about his struggles as well as tips that other design...