Episode 142: Making it as a Young Creative With Mark Hirons

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Episode 133: Advice to our Younger Selves: Today, we are talking to our younger selves and giving those lovable little scamps some life advice. So without further ado, let’s get into the show! by The Honest Designers Show

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Episode 115 - High on Lettering with Dina Rodriguez: This week, we're joined by Dina Rodriguez from Letter Shoppe. Tom is especially excited to have her on the show as she is somewhat of a hero of his when it comes to creativity and social media. Today we're going to be chatting with her about... by The Honest Designers Show

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Episode 113 - No One Knows What They’re Doing Part 2: Hey guys, we hope you enjoyed Part 1 of this conversation last week. This week, we're jumping straight back into that same conversation, talking about how no one in this crazy, creative industry of ours knows what they're doing. by The Honest Designers Show

25 min listen

Episode 126 - Benefits of Niching Part 2: In this weeks episode we continue last weeks discussion all about niching. There is so much to cover on this topic that we couldn’t stop tearing into it. So we hope you enjoy our second instalment and get some good information on niching down. by The Honest Designers Show

41 min listen

Episode 125 - Benefits of Niching Part 1: In today's episode, we talk all about niching down. What are the pros and cons of committing to one style and what are the possible ways in which one can niche? Without further ado, let's get into the show! by The Honest Designers Show

44 min listen

Episode 119 - Earning a Living From Lettering with Becca Courtice: This week, we're joined by Becca Courtice from The Happy Ever Crafter. Becca teaches her highly engaged community the art of modern calligraphy and is one of our favourite examples in the world of someone who has turned their creative passions and... by The Honest Designers Show

74 min listen

Episode 116 - Hand Lettering Success With Stefan Kunz: This week, we're joined by Stefan Kunz, an incredible hand letterer, educator, and one of our favourite creatives. Stefan has collaborated with brands including Apple, Adobe, Coca-Cola, Hallmark, Microsoft, and many, many more. And much of his success... by The Honest Designers Show

95 min listen

Episode 127 - Failure as a Creative: In today's episode, we talk about failure as a creative. Is it always a bad thing thing to fail? And what lessons can we take away from failure? Without further ado, let's get into the show. by The Honest Designers Show

39 min listen

Episode 123 - Mindset Part 1: In this week’s episode we are talking all about mindset. So without further ado, let’s get into the show! by The Honest Designers Show

20 min listen

Episode 122 - Spark your Creativity: In today's episode, we play a little game called 'Spark Creativity: 50 Ways to Ignite Bright Ideas' and we're going to explain the rules in just a second. This is a bit of a different episode and we hope you enjoy it! Without further ado, let's get... by The Honest Designers Show

57 min listen

Episode 117 - Lettering and the Creative Side Hustle with Scotty Russell: This week, we're joined by one of our favourite people in the whole world, mister Scotty Russell. Scotty is an incredible illustrator and hand letterer, and he runs Perspective Collective, which is an amazing creative community and podcast. Scotty is... by The Honest Designers Show

62 min listen

Episode 120 - Paranoia, Competition, and Needing Therapy: In today's episode, we're talking about paranoia, competition, and needing therapy for your design work. So without further ado, let's get into the show! by The Honest Designers Show

44 min listen

Episode 114 - Logo Design Masterclass with Ian Paget: This week, we're talking with Ian Paget (AKA Logo Geek). Ian is one of the most established and talented logo designers in the field who has built an incredible brand around his work. Today, we are so excited to pick Ian's brain on what makes for a... by The Honest Designers Show

79 min listen

Episode 137: Blogging Your Way to Success with Jacob Cass: This week, the ridiculously talented brand designer Jacob Cass joined us. Jacob is a friend and one of the most respected designers and content creators in the industry and we are super excited to pick his brain today. So without further ado, let’s... by The Honest Designers Show

52 min listen

Episode 142: Making it as a Young Creative With Mark Hirons: Today, we're talking with Mark Hirons, an inspiring young creative entrepreneur from the UK. Mark is known for his podcast, Creative Waffle, but also as one of the youngest and most ambitious minds in the industry. We're really excited to bring a... by The Honest Designers Show

75 min listen

Episode 135: Mastering YouTube for Designers with Will Paterson: This week, we're thrilled to welcome the super talented Will Paterson to the show. Will is a longtime designer, somewhat of a YouTube design rockstar, and a fantastic educator within the design community. We're so excited to pick Will's brain today... by The Honest Designers Show

77 min listen

Episode 118 - Mindset and Marketing with Chris Do: This week we're joined by Chris Do, who barely needs and introduction. He’s the founder of the Futur, which is one of our favorite educational platforms for creatives where they teach the business of design. He helps creatives all over the world... by The Honest Designers Show

69 min listen

Episode 121 - Pushing Outside Your Comfort Zone: Guys, it's a bit of a different intro this week; Tom and Ian are staying together in this weird looking hotel room while hosting a workshop at the Birmingham Design Festival. This will be a new recording experience, and who knows what havoc it's going... by The Honest Designers Show

67 min listen

Episode 128 - Labels in the Design Industry: In today's episode we talk about labels in our industry. What's your label? What impact does your label have upon your work and your mindset. And what are labels? Without further ado, let's get into the episode! by The Honest Designers Show

44 min listen

Episode 139: Pushing Past Your Fears With Teela Cunningham: This week we are chatting with Teela Cunningham. Teela is one of our absolute favorite creatives. She has educated millions of other designers through her entertaining and informative videos. She also runs Every Tuesday, a hub of high quality... by The Honest Designers Show

56 min listen

Episode 130: Persevering Through the Early Days: In today’s episode we talk about paying your dues and persevering through the early days when you’re seeing little to no results. Without further ado, let's get into the show! by The Honest Designers Show

63 min listen

Episode 124 - Mindset Part 2: As promised, this is the continuation of last week's episode on mindset. We hope you find it helpful! It's an uncharacteristically short episode for the show, but we hope it's packed full of value to help you with your creative projects. Let's get... by The Honest Designers Show

20 min listen

Episode 136: Thriving as a Retro Designer with Bob Ewing: This week, we’re joined by the ridiculously talented Bob Ewing. Bob is a multi-disciplined illustrator and letterer from Indiana. Ian and Dustin have hung out with Bob in person, Tom has chatted with him in the past, and Lisa’s just met him, but... by The Honest Designers Show

67 min listen

Episode 149: Working well with clients: This week we're talking about how to stop hating on clients. Clients are not the enemy, but there is an awful lot of negativity floating around in the design community when it comes to clients. Why is this and is there a better way? That is exactly... by The Honest Designers Show

25 min listen

Episode 132: Building your Business Blueprint with Catherine Kay: This week, we are so excited to welcome Catherine Kay to the show! Catherine runs Katnipp, a fantastic illustration studio in the North-East of England. Her illustrations are incredible and also incredibly cute, and we're really excited to learn as... by The Honest Designers Show

65 min listen

Episode 138: Niching Down to Scale Up with Phil Howell: This week we are chatting with Phil from HECreative. HECreative is a fantastic creative agency and punk rock publishing house. We know what you're thinking, it sounds slightly unusual. But stay tuned, it’s awesome we promise you. by The Honest Designers Show

63 min listen

Episode 129: Increasing your Earnings as a Designer: In today's episode, we talk about one of the best way to increase your earnings by an order of magnitude. How can you go from being perceived as a disposable junior designer to someone who can command serious value within their industry? Without... by The Honest Designers Show

36 min listen

Episode 131: You Are the People You Surround Yourself With: In today’s episode we talk about how you are the sum of the 5 people you surround yourself with. We look at the impact this can have on your creative work and your mindset. Without further ado, let's get into the show! by The Honest Designers Show

51 min listen

Episode 161: Catching Up and Talking all Things Coronavirus: This week we managed to squeeze this episode in with a lot of stuff going on in the world. We also touched base on the repercussions the Coronavirus will have on businesses... So without further ado, let’s get into the show! by The Honest Designers Show

27 min listen

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