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Hustle: Honing Your Craft (feat. Phil Coffman)

Hustle: Honing Your Craft (feat. Phil Coffman)

FromThe Funsize Show


Hustle: Honing Your Craft (feat. Phil Coffman)

FromThe Funsize Show

ratings:
Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Feb 20, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Agencies, studios, in-house at a large companies, designer on a product team, and, now, working from home at an online retailer with a distributed team. Phil has worked in almost every type of environment a designer might find themselves in.
In this episode, we get a unique view from his perspective about working with humility, discipline, and honing your craft.
###Show Notes

00:00 Introductions
01:36 Current definition of what Phil does: "Digital Designer"
06:56 Who is Phil Coffman?
11:30 Small studio, humble beginnings
13:43 Working in-house at a large oil company
18:35 Web design moonlighting
19:20 Springbox: Client services at an agency, working with large brands
24:15 Element: Starting a new design studio
26:30 Establishing a design voice for a company and building a team
31:05 Spacecraft: Merger with Element, and designing on a product team
36:00 The itch to work on just one product
38:45 PC Part Picker: Design lead with a distributed team
42:30 Setting boundaries for working at home
43:45 Working with a distributed team

###Links

Phil on Twitter
Phil on Dribbble
PC PartPicker

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Released:
Feb 20, 2015
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Podcast episode

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The Hustle is a show dedicated to the evolution of the craft of digital product design. We chat with product design captains, inspiring designers, thought leaders, agency owners, and the Funsize team about life, leadership, design, and culture. Hosted by Funsize's Partner and Head of Design, Anthony Armendariz and new co-host Tony Sanchez, Funsize Design Lead.