That's The Job

In our final episode of this season, we discuss a broad range of topics from succeeding on Twitter, understanding how experience impacts our careers and how to leverage instinct.FOLLOWThat's The JobInstagram https://www.instagram.com/thats_the_job_/Twitter https://www.twitter.com/thats_the_job_/Podcast https://thats-the-job.captivate.fm/Rich BairdWeb: https://bpando.org/Twitter: ht

This week Rich and Craig talk about trends and how they both serve and hinder the design industry.Inevitably, they finally mention coronavirus (with a design twist).Mqtw3EicENGJuws738Bl0:01 - Trends.6:19 - 10% new.8:42 - The desperate need to be original.12:49 - It's good enough and learning when to stop.15:02 - Branding is now iterative.19:14 - Where we finally talk about coronavi

We decided to go off-script this week and covered a variety of subjects such as promotion, how to find the next thing, design secrets and selling and talking about design.0:16 - A British sense of promotion.5:51 - Becoming known for being known.9:19 - What’s the next thing? 12:36 - Spend time to improve your craft before you promote yourself18:55 - There are no secrets.30:12 - Ho

A few weeks ago we covered how to get started as a freelancer. This week we’re returning to the topic.00:11 - Qualifying a lead02:06 - Explain what they’re getting.04:55 - Saying no to things (red flags).10:01 - Setting expectations with clients.14:23 - Red flags. Part Two.16:43 - Writing proposals and winning work.24:31 - Explain your design work to a client.27:09 - Getting th

This week Rich and Craig are joined by Adam Sandler (no, not that one) to discuss creative process.Where to find Adam Sandler onlineTwitter: https://twitter.com/NotTheFamous0neWeb: http://asgd.co/0:54 - Intro to Adam Sandler (no, not THAT one).1:50 - The pressure to productise.6:05 - Designing for fun or for money?9:33 - Providing your design work for free to promote yourself.

Richard and Craig discuss how to start out as a freelancer.CONTENTS0:43 - The fundamentals of starting out as a freelancer1:50 - Craig's experience of starting out as a freelancer3:33 - The freelancer business basics.6:10 - Feast or famine: how to deal with it as a freelancer8:14 - Build a recurring income as soon as you can.10:14 - How can you provide a retainer?12:47 - Keep in to

Richard and Craig dig deeper into promotion as a designer. And: does having 150,000 subscribers on Instagram make you money?0:33 - Profile vs Capital.2:56 - Promoting yourself in 2020 is hard.5:48 - People who have built profiles might not be making money.6:45 - Promotion. It’s got to be about the work.11:54 - Can you teach ideas?13:59 - Read widely to help you have better conver

How do you promote yourself as a designer? There's lots of ways.This week we talk about promotion. Richard discusses his experiences with BP&O and Logo Archive, and Craig talks about his experience with lots of side projects.CONTENTS1:04 - Getting comfortable with promoting yourself. Or not.3:55 - Different parts of your personality aren’t exclusive.6:38 - Design is an opport

Rich Baird and Craig Burgess discuss the realities and practicalities of working as a designer. Our first two episodes are dedicated to pricing, money, and finding your way as a freelancer and an agency.CONTENTS1:22 - Winning awards. 7:02 - Survival is more important than anything. Part two. 8:34 - The reality of graphic design. 16:37 - To make money, you’ll need t

Rich Baird and Craig Burgess discuss the realities and practicalities of working as a designer. Our first two episodes are dedicated to pricing, money, and finding your way as a freelancer and an agency.This is part 1 of 2. CONTENTS1:09 - What is That's The Job?8:56 - Dealing with external freelancers.13:10 - Marking up on freelancers as an agency.19:03 - Running an agency in Barns