The Honest Designers Show

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Are you a designer struggling to find your way in the modern world? Learn how to make a dent in the creative universe with Tom Ross, Ian Barnard, Dustin Lee and Lisa Glanz. Each of your hosts have found tremendous success in their own creative fields. They're here to give you a completely honest, under the hood look at what it takes to flourish in this crazy creative vocation! You'll discover actionable tips to land more clients, find your style, successfully brand yourself, and ultimately find satisfaction in your work.

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Jan 8, 2020 · 56 min
Episode 151: Design Trends for 2020
This week we're talking about the upcoming design trends for 2020. Hopefully we get some insight where in a year's time the four hosts will look like Nostradamus. So without further ado, let's get into the show!
Jan 1, 2020 · 1 hr 9 min
Episode 150: How to Pivot with Melinda Livsey
This week, we're joined by the lovely and wonderfully talented Melinda Livsey. She runs Marks and Maker, a brand strategy agency. She successfully pivoted from offering design services to full strategy packages for her clients. This episode should teach you a ton about pivoting your services, charging more and attracting your dream clients. So without further ado, let's get into the show!
Dec 25, 2019 · 25 min
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 what we dive into in today's episode. So without further ado, let's get into the show!
Dec 18, 2019 · 1 hr 2 min
Episode 148: Making Your Work Stand Out
This week we are talking about how to make your work stand out. The world has never been a busier place, so it's essential to be different in order to get people's attention. Today, we break down the actionable steps of how you can actually do this. So without further ado, let's get into the show!
Dec 11, 2019 · 43 min
Episode 147: Going Full-Time Independent Creative
This week we're talking about quitting your job to go full-time independent creative. So without further ado, let's get into the show!
Dec 4, 2019 · 44 min
Episode 146: How to Get Faster in Your Work
This week we're talking about perfectionism and speed. This is such a common sticking point for so many designers out there, so we're going to look at why speed matters and how you can get faster in your work. So without further ado, let's get into the show!
Nov 27, 2019 · 29 min
Episode 145: Dealing with Creative Fatigue
This week, we're talking about creative fatigue. It's something we all go through at some point, even if we love what we do. It can get boring, it can get draining, it can start to feel like a chore. So how you cope with these habits is exactly what we're going to get into today. So without further ado, let's get into the show!
Nov 20, 2019 · 45 min
Episode 144: Feeling Empowered to Create with Peggy Dean
This week, we're joined by the lovely and wonderfully talented Peggy Dean from The Pigeon Letters. Peggy is an incredible illustrator, calligrapher, and educator. She loves teaching her community and regularly produces fantastic content to help her fellow creatives. So without further ado, let's get into the show!
Nov 13, 2019 · 27 min
Episode 143: Golden Nuggets and Knowledge Bombs
This week, we're hosting a special, quick-fire episode and the theme is going to be golden nuggets and knowledge bombs. This is going to be a sum up of the things we've picked up on or learned that have helped us break through in areas as of late!
Nov 6, 2019 · 1 hr 15 min
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 youthful perspective to the show. So without further ado, let's get into the show!
Oct 30, 2019 · 33 min
Episode 141: Finding Your Calling With Andy J. Pizza Part 2
Hey lovely listeners, welcome back to Part 2 of our chat with Andy J. Pizza! This is honestly an incredible end to our chat. We go deep into some great issues with Andy, so we hope you enjoy the latter part of this conversation. Let's get back into it!
Oct 23, 2019 · 47 min
Episode 140: Finding Your Calling With Andy J. Pizza
This week we're talking with the one and only Andy J. Pizza. Andy is a prolific illustrator who's worked with some of the most respected brands in the world. All four of us love his particular style of illustration and we're also huge fans of the Creative Pep Talk podcast that Andy releases regularly, giving back that same value to the design community.
Oct 16, 2019 · 55 min
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 design products, creative courses and all kinds of other awesome stuff along side her husband Spencer. She is super talented as a designer but also a creative marketer so today we are super excited to pick her brain.
Oct 9, 2019 · 1 hr 3 min
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.
Oct 2, 2019 · 51 min
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 get into the show!
Sep 25, 2019 · 1 hr 6 min
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 we can already sense a friendship blossoming. This should be a fun chat. So without further ado, let's get into the show!
Sep 18, 2019 · 1 hr 16 min
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 for all you dear listeners at home. So without further ado, let's get into the show!
Sep 11, 2019 · 44 min
Episode 134: Working Smarter in Your Creative Business
This week's episode is about getting more efficient in our creative businesses. We're looking at fixing processes, solving inefficiencies, and learning how to work smarter. It may sound incredibly boring, but we promise this stuff can have a real-world impact on moving your creative business forward. So without further ado, let's get into the show!
Sep 4, 2019 · 45 min
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!
Aug 28, 2019 · 1 hr 5 min
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 much as we can from her today. Without further ado, let's get into the show!

The Honest Designers Show

Episode 151: Design Trends for 2020

Episode 150: How to Pivot with Melinda Livsey

Episode 149: Working well with clients

Episode 148: Making Your Work Stand Out

Episode 147: Going Full-Time Independent Creative

Episode 146: How to Get Faster in Your Work

Episode 145: Dealing with Creative Fatigue

Episode 144: Feeling Empowered to Create with Peggy Dean

Episode 143: Golden Nuggets and Knowledge Bombs

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

Episode 141: Finding Your Calling With Andy J. Pizza Part 2

Episode 140: Finding Your Calling With Andy J. Pizza

Episode 139: Pushing Past Your Fears With Teela Cunningham

Episode 138: Niching Down to Scale Up with Phil Howell

Episode 137: Blogging Your Way to Success with Jacob Cass

Episode 136: Thriving as a Retro Designer with Bob Ewing

Episode 135: Mastering YouTube for Designers with Will Paterson

Episode 134: Working Smarter in Your Creative Business

Episode 133: Advice to our Younger Selves

Episode 132: Building your Business Blueprint with Catherine Kay