Freelance / Agency / In-house Design Career — Revisited • KDP 24
When pursuing a career in design, there are many paths that you can take — which one is the right one for you? Be a freelancer and chart your own path? Find a job on an agency and explore a wide range of assignments with the same team? Get a job on an in-house team and go deep into a problem space? Ah, the dilemma!
Tune in, as Karen Muller, Charlie Coombs, Sam Beachell, Tim Dwyer, and Gui Schmitt share their experiences and tips navigating the maze of job opportunities.
On this episode:
- 🗺 The pros and cons of each career path
- ✨ Becoming an advocate for your work
- 🔄 Transitioning career paths
✨ Recommendations ✨
Eric Singer Explainer Videos
A dialect coach that breaks down how accents work. It has nothing to do with design, but it's a super interesting breakdown, well explained and broken down in such a way that's pretty nearly art. — Sam Beachell
LogoLounge Book 12
40,000 logos submitted by people all over the world narrowed down to 3,000 selected by a panel of design judges to be put in a book. I was lucky enough to have 9 logos selected! It’s available on Amazon now. — Charlie Coombs
Good One Podcast
This podcast features one comedian each week — the dissect jokes, exploring what makes something funny. It's really meta. — Karen Muller
Muzli Extension
You pick some categories that you are interested in (for example, Design) and the extension will show you recommended sites and content on your new tab. Great for inspiration. — Tim Dwyer
CleanShot X
With everyone remote, sharing screenshots has become an integral part of collaborating. CleanShot X allows you to quickly take screenshots and annotate them with arrows, highlighted areas, and more. Another killer feature — being able to create GIFs on the fly, with options to highlight cursor clicks and keyboard shortcuts. — Gui Schmitt
Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft’s new approach to the game market, it’s like a “Netflix for games”, you pay a subscription and can play all the games in their catalog. There is some great stuff in there, and they keep adding new things every week or so! For consoles and PC. — Gui Schmitt
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Karen Muller — Senior Copywriter
Gui Schmitt — Product Designer
Charlie Coombs — Senior Visual Designer
Sam Beachell — Lead Designer II
Tim Dwyer — Senior Digital DesignerAnd check out our team on Dribbble!
Music credit: Christian Gentry, Muzak 1
Edited by: Aaron Goeglein
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