Rookie Designer

Rookie Designer 120 - Senior vs Junior

adam@rookiedesigner.com (Adam Hay) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:03:55 +0000

In this episode we’ll cover a topic sent in by a listener who is having a problem at the workplace. What is the role of a junior designer as opposed to a senior designer? Who is supposed to know what, and is the senior supposed to be a sort of mentor for the junior? We’ll discuss these questions and more.

Links from the show:

Rookie Designer forum

In the Bullpen:

Core 77

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Rookie Designer 119 - Voice Your Opinion

adam@rookiedesigner.com (Adam Hay) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:58:18 +0000

This episode is a bit of a “Part 2″ to the last time I spoke about not being afraid to voice your opinions when it comes to design solutions. We will cover this again, bringing in some new factors and guidelines to make your comments as effective as possible.

Links from the show:

When Bad Things Happen to Good Content Management Systems

In the Bullpen:

Desizn Tech

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Rookie Designer 118 - Content Management Systems

adam@rookiedesigner.com (Adam Hay) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:30:32 +0000

In this episode I will share some of my knowledge of Content Management Systems including WordPress, Joomla and Drupal. We will focus on the definition and purpose of CMS tools, as well as how they can be very useful in helping you design for your own business as well as others.

Links from the show:

WordPress
Joomla
Drupal
Dreamhost (my web hosting service)
Lynda.com

In the Bullpen:

The Pro Designer
The Pro Designer on Twitter

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Rookie Designer 117 - Is Part Time Freelancing a Business

adam@rookiedesigner.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:11:01 +0000

Again our topic comes from one of the listeners and the question is this: “Do you HAVE to own or run a business to freelance? What if you just do a few projects every now and then, as a side thing apart from your full time job?.” We’ll talk to several different subjects as related to the “casual” or “part-time” freelancer, and what needs to still be covered, even if freelancing is not your primary job.

Links from the show:

Rookie Designer Podcast on Facebook

In the Bullpen:

Work Awesome

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Rookie Designer 116 - Freelance Payment Options & Intense Audience Research

adam@rookiedesigner.com (Adam Hay) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:47:57 +0000

A question from one of our listeners sparks a conversation on accepting cash as payment for freelance work. We also take an in-depth look at research techniques for learning more about how customers/audience members use an application.

Links from the show:

Google Analytics

In the Bullpen:

Photoshop Preset Viewer
Brush Pilot

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Rookie Designer 115 - Internship Problems?

adam@rookiedesigner.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:31:04 +0000

Have you thought about an internship to finish out your educational career? Do you know some of the challenges that you might be faced with in an internship? We’ll take a look at these topics as I answer some internship questions from one of our audience members.

Book Review:

Building Design Strategy:
Using Design to Achieve Key Business Objectives

A very good book for those learning how to integrate the “business key objectives” side of the equation into their design process and strategy. Great reading material for the intermediate to advanced design professional with thorough investigation via case studies of specific design solutions and implementation. Click on the book to pick it up at Amazon.

Links from the show:

In the Bullpen:

Six Revisions

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Rookie Designer 114 - Research and Planning

adam@rookiedesigner.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:32:48 +0000

More life (and career) lessons from my work experience to you! We’ll discuss the lack of research and how it can foil your designs before they even get started, and some of the important information that you definitely want to pick up before you even start a project. We will also dive into the core values of Scrum and how those directly relate to a workflow that can help any designer to end up with the design result they are looking for. We’ll also touch on client relations and a state of mind that can help you relate to your clients and understand better what their goals are.

Links from the show:

boagworld
Paul Boag - Getting your clients to say YES (3rd video down)

In the Bullpen:

I Love Typography

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Rookie Designer 113 - What To Do With Your “Free” Time

adam@rookiedesigner.com (Adam Hay) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:07:31 +0000

Its 12 o’clock and you break out the sack lunch, but you still feel the need to be productive with your hour away from work. Are there things you can do to further your career in design? Of course, but what can be done in an hour to bolster your skills and design savvy?! In this episode we’ll take a look at some of the things you can do with your “free” (and i use that term loosely) time to help you bone up on your application skills and possibly get a leg-up on the thousands of other designers out there.

Links from the show:

Lynda.com
Layers Magazine
NAPP
O’REILLY

In the Bullpen:

Creattica

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Rookie Designer 112 - Should You Hire a Salesman?

adam@rookiedesigner.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:15:20 +0000

Possibly the most difficult part of moving from the “safe confines” of a full-time job into a freelance situation is the ability to keep clients and projects coming in. The logical answer… hire someone who excels at selling to come in and do it for you. A sales person on your team would mean more time for you to do what you do best, design, and less headaches related to obtaining and maintaining clients… right? It sounds great in theory, but I’ll use this episode to explain why I think it might not be such a match made in heaven.

Links from the show:

Outlaw Design Blog

In the Bullpen:

Just Creative Design: 99 Sites ALL Designers Must Know About

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Rookie Designer 111 - Organizing Folder Madness and Flash Grows Up

adam@rookiedesigner.com (Adam Hay) — Mon, 25 May 2009 15:49:29 +0000

Will the REAL episode 111 please show yourself… sorry for the slip up to those of you who were expecting a new episode, only to find yourself listening to 110 for a second time. Here is the real deal!

Social media is a movement that has been building for sometime and now appears at every corner, in your personal life and in business. There is no escaping the technology as it is being utilized by companies to steer marketing campaigns for everything from music to household products you use every day. The good news… you now have a voice and a forum in which to express your opinions. The bad news… everyone is listening, whether you want them to or not. We’ll discuss some of the ramifications of social media on the design field and how it may be affecting you.

Links from the show:

Vans.com
Adobe Air
FaceDesk

In the Bullpen:

JobPile

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