Rookie Designer

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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Rookie Designer 110 - Social Media and Business

adam@rookiedesigner.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:56:41 +0000

Links from the show:

Twitter
Myspace
Facebook
LinkedIn
LastFM

In the Bullpen:

Creative Photoshop Brushes

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Rookie Designer 109 - A Better Quality of Freelance Client

adam@rookiedesigner.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:33:36 +0000

When you start putting yourself out there and share your talents on a freelance basis, your going to come to understand what many before you have already… its HARD to find high quality clients. Its relatively easy to find clients who want you to work for next to nothing, get the work done yesterday and don’t appreciate the quality of your work, but this is not what we want. In this episode we’ll talk about some ways to make your journey into freelancing more successful and hopefully end up with clients that are willing to pay what your high quality of work is worth.

Links from the show:

Freelance Switch
John Nack on Adobe

In the Bullpen:

Web Designer Depot

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Rookie Designer 108 - Speaking at SDSU and Speaking in Public

adam@rookiedesigner.com (Adam Hay) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:42:13 +0000

There was some good and some bad about my speaking engagement at San Diego State U, but all in all I think it was a good idea for me NOT to record it (haha). No, instead I’ll just be recounting some of the highlights of the evening, and sharing some of the questions that came from the audience. Presenting in front of groups is also something I’ll touch on in light of the fact that I think I too need more work in that area.

Links from the show:

Lynda.com

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Rookie Designer 107 - Design Theory and Rejuvenation Through School

adam@rookiedesigner.com (Adam Hay) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:16:56 +0000

When you’re in design school, a lot of theories, rules and patterns are being thrown your way, and it doesn’t always make a lot of sense at the time. Is there really a point to all this reading material? Will it somehow impact your career in a meaningful way? We’ll try to make some sense of it all - AND - if you hit a creative roadblock, or find yourself unmotivated at work, have you ever thought of going back to school or just taking a class to pull you out of your funk. It may be more effective than you think.

In the Bullpen:

Artician

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Rookie Designer 106 - Tax Time Again & Are You Prepared for Unemployment?

adam@rookiedesigner.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:16:52 +0000

Its that annoying time of the year again, when the state and fed government ask us to tidy up their tax bookkeeping. We’ll cover a few things you may be able to write off as a freelancer that you didn’t know about. Also, living in this unsure economic time can leave us with questions about our job security. Don’t be left out in the cold without a job and even worse without a plan. We’ll look at a few tips to be ready for that depressing day, should it come.

Links from the show:

10 Tax Deductions Freelancers Can Make - Freelance Switch
Prepare To Get Laid Off - graphicPUSH

In the Bullpen:

Freelance Radio (Podcast)

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Rookie Designer 105 - What Are YOU Afraid Of?

adam@rookiedesigner.com (Adam Hay) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:37:29 +0000

What fears do you have that are related to your profession, or the profession that you plan to enter? Do you face these fears or shy away, and is there a way to turn them into a productive tool for your success? We’ll discuss some examples and possibilities in this episode.

Links from the show:

Everything You Know About CSS is Wrong!
A book by Rachel Andrew and Kevin Yank from Sitepoint

I felt that this book had some great lessons to offer in the way of moving from a table-based workflow to CSS. The topics were covered well, and explained in enough detail for most to follow. The only problem I have with the book is the title. It lead me to believe that there is some new revelation in the book about how CSS code should be written, thus targeting avid users of the technology. After reading the book, I felt it was more a guide designed for those users who are NOT yet familiar with the ways of CSS. I would recommend this publication for those looking to get into the game of CSS coding as opposed to a completely table-based workflow.

In the Bullpen:

Photoshop Disasters

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