21. Barton Damer - Designing Your Best Life

Barton is a motion designer and digital artist who creates under his studio brand, Already Been Chewed. He has designed for a variety of mediums including print, web, live productions and broadcast television. Barton has worked on campaigns for Nike, Supra Footwear, DGK, and Street League Skateboarding, as well as, Lil Wayne, Rob Dyrdek, Toby Mac, and Stevie Williams are some of the pop icons that Barton has created media for over the years.In this episode, Barton talks about how his skateboarding injuries allowed him to explore art from drawing, to filming and editing videos. As he was once on a traditional college path, Barton changed his major to visual arts when he realized that his interest in design grew as a passion and he recognized his natural talent and quickly excelled. Barton explains that as an artist and designer, it’s very easy to get caught up in the same routine and begin losing the creativity that drives original ideas. He stresses the importance of having to go through adversity in order to get to the success you want.Connect with Barton:Learn more about Already Been Chewed on InstagramConnect with Barton on InstagramConnect with Lance:Subscribe on Messenger to get the latest episodes and tips straight to your inbox! Connect with Lance on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn. About University of Adversity PodcastLearn how to overcome failure and tragedy, while becoming your best self with the University of Adversity podcast. Join your host Lance Essihos as he interviews successful individuals that have fought the hard battles to overcome life’s obstacles. Lance started the University of Adversity podcast after overcoming his own adversities shared in episode 01. Join him and thousands of other entrepreneurs in learning how to use Adversity as a fuel to ignite your inner flame and live the life you have always desired. Tune in weekly for a dose of positivity, strength, and real-life practical advice to achieve your life goals.