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125: Travelling for work

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124: Getting content for your designs

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123: The design handoff and validation process

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122: Being a woman in tech

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121: Trying new design tools

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120: Our biggest flaws as designers

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119: Setting career goals

208

118: Too many passions, not enough time

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117: Articulating design decisions

210

116: An alternative approach to networking

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115: Friendly competition

212

114: Creators Guilt

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113: When to upgrade your technology

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112: Redesigning your website

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111: Starting an official business

216

110: Making a career shift

217

109: Getting started with making videos

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108: Setting a monthly focus

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107: Advice for networking

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106: Boredom

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105: Portfolio pieces vs just needing the money

222

104: The future of our design careers

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103: Product launches and failures

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102: The value of mastermind groups

225

101: Starting a new design job

226

100: Staying consistent with a side project over time

227

099: What to do when you’re lacking motivation

228

098: Sunsetting a side project

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097: How to start making money from side projects - with Nathan Barry

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096: Tech & gadgets for designers

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095: Interviewing for design jobs

232

094: Speaking at conferences

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093: Taking Risks

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092: Advice for applying to design jobs

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091: Getting your work noticed

236

090: Job hunting

237

089: Personal vs professional

238

088: Shiny Object Syndrome

239

087: Project Scoping

240

086: Balancing professional growth with getting paid

241

085: Keeping up with new tools and frameworks

242

084: Self-doubt and feeling unsuccessful

243

083: What to do when you’re overwhelmed

244

082: When your ideas are bigger than your skillset

245

E81: Bullet journalling for task management

246

080: Our plans for the Design Life community

247

079: The value of design

248

078: Using video to build and connect with an audience

249

077: The future of the design industry

250

076: The pros and cons of procrastiworking

251

075: Feeling guilty for taking a break

252

074: Working from home

253

073: What to do when you run out of passion

254

072: Teaching yourself a new skill

255

071: Feeling confident as a designer

256

070: How to package up client deliverables

257

069 - Stepping out of your comfort zone

258

068: Speeding up your workflow

259

067: We need more crappy work

260

066: Morals in design

261

065: Life after design school

262

064: Consistency in content creation

263

063: Advice for remote working

264

062: Taking control of your design career

265

061: Constraints breed creativity

266

060: Focus time

267

059: Advice for creating a great portfolio

268

058: Setting goals for 2017

269

057: Surrounding yourself with good people

270

056: Saying no to good things

271

055: Design contracts & why you should have one

272

054: Advice for content marketing

273

053: Should you market yourself as an individual or a studio?

274

052: Hearing your struggles (Birthday episode)

275

051: How to get clients to pay up

276

050: The value of conferences

277

049: The hustle mindset

278

048: Repositioning your online presence

279

047: How to price your design work

280

046: Dealing with harsh critique

281

045: Advice for finding a job in the design industry

282

044: What to do at the end of a client project

283

043: How to decide what to work on

284

042: The truth about freelance marketplaces

285

041: Making the most of design school

286

040: Fear of Failure

287

039: Agency vs freelance vs in-house design

288

038: Jack of all trades - Specialist or generalist?

289

037: Bringing new clients onboard

290

036: Blurring the line between life and work

291

035: Defining a niche for your work

292

034: Which Design Tools should I use?

293

033: The importance of role models

294

032: Living in the Present

295

031: Fighting procrastination

296

030: Getting useful feedback on your work

297

029: Should you follow design trends?

298

028: Our Design Process

299

027: What if nobody notices?

300

026: Participating in Design Communities