Pod#114 - Areeb Tariq - Talking art, collectives, exploitation & design in Pk!

Areeb Tariq is on the show! Following up on his appearances on the Mosiki and Kya Kahe Ga Kazi podcasts, here Areeb's here to talk about a whole bunch of things. Things like passion projects, shitty work environments, people trapped in mediocrity, his own plans for the future and so much more. Great chat! PS: the audio is a bit crappy at times so please bear with us Things discussed in this episode: 1. 00:00 Intro 2. 02:10 Punjab govt project 3. 05:07 What is Areeb doing right now 4. 08:11 How many ways does Ajeeb Collective make money? 5. 11:22 What is the future of Ajeeb’s sustainable work looking like? 6. 14:38 International vs local work 7. 18:19 Why do designers/artists continue to be exploited in Pakistan? 8. 20:41 Passion Projects: how job-culture destroys room for personal growth 9. 27:59 Why he came to Pakistan & our toxic work culture 10. 32:59 How can work conditions be improved in design? 11. 40:49 Pakistan’s design scene - evolution, complacency, awareness, RANTS 12. 49:54 Breaking the cycle of mediocrity - about the “Collective” & unity 13. 55:27 Areeb’s current mindset, and the Clubhouse 2021 period 14. 58:21 Jinn Story & outro LINKS: Areeb's Istagram: https://www.instagram.com/areebtariq111/ Ajeeb Collective: https://www.instagram.com/ajeebcollective/ Support the podcast by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/tprpod) or send a one-off token on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/tprpod)! Find all our previous episodes on SoundCloud, Spotify & Apple Podcasts and follow us all on Twitter! Links to everything below! SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tprpod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PvTahp... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tprpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPRPod Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupper Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanTakkhar Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan