The Struggle of a Graphic Designer

Meet Inês Ayer who is an MFA Design Entrepreneur student at the School of Visual Arts. In our episode, we discussed the struggle of finding range as a designer meaning trying to figure out what sector of design to choose, we also discussed Inês background traveling the world as a designer and her experience in the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts. You can follow Ines on Instagram @ines_ayer --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lodesigns278/message

Happy Friday! Meet Natalia C. Arias who is a Multidisciplinary Artist and Designer, currently based in Baltimore, Maryland, and born and raised in Miami, Florida. In our podcast episode, we discussed the struggle with productivity and being productive especially when working from home. We also discussed her 365 challenge and her process when it comes to creating passion projects. You can follow Natalie here on Instagram: @nataliacelinearias

@playbyceline

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Were back with podcasts! I'm so glad to be sharing this episode with Cindy Lozito who is an illustrator and art director located in Philly. In are episode we discussed the struggle of being a self-taught artist. You can follow Cindy here: acleartrace --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lodesigns278/message

Happy Friday, Everyone! In this week's podcast, we discussed the struggle of coming up with new ideas, finding clients, and owning a studio. I interviewed Fidel Pena, an Elsavadorian designer based in Canada, a co-founder of Underline Studio in Toronto. You can follow Fidel on Instagram at @fidelunderline

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Erwin is a designer and has worked on different aspects in the design field like brand design, UX UI design, and so much more. In our podcast, we discuss the struggle of finding a clear headspace and context switching when it comes to the work process. We also discussed the importance of supporting other communities that are people of color. Another thing we discussed is following your true passion. You can follow Erwin on Instagram here: @erwin_hines

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James Daher is a motion designer at HBO and also a former professor of mine at SVA. In this episode, we discussed tips for getting into motion design, the struggles of finding a job, and supporting yourself as a designer.

You can follow James here:

@jamesdaher

website

https://jamesdaher.com/#/

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Happy Friday! In this week's podcast meet illustrator & UI/UX Designer Tania. She is based in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷and we discussed how illustration is just as important as traditional art, working with men in the tech industry, and finding opportunities for yourself as a creative Tania has her own collective and her own manga podcast where you can listen below.

Tania's Instagram: @petupetin

Collective @les_insu

Manga podcast @delamangapodcast

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Meet Designer, Artist, & Publisher Ben Denzer, Ben was also a professor of mine at Sva and In this week's episode, we talk about the struggle of separating the idea of making and analyzing. We also talked about the importance of experimenting with your work and trusting the design process. I also had an in-depth conversation about the projects that Ben has worked on as well. You can view Bens work on Instagram and on his website here:

@bendenzer

@ice_cream_books

@catalogpress

https://bendenzer.com/

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Lazzo is a Graphic designer, Illustrator, Animator, Director we also discussed some of the recent projects that Lazzo has been working on. On this week's podcast we discussed the process of working as a graphic designer, we also discussed the struggle of coming up with the first idea.

You can follow Lazzos Instagram: @_oddville_

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Meet Ki a branding designer with the sole purpose to help women in black-owned businesses. In this episode, we talked about the importance of representation when it comes to branding, especially for personal branding. Another topic we discussed was the struggle of burnout and work-to-life balance. As well as the importance of not being afraid of success. Ki is kind-hearted and authentic when it comes to being your absolute self. You can connect with ki in the links below. Campaign: https://ifundwomen.com/projects/ki-moment-designs-black-women-youth Website: kiinthismoment.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kiitmdesigns/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lodesigns278/message