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Design Life

Design Life is a podcast about design and side projects for motivated creators. It was born after your hosts, two serial side project addicts, saw a gap in the podcast market for a conversational show... Read more

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059: Advice for creating a great portfolio

059: Advice for creating a great portfolio

When it comes to getting jobs in creative industries, your portfolio is more important than your resumé. Your portfolio ... Read more

9 Jan 2017

42mins

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072: Teaching yourself a new skill

072: Teaching yourself a new skill

Learning a new skill can be hard, especially when you’re teaching yourself. But it’s also a vital part of growing as a d... Read more

10 Apr 2017

44mins

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038: Jack of all trades - Specialist or generalist?

038: Jack of all trades - Specialist or generalist?

In the tech industry especially, there is a lot of pressure on designers to excel at everything involved in the design a... Read more

8 Aug 2016

34mins

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049: The hustle mindset

049: The hustle mindset

Hustle is a buzz-word we see a lot these days. In this episode we discuss what it means to us, and the effect it has on ... Read more

24 Oct 2016

36mins

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022: Long term thinking and planning

022: Long term thinking and planning

We always want to be moving forward and progressing towards our goals. In this episode we discuss long term thinking and... Read more

18 Apr 2016

36mins

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131: Should you fake it till you make it?

131: Should you fake it till you make it?

In this episode we answer a question from a member of the Design Life community who is wondering if they should follow t... Read more

23 Jul 2018

31mins

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014: How to get up early

014: How to get up early

On week days, we get up early to fit in a couple of hours work on side projects before we begin our day jobs. In this ep... Read more

22 Feb 2016

37mins

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172: Fulfilling your potential

172: Fulfilling your potential

Is the weight of your potential weighing you down? Potential can be both a blessing and a curse. When you feel fulfilled... Read more

11 Dec 2019

29mins

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140: How to switch careers

140: How to switch careers

Today we are talking about switching careers to become a designer. Charli was asked a question via her Youtube channel b... Read more

8 Oct 2018

30mins

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095: Interviewing for design jobs

095: Interviewing for design jobs

The interview stage can be both the most exciting and the scariest part of the design job hunting process. In this episo... Read more

18 Sep 2017

40mins

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132: User Testing in the design process

132: User Testing in the design process

User testing, or usability testing, can help designers get to know their user even better. It can reveal insights into t... Read more

6 Aug 2018

38mins

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149: Weekly Planning

149: Weekly Planning

In this week’s episode we talk about something which is pretty on-brand for us - weekly planning. We cover how to plan y... Read more

22 Jan 2019

33mins

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013: Attracting Clients

013: Attracting Clients

This week we’re talking about why it’s better to attract clients than go out and approach them yourself. We think it’s t... Read more

15 Feb 2016

38mins

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090: Job hunting

090: Job hunting

In this episode we’re kicking off the start of a new mini-series about finding a new job. To start with we’re talking ab... Read more

14 Aug 2017

40mins

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042: The truth about freelance marketplaces

042: The truth about freelance marketplaces

Freelancing websites that offer the opportunity to bid for projects or compete to have your logo design chosen by a comp... Read more

5 Sep 2016

39mins

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118: Too many passions, not enough time

118: Too many passions, not enough time

Ever have that feeling where you have too many passions and not enough time to do it all? This week we address this ques... Read more

16 Apr 2018

36mins

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112: Redesigning your website

112: Redesigning your website

As designers it sometimes feels like we are perpetually redesigning our own websites! In this episode we discuss our app... Read more

5 Feb 2018

35mins

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150: Working with design systems

150: Working with design systems

Today we are talking about the a hot topic in the design industry - Design Systems. In today’s episode we share our expe... Read more

18 Feb 2019

32mins

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142: Iteration

142: Iteration

Is your first idea ever your best idea? Is there ever a time where you design something once and then - BOOM! That’s it,... Read more

29 Oct 2018

34mins

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015: Facing Imposter Syndrome

015: Facing Imposter Syndrome

Imposter syndrome, that feeling that you’re not good enough for what you’re doing, affects many creatives and it can be ... Read more

29 Feb 2016

40mins

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