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Author: Charli Prangley, Femke Van Schoonhoven

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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 about design and the issues young creatives face, that was hosted by two females.

This show aims to tackle the big issues designers face like getting paid, overcoming a creative block or managing time, to name a few. We want to open up discussion about things we wish we heard people talk about when we were studying, and we want to chat to you about the joys and the frustrations of working in the tech industry by day, and on our passion projects in the rest of our waking hours. We hope that by doing so, Design Life will give you a dose of motivation or inspiration when you need it.
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In this podcast episode, Femke and Charli delve into the concept of personal branding. They discuss whether personal branding requires strategic planning and the level of intentionality one should have regarding their personal brand. Femke and Charli explore the distinction between personal and company brands, the objectives personal branding can help achieve and whether individuals can truly control others' perceptions of them through personal branding. Femke and Charli also touch upon the importance of personal branding for designers and how to cultivate it within a company they work at. Finally, the hosts address the issue of misalignment between one's perceived and desired personal brand, offering guidance on how to navigate this discrepancy.Timestamps:01:54 - Life update04:22 - Is personal brand something that is instinctive or do you need to be strategic about it?5: 00 Femke shares her thoughts on the difference between her personal and her company brands07:11 - What goals personal brand can helps you achieve? 09:40 - How intentional are you about your personal brand? Is it something that you change every year?12:52 - Can you control what people think about you with personal branding? 15:38 Why as designers we need to think more about our personal brand? How to build your personal brand internally in your company?17:54 Femke asks Charli how has her personal brand evolved over the years.18:47 - Is there anything that people reach out to you for surprises you?21:44 - What to do if people’s perception of you is not aligned with your personal brand?24:33 - Updates on Charli’s workshop Show links:Charli's live workshop in New ZealandFemke’s course “Product strategy for designers”Share your topic suggestions for the show with us at hello@designlife.fm
In this episode, Charli and Femke give an elaborate reply to one of the listener's requests: whether deadlines should be taken seriously. The hosts share real stories of how they approached deadlines in different projects, how unrealistic deadlines should be handled, what to do in situations when a deadline cannot be met, how to discuss deadlines and set reasonable expectations, and how one's perspective on them changes depending on their role in the project. Show Timestamps:01:13 Intro02:34 Charli’s workshop and life updates04:21 Femke’s life update07:01 Question submission from a listener about deadlines07:14 Femke and Charli share how they approach deadlines in different situations11:52 What is the importance of deadlines?17:02 Charli elaborates on why she does not like fake (buffer) deadlines19:00 Situation when the deadline is absolutely non-negotiable26:08 Femke and Charli discuss milestone approach to projects rather than working towards one big hand off29:08 Conclusion Show links:Charli's live workshop in New ZealandFemke’s course “Product strategy for designers”Share your topic suggestions for the show with us at hello@designlife.fm
In this episode Charli shares her personal experience of how she got burned out from her side projects. She talks about the subtle signs and symptoms that indicate burnout and how to confront them. Charli decided to drop her side projects and restructured her life to recover from burnout.Charli and Femke touch upon how burn out can affect your career choices, the importance of diversifying your daily activities and hobbies, why burnout is so prevalent in creative professions and the importance of defining what is healthy balance for you. SHOW TIMESTAMPS:1:18 Femke shares her latest life updates2:21 Charli shares her latest life updates3:26 Charli reflects on how she realised she has burnout and how she confronted it6:53 Charli delves into how stopping her side projects affected her full-time job7:55 Charlie talks about how publicly announcing that she stopped her side projects affected her relationships with people9:40 Charli shares what she does with the extra time and headspace she has now11:59 Charli reflects on how she recognised she has a burn out13:21 Charli gives advice for listeners who think they might be burned out14:25 Femke talks about the importance of defining what healthy balance is for her in order to avoid burnout15:54 Femke shares if she ever experienced burnout in her career16:49 Femke discusses if burnout lead her to decisions to change her jobs17:11 Charli shares how burn out affected her career choices19:32 Charli shares if she learnt anything new about herself after she stopped her side projects and started spending more time on her hobbies20:17 Femke discusses her perception of identity in relation to work21:40 Charli talks about how burnout can happen outside of job context24:05 Charli and Femke discuss why burn out is so prevalent in tech industry SHOW LINKS:Charli's live workshop in New ZealandFemke’s course “Product strategy for designers”Share your topic suggestions for the show with us at hello@designlife.fm
Welcome back, design enthusiasts! We're kicking off 2024 by bring you up to speed on our latest adventures and aspirations.🌟 Life Updates: Tune in as we share the latest updates from our lives – from career milestones to more personal things, we're laying it all on the table.💼 Career and Side Project Plans: Get ready to dive into our ambitious plans for the year ahead. We're talking side gigs, big dreams, and everything in between. Charlie is sharing her plans to organise an in-person meet up in New Zealand, her plans for the upcoming book, while Femke reveals the upcoming course you might still have the chance to sign up to.🎨 Hobbies: But wait, there's more! Discover our latest passions outside the design world. From creative writing to sewing, we're exploring new passions and keeping the creativity flowing. Who knows? You might just find some inspiration for your own creative journey.So, grab your favourite beverage, cozy up, and join us for a candid conversation about life, design, and the exciting adventures that lie ahead.SHOW TIMESTAMPS:1:15 Recent updates from Charli2:48 Recent updates from Femke4:02 Sharing vision, plans and projects for 20249:13 Anything new we would like to build this year?9:27 Charli’s live workshop in New Zealand10:20 Femke shares her plans for the upcoming year14:40 Thoughts on task delegation17:02 Charli’s career goals18:08 Charli’s book updates19:50 Charli shares how she started doing creative writing21:31 Discussing our hobbies24:11 New hobbies for 202425:36 Femke’s plans while being on maternity leave this year and how it can affect her content SHOW LINKS:Charli's live workshop in New ZealandFemke’s course “Product strategy for designers”Share your topic suggestions for the show with us at hello@designlife.fm
In this episode of the Design Life podcast we chat about all things copywriting!
Thank you Config for a fantastic conference! In this episode we recap our highlights and chat all about our meetup.
Are you attending a design conference this summer? In this episode we share our favourite tips for making the most of the conference experience to maximise learning, connection and most importantly - fun!
Preparing for a feature launch as a designer is such an exciting time! To see your work come to fruition brings with it a fantastic feeling, but it's not always plain sailing. In this episode we discuss the highs and lows of working on feature launches as a designer.
Today on the Design Life podcast we are answering a listener question from an engineer, who is looking for advice on how to validate a design and communicate this with the relevant stakeholders.
Wondering if you are on the right path in your design career? Fear not, we have a very reassuring conversation this week on the podcast! Hear all about how we've used the design career checkpoint to help reflect on our careers and set new goals.
This week on Design Life we’re chatting about learning throughout different stages of our design careers, and how our approach to learning has changed over time.
Find yourself in a new role and managing in different directions? Us too! In this episode we're talking how to make the most of managing in different directions.
In this episode of Design Life we chat about managing the split between IC work and being a manager and how we balance the responsibilities of both in our day to day work.
Are you an inexperienced designer if you don't name your layers? In our first episode of 2023 we discuss this question and why gatekeeping like this within the industry holds designers back.
In our last episode of 2022, we share our thoughts on the state of the design industry.
Planning your side projects for 2023? If you're thinking of expanding or starting a side project over the next 12 months we hope you find value in this episode as we share our plans and ideas for 2023.
It's that time of year again, time to start the annual planning for 2023. As a design lead in the tech industry, it can be difficult to know how to bring your team together to share their ideas or where to start with the planning so in this episode we share how we're tackling annual planning with collaboration in mind.
Trying to make the move from designer to manager? In this episode we chat about how to make your portfolio presentation speak for itself.
Building relationships with your colleagues at works takes time and patience. This week on the podcast we answer a listener question about how we've built strong relationships within our teams, both remotely and in person.
A real look into today's design interview process, what is it like trying to get a job in this economy?
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Shilan G

What you shared about your journey, your doubts, and the expectations you had about growth and development was really insightful for me. Your honesty on that feeling of 'maybe I am only an Uber designer' was invaluable, because this is a feeling that many people have and hearing that from a great designer like you reminds me of not taking those thoughts seriously.

Nov 19th
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Virginia Delgado

Loved this episode :) I've been listening to your podcast lately, in no particular order, and this got my attention. What if you start a career because of that drive, and then you start losing it? I started a career change a couple of years ago (from filmmaking to graphic design) and one year left from my design degree, I have to push myself to do side projects! I was so so interested when I was working as a filmmaker (which I still do sometimes but don't feel so passionate about it anymore) and did design projects whenever I could... Now, I'm having a hard time to "stay up late because of X project". Can passions change? And should we look at our B list when this happens? Thanks for the podcast :)

Jun 8th
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Shruthi Baskar

Amazing podcast! Feels like listening to a best friend who can relate to whatever you are going through.

Oct 10th
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