Design and Whine

When was the last time we were inspired? How do we get inspired? What does it feel like to be inspired?  What kills inspiration?  Cool Basquiat video: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G9pnE0bnfE⁠

What is our design process? Do we even have one? What's the best "handoff" we've experienced? How do we both approach deadlines and time management? How do we handle tasks?

What do our portfolios look like? The importance of referrals and networking What about paid for projects? How do we feel about take-home assignments? Should we apply in the style of the company you are targeting?

A response to an industry existential crisis What does design mean to you/us? Are designers artists? The more senior you get the less you design Work is mundane, should we just accept that? And stop hoping it will solve all our (creative) problems? Are side projects actually the answer? How can you keep scratching the artistic itch in a work environment What we think is right isn’t necessarily what the business thinks is right Is this an ego problem? Is this FINE? More bullet points are available on request.

Tune in to learn how Au was once paid €600 to not design a logo, or how Luis paid £3000 for a business that failed before it even started. Or maybe how Au messed up her friend's travel blog, or when Luis accidentally emailed his CEO some particularly blunt feedback.