Featured Guest: Matt Farley – Product Designer at Side Ventures

Topics Covered:

💡 Build vs. Buy: Matt’s process for deciding whether to acquire a small project or start from scratch

🖌️ Logo Design vs. Logo Creation: How to approach branding, and what it’s like collaborating with a designer

🚀 Getting Into Design: How Matt broke into product and logo design, and his advice for aspiring creatives

🌐 Domain Hosting Tips: What to consider when launching your next digital venture

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“The Designer's Toolbox: Behind Logo Creation and Design with Matt Farley”

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Host,

Espree Devora

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/espree

Guest,

Matt Farley

https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-farley-32526014

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Resources Mentioned:

• Side Ventures, https://sideventures.co
• Bootstrap Logos, https://bootstraplogos.com
• Small Bets, https://smallbets.com
• Gumroad, https://gumroad.com
• Creator Now, https://www.youtube.com/@creatornow
• 37signals, https://37signals.com
• Fly, https://fly.io
• Laws of UX, https://lawsofux.com
• Coglode, https://www.coglode.com
• Dribble, https://dribbble.com
• Open Graph Design, https://opengraphdesign.com
• Thoughtbot, https://thoughtbot.com
• 45royale, https://45royale.com

People Mentioned:

• Daniel Vassallo, https://dvassallo.com
• Jason Fried, https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-fried
• Vivian Guillen, https://vivian.do
• Jarrod Drysdale, https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarroddrysdale
• Steve, Mckinney, https://iamsteve.me
• Adham Dannaway, https://www.adhamdannaway.com

Credits:

• Produced and Hosted by Espree Devora, http://espreedevora.com
• Story Produced, Edited and Mastered by Cory Jennings, https://www.coryjennings.com/
• Production and Voiceover by Adam Carroll, http://www.ariacreative.ca/
• Team support by Janice Geronimo
• Music by Jay Huffman, https://soundcloud.com/jayhuffman

Short Title: Matt Farley