The Design Break Podcast
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For the love of design, the thrill of freelancing, and the pursuit of career growth. The DB is your weekly inspiration and guide—hosted by @rockyroark
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Joined December 2018
🚨 New Episode Alert: "Design Disasters: Learning from Our Biggest Blunders" on the Design Break Podcast 🚨 Picture this: You're wrapping up a project that once filled you with excitement, now leaving you with a sinking feeling of "What went wrong?" We've all been there,
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New Founders: Here's a list of things you DON'T need when building your brand for an early-stage startup: ❌ Brand Guidelines (You’re not an enterprise yet.) ❌ Email Signatures (Nice to have, but not needed.) ❌ Digital Letter Head (Why?) ❌ Print Collateral (2001 called
How I take a new brand from ZERO to Hero. → My process for building brands from absolutely nothing to a Minimum Viable Brand (MVB). When I partner with a founder or startup, they often lack a solid foundation for their brand or have none at all. They either need to raise
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The Rallyboard™ branding sprint took a slight pivot halfway through the project, and I'm glad we did. We felt that the original mark we landed on wasn't the best we could do, so we refined it further and removed the "R" shape and instead focused on creating an abstract mark
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Two years ago, I partnered with GBH & PBS Kids to create a logo for an upcoming animated series called "Work it Out Wombats." It was a fun project with challenges—multiple rounds of revisions, various stakeholders, etc. In the end, the final logo wasn't 100% my creation but a
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Many freelance creatives have been discussing @Adobe's latest terms of service debacle, but many have missed the biggest issue. And it's not training AI.
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Is @dribbble coming back from the dead? 😵 The new Dribbble leadership released some news today that has me excited again about the platform—for both freelancers/agencies and clients! With the new CEO, Constantine, at the helm, I'm eagerly anticipating a resurgence of Dribbble
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Freelancers: What is the one thing you wish you had done differently at the start of your freelancing career?
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Freelancers, tomorrow is Friday, and it is time to evaluate how your business is doing. Remember, holding weekly reviews is the best way to improve your freelance business. Go grab my free digital template when you sign up for my free newsletter! https://t.co/kvoIr72nec
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Freelancers: It's the end of the week, and it's time for everyone to evaluate what worked and what didn't this week. What were your wins vs. losses this week? My biggest win this week was creating a free template for all of you to help you create self-evaluations and keep the
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I just recorded two new podcast episodes for the first time in months. It feels great to be back in the groove of creating content. Freelancers, what topics would you like me to cover in future episodes? The first new episode will be coming in June!
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I was fired from my 9-5 job and went full-time freelance with zero money in the bank. Within 4 months, I had 6 months of expenses saved up and was earning $10k in MRR. Here's how I did it...
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5 Simple Steps to Burn Your Freelancing Business to the Ground [Thread]
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Freelancers: What is the one thing you wish you had learned when you started freelancing?
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Freelancers: What has been your best-performing way of finding new freelance work?
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Sometimes, the best way to grow your business is through coaching and mentorship. I've got a few mentors and am even part of a coaching program. Whether you're new to freelancing or a 10+ year veteran, it never hurts to gain knowledge.
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Dear Freelancers, If work isn't coming in regularly, start posting and sharing regularly on social media. Create your work. It'll grab more attention than client work ever will.
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Tools I use every day to be more productive as a freelancer & agency founder: 1. @Figma — Design 2. @NotionHQ — Project Management 3. @loom — Briefs/Reviews 4. @ChatGPTapp — Copywriting 5. @zapier — Automation Only $60 and saves me 40 hours per month.
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Looking for Freelancers! We are looking for a new member of the podcast team—a Social Media Manager. Looking for someone who can aid with social strategy, scheduling, engagement and reporting— IG, TikTok, Twitter, and Linkedin. Those with podcast/ YouTube experience a plus!
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🔗 Dive in and let's transform our blunders into building blocks for a more resilient creative journey. Your feedback and stories fuel this community, so don't hesitate to share your own design disasters and how you've turned them into lessons of growth. 💡 "Every mistake is a
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