Podcasts – Rookie Designer Podcast

The Rookie Designer Podcast with your host Jake from Graphic Precision talks about a news story that has been circulating the internet about a special tactic for delivering a resume. Jake also shares a follow up about the developer of SketchParty and what new game he has out. Lastly Jake shares his recommendation of the show for some good design inspiration.

The Rookie Designer Podcast with your host Jake from Graphic Precision talks about the use of Thank You Notes to reach your existing clients, potential new clients and a potential employer. Jake also talks about the new Shutterstock plugin for Adobe Photoshop. Lastly he talks about a great new creative game he found and played with his friends. Thank you for listening to the Rookie Designer Podcast and don't forget to give it a ratings review on iTunes to help others find the show.

The Rookie Designer Podcast returns with Jake of Graphic Precision making announcements about the future of the podcast. Sharing his commitment to bring episodes out on a more regular basis. Jake also talks about this weeks topic... Is The Client Always Right? Sharing some thoughts and suggestions on how to deal with your own "creative ego" and also deal with your clients ego. Be sure to share your own experiences in the comments!

Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 151 – Freelancers Dilemma In this episode Jake and Carl discuss a freelancers dilemma that you might run into. While working for someone fulltime, especially if it's in the same field or a similar field, you may be approached by a client through your freelance business that you met through your fulltime gig. Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 151 – Freelancers Dilemma

Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 150 – Preventing Burnout This episode Carl and Jake talk about how they cope with stress and preventing burnout. With different perspectives, Carl dealing with a more corporate environment and Jake with running is own business, as well as a more isolated situation, they provide some suggestions on how designers can prevent burnout. Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 150 – Preventing Burnout

Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 149 – Office Spaces In this latest episode Jake and Carl talk about office spaces. They talk about their own arrangements and what some of the pros and cons are for each. Jake also shares his excitement in regards to his move to some office space outside of his home, where he currently works full-time. They also talk about what coworking space is and how that works for a designer or freelancer. Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 149 – Office Spaces

Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 148 – Know What You Don’t Know During the latest episode of Rookie Designer Podcast, Carl and Jake talk about dealing with areas of design and business they aren't good at or knowledgable about. Carl shares a specific story about how he had to make a decision on how to deal with a client asking about a specific area of web design he isn't used to working in. Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 148 – Know What You Don’t Know

Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 147 – Pricing Projects Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 147 – Pricing Projects Jake and Carl talk about the differences between pricing projects hourly and pricing projects on a per project basis. This is a very popular topic of debate and we came to an interesting conclusion. Listen to find out how we each price things ourselves and what our thoughts are. We also test out Blab.im for the first time and create our first video cast of the podcast for Rookie Designer. It was a fairly good experience and the we got a lot of help from the great community there. Both Carl and I are thinking this may be an avenue that we continue to try out. You can find the Blab.im stream here:  Rookie Designer Eps 147 on Blab.im We have also launched a Rookie Designer YouTube Channel which will have our more formal video cast based on the Blab. Be sure to subscribe to the channel here: Rookie Designer Channel on YouTube     TECH PICKS Carl –               Jake –             Carl’s Design Business Holy Carp Design – www.holycarpdesign.com Holy Carp Design on Facebook – www.facebook.com/HolyCarpDesign Holy Carp Design on Twitter – www.twitter.com/HolyCarpDesign Carl on LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/in/carlgrivakis Jake’s Design Business Graphic Precision – www.GraphicPrecision.com Graphic Precision on Facebook – www.facebook.com/GraphicPrecision Jake on Twitter – www.twitter.com/jakevanness Jake on LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/in/jakevanness/ Rookie Designer Links Website: http://www.rookiedesigner.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RookieDesigner Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/RookieDesigner iTunes: Rookie Designer on iTunes RSS (All Posts): RSS Feed (All Posts) Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 147 – Pricing Projects Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 147 – Pricing Projects

Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 146 – Design College Jake and Carl talk about design college and the value of a graphic design college degree. They also talk about the unfortunate news about The Art Institute and what is surrounding that. Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 146 – Design College

Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 144 – Client Conundrum Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 144 – Client Conundrum In this latest episode of Rookie Designer, Jake and Carl discuss a bit of a client conundrum that happened to Jake recently. They discuss what the situation was, how it was handled and what Jake could have done better. One of the things that is most important when it comes to being a freelance designer or a design business owner, is that you never stop learning from your mistakes. We all make them and it’s important to find out what you could have done better. Jake definitely has some areas to improve and is happy to share them with the listeners. Jake and Carl also introduce a new segment call “Tech Picks” where they will each discuss a some type of technology they really enjoy using as a designer. It may be a device or hardware, or it may be an app or another type of software. See below for the links to the Tech Picks for this week. Happy listening! TECH PICKS Carl – Adobe Muse Jake – Dropbox  Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 144 – Client Conundrum Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 144 – Client Conundrum

Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 143 – Business Network International (BNI) Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 143 – Business Network International (BNI) Jake and Carl talk about Business Network International (BNI) and how it has effected both their businesses. Jake has been in the Pathfinders group of Upstate New York for a few years and Carl recently joined Suburban Success out of Massachusetts. They talk about some of the elements of BNI, such as the “60 Second” they give each week. Below are a few links related to the groups they belong to, as well as the main BNI site. Business Network International Main Site BNI Upstate New York (Regional Site) BNI Massachusetts (Regional Site) BNI Suburban Success Facebook Page Are you in a BNI group? Let us know what group you are in and where you are located. Leave us a comment! Be sure to share our podcast with your design and creative friends. Help us grow our audience and our community. Have a show topic suggestions? Contact us Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 143 – Business Network International (BNI) Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 143 – Business Network International (BNI)

Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 142 – Goals Boo! Rookie Designer is back... again. After a year and a half break Jake from Graphic Precision is back to talk to you about goals. Short term, long term and on going goals. Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 142 – Goals

Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 141 – Adobe’s Move to CC Jake and Carl discuss Adobe's decision to move to subscription only for their software going forward from CS6, with Creative Cloud. Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 141 – Adobe’s Move to CC

Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 140 – Networking On and Offline In episode 140 of Rookie Designer Podcast, Jake and Carl discuss networking. They specifically talk about networking for business and networking to help you find a job. The discussion includes options for networking online, as well as offline. Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 140 – Networking On and Offline

Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 139 – Finding Freelance Work In this latest podcast episode Carl and Jake discuss where to find good, quality freelance work online and offline. Also covering the issue of SPEC work. Rookie Designer Podcast - - Rookie Designer 139 – Finding Freelance Work