The Design Diaries

Brand designer Alyssa Nguyen shares 3 strategies for booking clients after a slow period in your business that helped her go from slow quarters to booked out 2 months in advance. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atnndesign/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atnndesign/support

Brand design studio owner & designer Alyssa Nguyen shares why professional liability insurance is essential for creatives and some tips on how to get it and what to look for. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atnndesign/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atnndesign/support

Brand designer Alyssa Nguyen talks 3 key things to consider when approaching growth strategies for any part of your design or creative business. These tips will allow you to make actionable steps towards building a sustainable growth plan that won't overwhelm you. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atnndesign/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atnndesign/support

Guest speaker and Business & IP Lawyer Ivy McNeill joins us to discuss legal strategies for assessing legal risk and avoiding legal issues. We discuss questions to ask your clients to minimize your chances of trouble and questions to ask a lawyer when considering hiring representation as a brand designer. This episode will help you understand what a designer-attorney relationship can do for you and how to take the first steps with forming one. You can sign up for the FREE questionnaires that Ivy has provided us by opt-ing in to our mailing lists here! You'll get: The Legal Checklist for Brand Designers: 8 Key Questions to Ask Your Clients Lawyer Up: The Brand Designer's Guide to Hiring an Attorney These resources are only free and available to our listeners for a limited time, so sign up now before it's over! Make sure to follow @legallyivy on Instagram and our studio profile @atnndesign for updates on our upcoming workshop: The (Must-Have) Legal Workshop for Creatives Check out more of Ivy below: Follow her Instagram: @legallyivy Work with Her: Canary & Hedge Website Listen: Heistish Podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atnndesign/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atnndesign/support

What types of projects should I put in my portfolio? How many? What do I put on my about page? What do I put in the case studies? I'll answer all of these questions and more to help you build the best graphic design portfolio possible. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atnndesign/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atnndesign/support

Figuring out if a client will be hard to work wit, if a contractor will be reliable, and if a coach will be worth it is hard! Here are 3 red flags that I look out for in each to maximize my chances of a good match. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atnndesign/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atnndesign/support

Let's talk about finding a design style! In this episode, I break down the difference between a design style and a design aesthetic and then share my journey with finding my own. I'll tell you all about my strategies for figuring out your signature and give you 3 tips to start. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atnndesign/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atnndesign/support

Let's talk about how lonely it is to be a self-employed creative...and then let me give some tips for finding community when you work by yourself! It's so important to take the time to connect with people in our industry, but it can be hard to figure out when, where, and how to do it. My best tips are in this episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atnndesign/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atnndesign/support

"What am I missing???" I know it's stressful leaving for the holidays not knowing if you've done *everything* you were supposed to, so here's a checklist of things I recommend doing at the end of the year to help you prep for the new year! In this episode, I'm talking accounting, improvement, planning, marketing, and more, so give it a listen and let me know what you think! This is the last episode of season 2, so leave us a review and DM us on Instagram to let us know what you're thinking of the podcast so far! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atnndesign/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atnndesign/support

I spent HOW MUCH?? I spent almost 40k this year, and in this episode, I break down all the categories for my expenses and tell you exactly how much I spent and on what! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atnndesign/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/atnndesign/support