Category: Designing Opinion

Designing Opinion is a on-going discussion about the design industry and its’ many areas of application. All opinions expressed are those of the person saying them and do not represent the views of that persons’ employer. Unless their employer is on the show and expressing an opinion.

#3 – Internships

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In this episode I talk internships with Gus Granger (@GusGranger), Principal & Creative Director at 70kft, and President of AIGA Dallas/Fort Worth.

 

Show Notes:

AIGA Guide to Internships: http://www.aiga.org/a-guide-to-internships/
The Cost of Free Labor: http://www.aiga.org/the-cost-of-free-labor/
The AIGA Paid Internship Pledge: http://www.aiga.org/interior.aspx?pageid=44&id=2386
Creative Go-Round Internship Application: http://www.creativegoround.com/internapp.html

 

#2 – Side Projects

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Brian Dusablon (@briandusablon) joins me in this episode to talk side projects, failing fast, and facing your priorities.

 

Show Notes:

Emergent Radio – http://emergentradio.com/
The Toolbar – http://emergentradio.com/shows/category/toolbar/
Learning Ninjas – http://learningninjas.com/
Work, Life And Side Projects http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2012/06/19/work-life-and-side-projects/ via @smashingmag (Smashing Magazine)
Should You Encourage Employee Side Projects? http://www.inc.com/news/articles/2010/01/side-projects.html via @Inc (Inc. Magazine)
Fail Fast, Fail Cheap http://buswk.co/MSg52g via @BW (Business Week)
Happiness Makes Your Brain Work Better http://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/happiness-makes-your-brain-work-better.html via @Inc (Inc. Magazine)
Fight Club – http://amzn.com/0393327345 (Amazon.com)

#1 – The One We Recorded in Mono

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Guest Aaron Silvers (@aaronesilvers) joins Jason Early (@jason_early) for the inaugural episode in which they discuss the design and short comings of digital products, the responsibility of product creators to their users, and putting trust, belief, and expectation into things we have zero control over. But it probably turned out as a bunch of rambling. Hooray episode 1!

Show Notes:
Google buys Sparrow, current apps will not get any new features

Let us pay for this service so it won’t go down by Marco Arment

Howard the Duck