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Designer or Artist in a Digital World

I'm Foo, and these are my thoughts, tips and realisations about the world living as a designer and sometimes artist. // Twitter: @FooPodcasts

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Designer or Artist in a Digital World
Get rid of that friend you don't like from 2021-07-27T15:00

Real talk, few days pass without me hearing of someone being upset about a "friend" or finding out that someone grew a huge insecurity  because of "friends". As someone who is fairly select...

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How to compliment artists :) from 2021-07-20T15:00

To my surprise a lot of people actually hesitate to compliment artists or had a bad experience doing so – and vice versa lots of artists receive comments that may be well intentioned, but do mor...

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Pretty solid advice from 2021-07-13T15:00

I turned 25 just a couple months ago. For some that seems young, for others impossibly long – regardless, 25 is not nothing! And I thought I might share what I've learned in a quarter of a hundr...

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What should a logo cost? from 2021-07-06T15:00

Did you know there are logos being made for anywhere from 0 to $1,280,000,000 ? Usually they hover around a couple thousands, but how come there is such a huge discrepancy? Is it fair? Are brand...

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3 things to love and be fascinated by from 2021-06-29T15:00

To kick off this new season let's start with something light and sweet – 3 things that make me happy and maybe they will make you, too! I'll touch on petting animals, coming up with new fun...

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The important things astrology taught me and why I still don't believe in it from 2021-02-24T16:45:14

Do you feel like your zodiac sign matches you? I found that there is quite a discrepancy between how signs are depicted versus the people that I meet. But still I thoroughly enjoy zodiac memes and ...

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How to know if you should study design (or art) from 2021-02-17T18:45:39

I get these questions a lot: how do I know if I should study design or art? Will you be able to make a living with design? Do you need to know maths for design? So today I'm making a podcast episod...

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Protecting privacy means protecting your human-ness from 2021-02-10T18:45:39

We seem to have accepted that we are constantly being listened to and that we pay for free services by offering our data. Privacy concerns used to make big waves, what happened? I've been thinking ...

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The death of advertising and how to revive it (I am desperate) from 2021-02-03T16:30

When was the last time you enjoyed an ad? Thought it was really cool? Probably been a while, if you can remember at all. Advertising has been striking me as more and more of a lost cause these year...

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Non-technical art skills to aquire from 2020-12-02T15:13:54

Making art is not just about improving technical skills like color theory, anatomy, value studies, etc. but a lot happens in your mind, too. We rarely ever talk about the mental well-being and skil...

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Why it doesn't matter that you're average from 2020-11-24T16:45:35

When was the last time you compared yourself to someone and felt bad about it? Here's a train of thought that might put things in a different perspective. This is all mushy friendship talk but I th...

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Why your teamwork sucks and why it's easy to make it not suck from 2020-11-17T16:45:26

I've been frustrated listening to my friends complain about their awful team projects, not because I don't like listening to them, but because I've learned that there's not much that you need to do...

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Why you don't have to answer "what do you identify as?" from 2020-11-10T16:45:29

We don't really think about why we ask "Where are you from? What gender do you identify as? What sexuality do you identify as? What's your nationality?" So I spent some time thinking about what we ...

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What talented artists are born with and how it affects us from 2020-07-18T18:27:38

So do you think you need to be born with special skills in order to be a good artist? How much is in your hand when you create art? I’m sure pretty much all artists have thought about this question...

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The self deprecation that we overlook and why it's complicated from 2020-07-02T15:02:05

I will admit I myself like to point at trash cans, turn to my friends and tell them, hey, this is where we belong. We laugh! I think being able to laugh about yourself is really important, and many...

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How to enjoy and talk about fine art with 0% art knowledge from 2020-06-25T15:02:39

Nowadays I feel like our relationship with art is kind of clouded by misconceptions. I’d like to address them and change your perception of art – hopefully by the end of this I have convinced you t...

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What 3 days off mindless consumption and social media did to me from 2020-06-18T16:19:38

So I’ve spent the past three days disconnected from any social media and messaging apps as well as abstained from watching any shows, youtube videos, whatnot. The reason for that is that recently I...

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Who I am and what this is about from 2020-06-18T15:58:29

Hey, you’re listening to Designer or Artist in a Digital World and I’m your host Foo. I want to talk about all kinds of thoughts more or less roughly connected to my life as a designer and sometime...

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