• Better: The Brand Designer Podcast

  • By: Jen Davis
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Better: The Brand Designer Podcast

By: Jen Davis
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  • Better: The Brand Designer Podcast, founded by Giselle Field of Wander Design Co. and Jen Davis, was founded on the belief that designers need community. We find that the branding world often feels secretive, competitive, and sometimes just plain old confusing. When we realized that our honest, soul-chat-level convos could potentially help other designers, we realized a podcast was only natural! Better: The Brand Designer Podcast was officially born.

    Giselle passed away during a climbing trip in Peru in summer of 2020. We encourage all listeners of our podcast to listen to our two Celebrating Giselle episodes. Giselle's adventurous, kind, funny, and supportive presence is missed every day—each and every episode that we record is dedicated to her legacy and her vision for this podcast. It is our honor to continue recording episodes in Giselle's memory and we know that she is with us every time we sit down to record.

    In winter of 2022, we welcomed Esther Knox-Dekoning from Sereth Design as a new co-host. Esther brought an incredible and fresh perspective to the pod—her transition from agency to design studio as well as her love for web design, sustainability, and world change brought new guests, ideas, and amazing episodes to our listeners. She departed the pod in spring 2023 to dedicate more time to her studio's growth, and will be greatly missed!

    Now, Jen runs the podcast solo and is beyond excited to continue interviewing guests, having interesting conversations, and sharing the behind-the-scenes of running her design studio.
    © 2024 Better: The Brand Designer Podcast
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Episodes
  • From the Archives | S3 E9: Difficult Client Stories

    From the Archives | S3 E9: Difficult Client Stories
    Dec 17 2024

    Earlier this year we asked you to share your difficult client stories and today those stories—as well as our own—are live! Although they are SUPER entertaining, we make sure to also share how the designer could have avoided the problem in the first place so we can all learn together.

    Giselle opens the episode by telling the story about her $400 website project and Jen shares what she learned from a difficult contractor relationship from the beginning of her business.

    We talk all about making sure our values align with our work and finish up the episode answering the question: “What is your philosophy as a designer?”

    Giselle and Jen believe that there is so much to be learned from difficult client experiences. While going through them can be hard, reflecting and sharing them with a supportive community can make us all better designers (see what we did there?)

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    Tags:

    designer, design, brand design, brand identity design, design studio, design business, graphic design, brand designer, better podcast, brand designer podcast, logo design, brand identity design
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    55 mins
  • From the Archives | S6 E5: Hiring a Team that Supports Your Vision with Olivia Austin

    From the Archives | S6 E5: Hiring a Team that Supports Your Vision with Olivia Austin
    Dec 10 2024

    Today Jen chats with Olivia Austin from Current Design Studio all about hiring - when to think about it, how to know you’re ready, and how to navigate the hiring and interview process. We approach the hiring conversation from the perspective of knowing your studio values and adding team members who share those values.

    Guest Information:
    Guest Name: Olivia Austin
    Guest Business Name: Current Design Studio
    Guest Website: https://currentdesignstudio.com/, https://byoliviaaustin.com/
    Guest Instagram: https://instagram.com/current.designstudio

    Links Mentioned:
    Gusto
    ClickUp
    Notion
    Motive Affirmation Deck

    Inbox Question:
    “Should I list multiple package/price options on the proposal? My gut is telling me not to, because they will go with the lower price package even though they really need more.” — Chelsea Levinson

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    designer, design, brand design, brand identity design, design studio, design business, graphic design, brand designer, better podcast, brand designer podcast, logo design, brand identity design
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • From the Archives | S5 E17: How to Plan Your Work Schedule for True Rest + Vacation

    From the Archives | S5 E17: How to Plan Your Work Schedule for True Rest + Vacation
    Dec 2 2024

    Do you ever feel like you can’t take a TRUE vacation? Maybe your fears are that your clients will be mad, you don’t have enough funds to pay for the time away, or you feel like you have TOO much to do that taking time away doesn’t make sense. We’ve been there. In this episode we talk about:

    • The things we do to prepare for vacation
    • Battling mindset when taking time away
    • How we plan for vacation ahead of time
    • How time-off impacts our business and our own mental health?
    • How to build rest into our schedules more regularly
    • And much more!

    Inbox Question:
    “How do you make the most use of a junior designer/intern?” — Indy Griffiths

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    designer, design, brand design, brand identity design, design studio, design business, graphic design, brand designer, better podcast, brand designer podcast, logo design, brand identity design
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    50 mins

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