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The Logo Geek Podcast

Want to know what it takes to design logos and brand identities? In the Logo Geek podcast, award winning logo design expert Ian Paget finds out by interviewing successful graphic designers and entrepreneurs around the world so you can learn from their experiences. Topics include logo design tips, getting clients, how much to charge, coming up with ideas, choosing fonts, portfolio mistakes, branding, online marketing and so much more!

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Creating a Consistent Income with Hayden Burgess Dec 29, 2021

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This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the winner goes home with $1000!

Branding G'Day Frank Dec 20, 2021

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To thrive as a designer you need to be known, and a key part of that is building a personal brand. A designer that does this well is Reagan Mackrill, better known as Frank, the founder of his own branding and design studio, G’Day Frank based in Australia.

Franks website and social media really captures his personality, while sharing advice and knowledge that provides credibility and trust. He’s a great case study on doing this stuff right.

In this interview we’ll be discussing how G’Day Frank came into existence, the transition he took to go from full-time employment to self-employed and how he developed a personal brand and built a reputation. We then end the interview discussing niching, how it didn’t work out for Frank, and the lessons learned from the experience.

Designing the Joker Logo with Chad Danieley Dec 13, 2021

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Succeeding As a Logo Designer in India with Blesson Varghese Dec 06, 2021

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SNASK: Doing things differently Nov 29, 2021

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I’ve always liked to recommend to young designers is that you start your career working in a design agency before going freelance or starting your own design agency, that way you can see how things work and learn from others.

But the founders of SNASK have challenged that. Since the very beginning of their agency, which they started straight out of uni, they’ve set out to challenge the standard industry way of doing things, and have aimed to do things differently… to do it the SNASK way. In this interview Ian speaks to Fredrik Öst & Erik Kockum to discover how the agency SNASK started, and the journey taken to create a unique design agency.

Railroad Logos & Branding Nov 22, 2021

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After arriving in America in 1968, the London designer Ian Logan was blown away by the logos and slogans he saw painted on the sides of freight trains rumbling down Main Street. That day was what started a lifelong passion for Railroad branding and graphic design, which is the topic of the new book, Logomotive: Railroad Graphics and the American Dream.

In this interview, Ian chats with the creators of the book, Ian Logan and Jonathan Glancey for a passionate discussion around railroad logos and branding.

Founding the Studio Temporary with Scott Fuller Nov 15, 2021

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This week Ian is joined by designer and illustrator Scott Fuller, founder of The Studio Temporary, in Atlanta, Georgia.

In this interview, we go right back to how Scott first got into design, how he managed to get his first first design job while working in an apple store and how he discovered his first studio space where the Studio Temporary was born. We also discuss how he's successfully used cold calling to find clients, and how posting on social media has attracted some big projects!

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the winner goes home with $750!

Freelance Survival Skills with Sarah Townsend Nov 08, 2021

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For many designers, the ultimate dream is to work as an independent graphic designer, studio owner or freelancer. To work when you want, on the type of projects you want, with the clients of your choice.

The reality however isn’t as easy as we might expect. Heck, it can be tough. To discuss the reality of freelancing, and the survival skills you’ll need to survive I’ve invited Sarah Townsend, author of Survival Skills for Freelancers: Tried and Tested Tips to Help You Ace Self-Employment Without Burnout.

Building an Independent Creative Studio with Christopher Doyle Nov 01, 2021

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On this weeks episode, Ian is joined by Christopher Doyle, founder of the independent creative studio, Christopher Doyle & Co. based in Sydney.

In this interview, we discuss how Chris started his career by getting a job at Saachi & Sacchi despite a bad interview. The lessons he learned at the agency. The importance of working with language within his design work. Design books that have been important to him. How he started his own independent creative agency, how they come up with great ideas, creating culture in an agency, and the use of humour in website copy.

Recipe for a Behance feature with Kwaku Amprako Oct 25, 2021

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When first looking at the portfolio and online presence of Kwaku Amprako, Ian assumed that he had been doing this for many years. He has a great website, a solid portfolio, an established social presence... and most significantly, he's been featured on Bechance multiple times. To Ian's surprise, he'd been running his business for only 6 months!!

In this episode, Ian interviews Kwaku to find out how he started out as a designer, how he got into logo design, how he attracted clients, and the recipe he's used to consistently get projects featured on Behance. We also discuss how Kwaku was able to get the opportunity to develop a logo design training course for the website inspiration platform, Awwwards.

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