HeyJaredThe Chatty Freelancer
The Chatty Freelancer podcast is an honest space for anyone who wants to know all about the good, the bad, and the ugly of the freelancing and creative world! Hosted by me, Chloe Marie, a digital designer, movie lover & pie enthusiast who LOVES to overshare!
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Bonus: Chatty Diaries | The accountability pact we might regret making public (opens the original)
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Juls from The Honest Designer Diaries and I have a habit of sitting in the car talking for ages whenever we meet up, usually after one of us has offered the other a lift home. We always end up saying we should have recorded the conversation, so this time we actually did. So we've set ourselves some big audacious goals we want to reach in the next few months and sharing our progress in this bonus series the Chatty Diaries. Follow along with us as we keep each other accountable where we'll be meet
Designing With People, Not Just For Them: Finni Porter & Josafinni Studios | The Chatty Freelancer (opens the original)
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What if we started to design WITH people and not just FOR them? My last guest of this series, Finni Porter, does exactly that and has one of the most interesting design journeys I've come across! A participatory spatial designer and founder of Josafinni Studios, Finni joins me for a chat about creative play and why designing for underrepresented groups matters so much. We go right back to the moment it all clicked for Finni, when she designed a wallpaper for a primary school, with the school kid
New Zealand to Scotland: Moving countries as a freelancer with Jade Paynter | The Chatty Freelancer (opens the original)
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Jade Paynter is an amazing example of how creative work is a worldwide business, and you can literally make it anywhere! A motion designer and one of the most inspiring ladies out there, Jade joins me for a chat about the realities of moving across the globe as a freelancer. It takes real courage to uproot your whole life and your freelance business at the same time, and Jade doesn't shy away from talking about what that actually looked like. We chat about life in New Zealand compared to Scotlan
Teacher to Freelancer: Career Pivots & Creative Courage with Scott Gordon | The Chatty Freelancer (opens the original)
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Scott Gordon is a pure great example of how no matter where you are in your career, you can always decide to change where you are headed. From being a full-time secondary school teacher for 15 years to now a brand designer and founder of Pure Good Graphics, Scott joins me for a chat about career pivots, creative courage, and why sometimes you just need to do it before you are ready. We chat about his unconventional journey into freelancing, how learning on the job can be the best, and the import
Building a Design Career While You Study with Morgan Hastie | The Chatty Freelancer (opens the original)
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Morgan Hastie, aka the Logo Lassie, is proof that it's never too early to start making your mark in the creative industry. An award-winning, packaging designer and illustrator, Morgan joins me for a chat about the power of social media, consistency, and balancing building your brand, all while being a student. We look back with fresh eyes at her journey as a design student, chat about taking on big brand projects with the likes of Uniqlo, and gain insight into her new venture of founding Doorway
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