Honing Your Craft (feat. Phil Coffman)
The Funsize Show
English - February 20, 2015 10:00 - 49 minutes - 22.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsCareers Business Arts Design product design design leadership innovation project management funsize software applications ios android web Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Agencies, studios, in-house at a large companies, designer on a product team, and, now, working from home at an online retailer with a distributed team. Phil has worked in almost every type of environment a designer might find themselves in.
In this episode, we get a unique view from his perspective about working with humility, discipline, and honing your craft.
###Show Notes
00:00 Introductions
01:36 Current definition of what Phil does: "Digital Designer"
06:56 Who is Phil Coffman?
11:30 Small studio, humble beginnings
13:43 Working in-house at a large oil company
18:35 Web design moonlighting
19:20 Springbox: Client services at an agency, working with large brands
24:15 Element: Starting a new design studio
26:30 Establishing a design voice for a company and building a team
31:05 Spacecraft: Merger with Element, and designing on a product team
36:00 The itch to work on just one product
38:45 PC Part Picker: Design lead with a distributed team
42:30 Setting boundaries for working at home
43:45 Working with a distributed team
###Links
Phil on Twitter
Phil on Dribbble
PC PartPicker
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